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Condamine and Balonne water resource planning area

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Condamine and Balonne water resource planning area wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 130,045 100.0% 1.5%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 85,362 65.6% 1.0%
Artificial and highly modified 64,381 49.5% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 337 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,096 1.6% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 13,487 10.4% 0.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 5,077 3.9% 0.1%
Riverine 44,666 34.3% 0.5%

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).

Condamine and Balonne water resource planning area wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 18,627 100.0% 0.2%
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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 9 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 387 2.1% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 1,655 8.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 195 1.0% 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 1,194 6.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 2,642 14.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 353 1.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 2,743 14.7% 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 987 5.3% 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 298 1.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 3,318 17.8% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4,423 23.7% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 423 2.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp < 1 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%

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

Condamine and Balonne water resource planning area 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 130,045 130,051 129,929 129,112 128,434 127,233 124,560 67,300 * 97.6%
Artificial and highly modified 64,381 64,353 64,113 63,055 62,189 60,773 58,470 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) 337 337 337 337 337 337 337 1,927 17.5%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,096 2,096 2,093 2,092 2,052 2,052 2,010 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 < 1 < 1 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 13,487 13,497 13,527 13,585 13,864 14,034 14,183 18,167 74.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 5,077 5,077 5,077 5,069 5,002 4,964 4,281 0 n/a
Riverine 44,666 44,690 44,782 44,974 44,990 45,074 45,278 47,207 94.6%

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

Condamine and Balonne water resource planning area 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 18,627 18,638 18,668 18,718 18,930 19,062 18,528
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 387 387 387 387 387 387 387
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 1,655 1,655 1,682 1,682 1,682 1,682 1,682
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 195 195 195 195 195 195 195
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 1,194 1,203 1,204 1,210 1,211 1,211 1,212
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 2,642 2,642 2,642 2,642 2,642 2,642 2,642
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 353 353 353 353 353 353 353
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 2,743 2,743 2,743 2,749 2,765 2,765 2,203
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 987 987 987 987 995 995 995
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 298 298 298 298 298 298 298
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 3,318 3,319 3,319 3,315 3,389 3,404 3,409
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4,423 4,424 4,424 4,466 4,507 4,623 4,646
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 423 423 424 424 496 496 496
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
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

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

Condamine and Balonne water resource planning area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 8,855,800 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 6,341,870 71.6%
3.3 Cropping 1,322,036 14.9%
2.2 Production native forests 609,345 6.9%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 252,689 2.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 119,234 1.3%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 59,212 0.7%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 48,681 0.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 38,365 0.4%
5.5 Services 9,673 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 9,023 0.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 6,859 0.1%
5.8 Mining 6,105 0.1%
5.2 Intensive animal production 4,541 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 3,613 0.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 3,364 0.0%
6.3 River 3,346 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 2,784 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 2,685 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2,617 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 2,535 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 2,102 0.0%
6.1 Lake 2,026 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1,100 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 841 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 506 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 296 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 292 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 50 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 7 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 5,467 748 423 207 6,216
Animals 1,056 38 208 87 1,094
Mammals 117 17 3 13 134
Birds 430 11 78 44 441
Reptiles 187 1 12 17 188
Amphibians 52 1 26 5 53
Ray-finned fishes 29 4 33 2 33
Insects 228 4 56 3 232
Malacostracans 5 0 0 1 5
Branchiopods 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 2 0 0 0 2
Snails 5 0 0 2 5
Bacteria 30 0 0 0 30
Chromists 107 0 0 0 107
Fungi 862 2 0 0 864
Plants 3,409 708 215 120 4,118
Protozoans 3 0 0 0 3

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) Condamine and Balonne water resource planning area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 7 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/water-resource-planning-area-condamine-and-balonne/