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Great Barrier Reef 2017 wetland habitat extents

Definition of Great Barrier Reef

based on wetland mapping version 6.0 metadata

Display areas in
2017 wetland habitat extent by Great Barrier Reef metadata
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Great Barrier Reef Total area
(ha)		 Wetland area by habitat Total
wetland area
(ha)
INT01a INT01b INT02 LA14 LA15 LC06 LC07 LC08a LC08b LC09 PA10 PA11a PA11c PA12a PA12c PA12d PA13 PC02a PC02b PC02c PC02d PC04a PC04c PC04d PC04e PC05 XX99-P-A XX99-P-C
Total 136,168,415 2,889 704,731 322,153 210 3,172 22,826 469 17,103 750 493 7,246 23,449 8,933 50,364 59,440 774 83 164,791 9,865 138,219 15,506 192,003 233,459 22,374 99 9,946 8,069 12,379 2,031,794
Great Barrier Reef catchments, reef and islands 51,245,150 1,002 259,201 113,433 206 1,057 7,609 156 7,082 750 164 2,415 7,937 2,978 16,852 19,940 258 28 58,268 3,360 51,837 5,169 64,478 78,220 7,459 33 3,319 2,690 4,126 720,029
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards 42,291,163 933 214,864 100,135 3 1,057 7,609 156 5,011 164 2,415 7,610 2,978 16,766 19,442 258 28 53,173 3,252 43,216 5,168 63,205 77,622 7,470 33 3,307 2,690 4,126 642,690
Water Quality Improvement Plans 42,632,103 955 230,666 108,585 1,057 7,609 156 5,011 164 2,415 7,902 2,978 16,746 20,058 258 28 53,349 3,252 43,166 5,169 64,320 77,617 7,445 33 3,319 2,690 4,126 669,074

Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of Great Barrier Reef.

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
PA11c Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
PA12a Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree 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) Great Barrier Reef 2017 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 February 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat-2017/great-barrier-reef.html

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