Australia has been through its quietest cyclone season on modern record, a welcome relief to storm-battered Queenslanders like Janice and John Looysen.

With the official end of cyclone season at the start of May, only three cyclones had formed across the entire country, the least since satellite tracking was introduced in 1970.

But forecasters warned next summer was likely to be more destructive, as weather patterns changed back to conditions more often associated with cyclones.

The Looysens feel like destructive storms chase them around Queensland's north.