Biogeographic subregion 2009 wetland habitat extents
Definition of biogeographic subregion
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2009 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
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
3,553
486,817
600,131
460,766
26,862
8,447
156
7,554
998
1,172
79,887
106,290
1,375,785
83,034
159,156
144,561
204,044
3,068
37
268,607
13,033
157,151
10,703
124,554
159,580
16,026
45
3,468
960
746
4,507,190
Alice Tableland
2,866,760
20,002
30,047
4,792
754
2,436
1,638
37
59,705
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
5,571
2,717
3,808
34
111
150
37,046
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
442
89
126
1,759
Barkly Tableland
2,180,576
660
1,198
183
13,465
2,119
17,626
Basalt Downs
1,274,731
48
15
9
165
237
Battle Camp Sandstones
504,564
510
710
638
30
101
1,989
Bellenden Ker - Lamb
271,116
98
3
6
213
180
258
< 1
121
880
Belyando Downs
1,772,127
3,652
23
681
1,533
121
6,010
Beucazon Hills
95,821
17
83
100
Bogie River Hills
1,054,731
1,421
534
40
2
11
763
2,771
Boomer Range
220,541
< 1
26
26
Brisbane - Barambah Volcanics
806,778
14
5
14
274
307
Broken River
3,309,590
1,661
212
3,077
767
30
103
276
59
6,186
Buckland Basalts
281,306
116
116
Bulloo
619,042
19,002
344
1,865
59,437
15,231
13,077
20,232
129,188
Bulloo Dunefields
1,077,211
22,978
68
819
2,688
2,546
6,222
11,327
46,649
Burnett - Curtis Coastal Lowlands
706,909
676
12,328
4,829
13
7,036
1,811
432
14,918
363
3,838
46,244
Burnett - Curtis Hills and Ranges
1,031,742
496
16,955
14,917
1,934
102
53
2,065
283
117
36,920
Burringbar - Conondale Ranges
535,409
15
150
42
91
7
1,785
330
4
2,425
Byfield
128,140
104
46
1,025
4
32
1,669
2,880
Callide Creek Downs
301,303
25
23
32
103
571
2
755
Cape - Campaspe Plains
1,007,026
174
93
122
808
431
10
0
1,637
Cape River Hills
747,993
11
118
< 1
182
10
321
Cape York - Torres Strait
102,098
21,864
4,616
2
490
106
186
27,264
Carnarvon Ranges
2,263,686
767
157
33
422
59
1,437
Central Downs
9,378,817
224
117
278
7
30
4,158
505
5,318
Claraville Plains
3,738,013
5,027
928
64,522
1
353
236
< 1
71,067
Clarke - Connors Ranges
631,989
28
43
83
9
0
163
Claude River Downs
1,026,214
90
277
8
341
716
Coastal Plains
288,595
14,622
47,328
5,084
248
8,076
1,404
8,262
85,025
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
76,627
2,257
4,254
952,003
15,584
3,936
14,386
1,069,048
Culgoa - Bokhara
420,325
9
1,032
156
0
941
302
2,440
Cuttaburra - Paroo
644,047
13,699
4,425
16,154
4,309
4,165
12,342
671
15,428
71,193
Daintree - Bloomfield
358,119
5,105
293
853
131
< 1
993
5
707
2
8,090
Dawson River Downs
982,807
145
211
371
314
2,682
55
3,778
Debella
81,531
2,585
1,429
223
49
16
4,302
Dieri
259,083
5,389
435
1,269
462
37
217
362
8,171
Donors Plateau
2,449,964
757
8,441
181
55
4,500
666
1,849
13,954
282
13
5
< 1
61
30,764
Doomadgee Plains
1,684,750
70
461
10,733
7,514
3,201
1,297
23,277
Dulacca Downs
162,442
10
2
15
27
Eastern Darling Downs
1,698,060
103
208
22
742
1,076
320
2,471
Eastern Mulga Plains
1,563,269
405
1,826
5,946
5,367
< 1
13,544
Flinders
435,263
94
21
7
7
129
Georgetown - Croydon
1,041,407
81
127
61
67
4
9
17
13
378
Georgina - Eyre Plains
1,212,759
21,514
7,775
8,404
295,028
239
6,369
635
339,964
Georgina Limestone
1,437,914
489
1,063
5,924
1
1,038
1,109
9,625
Gilberton Plateau
1,403,937
790
87
1,667
716
3,259
Goneaway Tablelands
5,182,219
5,958
71
2,656
7,159
1,051
2,473
5,095
24,463
Great Sandy
362,412
314
7,820
2,505
2,313
760
8,948
6,742
9,115
7,517
46
5,460
51,538
Gympie Block
859,024
3
117
34
9
943
437
27
1,570
Herbert
222,189
11,829
2,710
1,792
257
103
989
5,189
11
8
13
22,901
Herberton - Wairuna
661,771
0
0
839
81
2,353
103
39
3,415
Hodgkinson Basin
1,607,221
474
7
480
Holroyd Plain - Red Plateau
2,208,468
0
9,639
222
1,184
3,525
27
14,597
Inglewood Sandstones
1,218,793
208
127
10
373
65
31
813
Innisfail
195,917
9,269
454
2,568
904
25
6,316
693
368
22
1,974
22,592
Isaac - Comet Downs
2,693,397
326
3,227
915
2,291
3,096
243
10,099
Jardine - Pascoe Sandstones
1,451,290
34,139
6,325
3,215
6,812
47,765
906
3,901
103,063
Jericho
1,486,926
25
395
79
1,285
375
2,160
Karumba Plains
1,070,737
98,746
396,095
< 1
952
12
757
3,906
785
20,637
521,890
Kidston
2,929,528
11
23
2,341
567
215
5
144
3,304
Kirrama - Hinchinbrook
283,165
617
66
83
211
120
10
1,107
Kynuna Plateau
2,293,311
78
338
100
165
680
Lake Pure
984,908
12,617
37
1,163
1,887
333
1,120
6,317
23,474
Langlo Plains
1,290,484
1
33
7,328
440
629
8,431
Laura Lowlands
1,791,536
3,310
5,707
46
14,869
11,746
4,248
4,348
71
44,345
Macalister
112,730
20
4
28
315
28
11
15
8
428
Macintyre - Weir Fan
291,967
348
118
1,197
3,984
48
9
5,704
Manifold
79,681
7,352
1,168
3,279
1,420
700
2,519
20
16,458
Marlborough Plains
1,216,837
54,543
27,899
564
55
1,083
3
4,111
689
8,746
31,919
129,611
McArthur
589,190
843
518
67
1,428
Mitchell - Gilbert Fans
5,262,816
1,194
8,007
37,538
17,381
6,945
41,709
112,774
Moonie - Barwon Interfluve
689,472
0
227
20
36
367
650
Moonie R. - Commoron Creek Floodout
750,659
< 1
8
32
175
897
20
1,133
Moreton Basin
784,969
15
69
1
748
1
1,267
2,249
2
4,351
Mount Isa Inlier
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
629,398
4
17
52
73
Narrandool
16,500
0
Nebine Plains
1,207,796
2,035
396
3,398
29,342
35,230
70,402
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
219
587
341
7
2,047
Northern Bowen Basin
1,316,957
335
16
135
101
368
492
1,447
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
1,580,383
1,303
222
351
129
1,633
1,554
5,193
Proserpine - Sarina Lowlands
471,784
28,483
10,588
8,382
4,136
2,938
3,536
58,062
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
308
331
South Drummond Basin
1,009,244
132
1
140
31
828
72
1,204
Southern Downs
4,264,666
53
0
101
1
30
1,693
2,846
166
4,889
Southern Great Barrier Reef
272
< 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 & 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
2,681
5,869
1,198
1,089
31,906
Strzelecki Desert
402,443
39,735
161
2
47
100
2,483
42,527
Sturt Stony Desert
5,773,950
199,518
17,214
12,698
34,961
15,482
25,671
22,323
327,866
Sunshine Coast - Gold Coast Lowlands
365,498
2,035
15,207
4,845
286
239
6,433
2,692
3,858
17,528
694
1,818
55,634
Tara Downs
511,339
15
580
4
297
86
1
983
Taroom Downs
652,005
465
103
52
242
459
1,615
2,937
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
27,955
9,698
701
109
125
1,252
223
563
17,239
57,866
Tully
138,876
18,666
1,302
4
2,034
537
124
5,783
312
127
4
628
29,521
Undara - Toomba Basalts
2,076,208
135
910
521
366
28,558
18,822
402
3,503
< 1
670
200
54,087
Upper Belyando Floodout
466,275
302
14
33
34
382
Urisino Sandplains
860,249
27
322
548
53
347
635
5,584
7,516
Warrambool - Moonie
573,576
28
998
< 1
72
10
192
2,444
152
3,897
Warrego Plains
2,168,127
817
7
3,150
3,263
3,265
13,561
7,460
31,523
Weipa Plateau
2,875,674
56,376
13,658
44,118
11
13,275
1,222
367
129,028
Wellesley Islands
127,711
6,294
13,526
887
410
25
21,142
Weribone High
966,510
< 1
20
30
464
516
19
1,049
West Balonne Plains
1,991,194
327
38
26
2,909
3,044
530
64
< 1
4
6,941
West Bulloo
2,852,104
16
496
6,325
296
4,406
225
164
5,692
17,621
West Warrego
4,220,623
604
< 1
143
2,648
3,400
2,231
795
4,979
14,800
Whitsunday
91,153
2,941
125
37
4
4
3,112
Woodenbong
2,846
0
Woondoola Plains
2,375,110
30
171
4,620
62
6,154
1,429
393
2
12
47
12,919
Woorabinda
749,785
2,159
443
149
694
552
3,997
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 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
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 2009 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat-2009/biogeographic-subregion.html