Local government area 2005 wetland system extents
Definition of local government area
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2005 wetland system extent by local government area Download this table in .CSV format
Local government area
Total area (ha )
Wetland area by system
Total wetland area (ha )
artificial and highly modified
intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
lacustrine (natural)
lacustrine (slightly modified)
lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
palustrine (natural)
palustrine (slightly modified)
riverine
Total
172,958,711
294,480
1,150,051
4,086
514,040
38,310
60
2,846,218
82,004
2,585,689
7,514,938
Aurukun
732,422
3
33,276
34,777
4,502
72,558
Balonne
3,107,355
44,639
1,562
829
9,523
4,071
17,197
77,820
Banana
2,854,893
6,527
2,191
1,291
5,076
774
17,113
32,971
Barcaldine
5,343,937
1,266
6,864
376
27,740
260
28,997
65,502
Barcoo
6,225,666
391
83,777
165
223,728
330
142,832
451,223
Blackall-Tambo
3,058,028
1,290
471
1,575
72
12,424
15,832
Boulia
6,094,500
645
9,230
136
56,199
198
54,869
121,276
Brisbane
133,702
1,648
3,008
270
175
129
< 1
2,888
379
1,828
10,324
Bulloo
7,323,473
473
104,843
147
1
366,583
269
74,514
546,831
Bundaberg
643,060
10,377
4,836
17
13
970
4
9,129
222
16,918
42,488
Burdekin
501,407
2,923
38,266
510
113
1,742
5
4,759
9,673
22,353
80,343
Burke
4,014,624
559
157,914
605
49,185
265
85,061
293,589
Cairns
169,322
2,074
5,971
166
5
< 1
5,600
10
2,240
16,067
Carpentaria
6,416,297
2,307
315,439
2,785
960
4
143,410
1,196
192,561
658,662
Cassowary Coast
468,768
720
24,218
12
10
25
15,704
137
3,975
44,802
Central Highlands
5,978,961
29,839
3,435
2,894
13,837
1,710
58,536
110,252
Charters Towers
6,832,318
16,952
16,918
938
< 1
39,921
525
207,360
282,615
Cherbourg
3,176
3
2
23
28
Cloncurry
4,800,047
2,032
677
7,752
147
112,462
123,070
Cook
10,563,820
1,868
114,321
3,717
333
171,259
295
84,189
375,982
Croydon
2,950,931
175
132
2
28,503
237
48,070
77,118
Diamantina
9,466,497
189
256,622
280
945,853
56
190,351
1,393,351
Doomadgee
182,048
3
13,450
2,900
3
1,063
17,419
Douglas
242,258
43
4,854
12
8
< 1
2,427
1
2,319
9,665
Etheridge
3,922,447
2,009
482
711
25,505
224
111,931
140,862
Flinders
4,122,976
1,350
1,704
645
4
10,691
382
31,638
46,415
Fraser Coast
710,304
2,285
20,352
2,824
426
7
29,749
492
9,256
65,391
Gladstone
1,046,687
3,229
51,828
124
22
4,334
< 1
9,427
411
12,550
81,925
Gold Coast
131,543
2,538
7,002
432
2
2,087
525
1,075
13,661
Goondiwindi
1,927,347
17,014
212
682
5,512
1,682
20,325
45,427
Gympie
688,750
1,755
1,317
43
22
14,518
27
8,153
25,834
Hinchinbrook
279,886
519
13,998
2
8
7,216
815
9,071
31,628
Hope Vale
111,037
11
1,261
1,600
6,286
11
1,065
10,233
Ipswich
109,316
528
40
1,005
78
1,319
2,970
Isaac
5,866,105
10,899
29,822
928
540
3,511
4
14,173
9,033
85,601
154,513
Kowanyama
251,607
14
20,979
6
10,497
2
13,356
44,853
Livingstone
1,170,132
5,430
69,600
33
121
204
15,372
27,163
22,184
140,107
Lockhart River
360,008
3
9,128
9
1,124
9,814
20,077
Lockyer Valley
226,928
706
420
< 1
704
172
5,157
7,159
Logan
95,787
323
164
40
< 1
1,201
77
1,087
2,893
Longreach
4,056,045
987
48
569
< 1
420
87
49,171
51,282
Mackay
759,329
4,869
29,044
52
13
85
1
5,969
1,479
14,808
56,320
Mapoon
48,778
5,661
5,616
256
11,532
Maranoa
5,871,241
4,237
35
1,417
8,045
798
22,906
37,438
Mareeba
5,336,639
1,878
449
3,980
23,991
109
116,622
147,029
Mckinlay
4,073,302
802
135
39,096
842
63,061
103,936
Moreton Bay
203,800
3,346
4,919
1
34
274
8
8,809
224
2,116
19,732
Mornington
120,483
45
16,532
1,322
4
17,903
Mount Isa
4,320,811
4,352
1,151
10,120
3
125,641
141,267
Murweh
4,069,886
931
881
484
20,095
797
31,165
54,353
Napranum
198,237
15,925
10,971
1,090
27,985
Noosa
86,999
457
629
206
19
10,270
11
2,955
14,547
North Burnett
1,967,052
5,847
271
637
88
19,674
26,516
Northern Peninsula Area
101,970
< 1
1,618
76
13,599
1,051
16,345
Palm Island
6,856
12
46
9
58
14
140
Paroo
4,762,843
650
6,713
213
124,673
2,398
10,768
145,414
Pormpuraaw
438,210
6
17,398
32,774
1,863
52,040
Quilpie
6,745,663
693
249
182
89,018
209
59,700
150,051
Redland
53,839
162
4,141
26
310
54
< 1
5,967
30
8
10,699
Richmond
2,658,427
720
89
12,451
286
27,374
40,921
Rockhampton
654,851
4,825
20,814
46
382
955
2,979
4,041
5,927
39,969
Scenic Rim
424,149
1,787
58
959
154
3,635
6,593
Somerset
537,365
16,910
10
1
180
127
8,675
25,903
South Burnett
837,856
5,408
144
398
37
10,145
16,131
Southern Downs
707,743
4,335
30
8
315
44
8,920
13,652
Sunshine Coast
226,350
3,263
2,569
1
3
205
12,400
309
6,158
24,908
Tablelands
1,138,091
6,573
2,110
297
8
14,414
919
22,793
47,114
Toowoomba
1,297,638
7,196
20
100
849
73
6,495
14,733
Torres
89,793
93
29,626
95
3,961
510
34,285
Torres Strait Island
47,773
17,930
2
472
470
18,874
Townsville
372,785
7,028
16,241
123
283
1,550
1,791
11,728
38,744
Weipa
1,015
9
9
13
31
Western Downs
3,794,332
9,493
256
1,284
4,114
886
13,660
29,691
Whitsunday
2,383,116
20,642
25,794
1,761
14
811
2
8,529
4,271
72,087
133,911
Winton
5,381,026
1,341
2,294
631
45,331
63
138,191
187,852
Woorabinda
39,303
23
5
6
250
5
642
932
Wujal Wujal
1,173
22
22
Yarrabah
15,569
3
151
2,210
44
2,409
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of local government areas.
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation (e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2022) Local government area 2005 wetland system extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-extent-2005/lga.html