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Queensland wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 7,540,447 100.0% 4.4%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 4,964,375 65.8% 2.9%
Artificial and highly modified 319,565 4.2% 0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,162,087 15.4% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,463 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 514,760 6.8% 0.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 39,212 0.5% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 61 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 2,840,800 37.7% 1.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 84,039 1.1% 0.0%
Riverine 2,575,461 34.2% 1.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 28 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,162,087 15.4% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,463 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 151,848 2.0% 0.1%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 152,573 2.0% 0.1%
Lacustrine (natural) 514,760 6.8% 0.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 39,212 0.5% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 61 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 2,727 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 11,779 0.2% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 2,840,800 37.7% 1.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 84,039 1.1% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 254 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 356 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 2,570,892 34.1% 1.5%
Riverine (slightly modified) 4,568 0.1% 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.

Queensland wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 4,508,521 100.0% 2.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 3,815 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 488,824 10.8% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 599,069 13.3% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 461,548 10.2% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 26,871 0.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 1,239 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 8,446 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 7,554 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 998 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 1,172 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 79,812 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 106,352 2.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,375,960 30.5% 0.8%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 83,162 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 158,805 3.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 144,456 3.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 203,906 4.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 3,044 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 37 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 268,322 6.0% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 12,979 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 157,340 3.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10,568 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 123,642 2.7% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 159,267 3.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 15,965 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 45 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,459 0.1% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 960 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 746 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 3,541 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 274 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 488,406 10.8% 0.3%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 418 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 596,937 13.2% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 2,132 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 461,287 10.2% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 261 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 26,846 0.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 25 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 1,239 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 7,105 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 1,342 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 153 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 4 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 7,552 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 998 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 1,063 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 109 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 79,118 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 694 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 103,695 2.3% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 2,657 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 1,375,664 30.5% 0.8%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 296 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 82,011 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 1,151 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 157,266 3.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 1,539 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 142,929 3.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 1,527 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 200,815 4.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 3,091 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 1,323 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 1,721 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 30 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 267,188 5.9% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 1,134 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 12,975 0.3% 0.0%
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) 148,634 3.3% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 8,706 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 9,283 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 1,285 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 110,557 2.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 13,085 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 113,470 2.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 45,797 1.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 15,936 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 29 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 44 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 3,451 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 943 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 18 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 699 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 47 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

Queensland 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 7,540,447 7,540,768 7,541,343 7,542,263 7,536,232 7,530,350 7,518,338 7,531,962 * 95.9%
Artificial and highly modified 319,565 318,033 316,760 310,945 303,391 294,480 277,706 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,162,087 1,162,181 1,162,212 1,162,731 1,162,910 1,163,091 1,163,361 1,225,087 94.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,463 4,393 4,396 4,157 4,098 4,086 4,133 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 514,760 514,787 514,788 514,872 514,883 514,884 514,884 518,551 99.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 39,212 39,127 39,081 38,946 38,522 38,320 36,981 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 61 61 61 64 62 60 61 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,840,800 2,841,681 2,842,398 2,844,048 2,845,165 2,846,975 2,849,093 3,051,461 93.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 84,039 83,955 83,794 82,566 82,302 82,004 81,268 0 n/a
Riverine 2,575,461 2,576,550 2,577,853 2,583,933 2,584,899 2,586,450 2,590,851 2,736,863 94.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 28 28 28 29 44 46 46 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,162,087 1,162,181 1,162,212 1,162,731 1,162,910 1,163,091 1,163,361 1,225,087 94.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,463 4,393 4,396 4,157 4,098 4,086 4,133 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 151,848 150,796 150,211 145,408 139,839 132,629 122,226 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 152,573 152,077 151,332 149,851 147,769 146,507 139,857 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 514,760 514,787 514,788 514,872 514,883 514,884 514,884 518,551 99.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 39,212 39,127 39,081 38,946 38,522 38,320 36,981 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 61 61 61 64 62 60 61 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 2,727 2,720 2,713 2,671 2,627 2,592 2,551 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 11,779 11,808 11,872 12,389 12,556 12,209 12,568 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,840,800 2,841,681 2,842,398 2,844,048 2,845,165 2,846,975 2,849,093 3,051,461 93.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 84,039 83,955 83,794 82,566 82,302 82,004 81,268 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 254 251 252 248 243 187 164 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 356 352 352 349 312 310 294 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 2,570,892 2,571,993 2,573,332 2,579,414 2,580,382 2,581,948 2,586,349 2,736,863 93.9%
Riverine (slightly modified) 4,568 4,557 4,522 4,519 4,517 4,502 4,503 0 n/a

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

Queensland 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 4,508,521 4,508,111 4,508,680 4,509,034 4,510,115 4,511,814 4,513,411
Mangroves - Casuarina 3,815 3,780 3,781 3,575 3,553 3,547 3,551
Mangroves - other 488,824 488,107 488,123 488,215 488,176 488,178 488,208
Salt marsh and salt flats 599,069 599,793 599,810 599,870 600,159 600,326 600,481
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 461,548 461,578 461,578 461,579 461,579 461,580 461,580
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 26,871 26,871 26,871 26,871 26,871 26,871 26,871
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 1,239 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 8,446 8,447 8,448 8,448 8,447 8,447 8,447
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 156 156 156 156 156 156
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 7,554 7,554 7,554 7,554 7,554 7,554 7,554
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 998 998 998 998 998 998 998
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 79,812 79,941 79,942 79,903 79,903 79,962 79,982
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 106,352 106,387 106,415 106,443 106,447 106,611 106,618
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,375,960 1,375,962 1,375,967 1,375,971 1,375,975 1,375,976 1,375,986
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 83,162 83,160 83,161 83,165 83,165 83,166 83,216
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 158,805 158,905 159,029 159,076 159,165 159,238 158,895
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 144,456 144,540 144,562 144,580 144,587 144,760 145,082
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 203,906 204,075 204,131 204,176 204,224 204,314 204,534
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 3,044 3,044 3,044 3,052 3,068 3,068 2,506
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 37 37 37 37 37 37 37
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 268,322 268,377 268,487 268,338 268,607 268,871 269,466
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 12,979 12,984 13,019 13,022 13,036 13,075 12,831
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 157,340 157,412 157,398 157,179 157,152 157,091 157,121
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10,568 10,577 10,592 10,631 10,705 10,733 10,746
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 123,642 123,797 123,907 124,500 124,555 125,105 126,153
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 159,267 159,264 159,289 159,296 159,580 159,654 159,809
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 15,965 15,978 15,995 16,012 16,026 16,105 16,187
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,459 3,462 3,463 3,465 3,468 3,467 3,470
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 960 960 960 960 960 960 960
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 746 746 746 746 746 746 747
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 3,541 3,506 3,507 3,476 3,474 3,466 3,470
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 274 274 274 100 79 81 81
Mangroves - other (natural) 488,406 487,689 487,703 487,832 487,815 487,816 487,843
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 418 418 421 383 362 362 365
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 596,937 597,732 597,748 597,842 598,143 598,308 598,413
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 2,132 2,061 2,062 2,028 2,016 2,018 2,068
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 461,287 461,318 461,318 461,318 461,328 461,329 461,329
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 261 261 261 261 251 251 251
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 26,846 26,846 26,846 26,846 26,846 26,846 26,846
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 1,239 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 7,105 7,109 7,110 7,110 7,110 7,109 7,110
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 1,342 1,338 1,338 1,338 1,338 1,338 1,337
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 153 153 153 153 153 153 153
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 7,552 7,552 7,552 7,552 7,552 7,552 7,552
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 998 998 998 998 998 998 998
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 109 109 109 109 109 109 109
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 79,118 79,247 79,248 79,208 79,208 79,267 79,287
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 694 694 694 694 694 694 694
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 103,695 103,730 103,758 103,787 103,790 103,818 103,835
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 2,657 2,657 2,657 2,656 2,656 2,793 2,784
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 1,375,664 1,375,666 1,375,671 1,375,675 1,375,679 1,375,680 1,375,689
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 296 296 296 296 296 296 296
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 82,011 82,009 82,010 82,014 82,014 82,016 82,065
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 1,151 1,151 1,151 1,151 1,151 1,151 1,151
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 157,266 157,366 157,490 157,537 157,637 157,709 157,367
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 1,539 1,539 1,539 1,539 1,528 1,528 1,528
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 142,929 143,012 143,034 143,052 143,059 143,233 143,554
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 1,527 1,527 1,527 1,527 1,527 1,527 1,527
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 200,815 200,984 201,040 201,085 201,133 201,223 201,486
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 3,091 3,091 3,091 3,091 3,091 3,091 3,049
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 1,323 1,323 1,323 1,330 1,414 1,414 1,530
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 1,721 1,721 1,721 1,721 1,654 1,654 976
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 267,188 267,273 267,383 267,500 267,767 268,045 268,643
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 1,134 1,104 1,104 837 840 826 823
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 12,975 12,980 13,015 13,018 13,032 13,071 12,827
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 148,634 148,706 148,692 148,700 148,778 148,810 148,875
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 8,706 8,706 8,706 8,479 8,374 8,281 8,246
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 9,283 9,292 9,307 9,345 9,437 9,504 9,520
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 1,285 1,285 1,285 1,286 1,268 1,230 1,226
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 110,557 110,706 110,997 111,834 112,101 112,907 113,864
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 13,085 13,091 12,910 12,666 12,454 12,198 12,289
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 113,470 113,492 113,509 113,989 114,124 114,208 114,369
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 45,797 45,773 45,781 45,308 45,456 45,447 45,440
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 15,936 15,949 15,966 15,983 15,997 16,075 16,158
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 29 29 29 29 29 29 29
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 44 44 44 44 44 44 45
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 3,451 3,455 3,456 3,458 3,461 3,460 3,463
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 943 943 943 943 943 943 943
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 699 699 699 699 699 700 700
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 47 47 47 47 47 47 47

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.

Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Queensland land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 173,046,146 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 137,844,497 79.7%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 137,844,497 79.7%
1.1 Nature conservation 9,973,907 5.8%
1.1.1 Strict nature reserves 51,498 0.0%
1.1.3 National park 8,962,938 5.2%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 240,804 0.1%
1.1.5 Habitat/species management area 858 0.0%
1.1.6 Protected landscape 139 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 717,670 0.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 7,150,313 4.1%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 3,466,991 2.0%
1.2.2 Surface water supply 70,525 0.0%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses 3,612,797 2.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 5,468,523 3.2%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 2,266,725 1.3%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation 38,111 0.0%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 2,924,785 1.7%
6.5.3 Marsh/wetland - intensive use 78 0.0%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline 238,825 0.1%
3.3 Cropping 3,057,363 1.8%
3.3.0 Cropping 2,729,527 1.6%
3.3.1 Cereals 117,826 0.1%
3.3.2 Beverage & spice crops 499 0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage 6,736 0.0%
3.3.4 Oilseeds 847 0.0%
3.3.5 Sugar 168,557 0.1%
3.3.6 Cotton 32,338 0.0%
3.3.8 Pulses 1,034 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 3,002,419 1.7%
2.2.0 Production native forests 3,002,409 1.7%
2.2.1 Wood production forestry 10 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 2,125,744 1.2%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 285,994 0.2%
1.3.1 Defence 530,308 0.3%
1.3.2 Stock route 45 0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 1,304,351 0.8%
1.3.4 Rehabilitation 5,047 0.0%
6.1 Lake 1,022,831 0.6%
6.1.0 Lake 987,159 0.6%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation 22,752 0.0%
6.1.2 Lake - production 12,473 0.0%
6.1.3 Lake - intensive use 61 0.0%
6.1.4 Lake - saline 385 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 885,629 0.5%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 286,352 0.2%
4.3.1 Irrigated cereals 2,701 0.0%
4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops 589 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage 4,310 0.0%
4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds 311 0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar 359,202 0.2%
4.3.6 Irrigated cotton 232,158 0.1%
4.3.9 Irrigated rice 6 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 682,538 0.4%
5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure 748 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 160,989 0.1%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 77,852 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 393,859 0.2%
5.4.4 Remote communities 2,949 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 46,141 0.0%
6.3 River 356,881 0.2%
6.3.0 River 345,781 0.2%
6.3.1 River - conservation 9,193 0.0%
6.3.3 River - intensive use 1,907 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 312,113 0.2%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 131,814 0.1%
6.2.1 Reservoir 98,567 0.1%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 77,390 0.0%
6.2.3 Evaporation basin 4,342 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 253,631 0.1%
3.1.0 Plantation forests 95,671 0.1%
3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry 22,634 0.0%
3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 134,556 0.1%
3.1.3 Other forest plantation 714 0.0%
3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation 57 0.0%
5.8 Mining 198,491 0.1%
5.8.0 Mining 72,251 0.0%
5.8.1 Mines 75,734 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 23,013 0.0%
5.8.3 Tailings 7,329 0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 20,164 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 150,151 0.1%
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 24,409 0.0%
3.2.2 Woody fodder plants 125,618 0.1%
3.2.3 Pasture legumes 123 0.0%
5.5 Services 126,258 0.1%
5.5.0 Services 1,731 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 15,915 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 19,294 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 85,999 0.0%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban 1,807 0.0%
5.5.5 Research facilities 1,512 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 96,578 0.1%
5.7.0 Transport and communication 23,189 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 21,289 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 45,718 0.0%
5.7.3 Railways 4,699 0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport 745 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 938 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 77,000 0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture 13,585 0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits 34,978 0.0%
4.4.2 Irrigated olives 1,722 0.0%
4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts 12,751 0.0%
4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits 1,517 0.0%
4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits 3,726 0.0%
4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs 15 0.0%
4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs 165 0.0%
4.4.8 Irrigated citrus 6,251 0.0%
4.4.9 Irrigated grapes 2,291 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 61,907 0.0%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 47,805 0.0%
4.5.1 Irrigated seasonal fruits 523 0.0%
4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs 52 0.0%
4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs 10,961 0.0%
4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming 2,565 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 60,853 0.0%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters 60,239 0.0%
6.6.1 Estuary/coastal waters - conservation 106 0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use 508 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 28,457 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 21,529 0.0%
5.3.1 General purpose factory 91 0.0%
5.3.2 Food processing factory 967 0.0%
5.3.3 Major industrial complex 3,588 0.0%
5.3.4 Bulk grain storage 397 0.0%
5.3.5 Abattoirs 800 0.0%
5.3.6 Oil refinery 506 0.0%
5.3.7 Sawmill 491 0.0%
5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial 88 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 27,044 0.0%
4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 21,792 0.0%
4.2.1 Irrigated woody fodder plants 5,128 0.0%
4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures 123 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 21,438 0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition 14,198 0.0%
3.6.1 Degraded land 53 0.0%
3.6.2 Abandoned land 2,144 0.0%
3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation 4,856 0.0%
3.6.4 No defined use 30 0.0%
3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture 157 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 20,219 0.0%
5.2.0 Intensive animal production 499 0.0%
5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards 1,184 0.0%
5.2.2 Feedlots 4,434 0.0%
5.2.3 Poultry farms 2,851 0.0%
5.2.4 Piggeries 1,360 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture 3,892 0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs 4,841 0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards 850 0.0%
5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry 307 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 11,782 0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture 6,692 0.0%
3.4.1 Tree fruits 2,241 0.0%
3.4.2 Olives 183 0.0%
3.4.3 Tree nuts 691 0.0%
3.4.4 Vine fruits 82 0.0%
3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits 1,864 0.0%
3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs 3 0.0%
3.4.8 Citrus 26 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 7,904 0.0%
5.6.0 Utilities 155 0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation 1,120 0.0%
5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation 7 0.0%
5.6.3 Wind electricity generation < 1 0.0%
5.6.4 Solar electricity generation 7 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 1,687 0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission 3,829 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 1,099 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 6,358 0.0%
6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct 5,206 0.0%
6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct 941 0.0%
6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct 107 0.0%
6.4.3 Stormwater 103 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 6,082 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 2,511 0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond 354 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 1,326 0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage 795 0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage 1,096 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 4,440 0.0%
4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests 2,907 0.0%
4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry 659 0.0%
4.1.3 Irrigated other forest plantation 874 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 2,452 0.0%
4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition 1,017 0.0%
4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land 130 0.0%
4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land 533 0.0%
4.6.3 Irrigated land under rehabilitation 14 0.0%
4.6.4 No defined use - irrigation 44 0.0%
4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture 713 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 2,160 0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture 1,439 0.0%
5.1.1 Production nurseries 195 0.0%
5.1.2 Shadehouses 342 0.0%
5.1.3 Glasshouses 119 0.0%
5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic) 19 0.0%
5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture 45 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 183 0.0%
3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture 180 0.0%
3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 3 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 17,902 1,596 1,262 1,368 19,507
Animals 2,575 70 597 326 2,645
Mammals 278 22 10 67 300
Birds 794 15 107 95 809
Reptiles 588 4 50 75 592
Amphibians 148 1 51 42 149
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 190 19 202 16 209
Cartilaginous fishes 45 0 45 8 45
Lampreys 2 0 2 1 2
Insects 485 9 129 7 494
Malacostracans 28 0 0 11 28
Branchiopods 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 6 0 0 0 6
Snails 9 0 0 3 9
Bacteria 146 0 0 0 146
Chromists 219 0 0 0 220
Fungi 2,712 2 0 0 2,714
Plants 12,239 1,524 665 1,042 13,771
Protozoans 11 0 0 0 11

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Queensland — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/queensland/

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