Local government area 2019/pre-clear wetland extent percentages

Definition of local government area

based on a comparison of 2019 and pre-clear wetland mapping

2019/pre-clear wetland extent percentage by local government area
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Local government area	Wetland extent percentage 2019/pre-clear by system				Total percentage
	intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)	lacustrine (natural)	palustrine (natural)	riverine
All	94.8%	99.4%	93.2%	* n/a	* n/a
Aurukun	99.9%	-	99.7%	99.8%	99.8%
Balonne	-	53.1%	69.9%	* n/a	* n/a
Banana	-	95.2%	84.4%	* n/a	* n/a
Barcaldine	-	100.0%	96.0%	98.2%	98.3%
Barcoo	-	100.0%	99.9%	99.5%	99.9%
Blackall-Tambo	-	-	94.7%	95.2%	99.0%
Boulia	-	100.0%	99.9%	* n/a	* n/a
Brisbane	53.0%	100.0%	41.3%	37.3%	48.7%
Bulloo	-	99.9%	99.9%	99.9%	99.9%
Bundaberg	87.8%	100.0%	57.7%	64.1%	67.5%
Burdekin	88.6%	55.0%	50.9%	81.4%	97.0%
Burke	100.0%	-	99.5%	99.6%	100.1%
Cairns	82.5%	-	43.8%	34.5%	52.7%
Carpentaria	100.0%	88.9%	99.4%	100.0%	100.1%
Cassowary Coast	98.8%	98.2%	45.0%	90.0%	69.3%
Central Highlands	-	91.1%	70.8%	83.5%	86.2%
Charters Towers	-	100.0%	97.5%	97.3%	98.0%
Cherbourg	-	-	100.0%	70.1%	71.5%
Cloncurry	-	-	98.5%	99.4%	100.0%
Cook	99.9%	99.4%	99.6%	99.5%	99.8%
Croydon	-	-	99.1%	99.9%	100.1%
Diamantina	-	99.9%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Doomadgee	100.0%	-	99.9%	99.0%	99.9%
Douglas	95.1%	-	75.0%	54.1%	76.4%
Etheridge	-	100.0%	97.2%	96.4%	97.0%
Flinders	-	98.5%	96.0%	98.9%	100.4%
Fraser Coast	98.7%	100.0%	71.7%	65.6%	79.9%
Gladstone	95.7%	100.0%	86.4%	79.2%	97.5%
Gold Coast	78.6%	-	12.5%	35.5%	39.0%
Goondiwindi	-	82.7%	75.2%	88.6%	93.1%
Gympie	100.2%	99.6%	81.3%	57.0%	72.2%
Hinchinbrook	90.3%	-	30.9%	56.2%	57.2%
Hope Vale	99.9%	97.7%	99.9%	100.0%	99.7%
Ipswich	-	-	38.8%	55.2%	48.9%
Isaac	77.0%	97.7%	68.3%	82.9%	88.2%
Kowanyama	100.0%	95.1%	99.6%	99.9%	99.9%
Livingstone	73.0%	99.9%	63.0%	81.9%	91.9%
Lockhart River	100.0%	100.0%	99.6%	100.0%	100.0%
Lockyer Valley	-	-	32.7%	88.9%	80.7%
Logan	84.9%	-	61.4%	49.0%	58.7%
Longreach	-	100.0%	100.0%	98.9%	100.2%
Mackay	96.3%	100.0%	18.4%	74.5%	62.9%
Mapoon	100.0%	-	99.8%	99.9%	99.9%
Maranoa	-	90.6%	82.1%	* n/a	* n/a
Mareeba	-	99.8%	97.6%	99.0%	101.6%
Mckinlay	-	-	99.6%	99.7%	100.0%
Moreton Bay	85.8%	100.0%	49.7%	61.7%	61.6%
Mornington	99.9%	-	100.0%	100.0%	99.9%
Mount Isa	-	-	100.0%	99.0%	99.9%
Murweh	-	70.2%	92.2%	88.1%	91.4%
Napranum	100.0%	-	99.7%	99.9%	99.9%
Noosa	89.0%	100.0%	86.9%	* n/a	* n/a
North Burnett	-	-	50.3%	65.8%	66.4%
Northern Peninsula Area	100.0%	99.5%	99.9%	99.9%	99.9%
Palm Island	100.4%	-	77.2%	96.5%	93.8%
Paroo	-	99.9%	97.5%	98.8%	99.4%
Pormpuraaw	96.5%	-	99.7%	99.6%	98.6%
Quilpie	-	100.0%	99.8%	99.7%	100.0%
Redland	95.8%	98.9%	84.7%	62.4%	90.0%
Richmond	-	-	98.2%	99.6%	100.1%
Rockhampton	87.2%	98.7%	70.0%	81.7%	97.0%
Scenic Rim	-	-	53.3%	55.8%	57.4%
Somerset	-	-	16.2%	54.4%	52.9%
South Burnett	-	-	82.6%	54.5%	56.1%
Southern Downs	-	100.0%	87.1%	42.0%	43.0%
Sunshine Coast	85.4%	98.6%	36.7%	42.9%	44.5%
Tablelands	-	100.0%	89.5%	97.0%	97.2%
Toowoomba	-	14.6%	81.4%	57.9%	60.6%
Torres	99.9%	99.6%	99.9%	98.2%	99.9%
Torres Strait Island	99.9%	100.0%	96.7%	100.0%	99.8%
Townsville	91.8%	-	58.1%	74.9%	88.3%
Weipa	152.1%	-	100.3%	-	116.6%
Western Downs	-	100.0%	77.0%	* n/a	* n/a
Whitsunday	86.6%	98.5%	49.3%	95.5%	92.1%
Winton	-	99.9%	100.0%	98.7%	99.4%
Woorabinda	-	99.1%	98.2%	94.3%	96.7%
Wujal Wujal	-	-	-	94.8%	94.8%
Yarrabah	102.0%	-	98.1%	95.8%	98.3%

* 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.