Local government area 2009 wetland system extents
Definition of local government area
based on wetland mapping version 6.0
2009 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)
palustrine (natural)
palustrine (slightly modified)
riverine
Total
172,958,664
299,919
1,135,311
3,900
514,441
37,157
2,831,565
79,557
2,436,466
7,338,316
Aurukun
732,422
3
33,275
34,761
4,295
72,333
Balonne
3,107,355
45,069
1,562
826
8,979
4,055
17,050
77,541
Banana
2,854,892
6,530
2,199
1,140
4,930
749
16,836
32,384
Barcaldine
5,343,908
1,499
6,126
358
28,624
262
31,598
68,467
Barcoo
6,225,666
430
83,842
166
222,679
325
89,977
397,418
Blackall-Tambo
3,058,028
1,299
471
1,567
72
11,984
15,393
Boulia
6,094,500
645
9,230
136
56,199
198
54,835
121,243
Brisbane
133,702
1,541
2,988
262
175
131
2,894
362
1,847
10,200
Bulloo
7,323,473
476
104,371
123
368,266
246
44,015
517,498
Bundaberg
643,060
10,536
4,752
17
13
962
8,634
221
16,057
41,192
Burdekin
501,407
2,915
38,217
497
112
1,665
4,890
9,304
19,137
76,738
Burke
4,008,564
713
157,907
540
49,186
265
84,969
293,581
Cairns
169,322
2,108
5,672
166
4
5,411
10
2,136
15,507
Carpentaria
6,416,297
2,385
310,059
2,835
948
139,762
773
191,444
648,206
Cassowary Coast
468,770
724
24,202
12
10
19
15,355
137
3,785
44,245
Central Highlands
5,978,989
30,627
3,435
2,906
13,685
1,710
56,420
108,783
Charters Towers
6,832,301
17,039
16,420
916
45,352
586
216,254
296,567
Cherbourg
3,176
3
2
22
27
Cloncurry
4,800,047
2,117
682
7,568
147
112,438
122,951
Cook
10,563,820
2,278
114,458
3,759
326
170,123
295
83,940
375,178
Croydon
2,950,931
179
134
28,497
237
48,510
77,557
Diamantina
9,466,497
189
258,321
264
943,631
56
167,474
1,369,935
Doomadgee
182,048
3
13,450
2,900
3
1,063
17,419
Douglas
242,258
61
4,836
12
8
2,390
1
2,252
9,561
Etheridge
3,922,447
2,523
482
502
25,043
224
113,027
141,802
Flinders
4,122,976
1,416
1,702
649
10,638
381
32,293
47,079
Fraser Coast
710,304
2,334
20,325
2,821
429
30,331
465
8,661
65,366
Gladstone
1,046,688
3,360
51,908
8
22
4,326
8,967
373
11,925
80,889
Gold Coast
131,543
2,606
7,029
422
2,086
521
1,074
13,737
Goondiwindi
1,927,347
15,159
197
622
3,683
1,298
20,033
40,992
Gympie
688,750
1,792
1,317
43
23
14,814
18
7,782
25,790
Hinchinbrook
279,886
437
13,957
2
8
6,782
759
8,906
30,850
Hope Vale
111,037
11
1,261
1,600
6,285
11
1,065
10,233
Ipswich
109,316
569
40
999
70
1,276
2,954
Isaac
5,866,106
11,904
29,871
918
540
3,686
13,730
8,917
84,450
154,017
Kowanyama
251,607
17
12,089
6
9,734
2
13,051
34,898
Livingstone
1,170,132
5,656
69,431
33
121
215
15,153
27,311
22,129
140,049
Lockhart River
360,008
3
9,128
9
1,124
9,814
20,077
Lockyer Valley
226,928
729
383
697
159
5,161
7,130
Logan
95,787
339
158
41
1,207
69
1,064
2,878
Longreach
4,056,045
1,043
48
561
498
17
42,695
44,862
Mackay
759,329
4,972
29,003
54
13
86
5,844
1,432
14,630
56,034
Mapoon
48,778
5,661
5,616
256
11,533
Maranoa
5,871,241
4,311
30
1,416
6,886
629
22,736
36,009
Mareeba
5,336,639
1,933
449
3,986
23,931
119
116,447
146,866
Mckinlay
4,073,302
875
123
39,024
176
63,207
103,404
Moreton Bay
203,800
3,397
4,923
1
34
321
8,682
212
2,049
19,619
Mornington
120,483
45
16,532
1,322
4
17,903
Mount Isa
4,326,824
4,381
1,151
10,120
3
125,743
141,399
Murweh
4,069,886
947
881
484
19,753
797
32,725
55,587
Napranum
198,237
15,925
10,946
1,090
27,960
Noosa
86,999
458
628
206
24
10,261
11
2,955
14,543
North Burnett
1,967,052
6,056
271
632
88
18,851
25,898
Northern Peninsula Area
101,970
< 1
1,577
76
11,777
1,043
14,473
Palm Island
6,856
11
46
8
55
14
135
Paroo
4,762,843
683
6,713
210
124,219
2,254
9,450
143,529
Pormpuraaw
438,210
20
17,156
32,773
1,863
51,811
Quilpie
6,745,663
687
316
179
85,752
189
51,006
138,128
Redland
53,839
215
4,271
310
49
5,923
40
8
10,817
Richmond
2,658,427
728
88
12,446
286
25,374
38,922
Rockhampton
654,851
5,331
20,834
30
555
386
2,968
4,036
5,345
39,486
Scenic Rim
424,149
1,943
58
983
107
3,269
6,360
Somerset
537,365
16,986
11
165
132
8,442
25,737
South Burnett
837,856
5,496
144
394
37
10,105
16,175
Southern Downs
707,743
4,320
30
8
315
44
9,717
14,434
Sunshine Coast
226,350
3,292
2,561
4
3
232
12,396
288
6,078
24,854
Tablelands
1,138,089
6,558
2,110
272
14,338
959
22,510
46,746
Toowoomba
1,297,638
7,328
20
96
829
71
6,365
14,711
Torres
89,793
92
29,810
96
3,550
510
34,058
Torres Strait Island
47,773
17,930
2
472
470
18,874
Townsville
372,785
7,251
16,270
123
277
1,474
1,791
11,323
38,508
Weipa
1,015
9
9
13
31
Western Downs
3,794,332
9,727
286
1,223
3,502
899
13,612
29,249
Whitsunday
2,383,133
21,225
25,735
1,761
14
790
8,499
4,278
58,019
120,320
Winton
5,381,026
1,352
2,295
626
45,198
63
127,837
177,370
Woorabinda
39,303
23
5
6
246
5
599
885
Wujal Wujal
1,173
22
22
Yarrabah
15,569
3
152
2,202
44
2,401
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 2009 wetland system extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-extent-2009/lga.html