Biogeographic subregion 2005 wetland habitat extents
Definition of biogeographic subregion
based on wetland mapping version 6.0
2005 wetland habitat extent by biogeographic subregion Download this table in .CSV format
Biogeographic subregion
Total area (ha )
Wetland area by habitat
Total wetland area (ha )
INT01a
INT01b
INT02
LA14
LA15
LA16a
LA16b
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
173,140,542
3,491
484,207
587,790
466,849
21,198
38
179
8,382
156
7,620
998
1,172
83,908
107,399
1,374,949
82,561
157,167
142,448
207,347
3,050
28
267,982
13,057
143,581
10,189
119,654
156,107
16,213
40
3,324
3,276
4,698
4,479,059
Alice Tableland
2,866,760
19,220
32,490
5,026
957
2,355
1,761
28
61,836
Anakie Inlier
382,284
67
46
113
Arcadia
715,288
2,980
17
1,596
931
367
5,890
Armraynald Plains
1,589,437
137
1,314
22,811
475
5,485
2,717
3,839
2
39
43
36,863
Atherton
177,037
147
42
249
258
695
Banana - Auburn Ranges
1,547,555
10
153
29
8
200
Barakula
1,301,712
1,008
27
19
442
76
126
17
1,715
Barkly Tableland
2,180,576
660
1,198
183
13,465
2,119
17,626
Basalt Downs
1,274,731
48
9
165
15
237
Battle Camp Sandstones
504,564
510
710
638
30
101
1,989
Bellenden Ker - Lamb
271,116
98
3
6
214
180
258
< 1
119
878
Belyando Downs
1,772,127
3,637
23
683
121
1,534
5,997
Beucazon Hills
95,821
17
83
100
Bogie River Hills
1,054,731
1,421
490
11
819
40
2,782
Boomer Range
220,541
< 1
26
26
Brisbane - Barambah Volcanics
806,778
14
5
14
272
304
Broken River
3,309,590
1,658
308
2,988
766
< 1
335
6,056
Buckland Basalts
281,306
116
116
Bulloo
619,042
18,731
336
1,347
59,751
15,205
12,825
20,836
129,031
Bulloo Dunefields
1,077,211
22,979
53
819
2,686
2,502
6,221
11,853
47,113
Burnett - Curtis Coastal Lowlands
706,909
618
12,297
4,805
13
6,932
1,820
428
14,228
337
3,807
45,285
Burnett - Curtis Hills and Ranges
1,031,742
493
16,936
14,912
1,716
102
53
1,983
282
107
36,584
Burringbar - Conondale Ranges
535,409
16
152
42
91
6
1,782
304
4
2,397
Byfield
128,140
104
46
1,025
4
32
1,651
2,862
Callide Creek Downs
301,303
25
17
103
564
2
47
757
Cape - Campaspe Plains
1,007,026
167
1,717
41
2,319
784
177
10
4
5,218
Cape River Hills
747,993
11
76
55
10
182
333
Cape York - Torres Strait
102,098
21,865
4,616
2
490
106
186
27,265
Carnarvon Ranges
2,263,686
750
52
436
59
157
1,454
Central Downs
9,378,817
15
117
307
7
30
4,158
473
5,108
Claraville Plains
3,738,013
5,261
928
64,535
1
353
1
< 1
71,080
Clarke - Connors Ranges
631,989
27
43
83
9
0
163
Claude River Downs
1,026,214
90
8
301
252
651
Coastal Plains
288,595
14,592
47,473
5,084
248
7,974
1,404
8,227
85,003
Coen - Yambo Inlier
2,313,476
12,328
1,982
9
3,924
2,105
80
84
20,513
Coongie
5,724
41
3
17
9
6
6
82
Cooper - Diamantina Plains
3,437,773
76,807
2,252
6,748
951,038
15,584
3,536
14,380
1,070,345
Culgoa - Bokhara
420,325
9
914
156
0
941
298
2,318
Cuttaburra - Paroo
644,047
18,143
16,142
4,305
4,143
12,278
669
15,366
71,046
Daintree - Bloomfield
358,119
5,087
289
843
130
< 1
982
6
690
2
8,028
Dawson River Downs
982,807
145
211
318
2,578
51
375
3,678
Debella
81,531
2,585
1,431
217
45
16
4,294
Dieri
259,083
5,373
435
1,269
462
37
217
351
8,144
Donors Plateau
2,449,964
759
8,441
38
179
55
4,500
666
1,855
13,927
248
< 1
43
30,712
Doomadgee Plains
1,684,750
70
461
48
< 1
10,733
7,514
3,153
1,297
23,277
Dulacca Downs
162,442
10
2
15
27
Eastern Darling Downs
1,698,060
126
208
753
1,008
320
22
2,437
Eastern Mulga Plains
1,563,269
405
1,748
5,940
5,353
13,445
Flinders
435,263
94
21
7
7
129
Georgetown - Croydon
1,041,407
81
129
61
67
4
9
14
13
0
378
Georgina - Eyre Plains
1,212,759
21,503
7,775
8,404
295,008
239
6,385
635
339,949
Georgina Limestone
1,437,914
489
1,063
5,924
1
1,038
1,109
9,625
Gilberton Plateau
1,403,937
786
87
1,667
716
3,255
Goneaway Tablelands
5,182,219
6,488
71
2,586
7,159
1,043
1,960
4,939
24,247
Great Sandy
362,412
314
7,822
2,505
2,310
760
9,951
6,742
9,114
7,544
46
5,798
52,905
Gympie Block
859,024
3
118
29
9
867
432
27
1,483
Herbert
222,189
11,715
2,778
1,647
266
83
901
4,906
4
5
12
22,317
Herberton - Wairuna
661,771
10
< 1
10
63
827
17
2,310
102
< 1
39
3,378
Hodgkinson Basin
1,607,221
456
7
462
Holroyd Plain - Red Plateau
2,208,468
< 1
9,637
222
1,162
3,512
8
20
14,562
Inglewood Sandstones
1,218,793
208
121
360
56
31
10
785
Innisfail
195,917
9,066
331
2,567
885
23
6,010
682
368
22
1,902
21,856
Isaac - Comet Downs
2,693,397
326
3,336
2,191
3,259
239
923
10,274
Jardine - Pascoe Sandstones
1,451,290
33,843
6,769
3,272
6,372
45,880
793
3,753
100,682
Jericho
1,486,926
362
395
124
1,269
361
2,512
Karumba Plains
1,070,737
96,784
384,993
< 1
12
952
10
52
3
4
790
3,644
818
19,079
507,142
Kidston
2,929,528
29
10
2,481
639
165
5
10
129
3,469
Kirrama - Hinchinbrook
283,165
615
65
77
211
141
10
1,119
Kynuna Plateau
2,293,311
78
338
183
82
680
Lake Pure
984,908
12,885
28
1,132
1,887
333
1,120
6,329
23,715
Langlo Plains
1,290,484
5
33
6,552
488
623
7,701
Laura Lowlands
1,791,536
3,310
5,707
46
14,863
11,757
4,248
4,348
71
44,349
Macalister
112,730
20
4
27
313
27
10
15
8
424
Macintyre - Weir Fan
291,967
333
1,189
2,556
35
9
72
4,193
Manifold
79,681
7,352
1,168
3,277
1,419
700
2,519
20
16,456
Marlborough Plains
1,216,837
54,536
27,933
557
55
1,079
3
184
639
8,525
35,610
157
129,278
McArthur
589,190
844
518
65
1,428
Mitchell - Gilbert Fans
5,262,816
999
6,825
87
1
38,196
17,393
6,993
36,876
107,369
Moonie - Barwon Interfluve
689,472
0
22
151
36
311
20
541
Moonie R. - Commoron Creek Floodout
750,659
< 1
8
175
764
20
32
1,000
Moreton Basin
784,969
15
67
1
754
1
1,269
2,203
2
4,312
Mount Isa Inlier
4,641,852
60
13
73
Mount Morgan Ranges
1,275,970
96
144
180
335
267
180
9
1,212
Nandewar Northern Complex
629,398
17
52
4
73
Narrandool
16,500
0
Nebine Plains
1,207,796
2,035
396
3,271
29,389
35,224
70,316
Nebo - Connors Ranges
449,269
35
33
134
203
Noccundra Slopes
1,798,759
949
14
242
6,974
151
1,111
2,069
11,510
North Eastern Plains
660,369
516
374
3
231
609
347
< 1
2,080
Northern Bowen Basin
1,316,957
335
2
16
< 1
136
389
472
101
1,451
Northern Holroyd Plain
2,464,074
697
842
72,353
4,893
310
8,444
87,538
Northern Uplands
1,147,549
24
63
2
90
Paluma - Seaview
233,751
6
23
< 1
8
37
Prairie - Torrens Creeks Alluvials
1,580,383
877
222
351
250
1,535
2,453
5,688
Proserpine - Sarina Lowlands
471,784
28,432
10,603
8,070
4,203
2,824
3,528
57,659
Scenic Rim
228,692
< 1
14
14
Simpson Desert
1,964,992
32,227
3,438
1,138
20
1,936
1,072
39,831
South Burnett
563,866
23
310
333
South Drummond Basin
1,009,244
132
1
31
826
72
140
1,201
Southern Downs
4,264,666
100
< 1
< 1
100
1
1,578
1,971
166
30
3,947
Southern Great Barrier Reef
272
< 1
< 1
Southern Wooded Downs
4,720,995
< 1
640
590
19
304
46
153
2
1,754
Southwestern Downs
3,715,454
669
1
143
3,531
2
6,880
1,154
12,381
Southwestern Plateaus & Floodouts
1,333,519
696
52
27
775
Stanthorpe Plateau
137,941
223
223
Starke Coastal Lowlands
513,912
11,985
7,413
1,670
2,680
5,869
1,198
1,089
31,905
Strzelecki Desert
402,443
39,714
153
2
47
100
2,483
42,498
Sturt Stony Desert
5,773,950
200,452
17,214
12,463
34,961
15,476
24,895
22,313
327,775
Sunshine Coast - Gold Coast Lowlands
365,498
2,033
15,516
4,705
286
239
6,521
2,708
3,872
17,797
684
1,862
56,224
Tara Downs
511,339
15
473
276
69
1
4
838
Taroom Downs
652,005
465
103
7
227
302
1,624
48
2,777
Tenterfield Plateau
7,456
0
Thorntonia
779,074
< 1
14
14
Toko Plains
498,425
4,067
171
203
4
975
247
5,667
Townsville Plains
768,022
27,938
9,280
641
109
74
536
134
514
17,154
758
57,137
Tully
138,876
18,683
1,302
4
1,773
660
4
5,971
320
127
3
576
29,421
Undara - Toomba Basalts
2,076,208
135
880
0
518
366
28,234
22,488
15
30
< 1
868
53,534
Upper Belyando Floodout
466,275
423
14
34
33
503
Urisino Sandplains
860,249
27
322
534
51
347
635
5,558
7,474
Warrambool - Moonie
573,576
34
1,000
< 1
72
10
< 1
2,429
14
191
3,752
Warrego Plains
2,168,127
817
7
3,123
3,224
3,133
13,619
7,450
31,372
Weipa Plateau
2,875,674
56,377
13,655
43,666
11
13,272
1,222
367
128,570
Wellesley Islands
127,711
6,294
13,526
887
410
25
21,142
Weribone High
966,510
5
7
456
347
22
30
866
West Balonne Plains
1,991,194
331
38
26
2,702
3,045
525
64
< 1
< 1
6,729
West Bulloo
2,852,104
5
350
5,263
296
2,069
221
164
5,598
13,966
West Warrego
4,220,623
604
139
2,648
3,399
2,244
795
4,983
14,814
Whitsunday
91,153
2,944
125
37
4
5
3,116
Woodenbong
2,846
0
Woondoola Plains
2,375,110
30
171
4,607
62
5,506
1,409
402
2
3
2
12,192
Woorabinda
749,785
2,158
149
694
552
443
3,995
Wyarra Hills
397,935
80
12
163
85
340
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of biogeographic 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
LA16a
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake
LA16b
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan 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) Biogeographic subregion 2005 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat-2005/biogeographic-subregion.html