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Fraser Coast local government areaAccess wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service. The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML. Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen Open WetlandMaps interactive map server
Area homepage: www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Total | 65,369 | 100.0% | 9.2% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 56,180 | 85.9% | 7.9% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,432 | 3.7% | 0.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 20,353 | 31.1% | 2.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 2,824 | 4.3% | 0.4% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 434 | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 29,619 | 45.3% | 4.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 511 | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Riverine | 9,189 | 14.1% | 1.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 20,353 | 31.1% | 2.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,257 | 1.9% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,138 | 1.7% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 2,824 | 4.3% | 0.4% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 434 | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 31 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 29,619 | 45.3% | 4.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 511 | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 9,098 | 13.9% | 1.3% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 91 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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.
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 53,306 | 100.0% | 7.5% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 585 | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - other | 14,618 | 27.4% | 2.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 5,150 | 9.7% | 0.7% |
| 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 | 2,074 | 3.9% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 750 | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 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 | 8,973 | 16.8% | 1.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 970 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 8,635 | 16.2% | 1.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 9,439 | 17.7% | 1.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 402 | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 1,712 | 3.2% | 0.2% |
| 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% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 585 | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 14,618 | 27.4% | 2.1% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 5,150 | 9.7% | 0.7% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 2,074 | 3.9% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 750 | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 8,955 | 16.8% | 1.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 970 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 8,635 | 16.2% | 1.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 9,019 | 16.9% | 1.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 420 | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 328 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 73 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 1,712 | 3.2% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 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.
Wetland extent changes
| 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 | 65,369 | 65,402 | 65,409 | 65,393 | 65,394 | 65,391 | 65,443 | 77,935 | * 80.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,432 | 2,433 | 2,399 | 2,356 | 2,335 | 2,285 | 2,230 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 20,353 | 20,353 | 20,353 | 20,353 | 20,353 | 20,352 | 20,353 | 20,596 | 98.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 434 | 434 | 434 | 432 | 432 | 426 | 423 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 29,619 | 29,639 | 29,647 | 29,669 | 29,683 | 29,749 | 29,855 | 41,306 | 71.7% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 511 | 511 | 511 | 510 | 510 | 492 | 492 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 9,189 | 9,201 | 9,234 | 9,242 | 9,250 | 9,256 | 9,260 | 13,209 | 69.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 20,353 | 20,353 | 20,353 | 20,353 | 20,353 | 20,352 | 20,353 | 20,596 | 98.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,257 | 1,259 | 1,255 | 1,241 | 1,220 | 1,175 | 1,120 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,107 | 1,078 | 1,078 | 1,073 | 1,073 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 2,824 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 434 | 434 | 434 | 432 | 432 | 426 | 423 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 29,619 | 29,639 | 29,647 | 29,669 | 29,683 | 29,749 | 29,855 | 41,306 | 71.7% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 511 | 511 | 511 | 510 | 510 | 492 | 492 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 9,098 | 9,110 | 9,143 | 9,151 | 9,159 | 9,165 | 9,169 | 13,209 | 68.9% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2021 area (ha) |
2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 53,306 | 53,326 | 53,334 | 53,355 | 53,370 | 53,417 | 53,523 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 |
| Mangroves - other | 14,618 | 14,618 | 14,618 | 14,618 | 14,618 | 14,617 | 14,617 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,151 |
| 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 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 |
| 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 | 8,973 | 8,979 | 8,980 | 8,982 | 8,983 | 8,994 | 9,052 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 970 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 980 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 |
| 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 | 9,439 | 9,451 | 9,458 | 9,468 | 9,481 | 9,502 | 9,537 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 402 | 402 | 402 | 404 | 405 | 407 | 407 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 1,712 | 1,712 | 1,712 | 1,719 | 1,719 | 1,732 | 1,736 |
| 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 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 14,618 | 14,618 | 14,618 | 14,618 | 14,618 | 14,617 | 14,617 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,151 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 | 2,074 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 8,955 | 8,960 | 8,961 | 8,964 | 8,965 | 8,976 | 9,034 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 970 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 980 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 | 8,635 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 9,019 | 9,031 | 9,039 | 9,049 | 9,062 | 9,102 | 9,137 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 420 | 420 | 420 | 419 | 419 | 400 | 400 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 328 | 329 | 329 | 331 | 331 | 333 | 334 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 1,712 | 1,712 | 1,712 | 1,719 | 1,719 | 1,732 | 1,736 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 714,724 | 100.6% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 263,099 | 37.0% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 263,099 | 37.0% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 192,235 | 27.1% |
| 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves | 535 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 188,475 | 26.5% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 1,561 | 0.2% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 1,665 | 0.2% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 96,773 | 13.6% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 96,773 | 13.6% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 52,017 | 7.3% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 46 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry | 887 | 0.1% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | 51,078 | 7.2% |
| 3.1.3 Other forest plantation | 7 | 0.0% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 30,572 | 4.3% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 4,148 | 0.6% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 9,180 | 1.3% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 17,228 | 2.4% |
| 1.3.4 Rehabilitation | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 24,015 | 3.4% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 5,017 | 0.7% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 728 | 0.1% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 17,679 | 2.5% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 587 | 0.1% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 16,449 | 2.3% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 68 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 3 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 139 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | 16,238 | 2.3% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 15,846 | 2.2% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 449 | 0.1% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 15,396 | 2.2% |
| 6.3 River | 7,689 | 1.1% |
| 6.3.0 River | 7,689 | 1.1% |
| 6.1 Lake | 3,415 | 0.5% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 160 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 3,255 | 0.5% |
| 5.5 Services | 3,256 | 0.5% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 418 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 552 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 2,284 | 0.3% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 2 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 2,182 | 0.3% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 825 | 0.1% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 1,358 | 0.2% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 1,425 | 0.2% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 11 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 159 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.2 Irrigated olives | 2 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts | 765 | 0.1% |
| 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits | 6 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits | 453 | 0.1% |
| 4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs | 1 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus | 28 | 0.0% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 1,180 | 0.2% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 1,180 | 0.2% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 1,176 | 0.2% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 21 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 399 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 700 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 39 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 17 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 697 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 190 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | 50 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 343 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 113 | 0.0% |
| 4.1 Irrigated plantation forests | 593 | 0.1% |
| 4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry | 511 | 0.1% |
| 4.1.3 Irrigated other forest plantation | 82 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 564 | 0.1% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 399 | 0.1% |
| 5.3.2 Food processing factory | 17 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.7 Sawmill | 147 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 355 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 342 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.3 Hay and silage | 13 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 265 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 159 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.1 Effluent pond | 28 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 33 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 45 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 252 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 26 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 20 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming | 206 | 0.0% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 182 | 0.0% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 156 | 0.0% |
| 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants | 27 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 162 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.3 Poultry farms | 23 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.4 Piggeries | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 67 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 40 | 0.0% |
| 4.6 Irrigated land in transition | 108 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land | 4 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land | 59 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.4 No defined use - irrigation | 9 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture | 37 | 0.0% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 60 | 0.0% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 60 | 0.0% |
| 6.4 Channel/aqueduct | 55 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct | 36 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct | 3 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.3 Stormwater | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 43 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.4 Solar electricity generation | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 19 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 21 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 37 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.1 Production nurseries | 37 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 14 | 0.0% |
| 6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use | 14 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 6 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.1 Tree fruits | 6 | 0.0% |
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Conservation parks
- Baddow Island Conservation Park
- Beelbi Creek Conservation Park
- Duggan Conservation Park
- Granville Conservation Park
- Great Sandy Conservation Park
- O'Regan Creek Conservation Park
- Police Paddock Conservation Park
- Sandy Cape Conservation Park
- Tinana Creek Conservation Park
- Tinana Island Conservation Park
- Vernon Conservation Park
State forests
Bauple State Forest
Boompa State Forest
Denison State Forest
Ferguson State Forest
Fraser Island State Forest
Gigoomgan State Forest
Glenbar State Forest 1
Glenbar State Forest 2
Glenbar State Forest 3
Glenbar State Forest 4
Gundiah State Forest
Gungaloon State Forest
Miva State Forest 1
Neerdie State Forest 2
St Mary State Forest 1
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St Mary State Forest 3
Thinoomba State Forest
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Young State Forest 1
Young State Forest 2
Young State Forest 3
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
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Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Perched
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Central Queensland ambient estuary program
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Moreton Bay regional council waterway health monitoring program
- Queensland wetland mapping
- South East Queensland (SEQ) Catchments community water quality monitoring program
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
4WD Management in Coastal Saltmarsh
Alexander Lakes Pest Management
Ann Street Lagoon Salvinia Pest Management
Arkarra Wetlands
Beaver Rock Reserve habitat protection and rehabilitation program
Beelbi Creek Barrier remediation Project—Torbanlea-Pialba
Black Swamp Creek Hymenachne Pest Management
BM NLP 06 Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
Booral & Round Island Project Weed Management
Coastal Community Engagement, Building Capacity Awareness of Natural Environment in the Wide Bay Burnett Region
Community Foreshore Habitat Recovery and Rehabilitation Extension Program
Community foreshore habitat recovery and rehabilitation program
Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
Condor Lakes Salvinia Pest Management
Dilli Village wastewater treatment plant Floating Treatment Media
Enhancement of pest control program—Poona
Fay Smith Environmental Park and Wetland Corridor
Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground
Fox and wild dog control—Great Sandy Strait
Fraser Island monitoring and restoration of Eurong Village's natural integrity
Fraser Island World Heritage site, work on marine debris removal, understanding and actioning mitigation
Groundsel control—Fraser Island
Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project
Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project
Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Eurong, Fraser Island (K'gari)
Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek
Maria Creek Re-vegetation
Marine debris clean-up - mouth of the Mary River (Tandora)
Mullens Wader Walk
PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora
PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project
PCE - Controlling Abrus in Happy Valley Fraser Island
PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15
PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15
PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management
PCE - Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Fraser Island
PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM
PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control
Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
Pest control program, Tuan State Forrest—Poona, Buttha and Kauri Creeks
Pialba Catchment Water Quality Monitoring and Pest Management
Pig Control at Tandora
Poona Creek Pine wildling control
Prayle Cats Claw Control Tinana Catchment
Ramsar site flood debris clean-up—Tandora
Research Case Study: Recovering Australia's migratory shorebirds
Sawmill Road Waterway Salvinia Pest Management
Secure plant stock and seeds to rehabilitate Nationally endangered ecological community (littoral rainforest and coastal vine thicket)—Poona
Stabilisation of Buttha Campground 2, Buttha Creek, Poona
Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
Tinana creek erosion rehabilitation on Morton properties
Tinana Creek water weed project and cats claw control
Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
Ululah Lagoons Management
Walliebum Waterhole-wetland at Prawle for Hymenachne, salvinia and water hyacinth Pest Management
Weed & Erosion Control in Littoral Rainforest in O'Regans Creek Catchment
Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
Wetland Restoration - Mitigating feral pig disturbance in estuarine wetlands of Kauri Creek
Woocoo Park and Wildlife Reserve Restoration Project
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3,268 | 381 | 468 | 144 | 3,650 |
| Animals | 906 | 32 | 256 | 90 | 938 |
| Mammals | 104 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 117 |
| Birds | 450 | 11 | 93 | 49 | 461 |
| Reptiles | 120 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 121 |
| Amphibians | 41 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 42 |
| Lobe-finned fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 63 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 67 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Insects | 113 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 115 |
| Malacostracans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bacteria | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chromists | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Fungi | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 |
| Plants | 2,041 | 349 | 212 | 54 | 2,391 |
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.
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Fraser Coast local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-fraser-coast/


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