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Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) report card

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Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) report card wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 425,863 100.0% 3.3%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 114,959 27.0% 0.9%
Artificial and highly modified 41,730 9.8% 0.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 8,750 2.1% 0.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 82 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 4,851 1.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 4,669 1.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 49,990 11.7% 0.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 4,890 1.1% 0.0%
Riverine 310,901 73.0% 2.4%
Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) report card wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 62,658 100.0% 0.5%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 6,352 10.1% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 585 0.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 1.7% 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 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 48 0.1% 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 2,415 3.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,609 12.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 4.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,262 26.0% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 16,414 26.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 785 1.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 65 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 81 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 724 1.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 3,672 5.9% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 2,690 4.3% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 626 1.0% 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.

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Wetland extent changes

Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) report card 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 425,863 425,929 425,677 425,298 424,499 423,624 395,793 * 97.1%
Artificial and highly modified 41,730 41,660 41,034 40,527 39,469 37,902 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 8,750 8,750 8,768 8,768 8,769 8,770 10,158 86.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 82 82 82 82 82 82 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 4,851 4,851 4,851 4,851 4,851 4,851 4,853 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 4,669 4,669 4,669 4,663 4,530 4,534 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 49,990 49,997 50,002 50,069 50,113 50,155 54,551 91.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 4,890 4,890 4,874 4,762 4,903 4,894 0 n/a
Riverine 310,901 311,030 311,398 311,577 311,781 312,435 326,231 95.3%

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

Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) report card 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 62,658 62,660 62,666 62,620 62,808 62,841
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 6,352 6,352 6,365 6,365 6,365 6,366
Salt marsh and salt flats 585 585 589 589 590 590
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3 3 3 3 3 3
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057
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 5 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 48 48 48 48 48 48
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 2,415 2,415 2,428 2,428 2,463 2,482
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,609 7,610 7,613 7,613 7,749 7,749
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 2,978 2,978 2,980 2,983 2,983
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,262 16,269 16,269 16,269 16,272 16,286
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 16,414 16,414 16,403 16,403 16,403 16,403
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 258 260 260 260 260
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 28 28 28 28 28
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 785 785 785 785 785 785
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 65 65 65 65 65 65
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 81 81 81 81 84 84
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 724 724 724 724 721 721
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 3,672 3,672 3,655 3,658 3,665 3,665
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 2,690 2,690 2,690 2,693 2,694 2,694
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 626 626 626 572 572 572

Disclaimer

Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).

All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.

Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.

Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) report card land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 13,060,932 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 11,706,674 89.6%
1.1 Nature conservation 293,581 2.2%
1.3 Other minimal use 279,112 2.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 215,636 1.7%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 174,039 1.3%
3.3 Cropping 125,636 1.0%
2.2 Production native forests 75,628 0.6%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 48,260 0.4%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 43,416 0.3%
6.3 River 36,419 0.3%
5.8 Mining 14,816 0.1%
6.1 Lake 14,207 0.1%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 13,989 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 8,666 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 3,686 0.0%
5.5 Services 2,620 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 932 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 928 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 451 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 429 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 388 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 387 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 382 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 324 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 201 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 74 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 50 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 2 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 5,030 489 485 187 5,519
Animals 1,031 35 201 86 1,066
Mammals 141 19 5 24 160
Birds 474 8 88 33 482
Reptiles 231 1 15 19 232
Amphibians 59 1 26 8 60
Ray-finned fishes 46 5 51 0 51
Cartilaginous fishes 2 0 2 1 2
Insects 74 1 14 1 75
Malacostracans 3 0 0 0 3
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 12 0 0 0 12
Chromists 1 0 0 0 1
Fungi 172 0 0 0 172
Plants 3,814 454 284 101 4,268

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) report card — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 24 February 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/paddock-to-reef-report-card-burdekin/