1,062
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Tablelands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Tablelands
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Over 1,000mm of annual rain falls across Tablelands, making it far wetter than the Queensland average. This high rainfall combines with some of the warmest typical temperatures in the region to shape the local environment.
1,062
- 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 Tablelands — higher than 65% of areas.
| Tablelands | 1,062 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees an average of 1,062mm of rain yearly, which is far above the state figure of 379mm. Daily heat is also high, with a typical maximum of 33.5°C and a minimum of 19.6°C, both of which are among the highest for similar areas.
33.5
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
19.6
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011400/tablelands/topic/environment-climate