Local government area 2013 wetland system extents
Definition of local government area
based on wetland mapping version 6.0
2013 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
172,958,663
307,085
1,135,051
3,959
514,431
37,463
2,830,759
79,900
2,435,599
7,344,248
Aurukun
732,422
3
33,275
34,761
4,295
72,333
Balonne
3,107,355
45,225
1,562
826
8,903
4,055
17,046
77,617
Banana
2,854,895
6,784
2,199
1,140
4,930
749
16,795
32,598
Barcaldine
5,343,597
1,538
6,126
358
28,620
262
31,596
68,500
Barcoo
6,225,666
431
83,842
166
222,679
325
89,977
397,419
Blackall-Tambo
3,058,134
1,307
471
1,566
72
11,959
15,375
Boulia
6,094,529
653
9,230
136
56,199
198
54,834
121,250
Brisbane
133,702
1,510
3,004
269
175
137
2,886
360
1,844
10,184
Bulloo
7,323,473
476
104,361
133
368,258
246
44,015
517,489
Bundaberg
643,060
10,618
4,745
17
13
961
8,635
221
16,029
41,238
Burdekin
501,374
2,932
38,216
498
112
1,660
4,883
9,321
19,060
76,683
Burke
4,008,564
964
157,907
536
49,183
265
84,969
293,825
Cairns
169,322
2,094
5,673
165
4
5,421
10
2,152
15,520
Carpentaria
6,416,153
2,414
310,059
2,835
951
139,754
782
191,546
648,341
Cassowary Coast
468,770
734
24,201
12
10
19
15,350
137
3,784
44,247
Central Highlands
5,979,435
31,399
3,435
2,912
13,529
1,694
56,362
109,332
Charters Towers
6,832,287
17,111
16,419
921
45,340
586
216,206
296,582
Cherbourg
3,176
3
2
22
27
Cloncurry
4,799,944
2,310
682
7,568
147
112,384
123,090
Cook
10,563,819
2,400
114,458
3,759
329
170,068
295
83,942
375,250
Croydon
2,951,075
182
134
28,497
237
48,543
77,593
Diamantina
9,466,497
190
258,321
265
943,629
56
167,474
1,369,935
Doomadgee
182,048
3
13,450
2,900
3
1,063
17,419
Douglas
242,258
62
4,835
12
8
2,390
1
2,253
9,562
Etheridge
3,922,447
2,553
482
507
25,034
224
113,011
141,811
Flinders
4,122,851
1,421
1,702
653
10,635
381
32,174
46,966
Fraser Coast
710,304
2,355
20,325
2,821
429
30,320
465
8,651
65,366
Gladstone
1,046,695
3,890
51,570
33
22
4,470
8,952
373
11,903
81,213
Gold Coast
131,543
2,637
7,031
421
2,077
521
1,075
13,762
Goondiwindi
1,927,344
15,334
197
622
3,683
1,298
20,024
41,158
Gympie
688,748
1,854
1,317
43
23
14,806
18
7,780
25,841
Hinchinbrook
279,812
440
13,966
2
8
6,794
759
8,902
30,871
Hope Vale
111,037
14
1,261
1,600
6,285
11
1,065
10,236
Ipswich
109,372
581
40
994
70
1,293
2,978
Isaac
5,866,164
13,564
29,861
918
540
3,699
13,704
8,953
84,318
155,557
Kowanyama
251,607
26
12,089
6
9,734
2
13,051
34,908
Livingstone
1,170,135
5,881
69,439
33
121
215
15,144
27,311
22,127
140,270
Lockhart River
360,008
3
9,134
9
1,124
9,814
20,082
Lockyer Valley
226,878
745
383
697
159
5,158
7,142
Logan
95,787
344
158
41
1,205
69
1,064
2,881
Longreach
4,056,045
1,058
48
561
498
17
42,681
44,863
Mackay
759,328
5,009
29,052
54
13
93
5,788
1,432
14,623
56,064
Mapoon
48,778
5,661
5,616
256
11,533
Maranoa
5,870,996
4,433
30
1,416
6,886
629
22,723
36,118
Mareeba
5,336,713
1,947
449
3,987
23,930
121
116,447
146,881
McKinlay
4,073,411
884
123
39,024
176
63,204
103,411
Moreton Bay
203,799
3,419
4,917
1
34
391
8,660
212
2,062
19,696
Mornington
120,483
45
16,532
1,322
4
17,903
Mount Isa
4,326,824
4,422
1,155
10,120
3
125,743
141,443
Murweh
4,069,971
965
881
484
19,726
797
32,547
55,401
Napranum
198,237
15,925
10,946
1,090
27,960
Noosa
86,998
458
628
206
24
10,259
11
2,951
14,537
North Burnett
1,967,052
6,161
272
624
108
18,841
26,005
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
684
6,713
210
124,202
2,254
9,443
143,506
Pormpuraaw
438,212
35
17,156
32,773
1,863
51,826
Quilpie
6,745,556
700
316
179
85,741
189
51,005
138,129
Redland
53,839
226
4,271
310
48
5,922
40
9
10,826
Richmond
2,658,517
737
88
12,442
286
25,493
39,046
Rockhampton
654,851
5,339
20,834
30
555
402
2,953
4,038
5,345
39,497
Scenic Rim
424,149
3,161
58
975
107
3,157
7,458
Somerset
537,367
17,013
13
161
132
8,428
25,747
South Burnett
837,859
5,515
144
394
37
10,105
16,194
Southern Downs
707,747
4,324
30
8
315
44
9,717
14,438
Sunshine Coast
226,350
3,090
2,571
31
3
247
12,341
458
6,071
24,813
Tablelands
1,138,091
6,559
2,111
272
14,348
959
22,524
46,774
Toowoomba
1,297,632
7,422
20
96
748
71
6,364
14,722
Torres
89,793
92
29,815
96
3,550
510
34,063
Torres Strait Island
47,773
17,930
2
472
470
18,874
Townsville
372,785
7,321
16,268
123
277
1,468
1,790
11,309
38,555
Weipa
1,015
9
9
13
31
Western Downs
3,794,333
10,214
286
1,223
3,502
899
13,600
29,724
Whitsunday
2,383,133
21,449
25,733
1,761
14
790
8,424
4,385
57,895
120,451
Winton
5,381,026
1,371
2,295
626
45,198
63
127,837
177,389
Woorabinda
39,303
24
5
6
246
5
599
886
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 2013 wetland system extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-extent-2013/lga.html