Wastewater surveillance program results

Queensland Health has partnered with researchers from the University of Queensland and the CSIRO to deliver a wastewater surveillance program for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The results from this program will add to the information obtained through clinical testing and enhance Queensland Health’s already comprehensive response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Map of recent wastewater testing results

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Wastewater test results for the past four weeks

Test results for previous four weeks. Last updated: 18 June 2021
	Week ending
Location	30 May	6 Jun	13 Jun	20 Jun
Cooktown Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Cooktown	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	No samples taken	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Port Douglas Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Craiglea Port Douglas	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Marlin Coast Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Barron Caravonica Clifton Beach Kamerunga Kewarra Beach Macalister Range Palm Cove Smithfield Trinity Beach Trinity Park Yorkeys Knob	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Cairns North Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Aeroglen Barron Brinsmead Cairns City Cairns North Edge Hill Freshwater Holloways Beach Kamerunga Machans Beach Manoora Manunda Parramatta Park Portsmith Redlynch Stratford Whitfield	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Cairns South Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Bayview Heights Brinsmead Bungalow Earlville Kanimbla Manoora Manunda Mooroobool Mount Sheridan Parramatta Park Portsmith Westcourt White Rock Whitfield Woree	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Mount St John Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Aitkenvale Beach Holm Black River Bohle Bohle Plains Burdell Condon Cosgrove Cranbrook Deeragun Garbutt Heatley Jensen Kirwan Mount Louisa Mount Low Mount St John Rowes Bay Shaw Thuringowa Central Town Common Vincent	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 7 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 10 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Cleveland Bay Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Aitkenvale Annandale Belgian Gardens Castle Hill Cluden Cluden Currajong Douglas Garbutt Gulliver Heatley Hermit Park Hyde Park Idalia Mundingburra Mysterton North Ward Oonoonba Pallarenda Pimlico Railway Estate Rosslea Rowes Bay South Townsville Stuart Townsville City Vincent West End Wulguru	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 10 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Condon Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Condon Gumlow Kelso Mount Stuart Pinnacles Rasmussen Thuringowa Central	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 10 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Yeppoon Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Taroomball Inverness Barmaryee Hidden Valley Rosslyn Mulambin Cooee Bay Barlows Hill Lammermoor Meikleville Hill Pacific Heights Taranganba Yeppoon	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative
Rockhampton North Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Parkhurst Norman Gardens Kawana Park Avenue Frenchville Beserker Koongal The Common Lakes Creek	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Rockhampton South Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Allenstown Depot Hill Port Curtis Rockhampton City The Range Wandal West Rockhampton	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Emerald North Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Emerald	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Emerald South Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Emerald	Detected 25 May 2021 - Positive	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Blackwater Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Blackwater	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Cannonvale Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Airlie Beach Cannon Valley Cannonvale Cape Conway Jubilee Pocket Mandalay Mount Rooper Shute Harbour	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not yet tested
Mackay North Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Beaconsfield Richmond Shoal Point Bucasia Blacks Beach Rural View Eimeo Dolphin Heads	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not yet tested
Mackay South Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Alexandra Andergrove Bakers Creek Beaconsfield Cremorne East Mackay Glenella Greenmount Mackay Mackay Harbour Mount Pleasant North Mackay Ooralea Paget Slade Point South Mackay Walkerston West Mackay	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Bargara Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Bargara Mon Repos	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Rubyanna Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Ashfield Avenell Heights Bundaberg Central Bundaberg East Bundaberg North Bundaberg South Bundaberg West Kalkie, Kepnock Norville, Svensson Heights, Walkervale	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Millbank Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Avoca Branyan Bundaberg West Kensington Millbank Norville Svensson Heights	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Pulgul Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Kawungan Nikenbah Scarness Torquay Urangan Wondunna	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Maryborough Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Aldershot Granville Island Plantation Maryborough Maryborough West Oakhurst St Helens Tinana	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Detected 14 June 2021 - Positive 15 June 2021 - Negative
Noosa Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Boreen Point Castaways Beach Cooroibah Marcus Beach Noosa Heads Noosaville Peregian Beach Sunrise Beach Sunshine Beach Tewantin	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Nambour Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Bli Bli Burnside Coes Creek Eerwah Vale Eumundi Highworth Image Flat Kulangoor Nambour Palmwoods Parklands Rosemount West Woombye Woombye Yandina	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Maroochydore Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Alexandra Headland Bli Bli Buderim Diddillibah Forest Glen Kuluin Kunda Park Marcoola Maroochy River Maroochydore Mons Mooloolaba Mountain Creek Mudjimba Pacific Paradise Sippy Downs Tanawha Twin Waters	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Kawana Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Aroona Battery Hill Bells Creek Birtinya Bokarina Buddina Caloundra Caloundra West Currimundi Dicky Beach Golden Beach Kings Beach Little Mountain Meridan Plains Minyama Moffat Beach Palmview Parrearra Pelican Waters Shelly Beach Sippy Downs Warana Wurtulla	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Detected 8 June 2021 - Positive 8 June 2021 - Positive	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Kawana Upstream Location A Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Buddina Minyama Parrearra Warana	No samples taken	No samples taken	No samples taken	Not detected 16 June 2021 - Negative
Kawana Upstream Location B Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Battery Hill Currimundi Dicky Beach	No samples taken	No samples taken	No samples taken	Not detected 16 June 2021 - Negative
Kawana Upstream Location C Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Caloundra Golden Beach Kings Beach Moffat Beach Shelly Beach	No samples taken	No samples taken	No samples taken	Not detected 16 June 2021 - Negative
Kawana Upstream Location D Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Baringa	No samples taken	No samples taken	No samples taken	Not detected 16 June 2021 - Negative
Caboolture South Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Bellmere Burpengary Burpengary East Caboolture Caboolture South Moodlu Morayfield Upper Caboolture	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Redcliffe Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Clontarf Deception Bay Kippa-Ring Margate Newport Redcliffe Rothwell Scarborough Woody Point	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Sandgate Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Aspley Bald Hills Boondall Bracken Ridge Bridgeman Downs Brighton Carseldine Chermside West Deagon Everton Park Fitzgibbon McDowall Sandgate Shorncliffe Taigum Zillmere	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative 3 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not yet tested
Luggage Point Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Albion Alderley Annerley Ascot Ashgrove Aspley Auchenflower Balmoral Banyo Bardon Boondall Bowen Hills Brisbane Airport Brisbane City Bulimba Camp Hill Cannon Hill Chermside Chermside West Clayfield Coorparoo Dutton Park Eagle Farm East Brisbane Enoggera Enoggera Reservoir Everton Park Ferny Grove Fortitude Valley Gaythorne Geebung Gordon Park Grange Greenslopes Hamilton Hawthorne Hemmant Hendra Herston Highgate Hill Holland Park Holland Park West Kalinga Kangaroo Point Kedron Kelvin Grove Keperra Lutwyche Lytton McDowall Milton Mitchelton Moorooka Morningside Mount Coot-tha Mount Gravatt Mount Gravatt East Murarrie Nathan New Farm Newmarket Newstead Norman Park Northgate Nudgee Nudgee Beach Nundah Paddington Petrie Terrace Pinkenba Port Of Brisbane Red Hill Seven Hills South Brisbane Spring Hill St Lucia Stafford Stafford Heights Stones Corner Taigum Taringa Tarragindi Teneriffe The Gap Toowong Upper Kedron Virginia Wavell Heights West End Wilston Windsor Woolloongabba Wooloowin Wynnum Wynnum West Zillmere	Detected 26 May 2021 - Negative 27 May 2021 - Positive 30 May 2021 - Negative	Detected 31 May 2021 - Positive	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Detected 14 June 2021 - Positive 15 June 2021 - Positive
Wynnum Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Lota Lytton Manly West Tingalpa Wakerley Wynnum Wynnum West	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 3 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not yet tested
Wacol Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Anstead Bellbowrie Brookfield Jamboree Heights Kenmore Hills Middle Park Moggill Mount Coot-tha Mount Ommaney Pinjarra Hills Pullenvale Riverhills Sinnamon Park Sumner Upper Brookfield Wacol Westlake	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 10 June 2021 - Negative 11 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Fairfield Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Annerley Fairfield Yeerongpilly Yeronga	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative 3 June 2021 - Negative	Detected 7 June 2021 - Positive 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not yet tested
Gibson Island Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Belmont Berrinba Burbank Calamvale Camp Hill Cannon Hill Carina Carina Heights Carindale Chandler Coorparoo Drewvale Eight Mile Plains Gumdale Hemmant Holland Park Karawatha Kuraby Lota MacGregor Mackenzie Manly West Mansfield Mount Gravatt Mount Gravatt East Murarrie Nathan Priestdale Ransome Robertson Rochedale Runcorn Seven Hills Stretton Sunnybank Sunnybank Hills Thorneside Tingalpa Upper Mount Gravatt Wakerley Wishart Wynnum Wynnum West	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative 27 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative 30 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative 15 June 2021 - Negative
Thorneside Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Alexandra Hills Birkdale Capalaba Ormiston Ransome Thorneside Wellington Point	Not detected 28 May 2021 - Negative 28 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative 4 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 9 June 2021 - Negative 11 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 16 June 2021 - Negative
Capalaba Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Alexandra Hills Birkdale Burbank Capalaba Chandler Sheldon Wellington Point	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative 28 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative 4 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 9 June 2021 - Negative 11 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 16 June 2021 - Negative
Cleveland Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Alexandra Hills Capalaba Cleveland Ormiston Thornlands	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative 28 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative 4 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 9 June 2021 - Negative 11 June 2021 - Negative	Not yet tested
Victoria Point Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Redland Bay Thornlands Victoria Point	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative 28 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative 4 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 9 June 2021 - Negative 11 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 16 June 2021 - Negative
Oxley Creek Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Acacia Ridge Algester Annerley Archerfield Brookfield Calamvale Chapel Hill Chelmer Coopers Plains Corinda Darra Doolandella Durack Ellen Grove Fig Tree Pocket Forest Lake Graceville Heathwood Inala Indooroopilly Jindalee Kenmore Kenmore Hills Larapinta Moorooka Mount Coot-tha Mount Ommaney Nathan Oxley Pallara Parkinson Richlands Robertson Rocklea Salisbury Seventeen Mile Rocks Sherwood Sinnamon Park St Lucia Sumner Sunnybank Sunnybank Hills Taringa Tarragindi Tennyson Wacol Willawong Yeerongpilly Yeronga	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 11 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Goodna Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Augustine Heights Bellbird Park Brookwater Camira Collingwood Park Gailes Goodna New Chum Redbank Redbank Plains Riverview Spring Mountain Springfield Springfield Central Springfield Lakes Swanbank	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative 27 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative 6 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 16 June 2021 - Negative
Loganholme Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Berrinba Bethania Boronia Heights Browns Plains Carbrook Cornubia Crestmead Daisy Hill Edens Landing Heritage Park Hillcrest Holmview Kingston Kuraby Logan Central Logan Reserve Logan Village Loganholme Loganlea Marsden Meadowbrook Park Ridge Priestdale Regents Park Rochedale South Shailer Park Slacks Creek Springwood Stockleigh Tanah Merah Underwood Waterford Waterford West Woodridge Yarrabilba	Not detected 25 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 1 June 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Carole Park Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Camira Carole Park Ellen Grove Springfield	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative 1 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 10 June 2021 - Negative 11 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Bundamba Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Amberley Basin Pocket Blackstone Booval Brassall Bundamba Churchill Chuwar Coalfalls Deebing Heights Dinmore East Ipswich Eastern Heights Ebbw Vale Flinders View Goolman Ipswich Karalee Karrabin Leichhardt Moores Pocket Muirlea New Chum Newtown North Booval North Ipswich North Tivoli One Mile Purga Raceview Redbank Plains Ripley Riverview Sadliers Crossing Silkstone South Ripley Swanbank Tivoli West Ipswich White Rock Woodend Wulkuraka Yamanto	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative 27 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative 6 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 17 June 2021 - Negative
Pimpama Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Coomera Jacobs Well Pimpama Steiglitz Upper Coomera Willow Vale	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Detected 31 May 2021 - Positive 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 7 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative
Coombabah Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Arundel Ashmore Benowa Biggera Waters Broadbeach Bundall Coombabah Gaven Helensvale Hollywell Hope Island Labrador Main Beach Maudsland Mermaid Beach Molendinar Oxenford Pacific Pines Paradise Point Parkwood Runaway Bay Southport Surfers Paradise Upper Coomera	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 7 June 2021 - Negative 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Merrimac Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Ashmore Broadbeach Broadbeach Waters Burleigh Heads Burleigh Waters Carrara Clear Island Waters Gilston Highland Park Mermaid Beach Mermaid Waters Merrimac Miami Molendinar Mudgeeraba Nerang Reedy Creek Robina Tallai Tallebudgera Valley Varsity Lakes Worongary	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative 15 June 2021 - Negative
Elanora Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Bilinga Burleigh Heads Burleigh Waters Coolangatta Currumbin Currumbin Waters Elanora Miami Palm Beach Tallebudgera Tallebudgera Valley Tugun	Not detected 24 May 2021 - Negative 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 7 June 2021 - Negative 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative 16 June 2021 - Negative
Warwick Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Rosenthal Heights Warwick	Not detected 27 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 3 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 8 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 15 June 2021 - Negative
Stanthorpe Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Stanthorpe	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 2 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 9 June 2021 - Negative	Not yet tested
Charleville Suburbs wholly or partly serviced Charleville	Not detected 26 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 31 May 2021 - Negative	Not detected 7 June 2021 - Negative 7 June 2021 - Negative	Not detected 14 June 2021 - Negative

What does a detection of SARS-CoV-2 mean?

The test detects SARS-CoV-2 genetic material. Detections may be related to a recovered case who is still shedding but is no longer infectious, or may indicate that there is an infectious person living or visiting the area who has not yet been identified.

What will Queensland Health do if SARS-CoV-2 is detected?

A detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater will be considered carefully alongside other information available to Queensland Health, such as recent known cases of COVID-19 in that area. Typically, an expert panel will be convened by the public health unit to evaluate the circumstances surrounding each detection of SARS-CoV-2 and advise on further measures if necessary.

What should I do if SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in wastewater in my area?

Any detections highlight the importance of getting tested if you have symptoms of COVID-19. Find information about symptoms of COVID-19 and the locations of fever clinics across Queensland. Stay home and isolate until you get the results and your symptoms resolve.

In addition, please follow the advice that applies in all instances:

Stay 1.5 metres away from other people—think two big steps.
Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use hand sanitiser after physical contact with other people or commonly touched surfaces.
Sneeze or cough into your arm or a tissue. Then put the tissue in the bin and wash or sanitise your hands.
Comply with current public health directions.

What does it mean when the map or the table shows "no samples taken"?

Sites added recently won’t have historical results. In rare instances, there can be issues with taking and transporting samples to the laboratory for analysis.

Why isn't my community included in the wastewater surveillance program?

Locations for sample collection have been chosen to represent larger population centres, popular holiday towns and some communities close to the border with NSW. More testing locations may be added to the program in the future.

Where can I view historical results?

Queensland’s wastewater surveillance program commenced in late July 2020. Though this page shows only the most recent results, historical results are available on the Open Data Portal.

Which wastewater treatment plant services my suburb?

If you are unsure which wastewater treatment plant services your suburb, you can view suburbs either wholly or partially serviced by the wastewater treatment plants included in this program.

Is wastewater surveillance practised in other areas?

Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 is being or has been practised in other states in Australia, as well as in Canada, Spain, The Netherlands, New Zealand, the United States and other countries.

Last updated:: 15 June 2021

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