IBRA subregion 2009 wetland habitat extents
Definition of IBRA subregion
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2009 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
3,548
472,423
597,660
460,744
26,863
8,447
156
7,552
998
1,172
79,887
106,289
1,375,782
83,027
159,157
144,570
204,054
3,068
37
268,499
13,020
157,120
10,704
124,524
159,574
16,024
45
3,468
960
746
4,490,119
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
2,180,778
660
1,198
183
13,465
2,119
17,626
Basalt Downs
1,274,731
48
15
9
165
237
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
681
1,533
121
6,010
Beucazon Hills
95,821
17
83
100
Bogie River Hills
1,054,392
1,312
533
40
2
11
763
2,661
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
619,009
18,998
344
1,865
59,434
15,229
13,077
20,231
129,179
Bulloo Dunefields
1,077,224
22,978
68
819
2,688
2,546
6,222
11,327
46,649
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands
700,181
676
11,613
4,753
13
7,022
1,811
432
14,909
363
3,838
45,431
Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges
962,583
469
9,896
6,754
1,738
102
32
1,336
283
117
20,726
Burringbar-Conondale Ranges
535,416
17
158
44
91
7
1,785
330
4
2,436
Byfield
127,697
146
46
1,025
4
32
1,668
2,921
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
94,367
21,736
4,617
2
489
106
186
27,136
Carnarvon Ranges
2,263,686
767
157
33
422
59
1,437
Castlereagh-Barwon
292,740
348
118
1,198
3,985
48
9
5,706
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
631,985
27
43
83
9
0
162
Claude River Downs
1,026,214
90
277
8
341
716
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
952,003
15,584
3,936
14,386
1,069,045
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
16,154
4,309
4,165
12,343
671
15,429
71,194
Daintree-Bloomfield
357,932
5,047
293
853
131
< 1
993
5
707
2
8,032
Dawson River Downs
982,807
145
211
371
314
2,682
55
3,778
Debella
80,964
2,493
1,428
223
49
16
4,209
Diamantina-Eyre
1,212,761
21,514
7,775
8,404
295,028
239
6,369
635
339,965
Dieri
259,127
5,389
435
1,269
462
37
217
362
8,171
Donors Plateau
2,449,964
757
8,441
181
55
4,500
666
1,849
13,954
282
13
5
< 1
61
30,764
Doomadgee Plains
1,684,677
70
461
10,733
7,514
3,201
1,297
23,277
Dulacca Downs
162,442
10
2
15
27
Eastern Darling Downs
1,697,945
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
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
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
356,502
313
7,075
2,414
2,313
760
8,918
6,741
9,111
7,508
46
5,460
50,657
Gympie Block
859,020
3
117
34
9
943
437
27
1,570
Herbert
220,920
11,709
2,708
1,790
257
103
989
5,189
11
8
13
22,777
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
1,219,008
208
127
10
373
65
31
813
Innisfail
195,200
9,171
454
2,568
904
25
6,316
693
368
22
1,974
22,494
Isaac-Comet Downs
2,693,397
326
3,227
915
2,291
3,096
243
10,099
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
395
79
1,285
375
2,160
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
2,341
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
7,328
440
629
8,431
Laura Lowlands
1,791,228
3,300
5,707
46
14,869
11,746
4,248
4,348
71
44,335
Macalister
112,652
19
4
28
315
28
11
15
8
427
Manifold
67,885
7,176
1,164
3,100
1,341
700
2,519
20
16,021
Marlborough Plains
1,250,611
27
58,640
35,880
564
55
1,457
82
4,132
689
9,472
31,919
142,917
McArthur
589,180
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
689,476
0
227
20
36
367
650
Moonie-Commoron Floodout
750,661
< 1
8
32
175
897
20
1,133
Moreton Basin
784,969
15
69
1
748
1
1,267
2,249
2
4,351
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
3,398
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 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
1,633
1,554
5,193
Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
466,498
27,387
10,523
8,381
4,131
2,938
3,536
56,896
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
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
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
2,681
5,865
1,198
1,089
31,694
Strzelecki Desert
400,187
39,734
161
2
47
100
2,483
42,527
Sturt Stony Desert
5,771,058
199,502
17,213
12,698
34,961
15,477
25,671
22,331
327,853
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands
348,090
2,029
14,408
4,715
284
239
6,408
2,692
3,857
17,517
694
1,818
54,661
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
7,597
0
Thorntonia
779,008
< 1
14
14
Toko Plains
498,090
4,067
171
203
4
975
247
5,667
Townsville Plains
763,495
27,056
9,688
701
109
123
1,252
223
563
17,239
56,955
Tully
162,958
19,055
1,367
4
2,112
550
124
5,901
312
127
4
638
30,194
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
860,305
27
322
548
53
347
635
5,585
7,516
Warrambool-Moonie
573,578
28
998
< 1
72
10
192
2,444
152
3,897
Warrego Plains
2,168,635
817
7
3,150
3,263
3,265
13,570
7,461
31,533
Weipa Plateau
2,848,753
55,750
13,649
44,117
13,275
1,222
367
128,380
Wellesley Islands
124,893
5,909
13,238
887
410
25
20,469
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
4,220,686
604
< 1
143
2,648
3,400
2,231
795
4,979
14,800
Whitsunday
89,179
2,703
119
32
4
4
2,863
Woodenbong
2,879
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 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 2009 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat-2009/ibra-subregion.html