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Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 105,829 | 100.0% | 18.5% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 100,464 | 94.9% | 17.5% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,291 | 2.2% | 0.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 23,688 | 22.4% | 4.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,591 | 3.4% | 0.6% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 435 | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 69,099 | 65.3% | 12.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,084 | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| Riverine | 5,359 | 5.1% | 0.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 28 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 23,688 | 22.4% | 4.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 495 | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,155 | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,591 | 3.4% | 0.6% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 435 | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 589 | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 69,099 | 65.3% | 12.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,084 | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 5,356 | 5.1% | 0.9% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 97,714 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 1,384 | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - other | 16,850 | 17.2% | 2.9% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 5,704 | 5.8% | 1.0% |
| 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 other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan 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 | 2,595 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 998 | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| 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 | 18,293 | 18.7% | 3.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 9,346 | 9.6% | 1.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 12,948 | 13.3% | 2.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 21,471 | 22.0% | 3.8% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 221 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 7,905 | 8.1% | 1.4% |
| 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) | 1,183 | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 200 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 16,804 | 17.2% | 2.9% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 46 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 5,668 | 5.8% | 1.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 36 | 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 other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 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) | 2,593 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 998 | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| 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) | 18,004 | 18.4% | 3.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 289 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 9,342 | 9.6% | 1.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 12,916 | 13.2% | 2.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 31 | 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) | 20,726 | 21.2% | 3.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 745 | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 215 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 7,897 | 8.1% | 1.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 9 | 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 | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
pre-clear area (ha) |
2019/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 105,829 | 105,920 | 105,902 | 105,977 | 106,279 | 106,337 | 139,819 | * 74.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,291 | 2,342 | 3,010 | 3,226 | 3,238 | 3,307 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 23,688 | 23,690 | 23,681 | 23,680 | 23,675 | 23,678 | 24,620 | 96.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 282 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,591 | 3,591 | 3,591 | 3,591 | 3,592 | 3,592 | 3,595 | 99.9% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 435 | 419 | 374 | 354 | 307 | 223 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 69,099 | 69,220 | 69,274 | 69,345 | 69,621 | 69,619 | 101,175 | 68.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,084 | 1,002 | 552 | 381 | 404 | 394 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 5,359 | 5,373 | 5,388 | 5,395 | 5,442 | 5,523 | 10,429 | 51.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 23,688 | 23,690 | 23,681 | 23,680 | 23,675 | 23,678 | 24,620 | 96.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 282 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 495 | 502 | 467 | 448 | 376 | 355 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,155 | 1,119 | 1,108 | 1,131 | 1,210 | 1,027 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,591 | 3,591 | 3,591 | 3,591 | 3,592 | 3,592 | 3,595 | 99.9% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 435 | 419 | 374 | 354 | 307 | 223 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 589 | 669 | 1,383 | 1,580 | 1,583 | 1,855 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 69,099 | 69,220 | 69,274 | 69,345 | 69,621 | 69,619 | 101,175 | 68.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,084 | 1,002 | 552 | 381 | 404 | 394 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 5,356 | 5,371 | 5,386 | 5,393 | 5,439 | 5,520 | 10,429 | 51.4% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 97,714 | 97,756 | 97,099 | 96,972 | 97,262 | 97,254 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 1,384 | 1,385 | 1,201 | 1,180 | 1,170 | 1,171 |
| Mangroves - other | 16,850 | 16,851 | 16,811 | 16,805 | 16,806 | 16,807 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 5,704 | 5,704 | 5,668 | 5,668 | 5,668 | 5,669 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 2,595 | 2,595 | 2,595 | 2,595 | 2,596 | 2,596 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 998 | 998 | 998 | 998 | 998 | 998 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 18,293 | 18,327 | 18,074 | 18,092 | 18,156 | 18,237 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 9,346 | 9,380 | 9,382 | 9,390 | 9,423 | 9,170 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 12,948 | 12,948 | 12,949 | 12,950 | 12,965 | 12,970 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 21,471 | 21,425 | 21,274 | 21,139 | 21,268 | 21,362 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 221 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 219 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 7,905 | 7,920 | 7,925 | 7,934 | 7,993 | 8,054 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 1,183 | 1,185 | 1,177 | 1,176 | 1,169 | 1,170 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 200 | 200 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 16,804 | 16,805 | 16,804 | 16,805 | 16,806 | 16,807 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 46 | 46 | 7 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 5,668 | 5,668 | 5,668 | 5,668 | 5,668 | 5,669 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 2,593 | 2,593 | 2,593 | 2,593 | 2,594 | 2,594 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 998 | 998 | 998 | 998 | 998 | 998 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 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 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 18,004 | 18,038 | 18,051 | 18,065 | 18,129 | 18,211 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 289 | 289 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 9,342 | 9,376 | 9,378 | 9,386 | 9,419 | 9,166 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 12,916 | 12,917 | 12,917 | 12,919 | 12,932 | 12,937 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 20,726 | 20,762 | 20,796 | 20,835 | 20,941 | 21,042 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 745 | 663 | 478 | 304 | 328 | 321 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 217 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 7,897 | 7,911 | 7,917 | 7,925 | 7,984 | 8,045 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 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.
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
- Bribie Island National Park
- Dularcha National Park
- Eudlo Creek National Park
- Ferntree Creek National Park
- Gheebulum Kunungai (Moreton Island) National Park
- Glass House Mountains National Park
- Great Sandy National Park
- Mapleton National Park
- Mooloolah River National Park
- Mount Coolum National Park
- Naree Budjong Djara National Park
- Noosa National Park
- Pipeclay National Park
- Poona National Park
- Pumicestone National Park
- Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park
- St Helena Island National Park
- Teerk Roo Ra National Park
- Tewantin National Park
- Triunia National Park
- Woondum National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
-
Healthy Land and Water
- Bribie Island (Healthy Land and Water)
- Broadwater (Healthy Land and Water)
- Maroochy (Healthy Land and Water)
- Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water)
- Moreton Island (Healthy Land and Water)
- Noosa (Healthy Land and Water)
- North Stradbroke Island (Healthy Land and Water)
- Pumicestone (Healthy Land and Water)
- Pumicestone Passage (Healthy Land and Water)
- South Stradbroke Island (Healthy Land and Water)
- Southern Bay (Healthy Land and Water)
Conservation parks
- Buckleys Hole Conservation Park
- Bullock Creek Conservation Park
- Caloundra Conservation Park
- Cape Moreton Conservation Park
- Cooloothin Conservation Park
- Coolum Creek Conservation Park
- Cooroibah Conservation Park
- Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park
- Double Island Point Conservation Park
- Eudlo Creek Conservation Park
- Eumundi Conservation Park
- Goat Island Conservation Park
- Goat Island (Noosa River) Conservation Park
- Great Sandy Conservation Park
- Harry Spring Conservation Park
- Keyser Island Conservation Park
- King Island Conservation Park
- Main Beach Conservation Park
- Mapleton Conservation Park
- Maroochy River Conservation Park
- Maroochy Wetlands Conservation Park
- Meridan Plains Conservation Park
- Mooloolah (Marie Higgs) Conservation Park
- Mount Eerwah Conservation Park
- Mud Island Conservation Park
- Myora Conservation Park
- Naree Budjong Djara Conservation Park
- Ningi Creek Conservation Park
- Noosa Conservation Park
- Palmview Conservation Park
- Parklands Conservation Park
- Sandy Cape Conservation Park
- Sheep Island Conservation Park
- South Stradbroke Island Conservation Park
- Teerk Roo Ra Conservation Park
- Toorbul Conservation Park
- Weyba Creek Conservation Park
State forests
- Beerburrum East State Forest
- Beerburrum West State Forest
- Beerwah State Forest
- Bribie Island State Forest
- Fraser Island State Forest
- Luttons State Forest
- Parklands State Forest
- Ringtail State Forest
- Toolara State Forest
- Tuan State Forest
- Wappa State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Alyxia Nature Refuge
- Arthur Harrold Nature Refuge
- Beach Road Nature Refuge
- Bill Huxley Nature Refuge
- Black Snake Nature Refuge
- Bobbie Sattler Nature Refuge
- Boreen Nature Refuge
- Bryn Glas Nature Refuge
- Buderim Forest Nature Refuge
- Buderim Forest Park Nature Refuge
- Cooloothin Creek Nature Refuge
- Coolum Creek Nature Refuge
- Coonoona Nature Refuge
- Cooroibah Environmental Reserve Nature Refuge
- Dangerbridge A Nature Refuge
- Dangerbridge Nature Refuge
- Doonan Wetlands Nature Refuge
- Doonella Wetlands Nature Refuge
- East Mount Mellum Nature Refuge
- Edward Corbould Reserve and Retreat Nature Refuge
- Frizzos Nature Refuge
- Gerygone Gully Nature Refuge
- Girraween Nature Refuge
- Golden Gully Nature Refuge
- Gooungalba Nature Refuge
- Headwaters Nature Refuge
- Jill Chamberlain Nature Refuge
- Johns Landing Nature Refuge
- Keysii Nature Refuge
- Kildey's Dangerbridge Nature Refuge
- Marist Brothers Nature Refuge
- Mooloolah River Nature Refuge
- Mount Mellum Nature Refuge
- Mount Mellum West Nature Refuge
- Mount Ninderry Nature Refuge
- Mountain Creek Conservation Area Nature Refuge
- Noosa North Shore Nature Refuge
- Pattens Nature Refuge
- Penda Scrub Nature Refuge
- Rock of Ages Nature Refuge
- Sacred Nature Refuge
- Tainsh's Nature Refuge
- Tanawha Tall Gums Nature Refuge
- The Pinch Nature Refuge
- Una Corbould Nature Refuge
- Upper Mooloolah Nature Refuge
- Verrierdale Rise Nature Refuge
- Wamuran Nature Refuge
- Weyba Nature Refuge
- Whipbird Nature Refuge
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—Perched
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
- Alluvia
- Canal estates (brackish)
- Canal estates (estuarine)
- Coastal sand mass (beach ridges)
- Coastal sand mass (high dunes)
- Exclusion zones
- Fractured rocks
- Impoundments
- Low-lying coastal swamps
- Permeable rocks
- Petrie formation along the shoreline of Moreton Bay
- Recharge zones
- Sedimentary rocks (Clarence-Moreton basin)
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Central Queensland ambient estuary program
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – estuarine and marine
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – event-based
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – freshwater
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Lyngbya monitoring program
- Moreton Bay mangroves
- Moreton Bay marine park monitoring program
- Moreton Bay regional council waterway health monitoring program
- Queensland wetland mapping
- South East Queensland (SEQ) Catchments community water quality monitoring program
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- A New Battlefront at Girraween - Ongoing Nature Refuge Rehabilitation
- Bibimulya Wetlands - Waterbody Maintenance Program
- Bribie Lakes, Bongaree
- Bridge to Bridge Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia (LRStA) project
- Buderim Native Forests Preservation Project
- Burnett Mary Regional Group and Surfrider Foundation marine debris cleanup
- Caring for Saltwater Country and Fish Habitat - Maroochy River Mangrove Nursery and Re-vegetation Project, Sunshine Coast
- Catchment Management in the Maroochy River
- Coastal Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Community Engagement Project
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Shereston
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Spinhoven/Wright
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in South Mooloolah: Carew
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in the Mooloolah Valley: Gehlert
- Connecting Mooloolah River Wildlife Corridors
- Crab Creek native vegetation management
- Crab Creek weed control
- ‘Creek to Sky’: Increasing freshwater, terrestrial and biocultural biodiversity, a collaborative effort involving members of the school community, Mapleton community and associated organisations
- De-silting Project—Freshwater Creek Second Av, Woorim
- Dhu mu'rang Traditional Owners Caring for Fisheries - Maroochy and Mooloolah Estuaries
- Dilli Village wastewater treatment plant Floating Treatment Media
- 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
- 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
- Ginger production: Water use efficiency and wastewater management drives innovative wetland treatment solution for a ginger farm
- Groundsel control—Fraser Island
- Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo River Rehabilitation
- Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Bells Creek
- Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Cheal
- Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Frizzo
- Healthy Country Program in the Upper Warrill and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Newell
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
- Heritage Park Healthy Habitat Project
- Heritage Park Riparian Restoration Project - Stage 2
- Integrated Sunshine Coast Clean-up project
- Keys Creek Rehabilitation
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Let’s Grapple the Gaza
- Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project
- Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project
- Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Eurong, Fraser Island (K'gari)
- Making Landscape Linkages in the Maroochy Catchment
- Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek
- Maroochy River Mangrove Re-vegetation and Water Quality Testing Project 2013-2016
- MI5 Community Invasive Species Control/Eradication Program 2015, Stage 1
- Mullens Saltmarsh Buffer Weed removal and saltmarsh monitoring
- Mullens Wader Walk
- Namba Creek Camphor Laurel Removal
- North Peregian Coastal Wetland Restoration
- Park Lakes II Residential Development
- 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 - Great Sandy Strait Seagrass Monitoring - Cooloola Coastcare
- PCE - Junior Cooloola Coastcare - Ramsar Wetlands
- PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management
- 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
- Pelican Waters Saline Plant trial
- Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- Pest control program, Tuan State Forrest—Poona, Buttha and Kauri Creeks
- Petrie Creek Riparian Restoration Project
- Poona Creek Pine wildling control
- Preservation and promotion of the Kin Kin Big Scrub - Critically endangered sub-tropical lowland rainforest
- Promoting sustainable vegetation management and ecosystem resilience on Coochiemudlo Island
- Protecting and Restoring Myora Springs
- Rainbow Beach environmental works—vehicle access restriction
- Rehabilitation of Cooloosa Urban Wetland - Stage 1
- Rehabilitation of Glossy Black Cockatoo Habitat across the Noosa Heads Urban Environment
- Restoration of Riparian Bushland: Weyba Esplanade and Weyba Creek, Noosaville
- Restoring habitat and improving the resilience of Godwin Beach
- Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
- 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
- Strengthen Existing & Establish Additional Populations of Endangered Eucalyptus Conglomerata
- Sunshine Coast Water Mouse Recovery
- Supporting Bird Life around Tucker's Creek environment corridor in Nambour
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
- Tackling the Too Hard Basket - Take Two!
- The Fall of Singapore: an assault on Singapore Daisy in the Noosa Catchment
- The Green Triangle
- 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
- TS Onslow Shoreline Management Plan Stage 2
- Waterbody Maintenance Program—Pebble Beach Common Wetland, Sandstone Point
- Weed control and revegetation of wallum and marsh ecosystems at Buckleys Hole, Bongaree
- Weed control, Gympie Regional Council—Ramsar site Snapper Creek
- Weed control HQPlantations—Kelly’s Logging Area, Great Sandy Strait Ramsar site
- Weeding and Rehabilitation of Unformed Road at Headland Section of Noosa National Park
- Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
- Wetland Restoration - Mitigating feral pig disturbance in estuarine wetlands of Kauri Creek
- Wide Bay Training Area: weed control at spring fed wetlands site—Kangaroo Creek
- Woorim Foreshore rehabilitation
- Yandina Harmony Rainforest Project
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
none
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
none
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Fraser Island Waters (WQ1391)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- FL1A (HEV)
- FL1B (HEV)
- FL1C (HEV)
- FL1D (HEV)
- FL1E (HEV)
-
Great Sandy Strait and Coastal Creeks (WQ1402)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- PF1 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud Canal Weir, SunCentral |
2018 | Pool and Weir | Cornmeal Creek |
| Mooloolaba Weir |
1970 | Pool and Weir | Mooloolah River |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 5,625 | 789 | 587 | 213 | 6,414 |
| Animals | 1,124 | 42 | 281 | 99 | 1,166 |
| Mammals | 127 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 142 |
| Birds | 519 | 12 | 100 | 47 | 531 |
| Reptiles | 143 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 145 |
| Amphibians | 48 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 49 |
| Lobe-finned fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 69 | 8 | 75 | 4 | 77 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 20 |
| Lampreys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Insects | 186 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 190 |
| Malacostracans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Snails | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Chromists | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Fungi | 1,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,132 |
| Plants | 3,220 | 747 | 306 | 114 | 3,967 |
| Protozoans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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) Wallum freshwater biogeographic province — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/fbp-wallum/
— Department of Environment, Science and Innovation