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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Total | 24,729 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 18,683 | 75.6% | 8.3% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,355 | 9.5% | 1.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 2,570 | 10.4% | 1.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 300 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 12,183 | 49.3% | 5.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 991 | 4.0% | 0.4% |
| Riverine | 6,046 | 24.4% | 2.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 28 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 2,570 | 10.4% | 1.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 343 | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,394 | 5.6% | 0.6% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 300 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 589 | 2.4% | 0.3% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 12,183 | 49.3% | 5.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 991 | 4.0% | 0.4% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 6,043 | 24.4% | 2.7% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16,028 | 100.0% | 7.1% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 663 | 4.1% | 0.3% |
| Mangroves - other | 1,668 | 10.4% | 0.7% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 521 | 3.3% | 0.2% |
| 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 other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan 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 | 0.0% | 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 | 2,887 | 18.0% | 1.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 763 | 4.8% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 195 | 1.2% | 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 | 7,664 | 47.8% | 3.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 229 | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 1,435 | 9.0% | 0.6% |
| 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% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 462 | 2.9% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 200 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 1,622 | 10.1% | 0.7% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 46 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 485 | 3.0% | 0.2% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 36 | 0.2% | 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 other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 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) | 3 | 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) | 2,602 | 16.2% | 1.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 285 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 759 | 4.7% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 195 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 6,977 | 43.5% | 3.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 687 | 4.3% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 219 | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 10 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 1,430 | 8.9% | 0.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 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) | 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
(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 | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
pre-clear area (ha) |
2019/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24,729 | 24,794 | 24,813 | 24,854 | 25,076 | 25,300 | 50,322 | * 44.5% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,355 | 2,398 | 3,090 | 3,292 | 3,264 | 3,249 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 2,570 | 2,571 | 2,571 | 2,561 | 2,563 | 2,571 | 3,008 | 85.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 282 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 98.6% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 300 | 285 | 247 | 232 | 205 | 148 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 12,183 | 12,289 | 12,341 | 12,396 | 12,606 | 12,823 | 33,208 | 36.7% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 991 | 909 | 458 | 288 | 309 | 306 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 6,046 | 6,058 | 6,071 | 6,078 | 6,125 | 6,199 | 14,103 | 42.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 2,570 | 2,571 | 2,571 | 2,561 | 2,563 | 2,571 | 3,008 | 85.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 282 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 343 | 343 | 333 | 322 | 309 | 288 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,394 | 1,358 | 1,345 | 1,345 | 1,325 | 1,323 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 98.6% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 300 | 285 | 247 | 232 | 205 | 148 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 589 | 669 | 1,383 | 1,580 | 1,583 | 1,592 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 12,183 | 12,289 | 12,341 | 12,396 | 12,606 | 12,823 | 33,208 | 36.7% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 991 | 909 | 458 | 288 | 309 | 306 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 6,043 | 6,056 | 6,069 | 6,076 | 6,123 | 6,197 | 14,103 | 42.8% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16,028 | 16,053 | 15,404 | 15,252 | 15,482 | 15,703 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 663 | 664 | 488 | 458 | 457 | 462 |
| Mangroves - other | 1,668 | 1,668 | 1,629 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,623 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 521 | 521 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 487 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 2,887 | 2,918 | 2,665 | 2,683 | 2,734 | 2,797 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 763 | 797 | 798 | 804 | 836 | 845 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 195 | 196 | 196 | 197 | 203 | 202 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 7,664 | 7,615 | 7,464 | 7,321 | 7,423 | 7,535 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 227 | 227 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 1,435 | 1,442 | 1,446 | 1,449 | 1,492 | 1,523 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 462 | 464 | 464 | 454 | 456 | 461 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 200 | 200 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,623 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 46 | 46 | 7 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 485 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 487 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 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 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 2,602 | 2,633 | 2,646 | 2,660 | 2,711 | 2,776 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 285 | 285 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 759 | 793 | 794 | 800 | 832 | 841 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 195 | 196 | 196 | 197 | 203 | 202 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 6,977 | 7,011 | 7,044 | 7,076 | 7,154 | 7,265 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 687 | 605 | 420 | 245 | 269 | 269 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 220 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 1,430 | 1,437 | 1,442 | 1,445 | 1,488 | 1,518 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 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.
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical- Temperate
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
none
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
- Bellthorpe National Park
- Bribie Island National Park
- Conondale National Park
- Dularcha National Park
- Eudlo Creek National Park
- Ferntree Creek National Park
- Glass House Mountains National Park
- Kondalilla National Park
- Maleny National Park
- Mapleton National Park
- Mapleton Falls National Park
- Mooloolah River National Park
- Mount Coolum National Park
- Noosa National Park
- Pumicestone National Park
- Triunia National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
- Caloundra Conservation Park
- Coolum Creek Conservation Park
- Crohamhurst Conservation Park
- Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park
- Eudlo Creek Conservation Park
- Eumundi Conservation Park
- Mapleton Conservation Park
- Maroochy River Conservation Park
- Maroochy Wetlands Conservation Park
- Meridan Plains Conservation Park
- Mooloolah (Marie Higgs) Conservation Park
- Mount Eerwah Conservation Park
- Noosa Conservation Park
- Palmview Conservation Park
- Parklands Conservation Park
State forests
- Beerburrum East State Forest
- Beerburrum West State Forest
- Beerwah State Forest
- Bribie Island State Forest
- Conondale State Forest
- Crohamhurst State Forest
- Imbil State Forest 1
- Luttons State Forest
- Parklands State Forest
- Peachester State Forest
- Walli State Forest
- Wappa State Forest
- West Cooroy State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Balgowlah Nature Refuge
- Bariya Nature Refuge
- Black Snake Nature Refuge
- Bobbie Sattler Nature Refuge
- Braehead Nature Refuge
- Bryn Glas Nature Refuge
- Buderim Forest Nature Refuge
- Buderim Forest Park Nature Refuge
- Butterfly Bog Nature Refuge
- Coolum Creek Nature Refuge
- Coonoona Nature Refuge
- Curramore Farm Forest Nature Refuge
- Curramore Sanctuary Nature Refuge
- Cycadelic Nature Refuge
- Dilkusha Nature Refuge
- Doonan Wetlands Nature Refuge
- Dungi Yandi Nature Refuge
- East Mount Mellum Nature Refuge
- Edward Corbould Reserve and Retreat Nature Refuge
- Egerton Nature Refuge
- Frizzos Nature Refuge
- Garanyali Nature Refuge
- Gerygone Gully Nature Refuge
- Gooungalba Nature Refuge
- Gudjela Nature Refuge
- Gumnut Park Nature Refuge
- Harper Creek Guala Nature Refuge
- Headwaters Nature Refuge
- Jill Chamberlain Nature Refuge
- Jilumbar Nature Refuge
- Kenilworth Bluff Nature Refuge
- Koala Walk Nature Refuge
- Koolewong Nature Refuge
- Lyola Nature Refuge
- Manduka Cooperative Nature Refuge
- Marist Brothers Nature Refuge
- Mooloolah River Nature Refuge
- Mount Mellum Nature Refuge
- Mount Mellum West Nature Refuge
- Mount Ninderry Nature Refuge
- Mountain Creek Conservation Area Nature Refuge
- Nangari Nature Refuge
- Neil Holloway Reesville Nature Refuge
- Pattens Nature Refuge
- Policeman Spur Nature Refuge
- Rainforest Ridge Nature Refuge
- Rivendell Nature Refuge
- Rock of Ages Nature Refuge
- Stoney Edge Nature Refuge
- Tainsh's Nature Refuge
- Tanawha Tall Gums Nature Refuge
- The Pinch Nature Refuge
- Tuan Environmental Reserve Nature Refuge
- Upper Mooloolah Nature Refuge
- Verrierdale Rise Nature Refuge
- Weyba Nature Refuge
- Witta Nature Refuge
- Wootha Valley Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
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
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – estuarine and marine
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – event-based
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – freshwater
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Lyngbya monitoring program
- Moreton Bay mangroves
- Moreton Bay marine park monitoring program
- Moreton Bay regional council waterway health monitoring program
- Queensland wetland mapping
- South East Queensland (SEQ) Catchments community water quality monitoring program
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
- Dairy production: Long-term commitment to improving land condition, and ‘least cost planning’ ensures sustainable milk production
- Ginger production: Water use efficiency and wastewater management drives innovative wetland treatment solution for a ginger farm
Wetland projects
- A Wild Future for Queensland
- Beatie Creek - streambank stabilisation stage 1
- Beatie Creek - streambank stabilisation stage 2
- Bridge Creek Connections
- Bridge to Bridge Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia (LRStA) project
- Buderim Native Forests Preservation Project
- Caring for Saltwater Country and Fish Habitat - Maroochy River Mangrove Nursery and Re-vegetation Project, Sunshine Coast
- Carter site streambank stabilisation
- Catchment Management in the Maroochy River
- Coastal Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Community Engagement Project
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Shereston
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Spinhoven/Wright
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in South Mooloolah: Carew
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in the Mooloolah Valley: Gehlert
- Connecting Mooloolah River Wildlife Corridors
- Connectivity and Biodiversity - Stanley and Pumicestone headwaters - Malcolm Lower subcontract CAH-A11
- ‘Creek to Sky’: Increasing freshwater, terrestrial and biocultural biodiversity, a collaborative effort involving members of the school community, Mapleton community and associated organisations
- Dairy production: Long-term commitment to improving land condition, and ‘least cost planning’ ensures sustainable milk production
- Dhu mu'rang Traditional Owners Caring for Fisheries - Maroochy and Mooloolah Estuaries
- Enhancing Lowland Subtropical Rainforest Along Ewen Creek at Crohamhurst: Sanders
- Enhancing Lowland Subtropical Rainforest Along the Upper Stanley River at Peachester: Benjafield
- Eradicating Cats Claw Creeper and Madeira Vine in Elaman and Cedar Creeks
- Eradicating Weeds of National Significance in the Upper Mary Catchment
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Ginger production: Water use efficiency and wastewater management drives innovative wetland treatment solution for a ginger farm
- Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo River Rehabilitation
- Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Bells Creek
- Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Cheal
- Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Frizzo
- Healthy Country Program in the Upper Warrill and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Newell
- Integrated Sunshine Coast Clean-up project
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Let’s Grapple the Gaza
- Making Landscape Linkages in the Maroochy Catchment
- Maleny Sewage Treatment Plant Wetland
- Maroochy River Mangrove Re-vegetation and Water Quality Testing Project 2013-2016
- Mary River - Site 1 Bank Stabilisation
- Mary River - Site 2 Bank Stabilisation
- Mary River - Site 3 Bank Stabilisation
- Mid Obi Riparian Corridor Protection
- Mullens Wader Walk
- Namba Creek Camphor Laurel Removal
- North Kenilworth streambank stabilisation
- Park Lakes II Residential Development
- PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora
- PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
- PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM
- PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control
- Pelican Waters Saline Plant trial
- Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- Petrie Creek Riparian Restoration Project
- Pumicestone Passage Water and Mangrove Monitoring
- Sunshine Coast Water Mouse Recovery
- Supporting Bird Life around Tucker's Creek environment corridor in Nambour
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
- The Green Triangle
- The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
- Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
- TS Onslow Shoreline Management Plan Stage 2
- Upper Mary Valley Weed Vine Control
- Upper Mary Weed Vine Project
- Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
- Yandina Harmony Rainforest Project
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Mary River (WQ1381)
- M1 (HEV)
- MF1 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud Canal Weir, SunCentral |
2018 | Pool and Weir | Cornmeal Creek |
| Mooloolaba Weir |
1970 | Pool and Weir | Mooloolah River |
| Private Rd SMSF Property Resources Pty Ltd |
2018 | Culvert, Rock Ramp | Mary River |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 4,618 | 591 | 440 | 160 | 5,209 |
| Animals | 897 | 32 | 190 | 75 | 929 |
| Mammals | 100 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 112 |
| Birds | 438 | 11 | 90 | 33 | 449 |
| Reptiles | 116 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 117 |
| Amphibians | 45 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 46 |
| Lobe-finned fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 46 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 51 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lampreys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Insects | 139 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 141 |
| Malacostracans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Bacteria | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Chromists | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Fungi | 878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 878 |
| Plants | 2,753 | 559 | 250 | 85 | 3,312 |
| Protozoans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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) Sunshine Coast local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-sunshine-coast/
— Department of Environment, Science and Innovation