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Name:
Great Barrier Reef
Area type:
World Heritage area
Total area:
34,893,371 ha
% total Qld:
20.2%
Towns:
Albany Island, Boyne Island, Escape River, Holloways Beach, Hull Heads, Monte Christo, Palm Island, Turkey Beach
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Wetland extents Based on wetland mapping version 7.0
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
88,094
100.0%
0.3%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine
85,452
97.0%
0.2%
Artificial and highly modified
1,151
1.3%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
80,732
91.6%
0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
214
0.2%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
16
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
49
0.1%
0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
2,548
2.9%
0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
745
0.8%
0.0%
Riverine
2,639
3.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
80,732
91.6%
0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
214
0.2%
0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial)
617
0.7%
0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified)
531
0.6%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
16
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
49
0.1%
0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (artificial)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
2,548
2.9%
0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
745
0.8%
0.0%
Riverine (artificial)
3
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (natural)
2,629
3.0%
0.0%
Riverine (slightly modified)
10
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 (PDF, 0.6 MB)
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
73,579
100.0%
0.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina
83
0.1%
0.0%
Mangroves - other
56,380
76.6%
0.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats
13,862
18.8%
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
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
822
1.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
82
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
186
0.3%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
< 1
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
1,253
1.7%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
894
1.2%
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
18
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)
83
0.1%
0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural)
56,361
76.6%
0.2%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
19
0.0%
0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
13,673
18.6%
0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
188
0.3%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified)
0
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)
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)
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)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
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)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
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)
816
1.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
7
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
82
0.1%
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)
180
0.2%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
6
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
< 1
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)
1,253
1.7%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
< 1
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
165
0.2%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
728
1.0%
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)
18
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
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
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area wetland extent change by system
System 2021 areaha )
2019 areaha )
2017 areaha )
2013 areaha )
2009 areaha )
2005 areaha )
2001 areaha )
pre-clear areaha )
2021/pre-clear
Total
88,094
88,063
88,063
88,066
87,728
87,625
87,649
87,347
* 99.5%
Artificial and highly modified
1,151
1,119
1,119
1,115
788
694
705
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
80,732
80,732
80,733
80,752
80,754
80,739
80,754
80,786
99.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
214
214
214
214
201
201
201
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
49
49
49
49
49
54
48
0
n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
2,548
2,548
2,548
2,549
2,549
2,550
2,552
2,882
88.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
745
745
745
730
730
730
730
0
n/a
Riverine
2,639
2,639
2,639
2,640
2,640
2,640
2,642
3,662
72.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
80,732
80,732
80,733
80,752
80,754
80,739
80,754
80,786
99.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
214
214
214
214
201
201
201
0
n/a
Lacustrine (artificial)
617
586
586
582
464
352
352
0
n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified)
531
531
531
531
321
340
351
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
49
49
49
49
49
54
48
0
n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (artificial)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
2,548
2,548
2,548
2,549
2,549
2,550
2,552
2,882
88.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
745
745
745
730
730
730
730
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)
2,629
2,629
2,629
2,630
2,630
2,630
2,633
3,662
71.8%
Riverine (slightly modified)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
0
n/a
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2021 areaha )
2019 areaha )
2017 areaha )
2013 areaha )
2009 areaha )
2005 areaha )
2001 areaha )
Total
73,579
73,580
73,580
73,586
73,575
73,560
73,577
Mangroves - Casuarina
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
Mangroves - other
56,380
56,380
56,380
56,395
56,350
56,333
56,350
Salt marsh and salt flats
13,862
13,862
13,862
13,866
13,900
13,901
13,900
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
822
822
822
824
824
825
827
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
186
186
186
186
186
185
185
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
1,253
1,253
1,253
1,254
1,254
1,254
1,254
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
894
894
894
879
879
879
879
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
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
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)
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - other (natural)
56,361
56,361
56,362
56,376
56,344
56,328
56,344
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
19
19
19
19
6
6
6
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
13,673
13,673
13,673
13,678
13,712
13,713
13,712
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
188
188
188
188
188
188
188
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
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)
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
816
816
816
817
817
818
820
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
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)
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
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)
1,253
1,253
1,253
1,253
1,253
1,253
1,253
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
165
165
165
165
165
165
165
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
728
728
728
714
714
714
714
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)
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
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
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)
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area land use
Total
342,113
1.0%
1.1 Nature conservation
115,425
0.3%
1.1.1 Strict nature reserves
101
0.0%
1.1.3 National park
105,784
0.3%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection
8,296
0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area
1,244
0.0%
6.3 River
70,670
0.2%
6.3.0 River
68,398
0.2%
6.3.1 River - conservation
2,250
0.0%
6.3.3 River - intensive use
22
0.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland
66,640
0.2%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland
10,959
0.0%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation
202
0.0%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production
407
0.0%
6.5.3 Marsh/wetland - intensive use
61
0.0%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline
55,010
0.2%
1.3 Other minimal use
30,254
0.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use
3,014
0.0%
1.3.1 Defence
8,215
0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover
19,025
0.1%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation
17,261
0.0%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation
17,261
0.0%
2.2 Production native forests
14,677
0.0%
2.2.0 Production native forests
14,677
0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters
10,448
0.0%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters
10,106
0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use
342
0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection
8,920
0.0%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection
777
0.0%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses
8,142
0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping
1,797
0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage
< 1
0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar
1,796
0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure
1,444
0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential
721
0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture
130
0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture
274
0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities
257
0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure
62
0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial
1,140
0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial
384
0.0%
5.3.1 General purpose factory
0
0.0%
5.3.2 Food processing factory
< 1
0.0%
5.3.3 Major industrial complex
755
0.0%
5.3.5 Abattoirs
< 1
0.0%
5.5 Services
1,077
0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services
214
0.0%
5.5.2 Public services
63
0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture
801
0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam
928
0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam
8
0.0%
6.2.1 Reservoir
71
0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams
67
0.0%
6.2.3 Evaporation basin
782
0.0%
5.6 Utilities
628
0.0%
5.6.0 Utilities
4
0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission
15
0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission
605
0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission
4
0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication
406
0.0%
5.7.0 Transport and communication
2
0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes
76
0.0%
5.7.2 Roads
9
0.0%
5.7.3 Railways
3
0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport
273
0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication
44
0.0%
6.1 Lake
155
0.0%
6.1.0 Lake
27
0.0%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation
14
0.0%
6.1.4 Lake - saline
115
0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture
103
0.0%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture
103
0.0%
3.3 Cropping
61
0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage
2
0.0%
3.3.5 Sugar
37
0.0%
3.3.8 Pulses
22
0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal
36
0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal
28
0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill
< 1
0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage
7
0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture
16
0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits
16
0.0%
4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts
< 1
0.0%
5.8 Mining
16
0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries
16
0.0%
5.8.3 Tailings
< 1
0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production
8
0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture
8
0.0%
5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry
< 1
0.0%
3.6 Land in transition
4
0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition
4
0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture
< 1
0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture
< 1
0.0%
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Equatorial Subtropical Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Central Reef (CR) East Cape York (ECY) Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC) Mackay-Capricorn (MC) Pompey-Swains (PS) Ribbons (RBN) Shoalwater Coast (SC) Tweed-Moreton (TM) West Cape York (WCY) Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
Cape Province Central Eastern Shelf Transition Central Eastern Transition Northeast Province Northeast Shelf Province Northeast Shelf Transition Northeast Transition Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Beecher State Forest Curtis Island State Forest Mount Stowe State Forest North Curtis Island State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
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
Wetland projects
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
Burnett Mary
Eastern Cape York
Annan River estuary (Eastern Cape York) Annan River - lower, outside National Park (incl. Esk River, Hardwicke Creek) (Eastern Cape York) Annie River, Saltwater Creek and Fifteen Mile Creek (Eastern Cape York) Balclutha Creek (Eastern Cape York) Bathurst and Ninian Bays (Eastern Cape York) Bathurst Bay draining creeks (incl. Muck River) (Eastern Cape York) Cape Flattery dune lakes (Eastern Cape York) Claudie River (incl. Deep, Swamp creeks) (Eastern Cape York) Coastal creeks and dunes (north of Nesbit) (Eastern Cape York) Coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York) Coastal dunes north shore of Endeavour River (Eastern Cape York) Endeavour River estuary (Eastern Cape York) Endeavour River - lower (incl. Cameron, Poison creeks) (Eastern Cape York) Escape River (Eastern Cape York) Estuaries draining into Temple Bay, Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York) Estuaries (incl. Jacky Jacky, Escape, Harmer) (Eastern Cape York) Estuaries (incl. Stewart, Rocky, other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York) Gorge, Running creeks (Eastern Cape York) Harmer, Little Harmer Creeks (Eastern Cape York) Indian Bay (Eastern Cape York) Jeannie estuaries (incl. Horwick, Starcke, Dead Dog and other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York) Jeannie River (Eastern Cape York) Kangaroo River and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York) Kennedy Inlet / Newcastle Bay (Eastern Cape York) Lloyd Bay (Eastern Cape York) Lockhart, Claudie and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York) Lockhart River (incl. Eden, Arroto and Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York) Lockhart town and surrounds (incl. dunes) (Eastern Cape York) Margaret Bay (Eastern Cape York) Marrett River, Sandalwood and Birthday creeks (Eastern Cape York) McIvor, Morgan rivers and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York) Nesbit, Chester and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York) Nesbit River (incl. Leo Creek) (Eastern Cape York) Normanby estuarine waters (incl. Bizant, Normanby, Saltwater and others adjacent Princess Charlotte Bay) (Eastern Cape York) North Jacky Jacky Creek – dune lakes (Eastern Cape York) North Jeannie coastal creeks outside National Park (incl. Horwick River, Wakooka Creek) (Eastern Cape York) Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York) Olive River (incl. Horseshoe, Scorpion creeks) (Eastern Cape York) Pascoe - lower, outside National Park (incl. Tin and coastal creeks) (Eastern Cape York) Pascoe River estuary and other estuaries draining into Wemouth Bay (Eastern Cape York) Port of Cape Flattery (land side) (Eastern Cape York) Port of Cape Flattery marine waters (Eastern Cape York) Port of Cooktown marine waters (Eastern Cape York) Port of Quintell Beach marine waters (Eastern Cape York) Princess Charlotte Bay (Eastern Cape York) Shelburne Bay dune lakes (Eastern Cape York) Shelburne Bay (Eastern Cape York) South Annan coastal creeks outside National Park (Eastern Cape York) Starcke River (Eastern Cape York) Temple Bay and Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York) Walker Bay (Eastern Cape York) Walsh Bay (Eastern Cape York) Weary Bay (Eastern Cape York) Weymouth Bay (Eastern Cape York) Wilson Creek, Portland Road coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Fitzroy
Burdekin
Mackay Whitsunday
Wet Tropics
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Barron River Basin (WQ1101)
HD3021 (HD) SD3021 (SD) SD3121 (SD)
Black River Basin; Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1183)
HEV2202 (HEV) HEV2241 (HEV) MD2241 (MD) MD2242 (MD) SD2201 (SD) SD2241 (SD) SD2242 (SD) SD2243 (SD) SD2244 (SD) SD2245 (SD)
Black River Basin (WQ1171)
HEV2202 (HEV) SD2201 (SD)
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1272)
HEV2427 (HEV) HEV2430 (HEV) HEV2441 (HEV) MD2421 (MD) MD2422 (MD) MD2423 (MD) MD2424 (MD) MD2442 (MD) MD2443 (MD) MD2444 (MD) MD2446 (MD) MD2461 (MD) SD2424 (SD) SD2427 (SD) SD2428 (SD) SD2429 (SD) SD2441 (SD) SD2442 (SD) SD2445 (SD)
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1311)
HEV2441 (HEV) MD2421 (MD) MD2422 (MD) MD2423 (MD) MD2441 (MD) MD2442 (MD) MD2443 (MD) MD2444 (MD) MD2445 (MD) MD2446 (MD) MD2447 (MD) SD2427 (SD) SD2441 (SD) SD2442 (SD) SD2444 (SD) SD2445 (SD) SD2446 (SD) SD2447 (SD) SD2449 (SD)
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1331)
MD2422 (MD) MD2461 (MD) MD2462 (MD) MD2463 (MD) MD2464 (MD)
Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Mulgrave Russell, Johnstone, Tully, Murray, Hinchinbrook, Herbert Basins (WQ1082)
HEV3121 (HEV) HEV3122 (HEV) HEV3123 (HEV) HEV3124 (HEV) SD3121 (SD) SD3123 (SD) SD3124 (SD)
Daintree and Mossman River Basins (WQ1081)
HEV3001 (HEV)
Fitzroy River Sub-basin (WQ1305)
HEVa2085 (HEV) HEVm2101 (HEV)
Herbert River Basin (WQ1161)
HEV3061 (HEV) HEV3081 (HEV) HEV3101 (HEV) SD3121 (SD)
Johnstone River Basin (WQ1121)
HEV3041 (HEV) HEV3061 (HEV) HEV3081 (HEV)
Mulgrave - Russell Rivers Basin (WQ1111)
HD3041 (HD) HEV3041 (HEV) SD3041 (SD) SD3121 (SD)
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins; Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1222)
HEV2381 (HEV) HEV2382 (HEV) HEV2383 (HEV) HEV2384 (HEV) HEV2385 (HEV) HEV2386 (HEV) MD2341 (MD) MD2342 (MD) MD2343 (MD) SD2381N (SD) SD2381S (SD) SD2382 (SD) SD2383 (SD) SD2384 (SD)
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins (WQ1251)
HEV2344 (HEV) HEV2345 (HEV) HEV2346 (HEV) HEV2347 (HEV) HEV2350 (HEV) HEV2353 (HEV) HEV2355 (HEV) SD2382 (SD) SD2383 (SD)
Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1221)
HEV2303 (HEV) HEV2307 (HEV) HEV2308 (HEV) HEV2314 (HEV) SD2303 (SD) SD2381 (SD)
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1181)
HEV2224 (HEV) HEV2225 (HEV) MD2241 (MD) SD2221 (SD) SD2245 (SD)
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1182)
HEV2226 (HEV) SD2221 (SD)
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1271)
HEV2403 (HEV) HEV2404 (HEV) HEV2405 (HEV) HEV2406 (HEV) SD2422 (SD) SD2423 (SD) SD2426 (SD)
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1272)
HEV2404 (HEV) HEV2405 (HEV) HEV2406 (HEV) HEV2421 (HEV) HEV2422 (HEV) HEV2423 (HEV) HEV2424 (HEV) HEV2425 (HEV) HEV2426 (HEV) HEV2427 (HEV) HEV2428 (HEV) HEV2429 (HEV) SD2421 (SD) SD2422 (SD) SD2423 (SD) SD2424 (SD) SD2425 (SD) SD2426 (SD)
Tully River, Murray River and Hinchinbrook Island Basins (WQ1131)
HEV3061 (HEV) HEV3081 (HEV) SD3081 (SD) SD3121 (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Name
Construction year
Structure types
Stream name
Rita Island 2009
Rock Ramp
Burdekin Ananbranch
Wildlife
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 .
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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 27 June 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/world-heritage-area-great-barrier-reef/
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