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Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 95,928 | 100.0% | 7.5% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 76,751 | 80.0% | 6.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 48,575 | 50.6% | 3.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,599 | 3.8% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 24,564 | 25.6% | 1.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 19,177 | 20.0% | 1.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 48,575 | 50.6% | 3.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,599 | 3.8% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 24,564 | 25.6% | 1.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 19,177 | 20.0% | 1.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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.
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 75,514 | 100.0% | 5.9% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 37,292 | 49.4% | 2.9% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 11,148 | 14.8% | 0.9% |
| 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 | 3,269 | 4.3% | 0.3% |
| 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 | 2,446 | 3.2% | 0.2% |
| 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 | 16,445 | 21.8% | 1.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,226 | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 218 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 3,469 | 4.6% | 0.3% |
| 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% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 37,292 | 49.4% | 2.9% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 11,148 | 14.8% | 0.9% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 3,269 | 4.3% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 2,446 | 3.2% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 16,445 | 21.8% | 1.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1,226 | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 218 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 3,469 | 4.6% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 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
| 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 | 95,928 | 95,928 | 95,928 | 95,927 | 95,914 | 95,914 | 95,914 | 95,882 | * 100.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 48,575 | 48,575 | 48,575 | 48,575 | 48,569 | 48,569 | 48,569 | 48,579 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,622 | 99.4% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,500 | 100.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,181 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 48,575 | 48,575 | 48,575 | 48,575 | 48,569 | 48,569 | 48,569 | 48,579 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,622 | 99.4% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,564 | 24,500 | 100.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,177 | 19,181 | 100.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2021 area (ha) |
2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 75,514 | 75,514 | 75,514 | 75,514 | 75,514 | 75,514 | 75,514 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 |
| 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 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 |
| 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 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 |
| 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 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 |
| 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 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 |
| 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 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 | 37,292 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 | 11,148 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 | 3,269 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 | 2,446 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 | 16,445 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 | 1,226 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 | 3,469 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 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.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,277,310 | 99.9% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 552,098 | 43.2% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 84,461 | 6.6% |
| 1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses | 467,637 | 36.6% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 538,587 | 42.1% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 258,867 | 20.3% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 279,719 | 21.9% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 126,803 | 9.9% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 126,803 | 9.9% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 52,639 | 4.1% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 52,639 | 4.1% |
| 6.1 Lake | 3,306 | 0.3% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 3,306 | 0.3% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 3,013 | 0.2% |
| 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters | 3,013 | 0.2% |
| 6.3 River | 624 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.0 River | 624 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 160 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 160 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 59 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 59 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 20 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 20 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 2 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 2 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Batavia Downs - 7472
- Cape Direction - 7672
- Cape Grenville - 7574
- Cape Sidmouth - 7671
- Cape Weymouth - 7572
- Cape York - 7476
- Coen - 7570
- Ebagoola - 7569
- Lockhart River - 7571
- Moreton - 7473
- Orford Bay - 7475
- Princess Charlotte Bay - 7669
- Shelburne Bay - 7474
- Silver Plains - 7670
- Temple Bay - 7573
- Thursday Island - 7376
- Vrilya Point - 7375
Climate zones
Equatorial- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- East Cape York (ECY)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northeast Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Cape Grenville Area
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Harmer Creek - Shelburne Bay Aggregation
- Jardine River Wetlands Aggregation
- Lloyd Bay
- Newcastle Bay - Escape River Estuarine Complex
- Olive River
- Orford Bay - Sharp Point Dunefield Aggregation
- Princess Charlotte Bay Marine Area
- Silver Plains - Nesbitt River Aggregation
- Somerset Dunefield Aggregation
- Temple Bay
National parks
- Apudthama National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Batavia National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Bromley (Ampulin) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Bromley (Kungkaychi) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Jardine River National Park
- KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Lama Lama National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Wuthathi (Shelburne Bay) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
none
State forests
none
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- 2017 Cape York Marine Debris Project
- Australian Marine Debris Initiative - Annual Chilli Beach Clean-Up - Cape York
- Australian Marine Debris Initiative - Clean Up Cape York
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
Eastern Cape York
- Balclutha Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Chester River (incl. Scrubby Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Claudie River (incl. Deep, Swamp creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Coastal creeks and dunes (north of Nesbit) (Eastern Cape York)
- Coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Escape River (Eastern Cape York)
- Estuaries draining into Temple Bay, Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Estuaries (incl. Jacky Jacky, Escape, Harmer) (Eastern Cape York)
- Glennie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Goanna, Breakfast, Whiphandle creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Gorge, Running creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Hann Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Harmer, Little Harmer Creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Jacky Jacky Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Kangaroo River and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Lockhart, Claudie and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York)
- Lockhart River (incl. Eden, Arroto and Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Lockhart town and surrounds (incl. dunes) (Eastern Cape York)
- Massy Creek, Rocky River (Eastern Cape York)
- Middle and West Claudie Rivers (incl. Gordon, Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Nesbit River (incl. Leo Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
- Olive River (incl. Horseshoe, Scorpion creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - headwaters (incl. Little Pascoe, Fall creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - lower, outside National Park (incl. Tin and coastal creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - mid (incl. Garraway, Brown creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - mid (incl. Hamilton Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe River estuary and other estuaries draining into Wemouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - upper (incl. Yam, One Mile creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Shelburne Bay dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
- Stewart River - headwaters outside National Park (incl. Little Stewart, Station creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Stewart River, Terrible Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Wilson Creek, Portland Road coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3,351 | 245 | 361 | 178 | 3,598 |
| Animals | 699 | 18 | 138 | 56 | 717 |
| Mammals | 86 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 95 |
| Birds | 347 | 5 | 75 | 28 | 352 |
| Reptiles | 124 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 127 |
| Amphibians | 33 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 34 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Insects | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Malacostracans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fungi | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
| Plants | 2,419 | 227 | 223 | 122 | 2,648 |
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) Eastern Cape freshwater biogeographic province — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/fbp-eastern-cape/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation