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Overview    The Great Sandy Marine Park is a State marine park, managed by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS). The Great Sandy Marine Park was first established in 2006, amalgamating the two existing marine parks in the area – Woongarra and Hervey Bay Marine Parks – and adding additional areas of tidal land and waters between Baffle Creek and Double Island Point, to create the Great Sandy Marine Park. The Great Sandy Marine Park covers approximately 6,200km2 of tidal lands and waters stretching from Baffle Creek in the north to Double Island Point in the south. It is an area of exceptional conservation value, including Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Strait - a Ramsar Wetland of International Significance, Tin Can Inlet and the waters off the World Heritage-listed K'gari (Fraser Island) seaward to three nautical miles. Great Sandy Marine Park protects natural and cultural values across a range of marine and coastal environments, including rivers, creeks, estuaries, rocky shores, fringing reefs, saltmarsh, mangroves, seagrass meadows and sandy beaches. These habitats provide important seasonal food sources, nesting and roosting sites, and stopovers for migratory species such as humpback whales, migratory shorebirds, manta rays and marine turtles. Resident species of dugong, Australian humpback dolphins, shorebirds, grey nurse sharks and a huge variety of fish, molluscs and crustaceans also depend on these resources. Eleven Fish Habitat Areas, declared under the Fisheries Act 1994 to protect habitat important for the State’s fisheries from the impacts of coastal development, are also present in the marine park and are managed by QPWS. The marine park is used for a wide range of activities, from fishing and recreation to defence activities and scientific research. The Great Sandy Marine Park Zoning Plan provides the management detail for the protection of the natural, cultural and use values of the marine park and aims to balance its ecologically sustainable use. It is subordinate legislation under the Marine Parks Act 2004, the purpose of which is conservation of the marine environment. The zoning plan establishes and defines the location of a network of spatially defined zones which afford different levels of protection and a network of designated areas that protect specific values at particular locations, and specifies the associated zone and designated area entry and use provisions for each. The zoning plan is the primary tool used to manage the marine park, supported by public education programs, signs, permits, compliance programs, routine surveillance and scientific monitoring. Read more about the marine park’s management and zoning. Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17,050 | 100.0% | 2.8% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 17,029 | 99.9% | 2.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 16,505 | 96.8% | 2.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 524 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 21 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 16,505 | 96.8% | 2.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 524 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 21 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | 17,028 | 100.0% | 2.8% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 153 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 12,525 | 73.6% | 2.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 3,826 | 22.5% | 0.6% |
| 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 | < 1 | 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 | 245 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 9 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 258 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 9 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 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) | 153 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 12,525 | 73.6% | 2.0% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 3,826 | 22.5% | 0.6% |
| 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) | < 1 | 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) | 245 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 9 | 0.1% | 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) | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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) | 258 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 9 | 0.1% | 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) | 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 | 17,050 | 17,050 | 17,050 | 17,058 | 17,061 | 17,061 | 17,063 | 17,138 | * 99.5% |
| Artificial and highly modified | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 16,505 | 16,504 | 16,504 | 16,512 | 16,514 | 16,514 | 16,516 | 16,564 | 99.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 524 | 524 | 524 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 551 | 95.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 93.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 16,505 | 16,504 | 16,504 | 16,512 | 16,514 | 16,514 | 16,516 | 16,564 | 99.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 524 | 524 | 524 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 551 | 95.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 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) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 93.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 17,028 | 17,028 | 17,028 | 17,037 | 17,039 | 17,039 | 17,041 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 |
| Mangroves - other | 12,525 | 12,525 | 12,525 | 12,532 | 12,533 | 12,533 | 12,535 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 3,826 | 3,826 | 3,826 | 3,826 | 3,827 | 3,827 | 3,827 |
| 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 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| 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 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 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) | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 12,525 | 12,525 | 12,525 | 12,532 | 12,533 | 12,533 | 12,535 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 3,826 | 3,826 | 3,826 | 3,826 | 3,827 | 3,827 | 3,827 |
| 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) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 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) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 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) | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 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 | 27,362 | 4.4% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 16,605 | 2.7% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 62 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | 16,541 | 2.7% |
| 6.3 River | 8,807 | 1.4% |
| 6.3.0 River | 8,807 | 1.4% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 779 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 91 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 27 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 661 | 0.1% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 427 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 324 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 43 | 0.0% |
| 1.1.6 Protected landscape | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 60 | 0.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 297 | 0.0% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 297 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 244 | 0.0% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 244 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 67 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 66 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 52 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 9 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 39 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 3 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 48 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 48 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 31 | 0.0% |
| 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters | 31 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 4.6 Irrigated land in transition | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | < 1 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
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—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 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 monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- 4WD Management in Coastal Saltmarsh
- Beaver Rock Reserve habitat protection and rehabilitation program
- 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 workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Crab Creek native vegetation management
- Crab Creek weed control
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground
- Fire hazard reduction and habitat protection—Crab Creek
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
- Kolan River Bank Stabilisation
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project
- Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project
- Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek
- Marine debris clean-up - mouth of the Mary River (Tandora)
- Mullens Wader Walk
- Pasturage Reserve wetland rehabilitation
- 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 - Great Sandy Strait Seagrass Monitoring - Cooloola Coastcare
- PCE - Junior Cooloola Coastcare - Ramsar Wetlands
- PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management
- 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
- Pig Control at Tandora
- Poona Creek Pine wildling control
- Rainbow Beach environmental works—vehicle access restriction
- Ramsar site flood debris clean-up—Tandora
- Research Case Study: Recovering Australia's migratory shorebirds
- 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
- Tin Can Bay—Crab Creek environmental restoration works
- Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
- Weed control, Gympie Regional Council—Ramsar site Snapper Creek
- Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes 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
-
Burrum, Gregory, Isis, Cherwell and Elliott Rivers (WQ1371)
- BE1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- HB1 (HEV)
-
Fraser Island Waters (WQ1391)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- HB1 (HEV)
-
Great Sandy Strait and Coastal Creeks (WQ1402)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- HB1 (HEV)
- PF1 (HEV)
-
Hervey Bay (WQ1372)
- HB1 (HEV)
-
Mary River (WQ1381)
- GSS1 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 2,834 | 354 | 441 | 116 | 3,189 |
| Animals | 821 | 32 | 224 | 88 | 853 |
| Mammals | 93 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 106 |
| Birds | 438 | 11 | 93 | 49 | 449 |
| Reptiles | 109 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 110 |
| Amphibians | 36 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 60 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 64 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Insects | 71 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 73 |
| Malacostracans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bacteria | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chromists | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Fungi | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| Plants | 1,695 | 322 | 217 | 28 | 2,018 |
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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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2024) Great Sandy Marine Park — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/marine-park-great-sandy/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation