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The Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES) in collaboration with industry partners operates an air quality monitoring network across the state.

Data from the monitoring network is presented online as ambient concentration, air quality categories and smoke and dust health action levels which are updated hourly.

What’s new

View the current smoke and dust levels across Queensland and general guidance on what actions to take to protect your health during a smoke event

Current smoke and dust levels

There are elevated health action levels in:

Based on PM2.5 readings at air monitoring stations and smoke sensors at Tuesday 8 October 2024 8am.

For current bushfire and smoke warnings, visit the Queensland Fire Department website.

Tuesday 8 October 2024 8am

Air quality data is available from 1 January 2016. Individual stations have been monitoring for different time periods so data may not be available for all possible times.

Smoke sensors

Legend to air quality category colours about category values

  • Good
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Very poor
  • Extremely poor

Select a value within the table to generate charts and to download air quality data.

South East Queensland
StationParticle PM2.5 µg/m³1hr avg about
Beaudesert100.2
Beerwah6.8
Boonah49.9
Burleigh Heads12.9
Burpengary14.1
Caboolture0.2
Caloundra3.4
Cooroy3.3
Eagleby42.4
Eatons Hill18.1
Forest Lake23.4
Gatton21.1
Kilcoy5.6
Kippa-Ring4.7
Lowood23.1
Maleny2.7
Moggill32
Nambour2.3
Norwell45.4
Petrie15.8
Redlands4.3
Tamborine Mountain10.9
Tewantin3.4
Upper Kedron13.9
South West Queensland
StationParticle PM2.5 µg/m³1hr avg about
Charleville2.2
Chinchilla9.6
Dalby2.9
Goondiwindi6.1
Highfields4.3
Miles7.9
Oakey0
Pittsworth5.3
Rangeville2.1
Roma2.4
Stanthorpe15.1
Warwick26.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationParticle PM2.5 µg/m³1hr avg about
Bundaberg4.8
Gayndah4.4
Gympie4.7
Hervey Bay1.9
Kingaroyoffline
Tin Can Bay3.3
Toogoom-
Central Queensland
StationParticle PM2.5 µg/m³1hr avg about
Biloelaoffline
Gracemere2.3
Longreach5.9
Parkhurst3.7
Yeppoon-
Whitsunday
StationParticle PM2.5 µg/m³1hr avg about
Abbot Point4.1
Proserpine0.8
Sarina2.5
North Queensland
StationParticle PM2.5 µg/m³1hr avg about
Charters Towers1.5
Ingham3.7
Townsville
StationParticle PM2.5 µg/m³1hr avg about
Kirwanoffline
South Townsville2.7
Stuart2.4
Far North Queensland
StationParticle PM2.5 µg/m³1hr avg about
Atherton1.5
Gordonvaleoffline
Innisfailoffline
Mareebaoffline
Mossman2.8
Weipaoffline
Yarrabahoffline

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/63 records)

The data used to compile this air quality information comes directly from the department's air monitoring network and has only undergone a preliminary quality check. Data is retrieved from the stations every hour and after quality checks, is available approximately 1 hour later.

All data on this site is shown in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

  • If there is no data measured for a parameter, or data could not be retrieved from the monitoring station at this hour, no data is shown in the cell.
  • An offline message in a cell indicates that measurements are temporarily unavailable due to equipment servicing or failure. See network status.

About air quality categories

Air quality categories are used to make it easier to interpret air quality data by reducing the complexity associated with different pollutant concentration units and air quality guideline values.

Each air quality measurement from a monitoring station is assigned an air quality category rating based on comparison of the measurement value against the relevant air quality guideline. Five colour-coded air quality categories are used, being ‘Good’ (green), ‘Fair’ (yellow), ‘Poor’ (orange), ‘Very poor’ (red) or ‘Extremely poor’ (dark red). Values greater than the air quality guideline will be appear as ‘Poor’, ‘Very poor’ or ‘Extremely poor’.

More information about air quality categories.

About these Smoke sensors parameters

Particle PM2.5

Airborne particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter, referred to as PM2.5, can be hazardous to human health or cause a nuisance when present in the air at elevated levels. They are capable of penetrating the lower airways of humans and can cause possible negative health effects.

The guideline for Particle PM2.5 is 50µg/m³ (1hr avg) and 25µg/m³ (24hr avg).

Particle PM2.5 is measured in micrograms per cubic metre.

More information about Particle PM2.5

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Last updated
8 October 2024