Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands IBRA subregion
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Name:
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands
Area type:
IBRA subregion
Total area:
700,181 ha
% total Qld:
0.4%
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Wetland extents
Based on wetland mapping version 7.0
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands IBRA subregion wetland area by system 2021
System
Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
64,685
100.0%
9.2%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine
53,451
82.6%
7.6%
Artificial and highly modified
6,814
10.5%
1.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
17,004
26.3%
2.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
17
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
13
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
1,429
2.2%
0.2%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
11
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
27,527
42.6%
3.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
696
1.1%
0.1%
Riverine
11,173
17.3%
1.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
17,004
26.3%
2.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
17
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial)
4,459
6.9%
0.6%
Lacustrine (highly modified)
2,202
3.4%
0.3%
Lacustrine (natural)
13
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
1,429
2.2%
0.2%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
11
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (artificial)
61
0.1%
0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified)
31
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
27,527
42.6%
3.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
696
1.1%
0.1%
Riverine (artificial)
60
0.1%
0.0%
Riverine (highly modified)
1
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (natural)
11,080
17.1%
1.6%
Riverine (slightly modified)
93
0.1%
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 .
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands IBRA subregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat
Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
45,251
100.0%
6.5%
Mangroves - Casuarina
672
1.5%
0.1%
Mangroves - other
11,593
25.6%
1.7%
Salt marsh and salt flats
4,751
10.5%
0.7%
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
13
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
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
6,999
15.5%
1.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
1,801
4.0%
0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
430
1.0%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
14,811
32.7%
2.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
360
0.8%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
3,820
8.4%
0.5%
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)
672
1.5%
0.1%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural)
11,592
25.6%
1.7%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
1
0.0%
0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
4,735
10.5%
0.7%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
15
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)
13
0.0%
0.0%
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)
6,962
15.4%
1.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
37
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
1,801
4.0%
0.3%
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)
428
0.9%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
2
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)
14,254
31.5%
2.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
558
1.2%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
276
0.6%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
84
0.2%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
3,806
8.4%
0.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
15
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
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands IBRA subregion 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
64,685
64,735
64,767
64,788
64,730
64,617
64,600
83,509
* 69.3%
Artificial and highly modified
6,814
6,812
6,781
6,724
6,628
6,403
6,201
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
17,004
17,005
17,006
17,022
17,031
17,030
17,069
17,918
94.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
1,429
1,429
1,429
1,420
1,422
1,410
1,390
0
n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
27,527
27,568
27,600
27,662
27,682
27,789
27,965
45,645
60.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
696
696
696
695
695
676
651
0
n/a
Riverine
11,173
11,183
11,214
11,224
11,233
11,268
11,280
19,933
56.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
17,004
17,005
17,006
17,022
17,031
17,030
17,069
17,918
94.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
0
n/a
Lacustrine (artificial)
4,459
4,458
4,457
4,429
4,326
4,101
3,945
0
n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified)
2,202
2,202
2,171
2,142
2,148
2,151
2,106
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
1,429
1,429
1,429
1,420
1,422
1,410
1,390
0
n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
n/a
Palustrine (artificial)
61
61
61
61
62
64
65
0
n/a
Palustrine (highly modified)
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
27,527
27,568
27,600
27,662
27,682
27,789
27,965
45,645
60.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
696
696
696
695
695
676
651
0
n/a
Riverine (artificial)
60
60
60
60
60
55
55
0
n/a
Riverine (highly modified)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
n/a
Riverine (natural)
11,080
11,089
11,123
11,133
11,141
11,177
11,189
19,933
55.6%
Riverine (slightly modified)
93
93
91
91
91
91
91
0
n/a
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands IBRA subregion 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
45,251
45,293
45,326
45,402
45,431
45,520
45,712
Mangroves - Casuarina
672
672
673
675
676
676
676
Mangroves - other
11,593
11,593
11,593
11,606
11,613
11,613
11,615
Salt marsh and salt flats
4,751
4,751
4,751
4,752
4,753
4,753
4,793
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
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
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
6,999
7,012
7,025
7,036
7,022
7,053
7,120
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
1,801
1,803
1,804
1,805
1,811
1,816
1,825
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
430
431
431
432
432
432
432
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
14,811
14,837
14,853
14,887
14,909
14,940
14,989
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
360
361
361
363
363
365
365
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
3,820
3,820
3,821
3,833
3,838
3,858
3,884
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)
672
672
673
675
676
676
676
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - other (natural)
11,592
11,592
11,592
11,605
11,612
11,612
11,614
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
4,735
4,736
4,735
4,737
4,738
4,738
4,774
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
15
15
15
15
15
15
19
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)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
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)
6,962
6,974
6,987
6,999
6,985
7,016
7,081
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
37
37
37
37
37
37
38
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
1,801
1,803
1,804
1,805
1,811
1,816
1,825
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)
428
429
429
430
430
430
430
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
14,254
14,279
14,296
14,330
14,353
14,402
14,477
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
558
558
558
556
556
538
512
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
276
277
277
279
279
281
282
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
84
84
84
84
84
84
84
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
3,806
3,805
3,807
3,819
3,823
3,843
3,870
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
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
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)
Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands IBRA subregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha )
% total area
Total
699,161
99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation
287,783
41.1%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation
287,783
41.1%
2.2 Production native forests
80,875
11.6%
2.2.0 Production native forests
80,875
11.6%
4.3 Irrigated cropping
63,044
9.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping
1,722
0.2%
4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops
62
0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage
126
0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar
61,135
8.7%
1.1 Nature conservation
55,320
7.9%
1.1.1 Strict nature reserves
535
0.1%
1.1.3 National park
48,061
6.9%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection
2,962
0.4%
1.1.5 Habitat/species management area
38
0.0%
1.1.6 Protected landscape
93
0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area
3,630
0.5%
1.3 Other minimal use
48,389
6.9%
1.3.0 Other minimal use
7,865
1.1%
1.3.3 Residual native cover
40,508
5.8%
1.3.4 Rehabilitation
16
0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests
48,011
6.9%
3.1.0 Plantation forests
72
0.0%
3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry
1,127
0.2%
3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry
46,812
6.7%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure
45,902
6.6%
5.4.1 Urban residential
9,158
1.3%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture
3,102
0.4%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture
32,405
4.6%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure
1,236
0.2%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture
15,461
2.2%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture
297
0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits
4,165
0.6%
4.4.2 Irrigated olives
2
0.0%
4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts
9,393
1.3%
4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits
74
0.0%
4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits
1,247
0.2%
4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs
41
0.0%
4.4.8 Irrigated citrus
242
0.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland
15,006
2.1%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland
116
0.0%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation
923
0.1%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production
356
0.1%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline
13,611
1.9%
6.3 River
8,082
1.2%
6.3.0 River
8,031
1.1%
6.3.1 River - conservation
51
0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture
7,596
1.1%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture
5,615
0.8%
4.5.1 Irrigated seasonal fruits
185
0.0%
4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs
38
0.0%
4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs
1,531
0.2%
4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming
227
0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam
6,603
0.9%
6.2.1 Reservoir
858
0.1%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams
5,745
0.8%
5.5 Services
6,323
0.9%
5.5.1 Commercial services
718
0.1%
5.5.2 Public services
949
0.1%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture
4,653
0.7%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban
2
0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication
2,220
0.3%
5.7.0 Transport and communication
106
0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes
651
0.1%
5.7.2 Roads
1,368
0.2%
5.7.3 Railways
72
0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport
22
0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication
< 1
0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial
1,289
0.2%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial
1,019
0.1%
5.3.2 Food processing factory
64
0.0%
5.3.6 Oil refinery
1
0.0%
5.3.7 Sawmill
157
0.0%
5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial
48
0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection
1,251
0.2%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection
1,251
0.2%
5.8 Mining
1,026
0.1%
5.8.0 Mining
366
0.1%
5.8.1 Mines
50
0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries
497
0.1%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use
113
0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition
893
0.1%
4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition
524
0.1%
4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land
105
0.0%
4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land
188
0.0%
4.6.4 No defined use - irrigation
28
0.0%
4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture
47
0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures
710
0.1%
4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures
710
0.1%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests
593
0.1%
4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry
511
0.1%
4.1.3 Irrigated other forest plantation
82
0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production
578
0.1%
5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards
34
0.0%
5.2.3 Poultry farms
23
0.0%
5.2.4 Piggeries
30
0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture
426
0.1%
5.2.6 Horse studs
63
0.0%
5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry
2
0.0%
3.3 Cropping
561
0.1%
3.3.0 Cropping
549
0.1%
3.3.3 Hay and silage
13
0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct
444
0.1%
6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct
137
0.0%
6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct
270
0.0%
6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct
22
0.0%
6.4.3 Stormwater
16
0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal
426
0.1%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal
186
0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond
43
0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill
46
0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage
96
0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage
55
0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture
272
0.0%
5.1.1 Production nurseries
52
0.0%
5.1.2 Shadehouses
126
0.0%
5.1.3 Glasshouses
87
0.0%
5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic)
4
0.0%
5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture
4
0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures
268
0.0%
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures
237
0.0%
3.2.2 Woody fodder plants
31
0.0%
6.1 Lake
136
0.0%
6.1.0 Lake
136
0.0%
5.6 Utilities
84
0.0%
5.6.4 Solar electricity generation
2
0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission
37
0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission
1
0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission
43
0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture
8
0.0%
3.4.1 Tree fruits
8
0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters
7
0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use
7
0.0%
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Regional plans
World Heritage areas
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none
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State forests
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Forest reserves
none
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none
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none
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Freshwater biogeographic provinces
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Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
4WD Management in Coastal Saltmarsh
Access Management to Protect Mangroves and Saltmarsh of Wallace Creek Reserve
Alexander Lakes Pest Management
Ann Street Lagoon Salvinia Pest Management
Arkarra Wetlands
Beaver Rock Reserve habitat protection and rehabilitation program
Beelbi Creek Barrier remediation Project—Torbanlea-Pialba
Black Swamp Creek Hymenachne Pest Management
BM NLP 06 Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
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 program
Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
Condor Lakes Salvinia Pest Management
Enhancement of pest control program—Poona
Environmental restoration of the Barolin Nature Reserve (previously Pasturage Reserve) by the Bargara Community
Exclusion Fencing Roundhill Creek Wetland Protection
Fay Smith Environmental Park and Wetland Corridor
Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
Fish biopassage—Miara Road, Bundaberg
Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
Kolan River Bank Stabilisation
Lantana & Salvinia control on Stockyard Creek Burrum Catchment
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
Mangrove restoration works in the Kolan River
Maria Creek Re-vegetation
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 -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
Pialba Catchment Water Quality Monitoring and Pest Management
Pig Control at Tandora
Poona Creek Pine wildling control
Prayle Cats Claw Control Tinana Catchment
Ramsar site flood debris clean-up—Tandora
Sawmill Road Waterway Salvinia Pest Management
Secure plant stock and seeds to rehabilitate Nationally endangered ecological community (littoral rainforest and coastal vine thicket)—Poona
Splitters Creek wetland rehabilitation
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
Tinana creek erosion rehabilitation on Morton properties
Tinana Creek water weed project and cats claw control
Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
Ululah Lagoons Management
Virtual Bus Tour: Lateral move irrigation pays off on Bundaberg farm
Walliebum Waterhole-wetland at Prawle for Hymenachne, salvinia and water hyacinth Pest Management
Weed & Erosion Control in Littoral Rainforest in O'Regans Creek Catchment
Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
White-throated snapping turtle - Burnett River
Woocoo Park and Wildlife Reserve Restoration Project
Woodgate treatment lagoon
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Name
Construction year
Structure types
Stream name
Baldwin Swamp
2011
Bypass, Rock ramp
Baldwin Swamp Creek
Ben Anderson Barrage
2010
Vertical slot
Burnett River
Burrum Weir
1051
Pool and Weir
Burrum River
Kolan Barrage
2010
Vertical slot
Kolan River
Mary River Barrage
2010
Vertical slot
Mary River
Teddington Weir
1970
Pool and Weir
Tinana Creek
Tinana Barrage
2010
Vertical slot
Tinana Creek
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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands IBRA subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-subregion-burnett-curtis-coastal-lowlands/