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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,462,682 | 100.0% | 4.6% | 
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 757,644 | 51.8% | 2.4% | 
| Artificial and highly modified | 14,403 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 457,542 | 31.3% | 1.4% | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,158 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 4,431 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Palustrine (natural) | 274,880 | 18.8% | 0.9% | 
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 3,223 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 
| Riverine | 705,035 | 48.2% | 2.2% | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 457,542 | 31.3% | 1.4% | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 8,437 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 5,787 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,158 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 4,431 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Palustrine (artificial) | 175 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Palustrine (natural) | 274,880 | 18.8% | 0.9% | 
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 3,223 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 
| Riverine (artificial) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Riverine (natural) | 704,987 | 48.2% | 2.2% | 
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 47 | 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.
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 735,739 | 100.0% | 2.3% | 
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Mangroves - other | 83,816 | 11.4% | 0.3% | 
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 372,425 | 50.6% | 1.2% | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 900 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 1,234 | 0.2% | 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 | 1,007 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 37,986 | 5.2% | 0.1% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 1,362 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 15,076 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 98,739 | 13.4% | 0.3% | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 4,175 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 8,864 | 1.2% | 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 | 37,000 | 5.0% | 0.1% | 
| 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 | 28,989 | 3.9% | 0.1% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 9,770 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 33,852 | 4.6% | 0.1% | 
| 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 | 164 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 380 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 83,816 | 11.4% | 0.3% | 
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 372,425 | 50.6% | 1.2% | 
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 892 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 8 | 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 permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 1,234 | 0.2% | 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) | 1,007 | 0.1% | 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) | 37,327 | 5.1% | 0.1% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 659 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 1,335 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 14,225 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 851 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 98,118 | 13.3% | 0.3% | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 621 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 4,175 | 0.6% | 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) | 8,721 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 142 | 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) | 36,942 | 5.0% | 0.1% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 58 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 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) | 28,830 | 3.9% | 0.1% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 160 | 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) | 9,742 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 33,302 | 4.5% | 0.1% | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 550 | 0.1% | 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) | 164 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 371 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 9 | 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
| 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 | 1,462,682 | 1,462,372 | 1,462,382 | 1,466,155 | 1,465,684 | 1,465,029 | 1,463,897 | 1,450,767 | * 99.8% | 
| Artificial and highly modified | 14,403 | 14,126 | 14,050 | 13,557 | 13,013 | 12,254 | 11,002 | 0 | n/a | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 457,542 | 457,542 | 457,546 | 457,549 | 457,549 | 457,549 | 457,549 | 457,625 | 100.0% | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,515 | 89.9% | 
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 4,431 | 4,431 | 4,430 | 4,425 | 4,338 | 4,399 | 4,388 | 0 | n/a | 
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 
| Palustrine (natural) | 274,880 | 274,925 | 274,933 | 275,466 | 275,492 | 275,512 | 275,584 | 277,766 | 99.0% | 
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 3,223 | 3,223 | 3,223 | 2,878 | 2,945 | 2,942 | 2,929 | 0 | n/a | 
| Riverine | 705,035 | 704,956 | 705,032 | 709,111 | 709,176 | 709,203 | 709,277 | 711,861 | 99.0% | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 457,542 | 457,542 | 457,546 | 457,549 | 457,549 | 457,549 | 457,549 | 457,625 | 100.0% | 
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 8,437 | 8,387 | 8,327 | 8,093 | 7,583 | 7,064 | 5,985 | 0 | n/a | 
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 5,787 | 5,562 | 5,548 | 5,307 | 5,277 | 5,036 | 4,865 | 0 | n/a | 
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,158 | 3,515 | 89.9% | 
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 4,431 | 4,431 | 4,430 | 4,425 | 4,338 | 4,399 | 4,388 | 0 | n/a | 
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 
| Palustrine (artificial) | 175 | 175 | 172 | 155 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 0 | n/a | 
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 
| Palustrine (natural) | 274,880 | 274,925 | 274,933 | 275,466 | 275,492 | 275,512 | 275,584 | 277,766 | 99.0% | 
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 3,223 | 3,223 | 3,223 | 2,878 | 2,945 | 2,942 | 2,929 | 0 | n/a | 
| Riverine (artificial) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 
| Riverine (natural) | 704,987 | 704,909 | 704,984 | 709,063 | 709,129 | 709,156 | 709,229 | 711,861 | 99.0% | 
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | n/a | 
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| Habitat | 2021 area (ha)  | 
2019 area (ha)  | 
2017 area (ha)  | 
2013 area (ha)  | 
2009 area (ha)  | 
2005 area (ha)  | 
2001 area (ha)  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 735,739 | 734,551 | 734,562 | 734,753 | 734,847 | 734,864 | 734,933 | 
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mangroves - other | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 372,425 | 372,425 | 372,429 | 372,432 | 372,432 | 372,432 | 372,432 | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 1,234 | 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 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 37,986 | 37,986 | 37,986 | 37,993 | 37,996 | 37,999 | 37,999 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 15,076 | 15,076 | 15,077 | 15,077 | 15,077 | 15,077 | 15,115 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 98,739 | 98,747 | 98,753 | 98,761 | 98,765 | 98,772 | 98,787 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 8,864 | 8,901 | 8,901 | 8,901 | 8,901 | 8,901 | 8,908 | 
| 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 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,001 | 37,001 | 37,002 | 37,008 | 37,009 | 
| 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 | 28,989 | 28,989 | 28,989 | 28,992 | 28,992 | 28,992 | 28,996 | 
| 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 | 9,770 | 9,770 | 9,770 | 9,876 | 9,886 | 9,887 | 9,890 | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 33,852 | 33,852 | 33,853 | 33,916 | 33,991 | 33,991 | 33,992 | 
| 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 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 381 | 381 | 
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 83,816 | 
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 372,425 | 372,425 | 372,429 | 372,432 | 372,432 | 372,432 | 372,432 | 
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 892 | 892 | 892 | 892 | 892 | 892 | 892 | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 1,234 | 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) | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 37,327 | 37,327 | 37,327 | 37,334 | 37,338 | 37,340 | 37,340 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 14,225 | 14,225 | 14,226 | 14,226 | 14,226 | 14,226 | 14,264 | 
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 98,118 | 98,127 | 98,132 | 98,141 | 98,145 | 98,151 | 98,167 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 8,721 | 8,758 | 8,758 | 8,758 | 8,758 | 8,758 | 8,766 | 
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 
| 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) | 36,942 | 36,942 | 36,943 | 36,943 | 36,945 | 36,951 | 36,953 | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 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) | 28,830 | 28,830 | 28,830 | 28,832 | 28,833 | 28,833 | 28,837 | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 
| 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) | 9,742 | 9,742 | 9,742 | 9,849 | 9,861 | 9,863 | 9,866 | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 33,302 | 33,302 | 33,303 | 33,690 | 33,695 | 33,697 | 33,698 | 
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 550 | 550 | 550 | 226 | 297 | 294 | 294 | 
| 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) | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 372 | 372 | 
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 
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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) 
 
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area | 
|---|---|---|
| Total | 31,592,199 | 99.9% | 
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 28,081,955 | 88.8% | 
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 28,081,955 | 88.8% | 
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 1,494,053 | 4.7% | 
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 1,493,406 | 4.7% | 
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 648 | 0.0% | 
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 1,181,698 | 3.7% | 
| 1.1.3 National park | 1,113,270 | 3.5% | 
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 67,534 | 0.2% | 
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 895 | 0.0% | 
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 485,529 | 1.5% | 
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 264,623 | 0.8% | 
| 1.2.2 Surface water supply | 9,808 | 0.0% | 
| 1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses | 211,098 | 0.7% | 
| 6.1 Lake | 144,833 | 0.5% | 
| 6.1.0 Lake | 142,677 | 0.5% | 
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 2,156 | 0.0% | 
| 6.3 River | 87,901 | 0.3% | 
| 6.3.0 River | 84,136 | 0.3% | 
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 3,764 | 0.0% | 
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 63,520 | 0.2% | 
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 5,774 | 0.0% | 
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 57,736 | 0.2% | 
| 1.3.4 Rehabilitation | 10 | 0.0% | 
| 5.8 Mining | 11,807 | 0.0% | 
| 5.8.0 Mining | 894 | 0.0% | 
| 5.8.1 Mines | 7,877 | 0.0% | 
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 976 | 0.0% | 
| 5.8.3 Tailings | 1,595 | 0.0% | 
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 465 | 0.0% | 
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 10,637 | 0.0% | 
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 10,196 | 0.0% | 
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 441 | 0.0% | 
| 2.2 Production native forests | 7,615 | 0.0% | 
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 7,615 | 0.0% | 
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 6,584 | 0.0% | 
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 1,647 | 0.0% | 
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 116 | 0.0% | 
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 683 | 0.0% | 
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 225 | 0.0% | 
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 3,913 | 0.0% | 
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 4,553 | 0.0% | 
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 2,298 | 0.0% | 
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 2,107 | 0.0% | 
| 5.7.2 Roads | 6 | 0.0% | 
| 5.7.3 Railways | 73 | 0.0% | 
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 70 | 0.0% | 
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 4,129 | 0.0% | 
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 3,169 | 0.0% | 
| 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage | 961 | 0.0% | 
| 5.5 Services | 2,865 | 0.0% | 
| 5.5.0 Services | < 1 | 0.0% | 
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 254 | 0.0% | 
| 5.5.2 Public services | 306 | 0.0% | 
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 2,302 | 0.0% | 
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 2 | 0.0% | 
| 3.3 Cropping | 2,705 | 0.0% | 
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 2,455 | 0.0% | 
| 3.3.3 Hay and silage | 249 | 0.0% | 
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 741 | 0.0% | 
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 601 | 0.0% | 
| 5.3.3 Major industrial complex | 127 | 0.0% | 
| 5.3.6 Oil refinery | 12 | 0.0% | 
| 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial | < 1 | 0.0% | 
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 347 | 0.0% | 
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 127 | 0.0% | 
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 12 | 0.0% | 
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 81 | 0.0% | 
| 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards | 126 | 0.0% | 
| 3.6 Land in transition | 308 | 0.0% | 
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 305 | 0.0% | 
| 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation | 3 | 0.0% | 
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 214 | 0.0% | 
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 7 | 0.0% | 
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 142 | 0.0% | 
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 6 | 0.0% | 
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 59 | 0.0% | 
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 52 | 0.0% | 
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 52 | 0.0% | 
| 5.6 Utilities | 46 | 0.0% | 
| 5.6.0 Utilities | 11 | 0.0% | 
| 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation | 1 | 0.0% | 
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 14 | 0.0% | 
| 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission | < 1 | 0.0% | 
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 19 | 0.0% | 
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 43 | 0.0% | 
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 16 | 0.0% | 
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 27 | 0.0% | 
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 28 | 0.0% | 
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 28 | 0.0% | 
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 25 | 0.0% | 
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 25 | 0.0% | 
| 4.1 Irrigated plantation forests | 7 | 0.0% | 
| 4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests | 7 | 0.0% | 
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 3 | 0.0% | 
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 3 | 0.0% | 
| 6.4 Channel/aqueduct | < 1 | 0.0% | 
| 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct | < 1 | 0.0% | 
 Drainage divisions 
 
 
 Drainage basins 
 
 
 Drainage sub-basins 
 
 
 Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies 
 
 
 Local government areas 
 
 
 100K map tiles 
 
 
- Abingdon Downs - 7562
 - Alcala - 7058
 - Alsace - 6858
 - Augustus Downs - 6860
 - Ayrshire Downs - 7454
 - Ballys Lagoon - 6663
 - Bellfield - 7559
 - Blackbull - 7262
 - Blackdown - 7663
 - Boonderoo - 7757
 - Bowthorn - 6561
 - Brown Creek - 7161
 - Bulimba - 7564
 - Burges - 7859
 - Burketown - 6862
 - Cameron Downs - 7755
 - Camooweal - 6558
 - Canobie - 7059
 - Cassilis - 7555
 - Chudleigh Park - 7758
 - Claraville - 7260
 - Cliffdale Creek - 6664
 - Clonagh - 7057
 - Cloncurry - 7056
 - Coalbrook - 7557
 - Conjuboy - 7860
 - Coolullah - 6958
 - Coralie - 7261
 - Crooked Creek - 7463
 - Croydon - 7361
 - Dagworth - 7354
 - Dalgonally - 7157
 - Dinah Island - 7165
 - Donors Hill - 7060
 - Doomadgee - 6662
 - Double Lagoon - 7163
 - Duchess - 6855
 - Dunbar - 7365
 - Dutton River - 7657
 - Echo Creek - 7363
 - Einasleigh - 7760
 - El Rita - 7154
 - Escott - 6762
 - Esmeralda - 7460
 - Etheldale - 7458
 - Eulolo - 7255
 - Forest Home - 7561
 - Forsayth - 7660
 - Galbraith - 7265
 - Galloway - 7662
 - Georgetown - 7661
 - Gilbert River - 7461
 - Gilberton - 7659
 - Glenlyon - 7455
 - Gregory Downs - 6760
 - Hamilton Downs - 7355
 - Hampstead - 7658
 - Hedleys Creek - 6562
 - Highbury - 7565
 - Hughenden - 7756
 - Iffley - 7160
 - Julia Creek - 7256
 - Kamileroi - 6959
 - Karumba - 7063
 - Kennedy Gap - 6757
 - Kilterry - 7357
 - Kingfish Lagoon - 7465
 - Kynuna - 7254
 - Lawn Hill - 6660
 - Lyndbrook - 7762
 - Lyndhurst - 7759
 - Macaroni - 7164
 - Macaroni West - 7064
 - Magowra - 7062
 - Malbon - 6955
 - Malpas - 7358
 - Mammoth Mines - 6758
 - Marathon - 7656
 - Marraba - 6956
 - Mary Kathleen - 6856
 - Massacre Inlet - 6564
 - Maxwelton - 7456
 - Mckinlay - 7155
 - Middle Point - 6962
 - Milgarra - 7061
 - Millungera - 7258
 - Mornington - 6764
 - Mount Angelay - 7055
 - Mount Isa - 6756
 - Mount Merlin - 6954
 - Mount Norman - 7558
 - Mount Oscar - 6661
 - Mount Oxide - 6759
 - Mount Surprise - 7761
 - Musselbrook - 6560
 - Myally - 6859
 - Nelia - 7356
 - Neumayer Valley - 6961
 - Norfolk - 6559
 - Normanton - 7162
 - North Head - 7560
 - Numil - 7158
 - Oorindi - 7156
 - Pandanus Creek - 7464
 - Pelham - 7459
 - Point Parker - 6763
 - Prairie - 7856
 - Prospect - 7360
 - Prospector - 6857
 - Punjaub - 6761
 - Quamby - 6957
 - Red River - 7563
 - Richmond - 7556
 - Riversleigh - 6659
 - Runnymede - 7457
 - Saint Ronans - 7861
 - Savannah Downs - 7259
 - Selwyn - 7054
 - Staaten River - 7364
 - Stamford - 7655
 - Stirling - 7263
 - Strathmore - 7462
 - Sweers Island - 6863
 - Talawanta - 6960
 - Taldora - 7159
 - Trenton - 7359
 - Undilla - 6658
 - Vanrook - 7264
 - Wallabadah - 7362
 - Wando Vale - 7858
 - Wernadinga - 6861
 - Westmoreland - 6563
 - White Mountains - 7857
 - Wyaldra - 7257
 
 Climate zones 
 
 
 Bioregions 
 
 
 Biogeographic subregions 
 
 
- Alice Tableland
 - Armraynald Plains
 - Barkly Tableland
 - Broken River
 - Central Downs
 - Claraville Plains
 - Donors Plateau
 - Doomadgee Plains
 - Flinders
 - Georgetown - Croydon
 - Gilberton Plateau
 - Holroyd Plain - Red Plateau
 - Karumba Plains
 - Kidston
 - Kynuna Plateau
 - McArthur
 - Mitchell - Gilbert Fans
 - Mount Isa Inlier
 - Southwestern Downs
 - Southwestern Plateaus & Floodouts
 - Thorntonia
 - Undara - Toomba Basalts
 - Woondoola Plains
 
 IBRA bioregions 
 
 
 IBRA subregions 
 
 
- Alice Tableland
 - Armraynald Plains
 - Barkly Tableland
 - Broken River
 - Central Downs
 - Claraville Plains
 - Donors Plateau
 - Doomadgee Plains
 - Georgetown-Croydon
 - Gilberton Plateau
 - Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
 - Karumba Plains
 - Kidston
 - Kynuna Plateau
 - McArthur
 - Mitchell-Gilbert Fans
 - Mount Isa
 - Northern Downs
 - Southwestern Downs
 - Southwestern Plateaus and Floodouts
 - Thorntonia
 - Undara-Toomba Basalts
 - Woondoola Plains
 
 Bioregional assessment areas 
 
 
 Marine meso-scale bioregions 
 
 Marine provincial bioregions 
 
 Regional plans 
 
 
 World Heritage areas 
 
 
 Ramsar internationally important wetlands 
 
 
 DIWA nationally important wetlands 
 
 
- Bluebush Swamp
 - Buffalo Lake Aggregation
 - Dorunda Lakes Area
 - Gregory River
 - Lake Julius
 - Lake Moondarra
 - Lawn Hill Gorge
 - Lignum Swamp
 - Macaroni Swamp
 - Marless Lagoon Aggregation
 - Mitchell River Fan Aggregation
 - Musselbrook Creek Aggregation
 - Nicholson Delta Aggregation
 - Smithburne - Gilbert Fan Aggregation
 - Southeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
 - Southern Gulf Aggregation
 - Stranded Fish Lake
 - Thorntonia Aggregation
 - Undara Lava Tubes
 - Wentworth Aggregation
 
 National parks 
 
 
- Blackbraes National Park
 - Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land)
 - Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park
 - Bulleringa National Park
 - Finucane Island National Park
 - Porcupine Gorge National Park
 - Rungulla National Park
 - Staaten River National Park
 - Tagalaka National Park
 - The Lakes National Park
 - Undara Volcanic National Park
 - White Mountains National Park
 
 Marine parks (Queensland) 
 
 
 Study areas 
 
 Report cards 
 
 Conservation parks 
 
 
 State forests 
 
 
 Forest reserves 
 
 
 Resources reserves 
 
 
 Timber reserves 
 
 
 Fish habitat areas 
 
 
 Coastal management district 
 
 
 Nature refuges 
 
 
- Abingdon Downs North Nature Refuge
 - Ballara Nature Refuge
 - Bellfield Nature Refuge
 - Bullen Bullen Nature Refuge
 - Chidna Nature Refuge
 - Cobbold Gorge Nature Refuge
 - Dinah Island Nature Refuge
 - Eagle's View Nature Refuge
 - Esmeralda Nature Refuge
 - Gilberton Nature Refuge
 - Goanna Spring Nature Refuge
 - Granite Creek Nature Refuge
 - Herbertvale Nature Refuge
 - Maiden Springs Nature Refuge
 - Nara Spring Nature Refuge
 - Newcastle Range-The Oaks Nature Refuge
 - Norfolk Nature Refuge
 - North Head Nature Refuge
 - Pelham Springs Nature Refuge
 - South Head Nature Refuge
 - Strathtay Nature Refuge
 - Stuarts Spring Nature Refuge
 - Talaroo Nature Refuge
 - Torwood Nature Refuge
 - Werrington Nature Refuge
 
 Freshwater biogeographic provinces 
 
 
 Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others 
 
 
 Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models 
 
 
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
 - Arid and semi-arid lignum swamp
 - Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
 - Arid and semi-arid saline lake
 - Arid and semi-arid tree swamp
 - Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
 - Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
 - Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
 - Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain soil lake
 - Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
 
 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 
 
 
 Wetland projects 
 
 
 Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
 Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
 Gilbert River Pig Eradication
 Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - protecting the water quality of the Thomson River catchment
 Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
 Invertebrate pest management across Gangalidda and Garawa traditional country in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria
 Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
 NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
 Pest and weed management - Northern Lake Eyre Basin Prickly Acacia Control Program
 Reclaiming landscapes: prickly acacia and other woody weed management in north-west Queensland
 Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
 Resilient landscape and riparian zones: strategic rubber vine and bellyache bush management in the Northern and Southern Gulf
 Strategic control of prickly acacia, weed of national significance - Julia Creek
 Strategic control of prickly acacia, weed of national significance - Upper Gilliat channels
 Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
 Tropical Savannah grazing: future viability depends on better land, herd and business management today
 Virtual Bus Tour: Building new cane farms using best management practices
 Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
 Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
 Waterbird breeding colonies in Gulf Plains
 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 
 
 
 Shorebird zones 
 
 
 Biopassage structures 
 
 
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
| 
 Kingdom 
Class 
 | 
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species  | 
Rare or threatened species  | 
All | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3,826 | 320 | 497 | 99 | 4,148 | 
| Animals | 909 | 27 | 200 | 65 | 936 | 
| Mammals | 112 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 129 | 
| Birds | 415 | 8 | 94 | 35 | 423 | 
| Reptiles | 237 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 238 | 
| Amphibians | 42 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 43 | 
| Ray-finned fishes | 57 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 57 | 
| Cartilaginous fishes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 
| Insects | 40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 
| Malacostracans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| Bacteria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| Fungi | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 
| Plants | 2,882 | 293 | 297 | 34 | 3,177 | 
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) Gulf water resource planning area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/water-resource-planning-area-gulf/


 
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