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Moreton water resource planning area

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Moreton water resource planning area wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 71,308 100.0% 4.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 46,972 65.9% 3.0%
Artificial and highly modified 24,552 34.4% 1.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 7,197 10.1% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 262 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,016 1.4% 0.1%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 11 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 12,898 18.1% 0.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,250 1.8% 0.1%
Riverine 24,121 33.8% 1.5%

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).

Moreton water resource planning area wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 21,521 100.0% 1.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 757 3.5% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 4,423 20.6% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,196 10.2% 0.1%
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 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 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 1,521 7.1% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 97 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 38 0.2% 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 9,639 44.8% 0.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 2,152 10.0% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 699 3.2% 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

Moreton 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 71,308 71,380 71,447 71,550 71,382 71,321 71,267 87,721 * 53.3%
Artificial and highly modified 24,552 24,530 24,526 24,442 24,309 24,108 23,865 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 7,197 7,204 7,215 7,324 7,313 7,327 7,327 10,311 69.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 262 262 265 270 263 271 283 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,016 1,008 998 976 905 850 817 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 12,898 12,992 13,044 13,140 13,196 13,289 13,430 37,380 34.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,250 1,238 1,233 1,218 1,222 1,269 1,288 0 n/a
Riverine 24,121 24,135 24,154 24,169 24,163 24,197 24,248 40,030 60.3%

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

Moreton 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 21,521 21,610 21,671 21,858 21,906 22,067 22,238
Mangroves - Casuarina 757 757 758 753 762 756 753
Mangroves - other 4,423 4,413 4,422 4,506 4,496 4,502 4,502
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,196 2,213 2,217 2,246 2,235 2,256 2,271
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 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 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 1,521 1,523 1,524 1,527 1,533 1,547 1,596
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 97 98 98 98 98 99 101
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 38 38 38 38 38 39 42
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 9,639 9,707 9,744 9,805 9,847 9,945 10,051
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 2,152 2,153 2,157 2,168 2,180 2,199 2,202
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 699 708 713 716 717 722 720
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

Moreton water resource planning area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 1,562,160 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 857,457 54.9%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 152,291 9.7%
1.1 Nature conservation 119,357 7.6%
1.3 Other minimal use 110,332 7.1%
2.2 Production native forests 66,922 4.3%
3.1 Plantation forests 50,085 3.2%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 32,246 2.1%
5.5 Services 28,899 1.8%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 25,172 1.6%
1.2 Managed resource protection 24,741 1.6%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 14,161 0.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 11,872 0.8%
3.6 Land in transition 7,615 0.5%
3.3 Cropping 7,564 0.5%
5.7 Transport and communication 7,264 0.5%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 7,187 0.5%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 6,906 0.4%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 6,761 0.4%
6.3 River 6,595 0.4%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5,127 0.3%
5.8 Mining 4,143 0.3%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 3,610 0.2%
5.2 Intensive animal production 2,347 0.2%
5.6 Utilities 1,125 0.1%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 986 0.1%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 497 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 263 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 241 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 200 0.0%
6.1 Lake 124 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 39 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 31 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 6,520 1,068 638 250 7,589
Animals 1,193 55 306 113 1,248
Mammals 117 19 9 18 136
Birds 510 14 100 50 524
Reptiles 156 3 15 17 159
Amphibians 51 1 21 11 52
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 64 13 75 5 77
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 275 5 83 4 280
Malacostracans 15 0 0 5 15
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Snails 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 51 0 0 0 51
Chromists 56 0 0 0 56
Fungi 1,460 2 0 0 1,462
Plants 3,754 1,011 332 137 4,766
Protozoans 6 0 0 0 6

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) Moreton water resource planning area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/water-resource-planning-area-moreton/