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IBRA subregions

Tully IBRA subregion

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Tully IBRA subregion wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 32,779 100.0% 20.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 30,774 93.9% 18.9%
Artificial and highly modified 435 1.3% 0.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 20,507 62.6% 12.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 19 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 9,685 29.5% 5.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 118 0.4% 0.1%
Riverine 2,005 6.1% 1.2%

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).

Tully IBRA subregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 30,130 100.0% 18.5%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 19,055 63.2% 11.7%
Salt marsh and salt flats 1,367 4.5% 0.8%
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 4 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 2,104 7.0% 1.3%
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 548 1.8% 0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 124 0.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 5,852 19.4% 3.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 310 1.0% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 126 0.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 4 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 635 2.1% 0.4%
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

Tully 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 32,779 32,760 32,771 32,825 32,833 32,862 33,088 45,175 * 71.6%
Artificial and highly modified 435 412 412 411 411 410 532 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 20,507 20,507 20,507 20,507 20,507 20,507 20,508 20,496 100.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 670.4%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 9,685 9,688 9,699 9,748 9,755 9,792 9,888 22,372 43.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 118 118 118 112 112 112 112 0 n/a
Riverine 2,005 2,005 2,006 2,018 2,018 2,012 2,019 2,306 86.9%

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

Tully 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 30,130 30,132 30,143 30,186 30,194 30,230 30,327
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 19,055 19,055 19,055 19,055 19,055 19,055 19,055
Salt marsh and salt flats 1,367 1,367 1,367 1,367 1,367 1,367 1,368
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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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 2,104 2,104 2,106 2,107 2,112 2,116 2,155
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 548 548 548 550 550 550 553
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 124 124 124 124 124 124 124
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 5,852 5,854 5,863 5,899 5,901 5,907 5,955
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 310 310 310 311 312 339 342
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 126 126 127 127 127 127 127
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 635 636 636 638 638 636 639
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

Tully IBRA subregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 162,195 99.5%
1.1 Nature conservation 69,837 42.9%
3.3 Cropping 37,396 22.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 15,766 9.7%
1.3 Other minimal use 11,046 6.8%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 6,638 4.1%
3.1 Plantation forests 6,069 3.7%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 5,797 3.6%
2.2 Production native forests 3,484 2.1%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 2,226 1.4%
6.3 River 1,972 1.2%
1.2 Managed resource protection 586 0.4%
5.2 Intensive animal production 332 0.2%
5.5 Services 275 0.2%
3.6 Land in transition 236 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 142 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 116 0.1%
5.8 Mining 91 0.1%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 44 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 44 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 23 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 21 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 18 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 13 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 11 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 6 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 5 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,376 195 299 95 2,572
Animals 567 16 160 48 583
Mammals 65 6 5 15 71
Birds 313 5 67 22 318
Reptiles 77 1 11 3 78
Amphibians 34 1 13 5 35
Ray-finned fishes 48 3 51 2 51
Cartilaginous fishes 6 0 6 0 6
Insects 24 0 7 1 24
Bacteria 10 0 0 0 10
Chromists 12 0 0 0 12
Fungi 150 0 0 0 150
Plants 1,637 179 139 47 1,817

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) Tully IBRA subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-subregion-tully/