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Cassowary Coast local government area

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Name: Cassowary Coast
Area type: Local government area
Total area: 468,768 ha
(excluding marine area)
% total Qld: 0.3%
Towns: Bilyana, Bingil Bay, Cardwell, Daradgee, El Arish, Euramo, Feluga, Flying Fish Point, Hull Heads, Inarlinga, Innisfail, Japoon, Kennedy, Kurrimine, Midgenoo, Mission Beach, Moresby, Mourilyan, Mourilyan Harbour, Rungoo, Silkwood, South Johnstone, Tully, Tully Heads
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Cassowary Coast local government area wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 44,739 100.0% 9.5%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 40,774 91.1% 8.7%
Artificial and highly modified 775 1.7% 0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 24,222 54.1% 5.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 12 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 26 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 15,584 34.8% 3.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 143 0.3% 0.0%
Riverine 3,965 8.9% 0.8%

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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).

Cassowary Coast local government area wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 39,749 100.0% 8.5%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 22,719 57.2% 4.8%
Salt marsh and salt flats 1,398 3.5% 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 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 4,157 10.5% 0.9%
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 1,616 4.1% 0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 149 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 8,109 20.4% 1.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 324 0.8% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 126 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 6 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 1,141 2.9% 0.2%
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

Cassowary Coast local government area 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 44,739 44,720 44,732 44,788 44,782 44,802 45,010 63,062 * 69.7%
Artificial and highly modified 775 752 752 750 732 720 819 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 24,222 24,222 24,222 24,222 24,221 24,218 24,218 24,427 99.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 670.4%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 26 26 26 26 26 25 24 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 15,584 15,588 15,599 15,651 15,662 15,704 15,803 34,259 45.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 143 143 143 137 137 137 137 0 n/a
Riverine 3,965 3,966 3,966 3,979 3,980 3,975 3,985 4,375 90.6%

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

metadata View 2021 wetland system extents for all local government areas

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metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all local government areas

metadata View 2021/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all local government areas

Cassowary Coast local government area 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 39,749 39,753 39,764 39,810 39,820 39,858 39,958
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 22,719 22,719 22,719 22,719 22,718 22,714 22,715
Salt marsh and salt flats 1,398 1,398 1,398 1,398 1,398 1,398 1,399
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 4,157 4,157 4,159 4,160 4,168 4,175 4,217
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 1,616 1,616 1,616 1,617 1,617 1,618 1,621
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 149 149 149 149 149 149 149
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 8,109 8,111 8,121 8,160 8,162 8,170 8,218
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 324 324 324 326 327 354 357
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 126 126 127 127 127 127 127
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 1,141 1,142 1,142 1,144 1,145 1,144 1,147
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

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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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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Cassowary Coast local government area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 468,338 99.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 274,175 58.5%
3.3 Cropping 63,538 13.6%
1.3 Other minimal use 42,468 9.1%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 38,919 8.3%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 12,262 2.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 9,968 2.1%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 8,250 1.8%
3.1 Plantation forests 6,649 1.4%
2.2 Production native forests 4,069 0.9%
6.3 River 4,067 0.9%
5.5 Services 907 0.2%
5.2 Intensive animal production 737 0.2%
1.2 Managed resource protection 676 0.1%
3.6 Land in transition 351 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 300 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 261 0.1%
5.8 Mining 225 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 224 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 95 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 44 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 40 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 26 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 21 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 19 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 15 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 15 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 15 0.0%
6.1 Lake 2 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Dundonald Ck Hamlin Rd 2023 Removal Dundonald Creek
map Five Mile Creek Fishway 2023 Rock Ramp Five Mile Creek
map One Mile Creek 2010 Rock Ramp One Mile Creek
map Tully Lagoon Fishway 2020 Rock Ramp

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 3,527 345 390 177 3,874
Animals 733 20 196 60 753
Mammals 89 8 6 18 97
Birds 377 6 80 26 383
Reptiles 105 1 15 6 106
Amphibians 41 1 14 6 42
Ray-finned fishes 59 3 61 2 62
Cartilaginous fishes 10 0 10 1 10
Insects 48 1 10 1 49
Malacostracans 2 0 0 0 2
Arachnids 2 0 0 0 2
Bacteria 27 0 0 0 27
Chromists 29 0 0 0 29
Fungi 312 0 0 0 312
Plants 2,426 325 194 117 2,753

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) Cassowary Coast local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 10 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-cassowary-coast/