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Gympie Block IBRA subregion

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Name: Gympie Block
Area type: IBRA subregion
Total area: 859,020 ha
% total Qld: 0.5%
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Nature refuges
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Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
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EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
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Gympie Block IBRA subregion wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 28,797 100.0% 3.4%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 5,676 19.7% 0.7%
Artificial and highly modified 4,069 14.1% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 156 0.5% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 41 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,246 4.3% 0.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 169 0.6% 0.0%
Riverine 23,115 80.3% 2.7%

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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).

Gympie Block IBRA subregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 1,569 100.0% 0.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina 3 0.2% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 117 7.5% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 34 2.2% 0.0%
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 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 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 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 9 0.6% 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 942 60.0% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 437 27.9% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 27 1.7% 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%

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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.

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Wetland extent changes

Gympie Block 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 28,797 28,842 28,842 28,875 28,865 28,845 27,750 33,994 * 72.7%
Artificial and highly modified 4,069 4,075 4,060 4,054 4,008 3,942 2,214 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 165 95.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,246 1,246 1,246 1,247 1,247 1,250 1,258 1,834 67.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 169 169 169 169 169 169 169 0 n/a
Riverine 23,115 23,154 23,169 23,208 23,243 23,287 23,912 31,996 72.2%

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

metadata View 2021 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2021/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all IBRA subregions

Gympie Block 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 1,569 1,569 1,569 1,570 1,570 1,573 1,581
Mangroves - Casuarina 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mangroves - other 117 117 117 117 117 117 117
Salt marsh and salt flats 34 34 34 34 34 34 34
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 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 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 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 942 942 942 943 943 945 952
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 437 437 437 437 437 439 439
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 27 27 27 27 27 27 28
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

metadata View 2021 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

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

Gympie Block IBRA subregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 859,020 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 575,458 67.0%
2.2 Production native forests 92,300 10.7%
1.1 Nature conservation 70,049 8.2%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 47,049 5.5%
3.1 Plantation forests 22,383 2.6%
1.3 Other minimal use 12,574 1.5%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 7,796 0.9%
1.2 Managed resource protection 6,422 0.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 3,723 0.4%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 3,494 0.4%
6.3 River 3,378 0.4%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 3,352 0.4%
5.7 Transport and communication 2,295 0.3%
5.5 Services 2,142 0.2%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 1,536 0.2%
3.3 Cropping 1,163 0.1%
5.8 Mining 705 0.1%
5.2 Intensive animal production 696 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 635 0.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 546 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 417 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 249 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 186 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 181 0.0%
6.1 Lake 114 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 87 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 43 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 32 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 8 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 5 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Booyal Crossing 2015 Culvert, Rock Ramp Burnett River
map Ned Churchward Weir 2010 Mechanical Burnett River
map Paradise Dam 2010 Mechanical Burnett River
map Paradise Dam Sunwater private access Rd 2016 Culvert Burnett River
map Taunton Road 2016 Rock Ramp, Culvert Euleilah Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 3,521 501 379 145 4,024
Animals 748 30 166 61 778
Mammals 91 11 3 7 102
Birds 347 9 71 28 356
Reptiles 125 1 11 11 126
Amphibians 44 1 19 7 45
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 45 6 51 3 51
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 90 2 9 2 92
Malacostracans 4 0 0 1 4
Bacteria 4 0 0 0 4
Chromists 1 0 0 0 1
Fungi 384 0 0 0 384
Plants 2,384 471 213 84 2,857

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

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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Gympie Block IBRA subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 24 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-subregion-gympie-block/