St Lucia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in St Lucia

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

Rainfall averaging 1,144mm per year makes St Lucia much wetter than most similar areas. The local climate is warm and humid, with typical maximum temperatures that are much higher than those found in most other places.

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📍 St Lucia, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where St Lucia sits — Average annual rainfall

1,144
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is St Lucia — higher than 71% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
St Lucia1,144
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is far above the Queensland figure of 379mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 27.3°C is much higher than in most areas, it sits a little below the state average.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in St Lucia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031096/st-lucia/topic/environment-climate