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Herberton - Wairuna biogeographic subregion

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Herberton - Wairuna biogeographic subregion wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 26,986 100.0% 4.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 7,179 26.6% 1.1%
Artificial and highly modified 916 3.4% 0.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 2,668 9.9% 0.4%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 169 0.6% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 4 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 3,050 11.3% 0.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 372 1.4% 0.1%
Riverine 19,807 73.4% 3.0%

For definitions of artificial, highly modified, modified, slightly modified and natural wetlands, see the Queensland Wetland Mapping Method - A Method to Provide Baseline Mapping of Wetland Extent and Changes in Wetland Extent in Queensland (PDF, 0.6 MB).

Herberton - Wairuna biogeographic subregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 3,415 100.0% 0.5%
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 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0.0% 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 0 0.0% 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 839 24.6% 0.1%
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 81 2.4% 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 2,353 68.9% 0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 103 3.0% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 39 1.2% 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

Herberton - Wairuna biogeographic subregion wetland extent change by system
System 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
pre-clear area
(ha)
2021/pre-clear
percentage
Total 26,986 26,986 26,986 26,979 26,979 26,972 26,978 26,197 * 99.5%
Artificial and highly modified 916 916 916 912 910 902 847 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 2,668 2,668 2,668 2,668 2,668 2,668 2,668 2,668 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 169 169 169 165 165 165 165 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 3,050 3,050 3,050 3,050 3,050 3,050 3,111 3,486 87.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 372 372 372 372 372 372 372 0 n/a
Riverine 19,807 19,807 19,807 19,808 19,810 19,810 19,811 20,043 98.8%

* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Herberton - Wairuna biogeographic subregion wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 3,415 3,415 3,415 3,415 3,415 3,415 3,476
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 839 839 839 839 839 839 839
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 2,353 2,353 2,353 2,353 2,353 2,353 2,414
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 103 103 103 103 103 103 103
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 39 39 39 39 39 39 39

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

Herberton - Wairuna biogeographic subregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 661,771 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 522,829 79.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 105,845 16.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 13,990 2.1%
2.2 Production native forests 9,033 1.4%
6.1 Lake 2,771 0.4%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 1,984 0.3%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,893 0.3%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 841 0.1%
6.3 River 831 0.1%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 683 0.1%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 343 0.1%
5.8 Mining 243 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 188 0.0%
5.5 Services 131 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 76 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 29 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 15 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 13 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 9 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 9 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 5 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 4 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 3 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,809 301 292 85 3,113
Animals 602 24 113 33 626
Mammals 96 12 3 15 108
Birds 314 4 49 12 318
Reptiles 114 1 8 1 115
Amphibians 43 1 19 5 44
Ray-finned fishes 26 6 32 0 32
Insects 7 0 2 0 7
Malacostracans 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 173 0 0 0 173
Plants 2,031 277 179 52 2,311
Protozoans 1 0 0 0 1

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Herberton - Wairuna biogeographic subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/biogeographic-subregion-herberton-wairuna/