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Gympie Block 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 | 28,797 | 100.0% | 3.4% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 5,677 | 19.7% | 0.7% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 4,069 | 14.1% | 0.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 156 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 41 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,246 | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 169 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 23,115 | 80.3% | 2.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 156 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,157 | 4.0% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 2,894 | 10.1% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 41 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,246 | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 169 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 23,113 | 80.3% | 2.7% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 2 | 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 | 1,569 | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 118 | 7.5% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 34 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 9 | 0.6% | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 942 | 60.0% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 437 | 27.9% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 27 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 118 | 7.5% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 34 | 2.2% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 9 | 0.6% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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) | 843 | 53.7% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 99 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 367 | 23.4% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 70 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 27 | 1.7% | 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) | 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 | 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 | 28,797 | 28,842 | 28,842 | 28,876 | 28,866 | 28,845 | 27,750 | 33,994 | * 72.7% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 4,069 | 4,075 | 4,060 | 4,054 | 4,008 | 3,942 | 2,214 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 165 | 95.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,246 | 1,246 | 1,246 | 1,247 | 1,247 | 1,250 | 1,258 | 1,834 | 67.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 23,115 | 23,154 | 23,169 | 23,208 | 23,243 | 23,287 | 23,912 | 31,996 | 72.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 165 | 95.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,157 | 1,163 | 1,153 | 1,149 | 1,104 | 1,067 | 987 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 2,894 | 2,894 | 2,889 | 2,887 | 2,887 | 2,857 | 1,209 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,246 | 1,246 | 1,246 | 1,247 | 1,247 | 1,250 | 1,258 | 1,834 | 67.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 23,113 | 23,152 | 23,167 | 23,206 | 23,241 | 23,285 | 23,910 | 31,996 | 72.2% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 | 1,569 | 1,569 | 1,569 | 1,570 | 1,570 | 1,574 | 1,581 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Mangroves - other | 118 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 943 | 943 | 945 | 952 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 439 | 439 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 118 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 843 | 843 | 843 | 844 | 844 | 846 | 853 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 369 | 369 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 | 859,024 | 100.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 575,459 | 67.0% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 575,459 | 67.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 92,300 | 10.7% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 92,295 | 10.7% |
| 2.2.1 Wood production forestry | 5 | 0.0% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 70,049 | 8.2% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 64,367 | 7.5% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 4,384 | 0.5% |
| 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area | 95 | 0.0% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 1,203 | 0.1% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 47,049 | 5.5% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 1,943 | 0.2% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 1,885 | 0.2% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 42,261 | 4.9% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 959 | 0.1% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 22,383 | 2.6% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 1,265 | 0.1% |
| 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry | 2,481 | 0.3% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | 18,617 | 2.2% |
| 3.1.3 Other forest plantation | 8 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation | 12 | 0.0% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 12,574 | 1.5% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 2,088 | 0.2% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 10,418 | 1.2% |
| 1.3.4 Rehabilitation | 68 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 7,796 | 0.9% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 1,771 | 0.2% |
| 4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops | 171 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage | 9 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 5,845 | 0.7% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 6,422 | 0.7% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 6,422 | 0.7% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 3,723 | 0.4% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 13 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 2,233 | 0.3% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 1,478 | 0.2% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 3,494 | 0.4% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 97 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 808 | 0.1% |
| 4.4.2 Irrigated olives | 21 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts | 1,572 | 0.2% |
| 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits | 28 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits | 82 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus | 855 | 0.1% |
| 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes | 30 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 3,381 | 0.4% |
| 6.3.0 River | 3,381 | 0.4% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 3,352 | 0.4% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 3,265 | 0.4% |
| 4.2.1 Irrigated woody fodder plants | 87 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 2,295 | 0.3% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 33 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 80 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 2,150 | 0.3% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 2,142 | 0.2% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 289 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 335 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 1,518 | 0.2% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 1,536 | 0.2% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 632 | 0.1% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 904 | 0.1% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 1,163 | 0.1% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 1,143 | 0.1% |
| 3.3.1 Cereals | 3 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.2 Beverage & spice crops | 11 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.3 Hay and silage | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 705 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 167 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 470 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.3 Tailings | 52 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 696 | 0.1% |
| 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards | 127 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 24 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.3 Poultry farms | 36 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.4 Piggeries | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 144 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 318 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards | 28 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry | 17 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 635 | 0.1% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 392 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.2 Food processing factory | 73 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.5 Abattoirs | 67 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.7 Sawmill | 104 | 0.0% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 546 | 0.1% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 3 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 432 | 0.1% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | 112 | 0.0% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 417 | 0.0% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 371 | 0.0% |
| 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants | 46 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 249 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 50 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.1 Tree fruits | 150 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.2 Olives | 19 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.3 Tree nuts | 4 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits | 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.8 Citrus | 26 | 0.0% |
| 6.4 Channel/aqueduct | 186 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct | 165 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct | 22 | 0.0% |
| 4.6 Irrigated land in transition | 181 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition | 150 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture | 31 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 114 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 114 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 87 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 15 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 60 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 9 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 43 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 7 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.1 Production nurseries | 7 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.2 Shadehouses | 29 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 29 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 3 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 8 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture | 8 | 0.0% |
| 3.5 Seasonal horticulture | 5 | 0.0% |
| 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture | 5 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
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Drainage sub-basins
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Climate zones
Subtropical- Temperate
Bioregions
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
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
- Amamoor National Park
- Conondale National Park
- Cordalba National Park
- Fairlies Knob National Park
- Glastonbury National Park
- Glenbar National Park
- Good Night Scrub National Park
- Goomboorian National Park
- Grongah National Park
- Gympie National Park
- Littabella National Park
- Mount Pinbarren National Park
- Mount Walsh National Park
- Mudlo National Park
- Oakview National Park
- Tewantin National Park
- Tuchekoi National Park
- Wongi National Park
- Woocoo National Park
- Woondum National Park
- Woowoonga National Park
- Wrattens National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Amamoor State Forest
- Boompa State Forest
- Booyal State Forest
- Brooyar State Forest 1
- Brooyar State Forest 2
- Conondale State Forest
- Cordalba State Forest
- Curra State Forest
- Elgin Vale State Forest
- Elliott River State Forest
- Fishermans Pocket State Forest
- Gallangowan State Forest
- Gigoomgan State Forest
- Glastonbury State Forest
- Glenbar State Forest 1
- Good Night Scrub State Forest
- Gympie State Forest
- Imbil State Forest 1
- Imbil State Forest 2
- Jimmys Scrub State Forest
- Kabunga State Forest
- King State Forest
- Lynchs Hill State Forest
- Marys Creek State Forest
- Miva State Forest 1
- Monduran State Forest 1
- Neerdie State Forest 1
- Neerdie State Forest 2
- Oakview State Forest
- Schacht Creek State Forest
- St Mary State Forest 1
- Toolara State Forest
- Traveston State Forest
- Upper Kandanga State Forest
- Watalgan State Forest
- Wongi State Forest
- Woondum State Forest
- Wrattens State Forest
- Yabba State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
- Degilbo Timber Reserve 1
- Degilbo Timber Reserve 2
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Beau Vallon Nature Refuge
- Bellbird Stud Nature Refuge
- Burrawingee Nature Refuge
- Gil'la Nature Refuge
- Glider Gully Nature Refuge
- Golden Gully Nature Refuge
- Greene Dale Nature Refuge
- Hanging Rock Creek Nature Refuge
- Haven Nature Refuge
- Hughes Nature Refuge
- Kenilworth Bluff Nature Refuge
- Lacebark Nature Refuge
- Little Bella Nature Refuge
- Mount Monty Rainforest Nature Refuge
- Oakview Wildlife Nature Refuge
- The Rapids Nature Refuge
- Whipbird Nature Refuge
- Wong'ai Nature Refuge
- Wurraglen 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
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Central Queensland ambient estuary program
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Moreton Bay regional council waterway health monitoring program
- Reef Plan paddock to reef integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting program (Paddock to Reef program)
- Queensland wetland mapping
- 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
- 3 Mile Creek Revisited
- Baffle Dairy Land Management Project
- Beatie Creek - streambank stabilisation stage 1
- Beatie Creek - streambank stabilisation stage 2
- BM NLP 06 Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
- Cats Claw Creeper Crusade and Habitat Restoration in Upper Pinbarren
- Community in action: conserving creekside environs
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Control of Weeds of National Significance in targeted locations in the Gympie Region
- Controlling climbing and scrambling weeds to rehabilitate waterways in Gympie
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
- Improving and up-scaling production and deployment of Biological Control Agents to address the threat of invasive vine weeds in South East Queensland
- Keys Creek Rehabilitation
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Maintaining Messmate Park
- Melaleuca Lane Extension
- Mullens Wader Walk
- North Kenilworth streambank stabilisation
- 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
- Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- Pests off the 3 Mile
- Preservation and promotion of the Kin Kin Big Scrub - Critically endangered sub-tropical lowland rainforest
- Ramping up Riparian Resistance to WONS
- Reduce impact of pest species on wild Mary River Turtles (endangered)
- Sandy Creek Protection Group Cluster
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
- 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
- Waterview Riparian and Wetland Restoration
- Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes 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)
- MF1 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booyal Crossing |
2015 | Culvert, Rock Ramp | Burnett River |
| Ned Churchward Weir |
2010 | Mechanical | Burnett River |
| Paradise Dam |
2010 | Mechanical | Burnett River |
| Paradise Dam Sunwater private access Rd |
2016 | Culvert | Burnett River |
| Taunton Road |
2016 | Rock Ramp, Culvert | Euleilah Creek |
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3,521 | 501 | 379 | 145 | 4,024 |
| Animals | 748 | 30 | 166 | 61 | 778 |
| Mammals | 91 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 102 |
| Birds | 347 | 9 | 71 | 28 | 356 |
| Reptiles | 125 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 126 |
| Amphibians | 44 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 45 |
| Lobe-finned fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 45 | 6 | 51 | 3 | 51 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Insects | 90 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 92 |
| Malacostracans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bacteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chromists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fungi | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 |
| Plants | 2,384 | 471 | 213 | 84 | 2,857 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.
Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.
Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
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AreaType-biogeographic-subregion
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Gympie Block biogeographic subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/biogeographic-subregion-gympie-block/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation