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Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion

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Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 648,564 100.0% 4.7%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 395,522 61.0% 2.9%
Artificial and highly modified 92,027 14.2% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 201,604 31.1% 1.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,567 0.5% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 1,405 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 9,000 1.4% 0.1%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 6 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 33,519 5.2% 0.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 54,533 8.4% 0.4%
Riverine 252,903 39.0% 1.8%

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).

Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 222,671 100.0% 1.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 27 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 86,993 39.1% 0.6%
Salt marsh and salt flats 46,025 20.7% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 11 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 2,057 0.9% 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 164 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 4,154 1.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 35 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 847 0.4% 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 1,828 0.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 247 0.1% 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 4,818 2.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 82 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 6,861 3.1% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 3,625 1.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 14,533 6.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 50,360 22.6% 0.4%
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%

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

Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA 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 648,564 648,385 648,597 647,221 644,843 642,584 639,483 605,695 * 91.9%
Artificial and highly modified 92,027 91,520 91,348 88,880 85,919 83,106 78,481 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 201,604 201,716 201,721 202,102 202,046 202,186 202,345 249,816 80.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,567 3,496 3,496 3,504 3,503 3,486 3,515 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 1,405 1,405 1,405 1,405 1,405 1,405 1,406 1,609 87.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 9,000 8,950 8,940 8,886 8,856 8,713 8,611 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 33,519 33,563 33,642 33,898 34,174 34,333 34,875 58,048 57.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 54,533 54,492 54,490 54,125 54,083 54,089 54,066 0 n/a
Riverine 252,903 253,237 253,549 254,411 254,846 255,256 256,173 296,221 85.4%

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

Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA 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 222,671 222,686 222,768 222,714 222,988 223,291 223,908
Mangroves - Casuarina 27 27 27 27 27 27 27
Mangroves - other 86,993 86,993 86,993 87,010 87,009 87,012 87,013
Salt marsh and salt flats 46,025 46,015 46,020 46,059 46,101 46,214 46,276
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 2,057 2,057 2,057 2,057 2,057 2,057 2,057
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 164 164 164 164 164 164 164
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 4,154 4,154 4,155 4,155 4,155 4,292 4,292
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 847 857 857 857 866 868 868
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 1,828 1,828 1,828 1,828 1,831 1,832 1,833
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 247 247 247 248 248 248 249
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 4,818 4,826 4,833 4,893 4,999 5,119 5,194
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 82 82 82 82 82 82 82
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 6,861 6,872 6,875 6,652 6,641 6,566 6,584
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 3,625 3,627 3,642 3,642 3,649 3,650 3,654
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 14,533 14,538 14,570 14,724 14,741 14,738 15,134
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 50,360 50,353 50,372 50,269 50,370 50,375 50,436
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

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

Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 13,667,511 99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 11,191,054 81.8%
3.3 Cropping 473,820 3.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 420,468 3.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 351,194 2.6%
2.2 Production native forests 253,414 1.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 240,666 1.8%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 177,926 1.3%
5.8 Mining 121,528 0.9%
1.2 Managed resource protection 95,466 0.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 89,055 0.7%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 66,018 0.5%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 49,060 0.4%
6.3 River 40,313 0.3%
5.7 Transport and communication 28,329 0.2%
5.5 Services 15,037 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 13,666 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 9,121 0.1%
6.1 Lake 6,511 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 6,058 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5,321 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 4,058 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 2,649 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,686 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 1,499 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 1,264 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 1,078 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 955 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 139 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 93 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 41 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 25 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 5,882 734 613 225 6,618
Animals 1,171 39 270 109 1,210
Mammals 139 17 9 19 156
Birds 523 9 100 50 532
Reptiles 257 2 28 26 259
Amphibians 57 1 23 6 58
Ray-finned fishes 79 9 87 3 88
Cartilaginous fishes 7 0 7 3 7
Insects 103 1 16 1 104
Malacostracans 5 0 0 1 5
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 15 0 0 0 15
Chromists 40 0 0 0 40
Fungi 239 0 0 0 239
Plants 4,417 695 343 116 5,114

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) Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-bioregion-brigalow-belt-north-bbn/