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Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregion

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Name: Mulga Lands (MUL)
Area type: Bioregion
Total area: 18,605,811 ha
% total Qld: 10.8%
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Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
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Climate zones
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IBRA bioregions
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Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife

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Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregion wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 334,555 100.0% 1.8%
Artificial and highly modified 9,289 2.8% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 23,261 7.0% 0.1%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,027 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 217,571 65.0% 1.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 5,182 1.5% 0.0%
Riverine 78,225 23.4% 0.4%

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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).

Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 243,487 100.0% 1.3%
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 18,103 7.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 4,425 1.8% 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 17,495 7.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 17,332 7.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 397 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 15,737 6.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 33,844 13.9% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 55,046 22.6% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 81,033 33.3% 0.4%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 64 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 7 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 < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0.0% 0.0%

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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

Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregion 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 334,555 334,913 335,425 335,696 335,900 335,888 335,875 331,642 * 98.1%
Artificial and highly modified 9,289 9,289 9,274 9,212 9,103 8,616 7,899 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) 23,261 23,277 23,277 23,277 23,277 23,277 23,277 23,677 98.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,027 1,027 1,027 1,027 1,027 1,027 1,024 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 217,571 217,759 217,951 218,051 218,174 218,520 218,689 225,733 96.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 5,182 5,182 5,182 5,182 5,182 5,182 5,139 0 n/a
Riverine 78,225 78,379 78,715 78,947 79,138 79,267 79,847 82,232 95.1%

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

metadata View 2021 wetland system extents for all bioregions

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all bioregions

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all bioregions

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all bioregions

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all bioregions

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all bioregions

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all bioregions

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all bioregions

metadata View 2021/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all bioregions

Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregion 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 243,487 243,690 243,882 243,982 244,106 244,452 244,577
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 18,103 18,119 18,119 18,119 18,119 18,119 18,119
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425
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 17,495 17,495 17,495 17,495 17,495 17,495 17,511
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 17,332 17,332 17,332 17,335 17,335 17,358 17,358
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 397 397 397 397 397 397 397
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 15,737 15,737 15,738 15,742 15,742 15,742 15,742
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 33,844 33,866 33,979 34,015 34,089 34,153 33,773
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 55,046 55,141 55,163 55,181 55,188 55,360 55,682
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 81,033 81,103 81,159 81,199 81,241 81,327 81,537
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 64 64 64 64 64 64 21
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 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

metadata View 2021 wetland habitat area for all bioregions

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all bioregions

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all bioregions

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all bioregions

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all bioregions

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all bioregions

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all bioregions

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

Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 18,605,811 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 17,215,580 92.5%
1.1 Nature conservation 727,117 3.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 277,107 1.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 152,762 0.8%
6.1 Lake 117,730 0.6%
3.3 Cropping 57,820 0.3%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 21,551 0.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 12,623 0.1%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 8,584 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 4,372 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 1,980 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 1,934 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 1,584 0.0%
5.5 Services 1,442 0.0%
6.3 River 1,308 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 794 0.0%
5.8 Mining 754 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 377 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 189 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 84 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 40 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 32 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 27 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 21 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 2,477 246 247 65 2,724
Animals 587 25 112 34 612
Mammals 66 13 1 8 79
Birds 304 6 63 20 310
Reptiles 140 1 5 3 141
Amphibians 27 1 15 0 28
Ray-finned fishes 17 3 20 2 20
Insects 30 1 8 0 31
Malacostracans 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Snails 1 0 0 1 1
Bacteria 9 0 0 0 9
Chromists 91 0 0 0 91
Fungi 191 0 0 0 191
Plants 1,599 221 135 31 1,821

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) Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/bioregion-mulga-lands-mul/