Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland
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Wetland extents
Based on wetland mapping version 5.0
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland wetland area by system 2017
System
Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
209.2
100.0%
22.7%
Artificial and highly modified
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
Estuarine
172.9
82.7%
18.8%
Palustrine
36.2
17.3%
3.9%
Riverine
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland wetland area by habitat 2017
Habitat
Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
209.2
100.0%
22.7%
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
133.5
63.8%
14.5%
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
39.4
18.8%
4.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
8.8
4.2%
1.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
13.6
6.5%
1.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
2.7
1.3%
0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
10.4
5.0%
1.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
0.4
0.2%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.3
0.1%
0.0%
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine
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.
Wetland extent changes
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland wetland extent change by system
System
2017 area (km²)
2013 area (km²)
2009 area (km²)
2005 area (km²)
2001 area (km²)
2017/pre-clear percentage
Total
209.2
209.2
209.3
209.3
209.5
* 96.8%
Artificial and highly modified
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
n/a
Estuarine
172.9
172.9
172.9
172.9
172.9
99.5%
Palustrine
36.2
36.2
36.2
36.3
36.5
86.3%
Riverine
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
n/a
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat
2017 area (km²)
2013 area (km²)
2009 area (km²)
2005 area (km²)
2001 area (km²)
Total
209.2
209.2
209.3
209.3
209.5
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
133.5
133.6
133.5
133.5
133.5
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
39.4
39.4
39.4
39.4
39.4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.9
8.9
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
13.6
13.6
13.6
13.6
13.6
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
10.4
10.4
10.5
10.5
10.5
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Riverine
0.0
0.0
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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none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
Central Eastern Shelf Transition
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Ramsar internationally important wetlands
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Marine parks (Queensland)
none
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none
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none
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none
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none
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Nature refuges
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none
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Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
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none
Wetland projects
Booral & Round Island Project Weed Management
Coastal Community Engagement, Building Capacity Awareness of Natural Environment in the Wide Bay Burnett Region
Community Foreshore Habitat Recovery and Rehabilitation Extension Program
Community foreshore habitat recovery and rehabilitation program
Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
Crab Creek native vegetation management
Enhancement of pest control program—Poona
Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground
Fire hazard reduction and habitat protection—Crab Creek
Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project
Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project
Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek
Marine debris clean-up - mouth of the Mary River (Tandora)
Mullens Wader Walk
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 - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15
PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15
PCE - Great Sandy Strait Seagrass Monitoring - Cooloola Coastcare
PCE - Junior Cooloola Coastcare - Ramsar Wetlands
PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management
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
Pest control program, Tuan State Forrest—Poona, Buttha and Kauri Creeks
Pig Control at Tandora
Poona Creek Pine wildling control
Rainbow Beach environmental works—vehicle access restriction
Ramsar site flood debris clean-up—Tandora
Research Case Study: Recovering Australia's migratory shorebirds
Secure plant stock and seeds to rehabilitate Nationally endangered ecological community (littoral rainforest and coastal vine thicket)—Poona
Stabilisation of Buttha Campground 2, Buttha Creek, Poona
Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
Tin Can Bay—Crab Creek environmental restoration works
Tin Can Bay School Wetlands
Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
Weed control, Gympie Regional Council—Ramsar site Snapper Creek
Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Water quality improvement plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
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Wildlife
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 .
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Great Sandy Strait 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-great-sandy-strait/