2004–05 Australian bushfire season

2004–05 Australian bushfire season
NASA MODIS burned area detections from June 2004 to May 2005
Date(s)Winter (June) 2004 – Autumn (May) 2005
LocationAustralia
Statistics
Burned area>
Impacts
Structures destroyed450+ total
  • 103 houses
  • 350+ non-residential structures
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State Start date Deaths Injuries Houses lost Area (ha) Local govt. Impacted communities & destruction Duration Ref.
QLD 30 September 2004 1 Townsville Black River
  • A volunteer firefighter perishes
QLD 8 October 2004 2 6 Toowoomba Crows Nest
  • Several non-residential structures and cars destroyed
2 3,000 ha (7,400 acres) Lockyer Valley Helidon
WA 2 December 2004 1 2 13,000 ha (32,000 acres) Dumbleyung Tincurrin & Kukerin
  • 2,500 head of livestock perish
SA 10 January 2005 9 115 93 78,000 ha (190,000 acres) Lower Eyre Peninsula Wangary, North Shields, Louth Bay, Yallunda Flat & Wanilla
  • Nine civilians perish
  • 340 non-residential structures, 139 items of farm machinery, 45 vehicles, 15 caravans at North Shields caravan park, 4 boats, 3 cabins, 3 vans, 2 buses, a shop and a museum destroyed
  • 47,000 head of livestock perish
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