IBRA subregion 2001 wetland habitat extents
Definition of IBRA subregion
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2001 wetland habitat extent by IBRA subregion Download this table in .CSV format
IBRA subregion
Total area (ha )
Wetland area by habitat
Total wetland area (ha )
INT01a
INT01b
INT02
LA14
LA15
LC06
LC07
LC08a
LC08b
LC09
PA10
PA11a
PA11b
PA11c
PA12a
PA12b
PA12c
PA12d
PA13
PC02a
PC02b
PC02c
PC02d
PC04a
PC04c
PC04d
PC04e
PC05
XX99-P-A
XX99-P-C
Total
172,991,370
3,546
472,439
597,982
460,745
26,863
8,447
156
7,553
998
1,172
79,966
106,461
1,375,793
83,078
158,887
145,065
204,364
2,506
37
269,358
12,815
157,089
10,745
126,122
159,804
16,185
45
3,470
960
747
4,493,398
Alice Tableland
2,866,760
20,002
30,110
4,792
754
2,436
1,638
37
59,768
Anakie Inlier
382,284
45
67
112
Arcadia
715,288
2,980
367
17
1,673
931
5,968
Armraynald Plains
1,589,437
137
1,314
22,729
475
5,609
2,717
3,808
34
111
150
37,085
Atherton
177,037
147
42
262
247
697
Banana-Auburn Ranges
1,547,555
10
155
29
8
202
Barakula
1,301,712
1,036
27
39
443
89
126
1,760
Barkly Tableland
2,180,778
660
1,198
183
13,465
2,119
17,626
Basalt Downs
1,274,731
49
15
9
181
253
Battle Camp Sandstones
504,409
501
710
638
30
101
1,980
Bellenden Ker-Lamb
271,062
97
3
6
213
180
258
< 1
121
879
Belyando Downs
1,772,127
3,652
23
683
1,534
121
6,012
Beucazon Hills
95,821
17
83
100
Bogie River Hills
1,054,392
1,312
533
51
2
11
760
2,669
Boomer Range
220,541
< 1
26
26
Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics
806,778
14
5
14
274
307
Broken River
3,309,590
1,663
212
3,077
767
30
103
276
59
6,188
Buckland Basalts
281,306
116
116
Bulloo
619,009
18,998
344
1,865
59,434
15,229
13,077
20,231
129,179
Bulloo Dunefields
1,077,224
22,979
68
819
2,688
2,558
6,223
11,327
46,663
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands
700,181
676
11,615
4,793
13
7,120
1,825
432
14,989
365
3,884
45,712
Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges
962,583
469
9,898
6,760
1,758
102
32
1,340
287
117
20,764
Burringbar-Conondale Ranges
535,416
17
158
44
91
7
1,807
327
4
2,456
Byfield
127,697
146
46
1,027
4
32
1,683
2,938
Callide Creek Downs
301,303
25
23
32
103
571
2
755
Cape-Campaspe Plains
1,007,026
174
93
122
809
432
10
0
1,640
Cape River Hills
747,993
11
118
< 1
182
10
322
Cape York-Torres Strait
94,367
21,732
4,622
2
489
106
186
27,137
Carnarvon Ranges
2,263,686
767
157
33
437
59
1,452
Castlereagh-Barwon
292,740
348
118
1,210
4,176
48
9
5,909
Central Downs
9,378,817
224
117
278
7
30
4,158
505
5,318
Claraville Plains
3,738,013
5,027
928
64,530
1
353
236
< 1
71,075
Clarke-Connors Ranges
631,985
27
43
84
9
0
163
Claude River Downs
1,026,214
90
277
8
323
698
Coastal Plains
284,780
14,218
47,264
5,058
247
8,076
1,404
8,260
84,526
Coen-Yambo Inlier
2,312,126
12,240
1,970
9
3,924
2,095
80
84
20,403
Coongie
5,444
41
3
17
9
6
6
82
Cooper-Diamantina Plains
3,437,745
76,625
2,257
4,254
952,013
15,584
3,936
14,386
1,069,055
Coral Sea
17,167
0
Culgoa-Bokhara
420,365
9
1,032
156
0
941
302
2,440
Cuttaburra-Paroo
644,091
13,699
4,425
16,170
4,309
4,165
12,347
671
15,430
71,215
Daintree-Bloomfield
357,932
5,047
294
861
131
< 1
996
7
707
2
8,045
Dawson River Downs
982,807
145
211
372
314
2,850
55
3,948
Debella
80,964
2,493
1,433
223
45
16
4,210
Diamantina-Eyre
1,212,761
21,514
7,775
8,404
295,029
239
6,369
635
339,966
Dieri
259,127
5,389
435
1,269
462
37
217
362
8,171
Donors Plateau
2,449,964
757
8,441
181
55
4,501
666
1,849
13,954
282
13
5
< 1
61
30,764
Doomadgee Plains
1,684,677
70
461
10,733
7,514
3,204
1,297
23,280
Dulacca Downs
162,442
10
2
15
27
Eastern Darling Downs
1,697,945
103
208
22
762
1,093
320
2,509
Eastern Mulga Plains
1,563,269
405
1,813
5,952
5,414
< 1
13,585
Georgetown-Croydon
1,041,407
81
127
61
67
4
9
17
13
378
Georgina Limestone
1,437,909
489
1,063
5,924
1
1,038
1,109
9,625
Gilberton Plateau
1,403,937
790
87
1,667
724
3,267
Goneaway Tablelands
5,182,219
5,958
71
2,656
7,159
1,051
2,473
5,095
24,463
Great Sandy
356,502
314
7,076
2,414
2,313
760
8,940
6,742
9,111
7,522
46
5,488
50,725
Gympie Block
859,020
3
117
34
9
952
439
28
1,581
Herbert
220,920
11,710
2,708
1,813
257
103
992
5,221
13
8
13
22,838
Herberton-Wairuna
661,771
0
0
839
81
2,414
103
39
3,476
Hodgkinson Basin
1,607,221
474
7
480
Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
2,208,468
0
9,639
222
1,184
3,525
28
14,598
Inglewood Sandstones
1,219,008
208
127
10
373
65
31
813
Innisfail
195,200
9,175
452
2,579
904
25
6,327
693
368
22
1,975
22,520
Isaac-Comet Downs
2,693,397
326
3,415
929
2,289
3,114
243
10,316
Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones
1,444,223
33,850
6,325
3,215
6,812
47,765
906
3,901
102,774
Jericho
1,486,926
25
398
80
1,287
379
2,169
Karumba Plains
1,057,366
94,772
394,576
< 1
952
12
757
3,899
785
20,633
516,387
Kidston
2,929,528
11
23
2,340
567
215
5
144
3,304
Kirrama-Hinchinbrook
257,594
< 1
4
199
2
205
Kynuna Plateau
2,293,311
78
338
100
165
680
Lake Pure
984,217
12,617
37
1,163
1,887
333
1,120
6,317
23,474
Langlo Plains
1,290,484
1
33
7,329
634
630
8,627
Laura Lowlands
1,791,228
3,300
5,707
46
14,870
11,749
4,248
4,348
71
44,338
Macalister
112,652
19
4
28
318
28
11
15
8
430
Manifold
67,885
7,176
1,164
3,101
1,341
700
2,519
20
16,022
Marlborough Plains
1,250,611
27
58,644
36,033
564
55
1,458
82
4,049
689
9,822
31,910
143,331
McArthur
589,180
843
518
67
1,428
Mitchell-Gilbert Fans
5,262,816
1,194
8,007
37,548
17,385
6,948
41,709
112,791
Moonie-Barwon Interfluve
689,476
0
227
20
36
367
650
Moonie-Commoron Floodout
750,661
< 1
8
32
175
897
20
1,133
Moreton Basin
784,969
15
67
1
777
1
1,282
2,265
2
4,409
Mount Isa
4,641,852
23
13
37
73
Mount Morgan Ranges
1,275,970
96
156
180
9
335
267
180
1,223
Nandewar Northern Complex
629,160
4
17
52
73
Narrandool
16,503
0
Nebine Plains
1,207,864
2,035
396
3,425
29,465
35,273
70,595
Nebo-Connors Ranges
449,269
35
33
134
203
Noccundra Slopes
1,798,759
1,073
74
338
7,243
173
1,546
1,648
12,094
North Eastern Plains
660,369
516
374
3
224
632
378
7
2,133
Northern Bowen Basin
1,316,957
335
16
140
101
371
505
1,468
Northern Downs
435,263
94
21
7
7
129
Northern Holroyd Plain
2,464,074
697
842
72,357
4,893
310
8,444
87,541
Northern Uplands
1,147,549
24
63
2
90
Paluma-Seaview
233,751
6
23
< 1
8
37
Prairie-Torrens Creeks Alluvials
1,580,384
1,303
222
351
129
1,642
1,554
5,202
Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
466,498
27,378
10,562
8,595
4,130
2,946
3,538
57,151
Scenic Rim
229,099
< 1
14
14
Simpson Desert
1,962,618
32,227
3,438
1,138
20
1,936
1,072
39,831
South Burnett
563,866
23
313
336
South Drummond Basin
1,009,244
132
1
140
31
825
72
1,201
Southern Downs
4,264,666
52
0
101
1
30
1,693
2,934
166
4,977
Southern Great Barrier Reef
220
< 1
< 1
Southern Wooded Downs
4,720,995
640
512
19
304
46
153
2
1,676
Southwestern Downs
3,715,454
308
1
143
3,531
2
6,880
1,361
12,227
Southwestern Plateaus and Floodouts
1,333,519
696
52
27
775
Stanthorpe Plateau
137,535
222
222
Starke Coastal Lowlands
512,498
11,790
7,400
1,670
2,680
5,865
1,198
1,089
31,693
Strzelecki Desert
400,187
39,734
161
2
47
100
2,482
42,527
Sturt Stony Desert
5,771,058
199,503
17,213
12,698
34,961
15,477
25,671
22,331
327,854
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands
348,090
2,025
14,421
4,770
284
239
6,532
2,472
3,878
17,915
712
1,901
55,150
Tara Downs
511,339
15
580
4
297
86
1
983
Taroom Downs
652,005
465
103
52
242
459
1,668
2,991
Tenterfield Plateau
7,597
0
Thorntonia
779,008
< 1
14
14
Toko Plains
498,090
4,067
171
203
4
975
247
5,667
Townsville Plains
763,495
27,057
9,710
701
109
123
1,254
228
564
17,317
57,062
Tully
162,958
19,055
1,368
4
2,155
553
124
5,955
342
127
4
639
30,327
Undara-Toomba Basalts
2,076,208
135
910
521
366
28,585
18,821
402
3,503
< 1
670
200
54,113
Upper Belyando Floodout
466,275
439
14
33
34
519
Urisino Sandplains
860,305
27
322
548
53
354
635
5,655
7,593
Warrambool-Moonie
573,578
28
1,003
< 1
72
10
192
1,925
152
3,382
Warrego Plains
2,168,635
817
7
3,150
3,264
3,314
13,696
7,506
31,753
Weipa Plateau
2,848,753
55,750
13,649
44,100
13,273
1,222
367
128,361
Wellesley Islands
124,893
5,909
13,238
887
410
25
20,469
Weribone High
966,510
< 1
20
30
464
552
19
1,085
West Balonne Plains
1,991,194
327
38
26
2,497
3,044
532
21
< 1
4
6,489
West Bulloo
2,852,104
16
496
6,348
296
4,406
225
164
5,709
17,660
West Warrego
4,220,686
604
< 1
143
2,648
3,400
2,245
796
5,012
14,849
Whitsunday
89,179
2,705
119
32
4
5
2,866
Woodenbong
2,879
0
Woondoola Plains
2,375,110
30
171
4,622
62
6,154
1,429
393
2
12
47
12,922
Woorabinda
749,785
2,235
443
151
694
552
4,075
Wyarra Hills
397,935
67
12
156
84
7
1
13
339
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of IBRA subregions.
Wetland habitat code descriptions
INT01a
Mangroves - Casuarina
INT01b
Mangroves - other
INT02
Salt marsh and salt flats
LA14
Arid and semi-arid saline lake
LA15
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake
LC06
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
LC07
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake
LC08a
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake
LC08b
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake
LC09
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
PA10
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
PA11a
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp
PA11b
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp
PA11c
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
PA12a
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp
PA12b
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp
PA12c
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
PA12d
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp
PA13
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp
PC02a
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
PC02b
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
PC02c
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
PC02d
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
PC04a
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
PC04c
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
PC04d
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
PC04e
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp
PC05
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp
XX99-P-A
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid
XX99-P-C
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal
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) IBRA subregion 2001 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat-2001/ibra-subregion.html