Biogeographic subregion 2021/pre-clear wetland extent percentages

Definition of biogeographic subregion

based on a comparison of 2021 and pre-clear wetland mapping

2021/pre-clear wetland extent percentage by biogeographic subregion
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Biogeographic subregion	Wetland extent percentage 2021/pre-clear by system					Total percentage
	intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)	lacustrine (natural)	lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)	palustrine (natural)	riverine
All	94.8%	99.3%	-	93.1%	* n/a	* n/a
Alice Tableland	-	100.0%	-	96.7%	97.3%	98.3%
Anakie Inlier	-	-	-	90.3%	79.0%	81.5%
Arcadia	-	92.1%	-	86.9%	* n/a	* n/a
Armraynald Plains	100.0%	99.7%	-	98.8%	99.4%	100.5%
Atherton	-	100.0%	-	38.7%	89.8%	74.9%
Banana - Auburn Ranges	-	-	-	43.8%	56.2%	56.4%
Barakula	-	84.2%	-	59.6%	* n/a	* n/a
Barkly Tableland	-	-	-	99.8%	* n/a	* n/a
Basalt Downs	-	-	-	76.4%	75.2%	77.5%
Battle Camp Sandstones	100.0%	-	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Bellenden Ker - Lamb	104.5%	100.0%	-	98.5%	95.5%	97.3%
Belyando Downs	-	-	-	96.6%	82.5%	91.7%
Beucazon Hills	-	-	-	88.2%	93.5%	95.1%
Bogie River Hills	77.7%	-	-	9.4%	92.3%	90.2%
Boomer Range	-	-	-	100.0%	75.6%	77.3%
Brisbane - Barambah Volcanics	-	-	-	61.4%	59.8%	59.9%
Broken River	-	100.0%	-	95.0%	97.5%	98.0%
Buckland Basalts	-	-	-	100.0%	98.4%	98.8%
Bulloo	-	100.0%	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Bulloo Dunefields	-	99.7%	-	99.8%	99.8%	99.9%
Burnett - Curtis Coastal Lowlands	95.1%	100.0%	-	60.3%	56.0%	69.6%
Burnett - Curtis Hills and Ranges	92.9%	-	-	76.9%	74.8%	89.6%
Burringbar - Conondale Ranges	69.9%	-	-	45.3%	49.0%	50.3%
Byfield	102.2%	-	-	76.4%	63.7%	69.3%
Callide Creek Downs	-	99.7%	-	96.7%	* n/a	* n/a
Cape - Campaspe Plains	-	100.0%	-	86.5%	97.2%	98.0%
Cape River Hills	-	100.0%	-	67.8%	85.9%	85.8%
Cape York - Torres Strait	99.9%	100.0%	-	97.8%	98.8%	99.8%
Carnarvon Ranges	-	81.4%	-	95.3%	* n/a	* n/a
Central Downs	-	-	-	99.1%	97.2%	102.5%
Claraville Plains	-	-	-	99.3%	99.9%	99.9%
Clarke - Connors Ranges	99.9%	-	-	16.9%	76.3%	72.5%
Claude River Downs	-	100.0%	-	89.2%	* n/a	* n/a
Coastal Plains	99.0%	-	-	99.7%	99.3%	99.2%
Coen - Yambo Inlier	100.0%	100.0%	-	100.9%	99.7%	99.9%
Coongie	-	100.0%	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Cooper - Diamantina Plains	-	100.0%	-	100.0%	99.9%	100.0%
Culgoa - Bokhara	-	0.7%	-	92.2%	* n/a	* n/a
Cuttaburra - Paroo	-	100.0%	-	98.8%	99.8%	100.0%
Daintree - Bloomfield	97.1%	-	-	76.3%	63.4%	80.1%
Dawson River Downs	-	100.0%	-	87.5%	82.8%	97.0%
Debella	96.9%	-	-	40.8%	* n/a	* n/a
Dieri	-	100.0%	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.2%
Donors Plateau	99.9%	44.8%	-	99.6%	99.3%	100.2%
Doomadgee Plains	100.1%	-	-	99.8%	99.9%	99.9%
Dulacca Downs	-	-	-	98.0%	* n/a	* n/a
Eastern Darling Downs	-	99.4%	-	88.6%	51.6%	64.8%
Eastern Mulga Plains	-	100.0%	-	95.0%	83.4%	97.4%
Flinders	-	-	-	100.0%	99.3%	100.0%
Georgetown - Croydon	-	-	-	91.8%	99.7%	101.1%
Georgina - Eyre Plains	-	100.0%	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Georgina Limestone	-	99.8%	-	100.0%	* n/a	* n/a
Gilberton Plateau	-	96.7%	-	95.0%	100.0%	99.9%
Goneaway Tablelands	-	99.8%	-	99.8%	99.5%	99.6%
Great Sandy	99.9%	100.0%	-	90.3%	* n/a	* n/a
Gympie Block	95.0%	-	-	67.9%	72.2%	72.7%
Herbert	91.1%	-	-	32.9%	61.3%	59.7%
Herberton - Wairuna	-	100.0%	-	87.5%	98.8%	99.5%
Hodgkinson Basin	-	-	-	59.2%	97.1%	107.8%
Holroyd Plain - Red Plateau	-	99.8%	-	98.4%	99.8%	99.9%
Inglewood Sandstones	-	63.7%	-	78.7%	87.1%	85.4%
Innisfail	89.5%	-	-	50.1%	45.2%	59.4%
Isaac - Comet Downs	-	99.9%	-	58.6%	79.4%	80.4%
Jardine - Pascoe Sandstones	100.0%	99.4%	-	99.9%	100.0%	99.9%
Jericho	-	-	-	94.8%	93.9%	95.0%
Karumba Plains	100.0%	99.9%	-	98.3%	99.9%	100.0%
Kidston	-	100.0%	-	94.5%	99.6%	100.3%
Kirrama - Hinchinbrook	100.2%	-	-	98.3%	98.5%	98.9%
Kynuna Plateau	-	-	-	99.8%	99.9%	100.6%
Lake Pure	-	99.8%	-	100.0%	100.0%	99.9%
Langlo Plains	-	-	-	96.9%	87.2%	92.6%
Laura Lowlands	100.0%	99.9%	-	99.6%	99.9%	99.8%
Macalister	98.6%	-	-	76.4%	88.7%	87.9%
Macintyre - Weir Fan	-	75.0%	-	55.6%	* n/a	* n/a
Manifold	90.4%	-	-	99.4%	81.9%	95.2%
Marlborough Plains	77.4%	96.4%	-	51.4%	89.6%	96.2%
McArthur	-	-	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Mitchell - Gilbert Fans	100.0%	98.9%	-	99.0%	98.5%	98.9%
Moonie - Barwon Interfluve	-	0.0%	-	72.6%	69.8%	82.0%
Moonie R. - Commoron Creek Floodout	-	-	-	53.8%	* n/a	* n/a
Moreton Basin	98.8%	-	-	39.8%	64.6%	60.9%
Mount Isa Inlier	-	-	-	99.9%	98.6%	100.2%
Mount Morgan Ranges	6036.4%	23.6%	-	78.2%	88.7%	120.2%
Nandewar Northern Complex	-	-	-	100.0%	45.2%	45.4%
Narrandool	-	0.0%	-	-	100.0%	7.3%
Nebine Plains	-	99.2%	-	96.0%	98.2%	98.7%
Nebo - Connors Ranges	-	-	-	100.0%	93.9%	94.4%
Noccundra Slopes	-	99.9%	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
North Eastern Plains	-	56.2%	-	70.5%	77.0%	78.1%
Northern Bowen Basin	-	96.9%	-	47.9%	89.8%	90.8%
Northern Holroyd Plain	100.0%	100.0%	-	99.6%	99.7%	99.6%
Northern Uplands	-	-	-	98.0%	100.0%	100.5%
Paluma - Seaview	-	-	-	100.0%	99.7%	99.8%
Prairie - Torrens Creeks Alluvials	-	100.0%	-	96.8%	97.9%	99.3%
Proserpine - Sarina Lowlands	95.9%	-	-	31.1%	71.0%	64.8%
Scenic Rim	-	-	-	74.0%	65.7%	65.8%
Simpson Desert	-	100.0%	-	100.0%	99.3%	100.0%
South Burnett	-	-	-	68.4%	77.4%	80.4%
South Drummond Basin	-	31.0%	-	83.9%	81.3%	84.1%
Southern Downs	-	91.9%	-	84.4%	* n/a	* n/a
Southern Great Barrier Reef	-	-	-	100.0%	-	100.0%
Southern Wooded Downs	-	-	-	100.0%	95.4%	98.4%
Southwestern Downs	-	99.8%	-	100.0%	* n/a	* n/a
Southwestern Plateaus & Floodouts	-	-	-	100.0%	99.9%	100.1%
Stanthorpe Plateau	-	-	-	82.5%	48.7%	50.0%
Starke Coastal Lowlands	99.6%	97.8%	-	99.8%	98.7%	99.5%
Strzelecki Desert	-	99.8%	-	98.4%	100.0%	100.0%
Sturt Stony Desert	-	99.9%	-	99.9%	99.9%	100.0%
Sunshine Coast - Gold Coast Lowlands	77.8%	99.4%	-	39.6%	46.1%	52.6%
Tara Downs	-	-	-	74.1%	85.2%	92.2%
Taroom Downs	-	80.2%	-	82.0%	* n/a	* n/a
Tenterfield Plateau	-	-	-	-	92.5%	92.5%
Thorntonia	-	-	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Toko Plains	-	100.0%	-	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Townsville Plains	86.6%	57.6%	-	47.5%	82.3%	94.8%
Tully	100.0%	670.4%	-	42.7%	86.8%	71.1%
Undara - Toomba Basalts	-	99.9%	-	98.0%	99.8%	99.5%
Upper Belyando Floodout	-	-	-	85.7%	88.2%	110.4%
Urisino Sandplains	-	100.0%	-	98.5%	99.9%	99.8%
Warrambool - Moonie	-	100.8%	-	51.7%	* n/a	* n/a
Warrego Plains	-	99.4%	-	98.1%	98.9%	99.1%
Weipa Plateau	100.0%	-	-	99.3%	99.9%	100.0%
Wellesley Islands	99.8%	-	-	100.0%	100.0%	99.8%
Weribone High	-	-	-	88.0%	83.1%	90.0%
West Balonne Plains	-	-	-	73.3%	* n/a	* n/a
West Bulloo	-	99.8%	-	98.4%	* n/a	* n/a
West Warrego	-	100.0%	-	98.1%	98.3%	98.9%
Whitsunday	98.9%	100.0%	-	75.6%	58.5%	96.9%
Woodenbong	-	-	-	-	-	-
Woondoola Plains	100.0%	100.0%	-	99.0%	99.6%	100.5%
Woorabinda	-	-	-	83.0%	75.3%	81.6%
Wyarra Hills	-	-	-	63.6%	97.3%	97.6%

* Pre-clear riverine wetland statistics are not available in this area. A comprehensive evaluation is currently underway of the effect of identified limitations on the statistical analysis process used to monitor wetland extent change. During this time, selected riverine wetland statistics will be temporarily unavailable as they may be disproportionately impacted. It is expected that this evaluation will be completed in late 2024.

Disclaimer

All figures exclude artificial and highly modified wetlands.

The total percentage figure includes slightly modified wetlands.

Figures 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.

Figures may change over time as mapping approaches improve.