IBRA subregion 2021 wetland habitat extents
Definition of IBRA subregion
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2021 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
LA17
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
3,809
473,030
596,583
460,713
26,863
1,239
8,446
156
7,552
998
1,172
79,796
106,194
1,375,767
83,024
158,797
144,439
203,736
3,044
37
268,215
12,963
157,309
10,567
123,611
159,261
15,964
45
3,459
960
746
4,488,496
Alice Tableland
2,866,760
20,002
29,969
4,740
754
2,434
1,638
37
59,573
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
22,726
475
5,571
2,717
3,808
34
111
150
37,043
Atherton
177,037
147
42
262
247
697
Banana-Auburn Ranges
1,547,555
10
152
29
8
200
Barakula
1,301,712
1,036
27
39
453
89
125
1,769
Barkly Tableland
2,180,778
660
1,198
183
13,465
2,119
17,626
Basalt Downs
1,274,731
48
5
9
157
219
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
3,651
23
681
1,533
119
6,007
Beucazon Hills
95,821
17
80
97
Bogie River Hills
1,054,392
1,312
531
40
2
11
763
2,659
Boomer Range
220,541
< 1
26
26
Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics
806,778
14
5
14
267
299
Broken River
3,309,590
1,661
212
3,077
701
30
103
276
59
6,120
Buckland Basalts
281,306
116
116
Bulloo
619,009
18,994
343
1,865
59,432
15,229
13,086
20,232
129,181
Bulloo Dunefields
1,077,224
22,972
67
819
2,688
2,546
6,223
11,328
46,644
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands
700,181
672
11,593
4,751
13
6,999
1,801
430
14,811
360
3,820
45,251
Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges
962,583
469
9,872
6,499
1,717
102
32
1,334
282
117
20,423
Burringbar-Conondale Ranges
535,416
18
162
44
91
5
1,766
322
4
2,411
Byfield
127,697
146
46
1,024
4
32
1,667
2,919
Callide Creek Downs
301,303
25
23
32
108
571
2
760
Cape-Campaspe Plains
1,007,026
174
93
122
807
431
10
0
1,636
Cape River Hills
747,993
11
5
118
< 1
182
10
327
Cape York-Torres Strait
94,367
21,729
4,617
2
489
106
186
27,130
Carnarvon Ranges
2,263,686
765
157
33
422
59
1,436
Castlereagh-Barwon
292,740
348
118
1,144
3,807
48
9
5,474
Central Downs
9,378,817
224
117
278
7
30
4,158
505
5,318
Claraville Plains
3,738,013
5,026
928
64,506
1
353
236
< 1
71,051
Clarke-Connors Ranges
631,985
27
43
82
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
2,255
4,254
951,990
15,586
3,937
14,390
1,069,036
Coral Sea
17,167
0
Culgoa-Bokhara
420,365
9
1,005
156
0
941
302
2,412
Cuttaburra-Paroo
644,091
13,699
4,425
16,153
4,309
4,165
12,343
671
15,427
71,192
Daintree-Bloomfield
357,932
5,047
293
850
131
< 1
991
5
704
2
8,025
Dawson River Downs
982,807
145
211
371
313
2,514
55
3,610
Debella
80,964
2,493
1,428
213
49
16
4,200
Diamantina-Eyre
1,212,761
21,514
7,773
8,404
295,030
240
6,369
635
339,967
Dieri
259,127
5,389
435
1,269
462
37
217
362
8,171
Donors Plateau
2,449,964
757
8,441
181
67
55
4,500
666
1,849
13,950
282
13
5
< 1
61
30,827
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
199
22
742
1,036
248
2,351
Eastern Mulga Plains
1,563,269
405
1,791
5,895
5,280
< 1
13,371
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
5,955
70
2,656
7,159
1,051
2,473
5,095
24,460
Great Sandy
356,502
313
7,075
2,414
2,313
760
8,918
6,740
9,111
7,505
46
5,443
50,636
Gympie Block
859,020
3
117
34
9
942
437
27
1,569
Herbert
220,920
11,708
2,709
1,777
257
103
1,000
5,154
11
8
13
22,740
Herberton-Wairuna
661,771
0
0
839
81
2,353
103
39
3,415
Hodgkinson Basin
1,607,221
399
7
406
Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
2,208,468
0
9,639
222
1,179
3,517
27
14,583
Inglewood Sandstones
1,219,008
208
127
10
372
65
31
812
Innisfail
195,200
9,173
454
2,565
904
25
6,306
693
368
22
1,970
22,479
Isaac-Comet Downs
2,693,397
326
3,030
900
2,285
3,016
243
9,799
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
393
79
1,231
375
2,104
Karumba Plains
1,057,366
94,772
394,569
< 1
952
12
757
3,899
785
20,557
516,303
Kidston
2,929,528
11
23
2,341
567
212
5
144
3,301
Kirrama-Hinchinbrook
257,594
< 1
4
199
2
205
Kynuna Plateau
2,293,311
78
338
100
165
680
Lake Pure
984,217
12,616
37
1,163
1,887
333
1,120
6,317
23,473
Langlo Plains
1,290,484
1
33
7,324
397
629
8,384
Laura Lowlands
1,791,228
3,300
5,707
46
14,867
11,745
4,247
4,348
71
44,331
Macalister
112,652
19
4
28
313
28
11
15
8
425
Manifold
67,885
7,176
1,164
3,098
1,341
700
2,519
20
16,020
Marlborough Plains
1,250,611
27
58,639
35,827
564
55
1,455
82
4,132
689
9,333
31,910
142,711
McArthur
589,180
843
518
67
1,428
Mitchell-Gilbert Fans
5,262,816
1,194
8,007
37,536
17,378
6,838
41,655
112,607
Moonie-Barwon Interfluve
689,476
0
227
20
36
356
638
Moonie-Commoron Floodout
750,661
< 1
8
32
175
897
20
1,133
Moreton Basin
784,969
15
68
1
741
1
1,257
2,228
2
4,313
Mount Isa
4,641,852
1,118
23
13
37
1,191
Mount Morgan Ranges
1,275,970
96
156
180
9
333
267
180
1,222
Nandewar Northern Complex
629,160
4
17
52
73
Narrandool
16,503
0
Nebine Plains
1,207,864
2,035
396
3,324
29,311
35,191
70,257
Nebo-Connors Ranges
449,269
35
33
134
203
Noccundra Slopes
1,798,759
1,073
74
338
7,243
173
1,547
1,648
12,095
North Eastern Plains
660,369
500
374
3
219
583
290
7
1,976
Northern Bowen Basin
1,316,957
335
8
128
101
354
491
1,418
Northern Downs
435,263
94
21
7
7
129
Northern Holroyd Plain
2,464,074
697
842
72,356
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
1,546
5,185
Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
466,498
27,415
10,523
8,259
4,168
2,880
3,536
56,781
Scenic Rim
229,099
< 1
14
14
Simpson Desert
1,962,618
32,228
3,437
1,139
20
1,936
1,073
39,833
South Burnett
563,866
23
306
329
South Drummond Basin
1,009,244
132
1
140
31
828
72
1,204
Southern Downs
4,264,666
52
0
95
1
30
1,623
2,798
166
4,766
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
12,226
Southwestern Plateaus and Floodouts
1,333,519
696
52
27
775
Stanthorpe Plateau
137,535
222
222
Starke Coastal Lowlands
512,498
11,790
7,398
1,670
2,681
5,865
1,198
1,089
31,692
Strzelecki Desert
400,187
39,727
161
2
47
100
2,483
42,518
Sturt Stony Desert
5,771,058
199,507
17,210
12,698
34,959
15,477
25,671
22,332
327,854
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands
348,090
2,294
15,046
3,983
284
239
6,612
2,646
3,844
17,699
684
1,792
55,123
Tara Downs
511,339
15
580
4
298
86
1
983
Taroom Downs
652,005
465
103
53
242
451
1,615
2,929
Tenterfield Plateau
7,597
0
Thorntonia
779,008
< 1
14
14
Toko Plains
498,090
4,068
171
203
4
975
247
5,668
Townsville Plains
763,495
27,042
9,667
701
109
155
1,498
220
583
17,239
57,212
Tully
162,958
19,055
1,367
4
2,104
548
124
5,852
310
126
4
635
30,130
Undara-Toomba Basalts
2,076,208
135
910
521
366
28,540
18,781
402
3,503
< 1
670
200
54,027
Upper Belyando Floodout
466,275
302
14
33
34
382
Urisino Sandplains
860,305
27
322
548
53
347
635
5,574
7,506
Warrambool-Moonie
573,578
28
998
< 1
72
10
192
2,422
152
3,875
Warrego Plains
2,168,635
817
7
3,147
3,260
3,240
13,559
7,453
31,482
Weipa Plateau
2,848,753
55,754
13,645
44,044
13,275
1,222
367
128,308
Wellesley Islands
124,893
5,909
13,238
887
410
25
20,469
Weribone High
966,510
< 1
20
29
464
516
19
1,049
West Balonne Plains
1,991,194
327
38
26
2,804
3,044
530
64
< 1
4
6,836
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
2,226
795
4,969
14,785
Whitsunday
89,179
2,703
119
32
4
4
2,863
Woodenbong
2,879
0
Woondoola Plains
2,375,110
30
171
49
4,613
62
6,154
1,429
393
2
12
47
12,961
Woorabinda
749,785
2,158
396
149
694
552
3,949
Wyarra Hills
397,935
67
12
144
84
1
13
320
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
LA17
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated 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 2021 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat/ibra-subregion.html