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General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 68,883 100.0% 2.7%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 68,757 99.8% 2.7%
Artificial and highly modified 1 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 67,668 98.2% 2.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 296 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 449 0.7% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 338 0.5% 0.0%
Riverine 126 0.2% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 67,668 98.2% 2.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 296 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 449 0.7% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 338 0.5% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 126 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 59,282 100.0% 2.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 99 0.2% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 44,536 75.1% 1.8%
Salt marsh and salt flats 13,860 23.4% 0.5%
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 285 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 46 0.1% 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 115 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 336 0.6% 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 < 1 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) 99 0.2% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 44,522 75.1% 1.8%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 13 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 13,596 22.9% 0.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 264 0.4% 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) 282 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) 40 0.1% 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) 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) 115 0.2% 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) 329 0.6% 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) < 1 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

General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) 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 68,883 68,883 68,880 68,886 68,874 68,875 68,850 * 100.0%
Artificial and highly modified 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 67,668 67,668 67,667 67,673 67,686 67,691 68,251 99.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 296 296 296 296 282 278 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 449 449 449 449 449 449 456 98.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 338 338 336 336 325 325 0 n/a
Riverine 126 126 126 126 126 126 143 88.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 67,668 67,668 67,667 67,673 67,686 67,691 68,251 99.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 296 296 296 296 282 278 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 449 449 449 449 449 449 456 98.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 338 338 336 336 325 325 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) 126 126 126 126 126 126 143 88.3%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a

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

General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) 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 59,282 59,282 59,278 59,284 59,275 59,277
Mangroves - Casuarina 99 99 99 99 99 99
Mangroves - other 44,536 44,536 44,533 44,539 44,518 44,521
Salt marsh and salt flats 13,860 13,860 13,860 13,860 13,883 13,882
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 285 285 285 285 285 285
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 46 46 46 45 45 45
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 115 115 115 116 116 116
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 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
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) 99 99 99 99 99 99
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 44,522 44,522 44,520 44,526 44,505 44,508
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 13 13 13 13 13 13
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 13,596 13,596 13,596 13,596 13,619 13,619
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 264 264 264 264 264 263
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) 282 282 282 282 282 282
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) 40 40 40 39 39 39
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 115 115 115 116 116 116
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) 329 329 327 327 316 316
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) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
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

General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 113,383 4.5%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 68,845 2.7%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 2,210 0.1%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation 196 0.0%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 6,240 0.2%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline 60,198 2.4%
6.3 River 40,013 1.6%
6.3.0 River 39,391 1.6%
6.3.1 River - conservation 616 0.0%
6.3.3 River - intensive use 6 0.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 1,390 0.1%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 1,390 0.1%
1.1 Nature conservation 1,387 0.1%
1.1.3 National park 798 0.0%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 403 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 186 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 1,094 0.0%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 39 0.0%
1.3.1 Defence 297 0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 758 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 340 0.0%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 330 0.0%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses 9 0.0%
5.5 Services 81 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services < 1 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 2 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 79 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 62 0.0%
2.2.0 Production native forests 62 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 50 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 3 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 47 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 46 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 14 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 2 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 23 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 6 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure < 1 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 27 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage < 1 0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar 27 0.0%
6.1 Lake 26 0.0%
6.1.0 Lake 6 0.0%
6.1.4 Lake - saline 20 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 13 0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use 13 0.0%
5.8 Mining 3 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 3 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 2 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads < 1 0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport 1 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 2 0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage 2 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production < 1 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture < 1 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal < 1 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal < 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 7,132 735 663 336 7,961
Animals 1,315 45 306 125 1,360
Mammals 150 17 8 28 167
Birds 565 12 101 53 577
Reptiles 258 3 31 18 261
Amphibians 73 1 23 13 74
Ray-finned fishes 91 6 92 6 97
Cartilaginous fishes 28 0 28 4 28
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 143 6 22 2 149
Malacostracans 5 0 0 0 5
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 68 0 0 0 70
Chromists 76 0 0 0 81
Fungi 519 0 0 0 534
Plants 5,153 690 357 211 5,915
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.

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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 (2013) General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/marine-park-zone-general-use-zone-great-barrier-reef-coast/

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