Belyando Downs biogeographic subregion — facts and maps (Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation)

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Belyando Downs biogeographic subregion

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Wetland extents info metadata

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Belyando Downs biogeographic subregion wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 35,883 100.0% 2.0%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 12,722 35.5% 0.7%
Artificial and highly modified 4,949 13.8% 0.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,688 4.7% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 5,505 15.3% 0.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 580 1.6% 0.0%
Riverine 23,161 64.5% 1.3%
Belyando Downs biogeographic subregion wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 5,992 100.0% 0.3%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 3,636 60.7% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 23 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 681 11.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 119 2.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 1,533 25.6% 0.1%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0.0% 0.0%

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.

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Wetland extent changes

Belyando Downs biogeographic subregion wetland extent change by system
System 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
pre-clear area
(ha)
2019/pre-clear
percentage
Total 35,883 35,924 35,835 35,751 35,534 34,576 33,606 * 92.0%
Artificial and highly modified 4,949 4,926 4,682 4,528 4,307 3,255 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,688 1,688 1,688 1,688 1,688 1,688 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 5,505 5,506 5,508 5,508 5,510 5,520 5,698 96.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 580 580 580 580 580 570 0 n/a
Riverine 23,161 23,224 23,378 23,449 23,449 23,544 27,907 83.0%

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Belyando Downs biogeographic subregion wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 5,992 5,993 5,995 5,995 5,997 5,997
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 3,636 3,637 3,637 3,637 3,637 3,637
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 23 23 23 23 23 23
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 681 681 681 681 683 683
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 119 119 121 121 121 121
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 1,533 1,533 1,533 1,533 1,534 1,534
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Belyando Downs biogeographic subregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 1,772,127 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 1,646,323 92.9%
3.3 Cropping 39,663 2.2%
1.1 Nature conservation 31,821 1.8%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 30,341 1.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 7,049 0.4%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 3,782 0.2%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 3,529 0.2%
2.2 Production native forests 2,410 0.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 2,195 0.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,705 0.1%
6.1 Lake 1,098 0.1%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 858 0.0%
6.3 River 660 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 397 0.0%
5.8 Mining 154 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 75 0.0%
5.5 Services 47 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 20 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 1,429 117 157 21 1,552
Animals 466 16 77 17 482
Mammals 61 12 1 3 73
Birds 251 2 44 9 253
Reptiles 103 0 6 5 103
Amphibians 18 1 9 0 19
Ray-finned fishes 16 1 17 0 17
Insects 16 0 0 0 16
Malacostracans 1 0 0 0 1
Plants 963 101 80 4 1,070

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Belyando Downs biogeographic subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 January 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/biogeographic-subregion-belyando-downs/