IBRA subregion 2017 wetland habitat extents
Definition of IBRA subregion
based on wetland mapping version 6.0
2017 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
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
172,991,370
3,685
469,787
584,858
466,826
21,198
38
179
8,392
156
7,618
998
1,172
83,840
107,212
1,374,939
82,545
156,975
142,259
207,190
3,027
28
267,453
12,989
143,769
10,144
118,876
155,888
16,107
44
3,331
3,272
4,732
4,459,527
Alice Tableland
2,866,760
19,220
32,458
5,009
957
2,353
1,761
28
61,785
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
22,809
475
5,485
2,717
3,839
2
39
43
36,860
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
454
76
126
17
1,726
Barkly Tableland
2,180,778
660
1,198
183
13,465
2,119
17,626
Basalt Downs
1,274,731
48
9
157
15
229
Battle Camp Sandstones
504,409
501
710
638
30
101
1,980
Bellenden Ker-Lamb
271,062
97
3
6
213
180
258
< 1
119
877
Belyando Downs
1,772,127
3,637
23
681
119
1,533
5,993
Beucazon Hills
95,821
17
80
97
Bogie River Hills
1,054,392
1,313
487
11
821
40
2,672
Boomer Range
220,541
< 1
26
26
Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics
806,778
14
5
14
267
299
Broken River
3,309,590
1,659
308
2,988
766
< 1
335
6,057
Buckland Basalts
281,306
116
116
Bulloo
619,009
18,727
336
1,347
59,748
15,204
12,825
20,836
129,021
Bulloo Dunefields
1,077,224
22,978
53
819
2,686
2,502
6,220
11,853
47,112
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands
700,181
615
11,569
4,727
13
6,875
1,806
427
14,123
328
3,778
44,261
Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges
962,583
466
9,855
6,493
1,672
102
32
1,249
277
107
20,253
Burringbar-Conondale Ranges
535,416
17
161
43
91
6
1,753
300
4
2,375
Byfield
127,697
146
46
1,024
4
32
1,651
2,903
Callide Creek Downs
301,303
25
17
103
564
2
47
757
Cape-Campaspe Plains
1,007,026
167
1,682
41
2,315
782
177
10
4
5,177
Cape River Hills
747,993
11
76
55
10
182
333
Cape York-Torres Strait
94,367
21,734
4,617
2
489
106
186
27,134
Carnarvon Ranges
2,263,686
750
52
421
59
157
1,440
Castlereagh-Barwon
292,740
333
1,149
2,532
35
9
72
4,130
Central Downs
9,378,817
15
117
307
7
30
4,158
473
5,108
Claraville Plains
3,738,013
5,261
928
64,520
1
353
1
< 1
71,064
Clarke-Connors Ranges
631,985
26
43
82
9
0
161
Claude River Downs
1,026,214
90
8
301
252
651
Coastal Plains
284,780
14,188
47,409
5,058
247
7,974
1,404
8,224
84,504
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
76,805
2,252
6,748
951,032
15,584
3,536
14,380
1,070,337
Coral Sea
17,167
0
Culgoa-Bokhara
420,365
9
914
156
0
941
298
2,318
Cuttaburra-Paroo
644,091
18,144
16,142
4,305
4,143
12,279
669
15,366
71,048
Daintree-Bloomfield
357,932
5,032
289
843
130
< 1
981
6
692
2
7,973
Dawson River Downs
982,807
145
211
317
2,452
51
375
3,551
Debella
80,964
2,493
1,427
211
49
16
4,196
Diamantina-Eyre
1,212,761
21,503
7,775
8,404
295,009
239
6,385
635
339,950
Dieri
259,127
5,374
435
1,269
462
37
217
351
8,145
Donors Plateau
2,449,964
759
8,441
38
179
55
4,500
666
1,855
13,925
248
< 1
43
30,709
Doomadgee Plains
1,684,677
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
1,697,945
126
199
738
1,008
248
22
2,341
Eastern Mulga Plains
1,563,269
405
1,719
5,936
5,316
13,375
Georgetown-Croydon
1,041,407
81
129
61
67
4
9
14
13
0
378
Georgina Limestone
1,437,909
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
356,502
313
7,075
2,414
2,310
760
9,914
6,740
9,110
7,530
46
5,779
51,990
Gympie Block
859,020
3
118
29
9
864
430
27
1,478
Herbert
220,920
11,593
2,788
1,664
266
83
912
4,861
4
8
12
22,191
Herberton-Wairuna
661,771
10
< 1
10
63
827
17
2,309
102
< 1
39
3,378
Hodgkinson Basin
1,607,221
381
7
388
Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
2,208,468
< 1
9,637
222
1,156
3,504
8
19
14,548
Inglewood Sandstones
1,219,008
208
121
359
56
31
10
784
Innisfail
195,200
8,977
331
2,563
885
23
6,010
684
368
22
1,898
21,762
Isaac-Comet Downs
2,693,397
326
3,029
2,192
3,204
239
903
9,894
Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones
1,444,223
33,553
6,769
3,272
6,372
45,880
793
3,753
100,391
Jericho
1,486,926
362
394
124
1,269
359
2,507
Karumba Plains
1,057,366
92,846
383,465
< 1
12
952
10
52
3
4
790
3,638
818
19,076
501,667
Kidston
2,929,528
29
10
2,480
639
162
5
10
129
3,465
Kirrama-Hinchinbrook
257,594
< 1
4
199
2
205
Kynuna Plateau
2,293,311
78
338
183
82
680
Lake Pure
984,217
12,885
28
1,132
1,887
333
1,120
6,329
23,715
Langlo Plains
1,290,484
5
33
6,549
440
622
7,649
Laura Lowlands
1,791,228
3,300
5,707
46
14,860
11,753
4,247
4,348
71
44,332
Macalister
112,652
19
4
27
312
27
10
15
8
422
Manifold
67,885
7,176
1,164
3,098
1,341
700
2,519
20
16,020
Marlborough Plains
1,250,611
27
58,627
35,755
568
55
1,257
81
205
639
9,134
35,681
157
142,186
McArthur
589,180
844
518
65
1,428
Mitchell-Gilbert Fans
5,262,816
999
6,825
87
1
38,186
17,390
6,884
36,821
107,193
Moonie-Barwon Interfluve
689,476
0
22
151
36
302
20
530
Moonie-Commoron Floodout
750,661
< 1
8
175
764
20
32
1,000
Moreton Basin
784,969
15
68
1
741
1
1,268
2,172
2
4,268
Mount Isa
4,641,852
60
13
73
Mount Morgan Ranges
1,275,970
96
144
180
335
267
180
9
1,212
Nandewar Northern Complex
629,160
17
52
4
73
Narrandool
16,503
0
Nebine Plains
1,207,864
2,035
396
3,208
29,351
35,197
70,187
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
226
584
337
< 1
2,040
Northern Bowen Basin
1,316,957
335
2
16
< 1
129
382
465
101
1,430
Northern Downs
435,263
94
21
7
7
129
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
1,580,384
877
222
351
250
1,535
2,445
5,680
Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
466,498
27,383
10,526
7,955
4,219
2,758
3,540
56,381
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
306
329
South Drummond Basin
1,009,244
132
1
31
828
72
140
1,204
Southern Downs
4,264,666
100
< 1
< 1
100
1
1,583
1,865
166
30
3,846
Southern Great Barrier Reef
220
< 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 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
5,864
1,198
1,089
31,692
Strzelecki Desert
400,187
39,714
153
2
47
100
2,483
42,497
Sturt Stony Desert
5,771,058
200,437
17,213
12,463
34,960
15,471
24,895
22,321
327,761
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands
348,090
2,229
14,655
4,580
284
239
6,694
2,667
3,850
17,897
663
1,807
55,564
Tara Downs
511,339
15
473
276
69
1
4
838
Taroom Downs
652,005
465
103
7
227
302
1,623
49
2,777
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
27,026
9,240
641
109
72
759
134
541
17,144
812
56,478
Tully
162,958
19,069
1,369
4
1,832
671
4
6,082
292
127
4
594
30,047
Undara-Toomba Basalts
2,076,208
135
880
0
518
366
28,239
22,500
15
30
< 1
868
53,550
Upper Belyando Floodout
466,275
286
14
34
33
366
Urisino Sandplains
860,305
27
322
534
51
347
635
5,545
7,461
Warrambool-Moonie
573,578
34
999
< 1
72
10
< 1
2,407
14
191
3,729
Warrego Plains
2,168,635
817
7
3,120
3,220
3,085
13,547
7,412
31,207
Weipa Plateau
2,848,753
55,755
13,643
43,610
13,271
1,222
367
127,867
Wellesley Islands
124,893
5,909
13,238
887
410
25
20,469
Weribone High
966,510
5
7
456
347
22
29
866
West Balonne Plains
1,991,194
331
38
26
2,694
3,045
525
64
< 1
< 1
6,721
West Bulloo
2,852,104
5
350
5,241
296
2,069
221
164
5,593
13,939
West Warrego
4,220,686
604
139
2,648
3,399
2,226
795
4,948
14,760
Whitsunday
89,179
2,703
119
32
4
4
2,863
Woodenbong
2,879
0
Woondoola Plains
2,375,110
30
171
4,604
62
5,506
1,409
402
2
3
2
12,190
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 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
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) IBRA subregion 2017 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat-2017/ibra-subregion.html