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Fraser Island DIWA nationally important wetlandAccess wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service. The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML. Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen Open WetlandMaps interactive map server
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| System | Area (km²) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Total | 171.2 | 100.0% | 10.5% |
| Estuarine | 10.7 | 6.2% | 0.7% |
| Lacustrine | 11.1 | 6.5% | 0.7% |
| Palustrine | 149.4 | 87.3% | 9.1% |
| Habitat | Area (km²) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 171.2 | 100.0% | 10.5% |
| Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities | 7.7 | 4.5% | 0.5% |
| Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes | 3.0 | 1.8% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 42.9 | 25.1% | 2.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp | 106.4 | 62.2% | 6.5% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 0.1 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window | 3.2 | 1.9% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Perched | 7.9 | 4.6% | 0.5% |
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.
Wetland extent changes
| System | 2017 area (km²) |
2013 area (km²) |
2009 area (km²) |
2005 area (km²) |
2001 area (km²) |
2017/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 171.2 | 171.2 | 171.2 | 171.2 | 171.2 | * 99.5% |
| Estuarine | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 102.1% |
| Lacustrine | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 100.0% |
| Palustrine | 149.4 | 149.4 | 149.4 | 149.4 | 149.4 | 99.3% |
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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View 2017/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all DIWA nationally important wetlands
| Habitat | 2017 area (km²) |
2013 area (km²) |
2009 area (km²) |
2005 area (km²) |
2001 area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 171.2 | 171.2 | 171.2 | 171.2 | 171.2 |
| Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 42.9 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 42.9 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp | 106.4 | 106.4 | 106.4 | 106.4 | 106.4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Perched | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
View 2017 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands
View 2013 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands
View 2009 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands
View 2005 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands
View 2001 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands
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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IBRA bioregions
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Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
- Fraser Island State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Perched
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
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
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Dilli Village wastewater treatment plant Floating Treatment Media
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Fox and wild dog control—Great Sandy Strait
- Fraser Island monitoring and restoration of Eurong Village's natural integrity
- Fraser Island World Heritage site, work on marine debris removal, understanding and actioning mitigation
- Groundsel control—Fraser Island
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Eurong, Fraser Island (K'gari)
- PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora
- PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
- PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project
- PCE - Controlling Abrus in Happy Valley Fraser Island
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Fraser Island
- PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM
- PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control
- Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
- Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Water quality improvement plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
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Fraser Island Waters (WQ1391)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- FL1A (HEV)
- FL1B (HEV)
- FL1C (HEV)
- FL1D (HEV)
- FL1E (HEV)
- FL1F (HEV)
- FL1G (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- HB1 (HEV)
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Great Sandy Strait and Coastal Creeks (WQ1402)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- HB1 (HEV)
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Hervey Bay (WQ1372)
- HB1 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 1676 | 159 | 274 | 76 | 1836 |
| Animals | 600 | 23 | 156 | 61 | 623 |
| Mammals | 62 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 73 |
| Birds | 363 | 7 | 78 | 34 | 370 |
| Reptiles | 83 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 84 |
| Amphibians | 18 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 33 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 34 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Insects | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
| Malacostracans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bacteria | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chromists | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fungi | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| Plants | 871 | 136 | 118 | 15 | 1007 |
| Protozoans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DES 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.
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Fraser Island DIWA nationally important wetland — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2023. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/diwa-wetland-fraser-island/
— Department of Environment and Science