Resilience ratings for homes
Expressions of interest are open for the Resilience Ratings Program.
We've partnered with the Resilient Building Council to help residents make homes stronger and safer against natural hazards like floods, bushfires, severe storms and cyclones.
Register now for a free trial
The Household Resilience Ratings Program offers free assessments to homeowners, giving personalised, practical guidance about how to reduce disaster risk and prepare for extreme weather.
- Complete a free self-guided Resilience Ratings Home Assessment
- Receive a customised Action Plan to strengthen your home
- Go into the draw to win up to $2000 to spend at Mitre 10
Your participation helps improve Australia’s community-led resilience ratings tools, supporting safer, insurable homes.
To register your interest visit the Resilient Building Council.
Why take part?
- Better understand your home's resilience and take action to reduce risk
- Receive practical, tailored recommendations
- Learn which actions have the greatest impact
- Help shape future resilience tools with real-world insights
- Support the development of insurance recognition for resilient homes
- Go into the draw to win up to $2000 in Mitre 10 vouchers
Why the Gold Coast?
The Gold Coast has experienced significant impacts from floods, severe storms, tropical cyclones and bushfires.
As the first community in Australia to trial the multi-hazard Resilience Ratings Home Assessment at scale, it will inform future resilience programs across Queensland and Australia.
Registration
Registrations are open until 15 November 2026 or when 1000 households have completed home assessments.
Eligible households will be invited to participate in stages. Once invited, we encourage you to complete your Home Assessment within 14 days.
Each completed assessment receives one entry into the Mitre 10 voucher prize draw.
Earn additional entries by:
- completing your assessment within 14 days of receiving your invitation
- referring eligible households, with one additional entry for each referred household that completes a Home Assessment.
Reducing disaster impacts starts long before an emergency. By leading Australia’s first large-scale trial of the Resilience Ratings Home Assessment we are helping shape the future of household resilience.
For more details visit Resilient Building Council.