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Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park

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Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 129,954 100.0% 2.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 129,665 99.8% 2.1%
Artificial and highly modified 24 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 127,571 98.2% 2.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 306 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 28 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,396 1.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 339 0.3% 0.0%
Riverine 289 0.2% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 127,571 98.2% 2.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 306 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 5 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 28 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,396 1.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 339 0.3% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 289 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 116,064 100.0% 1.9%
Mangroves - Casuarina 104 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 93,249 80.3% 1.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 21,120 18.2% 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 other non-floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan 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 561 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 294 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 11 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 365 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 336 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 19 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) 104 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 93,226 80.3% 1.5%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 23 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 20,855 18.0% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 265 0.2% 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 other non-floodplain lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) 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) 0 0.0% 0.0%
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) 0 0.0% 0.0%
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) 558 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 3 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 5 0.0% 0.0%
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) 288 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 6 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 11 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) 365 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 330 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
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) 19 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

Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park wetland extent change by system
System 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
pre-clear area
(ha)
2019/pre-clear
percentage
Total 129,954 129,955 129,951 129,952 129,936 129,939 129,663 * 100.2%
Artificial and highly modified 24 24 24 24 23 23 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 127,571 127,572 127,571 127,571 127,581 127,589 127,907 99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 306 306 306 306 292 289 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 28 28 28 28 28 28 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,396 1,396 1,397 1,397 1,396 1,396 1,421 98.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 339 339 336 336 325 325 0 n/a
Riverine 289 289 289 289 289 289 334 86.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 127,571 127,572 127,571 127,571 127,581 127,589 127,907 99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 306 306 306 306 292 289 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 7 7 7 7 6 6 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 28 28 28 28 28 28 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,396 1,396 1,397 1,397 1,396 1,396 1,421 98.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 339 339 336 336 325 325 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 289 289 289 289 289 289 334 86.5%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 116,064 116,064 116,060 116,060 116,049 116,053
Mangroves - Casuarina 104 104 104 104 104 104
Mangroves - other 93,249 93,249 93,247 93,247 93,223 93,228
Salt marsh and salt flats 21,120 21,120 21,120 21,120 21,144 21,143
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 561 561 561 561 561 561
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 5 5 5 5 5 5
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 294 294 294 293 293 293
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 11 11 11 11 11 11
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 365 365 365 366 366 366
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 336 336 334 334 323 323
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 19 19 19 19 19 19
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 104 104 104 104 104 104
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 93,226 93,226 93,224 93,225 93,200 93,205
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 23 23 23 23 23 23
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 20,855 20,855 20,855 20,855 20,879 20,878
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 265 265 265 265 265 264
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 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
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 558 558 558 558 558 558
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 3 3 3 3 3 3
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 5 5 5 5 5 5
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 288 288 288 287 287 287
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 6 6 6 6 6 6
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 11 11 11 11 11 11
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 365 365 365 366 366 366
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 7 7 7 7 7 7
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 330 330 327 327 316 316
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 19 19 19 19 19 19
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 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.

Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 190,572 3.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 125,135 2.0%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 23,331 0.4%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation 198 0.0%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 6,396 0.1%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline 95,211 1.5%
6.3 River 46,821 0.7%
6.3.0 River 46,004 0.7%
6.3.1 River - conservation 811 0.0%
6.3.3 River - intensive use 6 0.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 7,502 0.1%
1.1.1 Strict nature reserves 14 0.0%
1.1.3 National park 6,581 0.1%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 445 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 462 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 7,102 0.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 123 0.0%
1.3.1 Defence 4,580 0.1%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 2,400 0.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 1,822 0.0%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 1,822 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 774 0.0%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 399 0.0%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses 375 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 456 0.0%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters 423 0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use 33 0.0%
5.5 Services 248 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 58 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 3 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 187 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 168 0.0%
2.2.0 Production native forests 168 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 130 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 60 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 6 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 38 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 19 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 7 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 118 0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage 2 0.0%
3.3.5 Sugar 116 0.0%
5.8 Mining 85 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining < 1 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 4 0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 82 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 63 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 15 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 47 0.0%
6.1 Lake 42 0.0%
6.1.0 Lake 6 0.0%
6.1.4 Lake - saline 36 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 36 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 3 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 1 0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport 3 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 30 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 32 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage < 1 0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar 31 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 22 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture 22 0.0%
5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry < 1 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 7 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 7 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 4 0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition 4 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 2 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 1 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 1 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits < 1 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 8,051 825 729 427 8,990
Animals 1,407 51 334 135 1,458
Mammals 164 19 9 30 183
Birds 583 13 104 56 596
Reptiles 278 3 32 20 281
Amphibians 79 1 25 15 80
Ray-finned fishes 107 9 109 7 116
Cartilaginous fishes 29 0 29 4 29
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 158 6 25 2 164
Malacostracans 7 0 0 0 7
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 76 0 0 0 78
Chromists 81 0 0 0 87
Fungi 670 0 0 0 690
Plants 5,816 774 395 292 6,676
Protozoans 1 0 0 0 1

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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AreaType-marine-park

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/marine-park-great-barrier-reef-coast/

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