Gympie Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan - Questionnaire

Gympie is one of the most flood prone towns in southeast Queensland, with moderate and major flooding impacting the region every 10 years since records began in 1870, with the second largest flood event on record in the Mary River impacting the Gympie CBD and region in February 2022.

Gympie Regional Council have embarked on a process to gain a better understanding of flood risk, the real cost of flooding to the community, and to identify options and opportunities to manage flood risk - both now and into the future.

As part of Council’s ongoing commitment to community safety and flood resilience across Gympie, we are asking for your input to help with the delivery of the project.

The following questions are focused around the following key areas:

- General information about you.

- Your knowledge of flooding and how floods affect you.

- Your preference on how flood risk is managed.
- Your desire to learn more about the project and how you can be involved further.

The following survey has 13 questions and will take less than 5 minutes to complete.

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* 1. What is your suburb of residence?

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* 2. How long have you lived in the area?

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

5-10 years

More than 10 years

Not sure

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* 3. Age group:

18-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

70+

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* 4. Have you ever been impacted by flooding in Gympie?

Yes

No idea

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* 5. If yes please specify:

Land

Home

Business

Roads

Other

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* 6. Could you be impacted by flooding in the future?

Yes

No idea

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* 7. If yes, please specify:

Land

Home

Business

Roads

Other

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* 8. What flooding type concerns you most?

Riverine flooding

Creek flooding

Overland flow flooding (run-off that travels over the land during heavy rainfall events)

None of the above

Don’t know what the difference between these is.

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* 9. Who is responsible for managing floods and reducing flood risk?

I am

Council

State/Federal Government

SES

Bureau of Meteorology

All of the above

Other (please specify):

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* 10. How have you prepared for flooding?

I have flood insurance

I know my flood risk and evacuation routes

I have an evacuation kit and emergency plan prepared

I have supplies ready (e.g., torches, candles, radio, batteries, power bank)

I have modified my property (raised or retrofitted with flood resilient materials)

I'm not prepared or not sure

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* 11. What flooding is acceptable to you?

Flooding of land

Sheds and outbuildings

Home

Roads

Flooding is not acceptable

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* 12. Which of the following flood management options would you support for reducing flooding?
(1 = least preferred, 5 = most preferred)

	1	2	3	4	5	not sure
Structural measures (levees / dams)	Structural measures (levees / dams) 1	Structural measures (levees / dams) 2	Structural measures (levees / dams) 3	Structural measures (levees / dams) 4	Structural measures (levees / dams) 5	Structural measures (levees / dams) not sure
Land use and development controls	Land use and development controls 1	Land use and development controls 2	Land use and development controls 3	Land use and development controls 4	Land use and development controls 5	Land use and development controls not sure
Improved flood information and better awareness	Improved flood information and better awareness 1	Improved flood information and better awareness 2	Improved flood information and better awareness 3	Improved flood information and better awareness 4	Improved flood information and better awareness 5	Improved flood information and better awareness not sure
Improved warning, response and recovery planning	Improved warning, response and recovery planning 1	Improved warning, response and recovery planning 2	Improved warning, response and recovery planning 3	Improved warning, response and recovery planning 4	Improved warning, response and recovery planning 5	Improved warning, response and recovery planning not sure
Flood resilient buildings (using flood resilient building materials or house raising)	Flood resilient buildings (using flood resilient building materials or house raising) 1	Flood resilient buildings (using flood resilient building materials or house raising) 2	Flood resilient buildings (using flood resilient building materials or house raising) 3	Flood resilient buildings (using flood resilient building materials or house raising) 4	Flood resilient buildings (using flood resilient building materials or house raising) 5	Flood resilient buildings (using flood resilient building materials or house raising) not sure
Nature-based solutions (this may include catchment rehabilitation or ‘green/soft’ structural measures)	Nature-based solutions (this may include catchment rehabilitation or ‘green/soft’ structural measures) 1	Nature-based solutions (this may include catchment rehabilitation or ‘green/soft’ structural measures) 2	Nature-based solutions (this may include catchment rehabilitation or ‘green/soft’ structural measures) 3	Nature-based solutions (this may include catchment rehabilitation or ‘green/soft’ structural measures) 4	Nature-based solutions (this may include catchment rehabilitation or ‘green/soft’ structural measures) 5	Nature-based solutions (this may include catchment rehabilitation or ‘green/soft’ structural measures) not sure
Do nothing	Do nothing 1	Do nothing 2	Do nothing 3	Do nothing 4	Do nothing 5	Do nothing not sure

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* 13. Would you like to hear more about the project and help to inform how flooding is managed across the Gympie region?

Email:

Phone:

Social Media:

Other:

Gympie Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan - Questionnaire

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* 1. What is your suburb of residence?

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* 2. How long have you lived in the area?

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* 3. Age group:

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* 4. Have you ever been impacted by flooding in Gympie?

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* 5. If yes please specify:

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* 6. Could you be impacted by flooding in the future?

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* 7. If yes, please specify:

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* 8. What flooding type concerns you most?

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* 9. Who is responsible for managing floods and reducing flood risk?

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* 10. How have you prepared for flooding?

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* 11. What flooding is acceptable to you?

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* 12. Which of the following flood management options would you support for reducing flooding? (1 = least preferred, 5 = most preferred)

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* 13. Would you like to hear more about the project and help to inform how flooding is managed across the Gympie region?

* 12. Which of the following flood management options would you support for reducing flooding?
(1 = least preferred, 5 = most preferred)