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Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water) report card

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Name: Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water)
Area type: Report card
Total area: 22,221 ha
% total Qld: 0.0%
Towns: Alexandra, Buddina, Landsborough
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Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
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State forests
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
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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
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Related legislation/policies
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Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 3,806 100.0% 17.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 2,598 68.3% 11.7%
Artificial and highly modified 499 13.1% 2.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 102 2.7% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 3 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 107 2.8% 0.5%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,885 49.5% 8.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 1,208 31.7% 5.4%

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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 (PDF, 0.6 MB).

Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 1,990 100.0% 9.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina 27 1.3% 0.1%
Mangroves - other 64 3.2% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 11 0.5% 0.0%
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 3 0.1% 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 156 7.9% 0.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 70 3.5% 0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 34 1.7% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,083 54.4% 4.9%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 4 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 538 27.1% 2.4%
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%

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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

Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water) report card 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 3,806 3,815 3,822 3,827 3,840 3,929 3,949 8,853 * 37.4%
Artificial and highly modified 499 494 494 485 479 486 481 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 102 102 102 102 102 102 104 194 52.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 99.1%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 107 114 112 110 101 86 42 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,885 1,890 1,896 1,905 1,928 2,011 2,034 6,253 30.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 3 3 3 0 n/a
Riverine 1,208 1,210 1,214 1,220 1,223 1,238 1,282 2,404 50.3%

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

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Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water) report card 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 1,990 1,995 2,001 2,010 2,036 2,119 2,144
Mangroves - Casuarina 27 27 27 27 27 27 27
Mangroves - other 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
Salt marsh and salt flats 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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 156 157 157 157 163 177 175
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 70 70 71 71 71 72 68
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 34 34 35 35 35 37 35
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 1,083 1,085 1,086 1,094 1,112 1,142 1,158
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 538 541 543 544 546 582 598
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

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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

Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water) report card land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 22,215 100.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 7,692 34.6%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 4,266 19.2%
1.3 Other minimal use 3,075 13.8%
1.1 Nature conservation 1,923 8.7%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 1,133 5.1%
5.5 Services 1,119 5.0%
2.2 Production native forests 624 2.8%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 461 2.1%
3.6 Land in transition 352 1.6%
5.7 Transport and communication 315 1.4%
6.3 River 267 1.2%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 167 0.8%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 141 0.6%
1.2 Managed resource protection 139 0.6%
5.8 Mining 132 0.6%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 115 0.5%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 86 0.4%
5.2 Intensive animal production 69 0.3%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 35 0.2%
6.1 Lake 25 0.1%
3.1 Plantation forests 23 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 20 0.1%
3.3 Cropping 16 0.1%
5.6 Utilities 16 0.1%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 4 0.0%

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Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Mooloolaba Weir 1970 Pool and Weir Mooloolah River

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 2,674 363 307 106 3,038
Animals 676 28 149 68 704
Mammals 86 11 5 9 97
Birds 376 10 81 35 386
Reptiles 76 1 10 7 77
Amphibians 40 1 16 9 41
Ray-finned fishes 30 3 33 3 33
Insects 61 2 4 2 63
Malacostracans 7 0 0 3 7
Bacteria 14 0 0 0 14
Chromists 37 0 0 0 37
Fungi 440 0 0 0 440
Plants 1,505 335 158 38 1,841
Protozoans 2 0 0 0 2

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) Mooloolah (Healthy Land and Water) report card — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 28 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/report-card-mooloolah-healthy-land-and-water/