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Atherton biogeographic subregionAccess wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service. The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML. Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen Open WetlandMaps interactive map server
Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,310 | 100.0% | 1.9% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 2,489 | 75.2% | 1.4% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 1,758 | 53.1% | 1.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 147 | 4.4% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 32 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 393 | 11.9% | 0.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 158 | 4.8% | 0.1% |
| Riverine | 822 | 24.8% | 0.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 158 | 4.8% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,299 | 39.2% | 0.7% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 147 | 4.4% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 32 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 6 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 295 | 8.9% | 0.2% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 393 | 11.9% | 0.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 158 | 4.8% | 0.1% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 822 | 24.8% | 0.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
For definitions of artificial, highly modified, modified, slightly modified and natural wetlands, see the Queensland Wetland Mapping Method - A Method to Provide Baseline Mapping of Wetland Extent and Changes in Wetland Extent in Queensland.
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 697 | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | 147 | 21.0% | 0.1% |
| 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 | 42 | 6.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 262 | 37.6% | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 247 | 35.4% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 147 | 21.0% | 0.1% |
| 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) | 42 | 6.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 142 | 20.3% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 120 | 17.2% | 0.1% |
| 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 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) | 209 | 30.0% | 0.1% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 38 | 5.4% | 0.0% |
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
Wetland extent changes
| System | 2021 area (ha) |
2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
pre-clear area (ha) |
2021/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,310 | 3,310 | 3,308 | 3,305 | 3,289 | 3,287 | 3,282 | 2,075 | * 74.9% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 1,758 | 1,758 | 1,756 | 1,752 | 1,737 | 1,735 | 1,730 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 1,013 | 38.7% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 822 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 915 | 89.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 158 | 158 | 156 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,299 | 1,299 | 1,299 | 1,299 | 1,286 | 1,284 | 1,280 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 1,013 | 38.7% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 822 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 915 | 89.8% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2021 area (ha) |
2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 697 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 697 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
| 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 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 262 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 262 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
| 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) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 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) | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
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Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 177,037 | 100.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 70,779 | 40.0% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 70,779 | 40.0% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 37,030 | 20.9% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 35,297 | 19.9% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 1,259 | 0.7% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 473 | 0.3% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 16,503 | 9.3% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 83 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 16,419 | 9.3% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 11,835 | 6.7% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 11,835 | 6.7% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 10,769 | 6.1% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 5,219 | 2.9% |
| 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals | 1,044 | 0.6% |
| 4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops | 7 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage | 69 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds | 3 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 4,427 | 2.5% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 9,593 | 5.4% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 8,601 | 4.9% |
| 1.2.2 Surface water supply | 992 | 0.6% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 7,387 | 4.2% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 1,247 | 0.7% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 3,006 | 1.7% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 3,134 | 1.8% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 4,330 | 2.4% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 4,330 | 2.4% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 2,010 | 1.1% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 151 | 0.1% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 1,693 | 1.0% |
| 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts | 84 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits | 54 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits | 27 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 1,312 | 0.7% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 1,312 | 0.7% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 1,252 | 0.7% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 1,252 | 0.7% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 730 | 0.4% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 244 | 0.1% |
| 3.3.2 Beverage & spice crops | 436 | 0.2% |
| 3.3.5 Sugar | 50 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 717 | 0.4% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 120 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 153 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 440 | 0.2% |
| 5.5.5 Research facilities | 4 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 656 | 0.4% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 163 | 0.1% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 493 | 0.3% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 578 | 0.3% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 277 | 0.2% |
| 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry | 93 | 0.1% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | 208 | 0.1% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 542 | 0.3% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 475 | 0.3% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 67 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 207 | 0.1% |
| 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards | 104 | 0.1% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.3 Poultry farms | 13 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.4 Piggeries | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 31 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 46 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry | 7 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 166 | 0.1% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 14 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 149 | 0.1% |
| 6.1.3 Lake - intensive use | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 151 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 63 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 87 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.3 Tailings | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 133 | 0.1% |
| 6.3.0 River | 5 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 128 | 0.1% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 131 | 0.1% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 120 | 0.1% |
| 5.3.2 Food processing factory | 11 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 63 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 56 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture | 8 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 57 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 29 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.1 Effluent pond | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 27 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 55 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 48 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 7 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 45 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 12 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.2 Shadehouses | 5 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.3 Glasshouses | 25 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic) | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 5 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.1 Tree fruits | 5 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 4 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical- Tropical
Bioregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
none
Marine provincial bioregions
none
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
- Crater Lakes National Park
- Curtain Fig National Park
- Danbulla National Park
- Gadgarra National Park
- Hasties Swamp National Park
- Herberton Range National Park
- Koombooloomba National Park
- Maalan National Park
- Millstream Falls National Park
- Mount Hypipamee National Park
- Topaz Road National Park
- Tully Falls National Park
- Tully Gorge National Park
- Tumoulin National Park
- Wooroonooran National Park
- Yungaburra National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Goldsborough Valley State Forest
- Herberton Range State Forest
- Ravenshoe State Forest 3
- The Bluff State Forest
- Tumoulin State Forest
- Wongabel State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
none
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
none
Coastal management district
none
Nature refuges
- Barne's Pikle Nature Refuge
- Barrine Park Nature Refuge
- Boonjie Nature Refuge
- Buluba Nature Refuge
- Bulurru Nature Refuge
- Buyu Nature Refuge
- Cassowary Corner Nature Refuge
- Cassowary Crossing Nature Refuge
- Cloudland Nature Refuge
- Coopooroo Creek Nature Refuge
- Danggaja Nature Refuge
- Dendrophilia Nature Refuge
- Dirran Creek Nature Refuge
- Dirran's End Nature Refuge
- Donaghys Corridor Nature Refuge
- Doug Clague Nature Refuge
- Freemans Forest Nature Refuge
- Galaji Nature Refuge
- Garriya Nature Refuge
- Gurrubay Nature Refuge
- Johnstone River Nature Refuge
- King George Falls Nature Refuge
- Lake Barrine to Lake Eacham Rainforest Corridor Nature Refuge
- Lemuroid Leap Nature Refuge
- Maroobi Park Nature Refuge
- Misty Mountain Nature Refuge
- Mount Emerald Wind Farm Nature Refuge
- Mount Quincan Crater Nature Refuge
- Mount Quincan Nature Refuge
- Nasser's Nature Refuge
- New Glenrock Nature Refuge
- Nungabana Nature Refuge
- Pellings Scrub Nature Refuge
- Pember's Scrub Nature Refuge
- Rayner Nature Refuge
- Ringtail Crossing Nature Refuge
- Rose Gums Nature Refuge
- Samara Nature Refuge
- Stanbridge Forest Nature Refuge
- Sweetwater Valley Nature Refuge
- Taylor's Hill Nature Refuge
- Tepon-Wondecla Nature Refuge
- The Iggies' Nature Refuge
- Thiaki Creek Nature Refuge
- Topaz Rainforest Nature Refuge
- Towalla Park Nature Refuge
- Turangawaewae Nature Refuge
- Wairambar Creek Nature Refuge
- Wonarro Creek Nature Refuge
- Wooroonooran Nature Refuge
- Wundajilla Forest Nature Refuge
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
none
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Cattana wetlands water quality monitoring
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Reef Plan paddock to reef integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting program (Paddock to Reef program)
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Stream and estuary assessment program (SEAP) – freshwater
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- Bonadio Corridor Mabi Stepping Stones
- Drury’s Wetland
- Enhancing the Resilience of Peterson Creek Corridor
- Leslie Creek Mabi Corridor
- Leslie Creek Mount Quincan Mabi Expansion
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- Malanda Tree Roo Trail
- Malanda Urban Wild Space Pilot Project
- Pests and weeds: Far North Queensland weeds - local action of big issues (putting a stop to emerging weeds)
- Peterson Creek Wildlife Corridor- Hoare's Stage 2
- Peterson Creek Wildlife Corridor Restoration
- Reinstatement of wetland and vegetation connectivity in headwaters of East William’s Creek
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Resilient landscape and riparian zones: strategic rubber vine and bellyache bush management in the Northern and Southern Gulf
- Securing the Links—Great Eastern Ranges Corridor
- Stage 2 Clean-Up of Malanda’s Backyard
- Strengthening Connection Lake Eacham to Lake Barrine Crater Lakes National Park
- Sustainable agriculture: whole farm management partnerships for resilient and profitable farming in Far North Queensland
- Traditional Owner Water Quality Grants
- TREAT/Peterson Creek Corridor Project
- Virtual Bus Tour: Building new cane farms using best management practices
- Virtual Bus Tour: Pooling resources to access new technology in the sugarcane industry
- Virtual Bus Tour: Reef Rescue in a high rainfall area
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation 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
-
Barron River Basin (WQ1101)
- HEV3021 (HEV)
-
Herbert River Basin (WQ1161)
- HEV3021 (HEV)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3101 (HEV)
-
Johnstone River Basin (WQ1121)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 4,031 | 486 | 328 | 191 | 4,519 |
| Animals | 768 | 30 | 162 | 48 | 798 |
| Mammals | 96 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 106 |
| Birds | 365 | 8 | 63 | 17 | 373 |
| Reptiles | 115 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 116 |
| Amphibians | 54 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 55 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 43 | 8 | 50 | 2 | 51 |
| Insects | 93 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 95 |
| Malacostracans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fungi | 498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 498 |
| Plants | 2,763 | 456 | 166 | 143 | 3,221 |
| Protozoans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
AreaType-biogeographic-subregion
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Atherton biogeographic subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/biogeographic-subregion-atherton/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation