Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands IBRA subregion
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Name:
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands
Area type:
IBRA subregion
Total area:
3,480.9 km²
% total Qld:
0.2%
Catchment stories
Wetland extents
Based on wetland mapping version 5.0
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands IBRA subregion wetland area by system 2017
System Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
674.9
100.0%
19.4%
Artificial and highly modified
56.1
8.3%
1.6%
Estuarine
217.3
32.2%
6.2%
Lacustrine
11.2
1.7%
0.3%
Palustrine
327.5
48.5%
9.4%
Riverine
62.8
9.3%
1.8%
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands IBRA subregion wetland area by habitat 2017
Habitat Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
670.5
100.0%
19.3%
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
168.3
25.1%
4.8%
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
49.0
7.3%
1.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.5
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
60.5
9.0%
1.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
28.5
4.2%
0.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
49.6
7.4%
1.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
164.5
24.5%
4.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
17.9
2.7%
0.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
6.1
0.9%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
0.7
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
0.9
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Perched
1.7
0.3%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
7.9
1.2%
0.2%
(modified natural) Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
1.0
0.2%
0.0%
(modified natural) Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
43.4
6.5%
1.2%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
3.6
0.5%
0.1%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.2
0.0%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
0.1
0.0%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
2.7
0.4%
0.1%
(modified natural) Riverine
0.6
0.1%
0.0%
Riverine
62.8
9.4%
1.8%
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
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
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands IBRA subregion wetland extent change by system
System 2017 area
2013 area
2009 area
2005 area
2001 area
2017/pre-clear
Total
674.9
677.3
676.8
678.6
681.2
* 45.3%
Artificial and highly modified
56.1
54.5
53.6
51.0
48.5
n/a
Estuarine
217.3
218.8
218.2
218.7
219.1
79.0%
Lacustrine
11.2
11.1
10.9
10.8
10.1
99.2%
Palustrine
327.5
329.8
330.9
334.5
339.1
35.4%
Riverine
62.8
63.1
63.2
63.6
64.4
41.9%
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands IBRA subregion wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2017 area
2013 area
2009 area
2005 area
2001 area
Total
670.5
672.8
672.4
674.4
677.8
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
168.3
169.5
169.2
169.4
169.6
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
49.0
49.2
49.1
49.3
49.5
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
60.5
60.6
60.8
61.4
62.2
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
28.5
28.5
28.7
29.1
29.4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
49.6
49.6
49.6
49.8
49.9
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
164.5
166.4
167.0
168.8
171.7
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
17.9
18.0
18.0
18.5
18.9
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.3
6.4
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Perched
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
7.9
7.8
7.5
7.5
6.8
(modified natural) Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
(modified natural) Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
43.4
41.8
41.4
39.6
38.4
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
2.7
2.6
2.3
1.6
1.1
(modified natural) Riverine
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Riverine
62.8
63.1
63.2
63.6
64.4
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
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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Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands IBRA subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2023 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-subregion-sunshine-coast-gold-coast-lowlands/
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