Regional plan 2019/pre-clear wetland extent percentages

Definition of regional plan

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

2019/pre-clear wetland extent percentage by regional plan
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Regional plan	Wetland extent percentage 2019/pre-clear by system				Total percentage
	intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)	lacustrine (natural)	palustrine (natural)	riverine
All	94.5%	99.1%	93.1%	* n/a	* n/a
Cape York Regional Plan	99.7%	98.9%	99.6%	99.6%	99.7%
Central Queensland Regional Plan	81.7%	93.3%	71.7%	87.9%	94.2%
Central West Regional Plan	-	99.9%	99.9%	99.3%	99.9%
Darling Downs Regional Plan	-	58.0%	75.5%	88.9%	93.2%
Far North Regional Plan	95.1%	99.9%	68.8%	94.7%	88.4%
Gulf Regional Development Plan	100.0%	90.4%	99.2%	99.0%	99.7%
Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan	85.1%	97.8%	40.7%	86.2%	83.3%
Maranoa - Balonne Regional Plan	-	53.5%	74.7%	* n/a	* n/a
North Queensland Regional Plan	89.5%	99.4%	72.6%	92.4%	92.2%
North West Regional Plan	-	98.5%	98.8%	99.3%	100.0%
South East Queensland Regional Plan (ShapingSEQ)	75.0%	99.5%	44.9%	55.8%	55.2%
South West Regional Plan	-	99.5%	99.1%	96.7%	99.3%
Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan	96.4%	100.0%	71.0%	62.0%	71.6%

* 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.