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IBRA subregions

Donors Plateau IBRA subregion

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Wetland extents info metadata

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Donors Plateau IBRA subregion wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 89,871 100.0% 3.7%
Artificial and highly modified 2,480 2.8% 0.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 9,239 10.3% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 302 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 817 0.9% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 21,104 23.5% 0.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 173 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine 55,757 62.0% 2.3%
Donors Plateau IBRA subregion wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 30,776 100.0% 1.3%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 759 2.5% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 8,441 27.4% 0.3%
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 38 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 179 0.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 67 0.2% 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 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 55 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 4,500 14.6% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 666 2.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 1,855 6.0% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 13,925 45.2% 0.6%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 248 0.8% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 43 0.1% 0.0%
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

Donors Plateau IBRA subregion wetland extent change by system
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 89,871 89,861 89,789 89,627 89,562 89,341 87,114 * 100.3%
Artificial and highly modified 2,480 2,469 2,335 2,174 2,082 1,861 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 9,239 9,239 9,239 9,239 9,239 9,239 9,250 99.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 302 302 302 302 302 302 627 48.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 817 817 817 816 816 815 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 21,104 21,104 21,106 21,106 21,107 21,107 21,187 99.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 173 173 173 173 173 162 0 n/a
Riverine 55,757 55,757 55,817 55,817 55,845 55,855 56,049 99.5%

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Donors Plateau IBRA subregion wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 30,776 30,709 30,712 30,712 30,712 30,712
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 759 759 759 759 759 759
Salt marsh and salt flats 8,441 8,441 8,441 8,441 8,441 8,441
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 38 38 38 38 38 38
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 179 179 179 179 179 179
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 67 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 55 55 55 55 55 55
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,501
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 666 666 666 666 666 666
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 13,925 13,925 13,927 13,927 13,927 13,927
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 248 248 248 248 248 248
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 43 43 43 43 43 43
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

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

Donors Plateau IBRA subregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 2,449,964 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 2,339,243 95.5%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 85,883 3.5%
6.1 Lake 13,208 0.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 3,447 0.1%
5.8 Mining 2,560 0.1%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 1,643 0.1%
1.1 Nature conservation 1,398 0.1%
6.3 River 1,174 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 454 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 296 0.0%
5.5 Services 248 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 182 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 156 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 27 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 23 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 16 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 5 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 3 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 1,398 94 220 20 1,492
Animals 455 11 116 18 466
Mammals 36 9 0 1 45
Birds 281 1 63 12 282
Reptiles 71 0 4 4 71
Amphibians 25 1 10 0 26
Ray-finned fishes 39 0 38 0 39
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 2 0 0 0 2
Bacteria 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 4 0 0 0 4
Plants 937 83 104 2 1,020

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) Donors Plateau IBRA subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 6 March 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-subregion-donors-plateau/