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South West Regional Plan wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 894,980 100.0% 3.9%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 719,917 80.4% 3.1%
Artificial and highly modified 2,946 0.3% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 112,642 12.6% 0.5%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,035 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 599,632 67.0% 2.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 3,673 0.4% 0.0%
Riverine 175,051 19.6% 0.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 2,052 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 817 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 112,642 12.6% 0.5%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,035 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 55 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 9 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 599,632 67.0% 2.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 3,673 0.4% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 12 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 175,036 19.6% 0.8%
Riverine (slightly modified) 15 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.

South West Regional Plan wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 712,930 100.0% 3.1%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 107,130 15.0% 0.5%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 4,425 0.6% 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 17,842 2.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 19,497 2.7% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 288,482 40.5% 1.3%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 43,917 6.2% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 30,316 4.3% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 72,541 10.2% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 128,473 18.0% 0.6%
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 38 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 8 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 261 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0.0% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 107,085 15.0% 0.5%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 45 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 4,425 0.6% 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) 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) 17,422 2.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 420 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 19,322 2.7% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 175 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 288,425 40.5% 1.3%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 57 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 43,774 6.1% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 143 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 30,107 4.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 209 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 72,174 10.1% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 367 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 126,191 17.7% 0.6%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 2,282 0.3% 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) 33 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 1 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) 8 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 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 3 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 0 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) 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) 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

South West Regional Plan wetland extent change by system
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 894,980 895,293 895,722 896,011 896,276 896,652 897,562 898,462 * 99.3%
Artificial and highly modified 2,946 2,946 2,932 2,891 2,858 2,748 2,513 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 112,642 112,675 112,675 112,675 112,686 112,686 112,686 113,202 99.5%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,035 1,035 1,035 1,035 1,025 1,025 1,024 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 599,632 599,758 599,856 599,949 600,012 600,369 600,974 605,381 99.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 3,673 3,673 3,673 3,673 3,672 3,672 3,630 0 n/a
Riverine 175,051 175,205 175,550 175,786 176,020 176,150 176,733 179,879 97.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 2,052 2,052 2,045 2,004 1,989 1,879 1,772 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 817 817 811 811 794 793 676 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 112,642 112,675 112,675 112,675 112,686 112,686 112,686 113,202 99.5%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,035 1,035 1,035 1,035 1,025 1,025 1,024 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 599,632 599,758 599,856 599,949 600,012 600,369 600,974 605,381 99.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 3,673 3,673 3,673 3,673 3,672 3,672 3,630 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 12 12 12 12 12 12 2 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 175,036 175,190 175,540 175,776 176,011 176,141 176,723 179,879 97.3%
Riverine (slightly modified) 15 15 9 9 9 9 9 0 n/a

* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

South West Regional Plan wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 712,930 713,090 713,187 713,281 713,345 713,701 714,264
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 107,130 107,163 107,163 107,163 107,163 107,164 107,164
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 17,842 17,845 17,846 17,846 17,846 17,846 17,862
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 19,497 19,497 19,497 19,500 19,500 19,522 19,522
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 288,482 288,484 288,484 288,484 288,484 288,485 288,485
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 43,917 43,917 43,917 43,920 43,920 43,921 43,933
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 30,316 30,326 30,347 30,376 30,390 30,447 30,478
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 72,541 72,584 72,603 72,621 72,628 72,801 73,111
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 128,473 128,541 128,598 128,637 128,679 128,766 128,959
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 38 38 38 38 38 38 38
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
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 261 261 261 261 261 276 278
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 107,085 107,118 107,118 107,118 107,129 107,129 107,129
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 45 45 45 45 35 35 35
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425 4,425
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 17,422 17,425 17,426 17,426 17,426 17,426 17,442
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 420 420 420 420 420 420 420
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 19,322 19,322 19,322 19,324 19,324 19,347 19,347
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 175 175 175 175 175 175 175
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 288,425 288,428 288,428 288,428 288,428 288,428 288,428
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 57 57 57 57 57 57 57
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 43,774 43,774 43,774 43,777 43,777 43,778 43,790
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 143 143 143 143 143 143 143
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 30,107 30,117 30,138 30,167 30,182 30,239 30,270
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 209 209 209 209 209 209 209
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 72,174 72,217 72,236 72,254 72,261 72,434 72,744
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 367 367 367 367 367 367 367
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 126,191 126,260 126,316 126,356 126,398 126,485 126,719
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 2,282 2,282 2,282 2,282 2,281 2,281 2,239
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) 33 33 33 33 33 33 33
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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 8 8 8 8 8 8
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) 258 258 258 258 258 273 275
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

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

South West Regional Plan land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 22,900,657 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 20,746,791 90.6%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 20,746,791 90.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 789,459 3.4%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 48,135 0.2%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 741,325 3.2%
1.1 Nature conservation 605,759 2.6%
1.1.3 National park 542,740 2.4%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 256 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 62,763 0.3%
1.2 Managed resource protection 341,560 1.5%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 341,560 1.5%
6.1 Lake 321,711 1.4%
6.1.0 Lake 321,711 1.4%
2.2 Production native forests 54,388 0.2%
2.2.0 Production native forests 54,388 0.2%
1.3 Other minimal use 16,597 0.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 16,485 0.1%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 112 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 4,956 0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping 4,956 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 3,884 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 3,858 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 26 0.0%
6.3 River 3,476 0.0%
6.3.0 River 3,476 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 3,035 0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 1,376 0.0%
4.3.6 Irrigated cotton 1,659 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 2,165 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 758 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 37 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 1,250 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 9 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 111 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 2,135 0.0%
5.7.0 Transport and communication 25 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 2,052 0.0%
5.7.3 Railways 13 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 45 0.0%
5.5 Services 2,089 0.0%
5.5.0 Services 4 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 75 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 136 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 1,874 0.0%
5.8 Mining 814 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining 653 0.0%
5.8.1 Mines 97 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 61 0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 3 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 632 0.0%
3.1.0 Plantation forests 632 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 465 0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission 465 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 330 0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits 273 0.0%
4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits 57 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 262 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 196 0.0%
5.3.5 Abattoirs 12 0.0%
5.3.6 Oil refinery 54 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 90 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 23 0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond 6 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 41 0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage 16 0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage 4 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 35 0.0%
5.2.2 Feedlots 3 0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards 32 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 21 0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture 21 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1 0.0%
3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,838 259 257 85 3,098
Animals 626 24 107 39 650
Mammals 78 14 1 10 92
Birds 320 6 63 23 326
Reptiles 161 0 5 3 161
Amphibians 25 1 14 0 26
Ray-finned fishes 17 3 20 2 20
Insects 24 0 4 1 24
Malacostracans 1 0 0 0 1
Fungi 182 0 0 0 182
Plants 2,030 235 150 46 2,266

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 (2013) South West Regional Plan — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/regional-plan-south-west/

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