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Most polluted cities in Queensland, Australia, 2025
18 cities in Queensland, Australia ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 365 days; 12 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Mackay at 6.6 µg/m³, #2,170 of 2,624 cities in the world. Cleanest: Tannum Sands at 4.9. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.
- 1Emerald 1%
- 2Gladstone 0%
- 3Tannum Sands 0%
- 4Mackay 0%
- 5Ayr 0%
- 6Townsville 0%
- 7Moranbah 0%
- 8Blackwater 0%
- 9Cairns 0%
- 10Maryborough 0%
- 10Brisbane 0%
- 12Gold Coast 0%
- 13Logan City 0%
- 14Mount Isa 0%
- 14Mango Hill 0%
- 14Sunshine Coast 0%
- 14Coomera 0%
- 18Toowoomba 0%
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Queensland, Australia, PM2.5, 2025, smogrank.com/au/region/queensland/history/2025 (accessed 6 Oct 2026).
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