Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion
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Name:
Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Area type:
Bioregion
Total area:
12,305,219 ha
% total Qld:
7.1%
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Wetland extents
Based on wetland mapping version 7.0
Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion wetland area by system 2021
System
Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
632,091
100.0%
5.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine
537,632
85.1%
4.4%
Artificial and highly modified
2,440
0.4%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
244,712
38.7%
2.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
5,383
0.9%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
181
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
284,611
45.0%
2.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
305
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine
94,458
14.9%
0.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
244,712
38.7%
2.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial)
1,802
0.3%
0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified)
632
0.1%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
5,383
0.9%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
181
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (artificial)
7
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
284,611
45.0%
2.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
305
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (artificial)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (natural)
94,382
14.9%
0.8%
Riverine (slightly modified)
76
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 .
Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat
Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
530,594
100.0%
4.3%
Mangroves - Casuarina
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - other
155,832
29.4%
1.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats
88,576
16.7%
0.7%
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
4,942
0.9%
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
150,899
28.4%
1.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
259
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
93,865
17.7%
0.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
9,654
1.8%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
22,594
4.3%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
3,972
0.7%
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)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural)
155,832
29.4%
1.3%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
88,576
16.7%
0.7%
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)
4,942
0.9%
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)
150,855
28.4%
1.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
43
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
259
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)
93,617
17.6%
0.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
248
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)
9,654
1.8%
0.1%
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)
22,583
4.3%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
11
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
3,972
0.7%
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
Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion 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
632,091
632,093
631,811
631,632
631,548
631,152
631,081
631,289
* 99.7%
Artificial and highly modified
2,440
2,440
2,121
1,901
1,763
1,360
1,294
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
244,712
244,714
244,715
244,716
244,711
244,711
244,711
245,472
99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,444
98.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
181
181
179
179
175
167
169
0
n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
284,611
284,611
284,622
284,626
284,687
284,691
284,690
285,642
99.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
305
305
305
305
305
305
305
0
n/a
Riverine
94,458
94,458
94,487
94,522
94,524
94,534
94,529
94,731
99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
244,712
244,714
244,715
244,716
244,711
244,711
244,711
245,472
99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (artificial)
1,802
1,802
1,884
1,688
1,561
1,201
1,179
0
n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified)
632
632
230
206
195
159
115
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,383
5,444
98.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
181
181
179
179
175
167
169
0
n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (artificial)
7
7
7
7
7
< 1
< 1
0
n/a
Palustrine (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
284,611
284,611
284,622
284,626
284,687
284,691
284,690
285,642
99.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
305
305
305
305
305
305
305
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)
94,382
94,382
94,410
94,446
94,448
94,458
94,452
94,731
99.6%
Riverine (slightly modified)
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
0
n/a
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion 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
530,594
530,596
530,608
530,613
530,674
530,678
530,658
Mangroves - Casuarina
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - other
155,832
155,833
155,834
155,835
155,831
155,831
155,827
Salt marsh and salt flats
88,576
88,578
88,578
88,578
88,582
88,582
88,586
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
4,942
4,942
4,942
4,942
4,942
4,942
4,942
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
150,899
150,899
150,910
150,914
150,974
150,973
150,956
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
259
259
259
259
259
259
259
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
93,865
93,865
93,865
93,865
93,866
93,870
93,867
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
9,654
9,654
9,654
9,654
9,655
9,655
9,655
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
22,594
22,594
22,594
22,594
22,594
22,594
22,594
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
3,972
3,972
3,972
3,972
3,972
3,972
3,972
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - other (natural)
155,832
155,833
155,834
155,835
155,831
155,831
155,827
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
88,576
88,578
88,578
88,578
88,582
88,582
88,586
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)
4,942
4,942
4,942
4,942
4,942
4,942
4,942
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)
150,855
150,856
150,866
150,871
150,931
150,930
150,913
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
259
259
259
259
259
259
259
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)
93,617
93,617
93,617
93,617
93,617
93,622
93,619
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
248
248
248
248
248
248
248
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)
9,654
9,654
9,654
9,654
9,655
9,655
9,655
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)
22,583
22,583
22,583
22,583
22,583
22,583
22,583
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
3,972
3,972
3,972
3,972
3,972
3,972
3,972
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
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)
Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha )
% total area
Total
12,285,305
99.8%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation
4,592,070
37.3%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation
4,592,070
37.3%
1.2 Managed resource protection
4,429,614
36.0%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection
1,249,825
10.2%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses
3,179,790
25.8%
1.1 Nature conservation
2,658,321
21.6%
1.1.3 National park
2,108,169
17.1%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection
104,206
0.8%
1.1.7 Other conserved area
445,946
3.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland
417,455
3.4%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland
417,455
3.4%
1.3 Other minimal use
65,758
0.5%
1.3.0 Other minimal use
10,546
0.1%
1.3.1 Defence
5,517
0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover
49,695
0.4%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters
38,257
0.3%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters
38,257
0.3%
6.3 River
28,978
0.2%
6.3.0 River
28,847
0.2%
6.3.1 River - conservation
130
0.0%
5.8 Mining
17,855
0.1%
5.8.0 Mining
17,176
0.1%
5.8.1 Mines
463
0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries
34
0.0%
5.8.3 Tailings
182
0.0%
6.1 Lake
15,739
0.1%
6.1.0 Lake
14,854
0.1%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation
886
0.0%
5.5 Services
4,964
0.0%
5.5.0 Services
2
0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services
154
0.0%
5.5.2 Public services
257
0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture
4,551
0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure
4,390
0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential
811
0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture
305
0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture
1,786
0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities
1,264
0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure
223
0.0%
3.6 Land in transition
4,379
0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition
82
0.0%
3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation
4,297
0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication
2,183
0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes
2,059
0.0%
5.7.2 Roads
85
0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport
32
0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication
8
0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests
2,050
0.0%
4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests
2,050
0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam
978
0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam
978
0.0%
2.2 Production native forests
905
0.0%
2.2.0 Production native forests
905
0.0%
3.3 Cropping
338
0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping
69
0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage
269
0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures
203
0.0%
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures
203
0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal
197
0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal
125
0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill
32
0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage
5
0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage
35
0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture
177
0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture
115
0.0%
3.4.1 Tree fruits
62
0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production
162
0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture
162
0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial
152
0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial
110
0.0%
5.3.5 Abattoirs
42
0.0%
5.6 Utilities
74
0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation
25
0.0%
5.6.3 Wind electricity generation
< 1
0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission
10
0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission
< 1
0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission
38
0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping
41
0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping
41
0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture
33
0.0%
3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture
33
0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture
24
0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture
24
0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture
7
0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture
7
0.0%
5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture
< 1
0.0%
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Equatorial
Tropical
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
East Cape York (ECY)
Karumba-Nassau (KAN)
Ribbons (RBN)
Torres Strait (TS)
West Cape York (WCY)
Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
Cape Province
Northeast Shelf Province
Northeast Shelf Transition
Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
Hann State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
Eastern Cape York
Annan River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
Annan River - lower, outside National Park (incl. Esk River, Hardwicke Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Annie River, Saltwater Creek and Fifteen Mile Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Balclutha Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Bathurst Bay draining creeks (incl. Muck River) (Eastern Cape York)
Cape Flattery dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
Chester River (incl. Scrubby Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Claudie River (incl. Deep, Swamp creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Coastal creeks and dunes (north of Nesbit) (Eastern Cape York)
Coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Coastal dunes north shore of Endeavour River (Eastern Cape York)
Deighton River (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - lower (incl. Cameron, Poison creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - north branch (incl. Isabella, Mango Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - right branch (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - south branch (Eastern Cape York)
Escape River (Eastern Cape York)
Estuaries draining into Temple Bay, Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Estuaries (incl. Jacky Jacky, Escape, Harmer) (Eastern Cape York)
Glennie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Goanna, Breakfast, Whiphandle creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Gorge, Running creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Hann Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Harmer, Little Harmer Creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Indian Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Jack River and Beattie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Jacky Jacky Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Jeannie estuaries (incl. Horwick, Starcke, Dead Dog and other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York)
Jeannie River (Eastern Cape York)
Kangaroo River and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Kennedy River and Little Kennedy Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Laura River (incl. Mosman River, Kennedy Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Little Laura River (incl. Shepherd, Pine Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Lockhart, Claudie and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York)
Lockhart River (incl. Eden, Arroto and Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Lockhart town and surrounds (incl. dunes) (Eastern Cape York)
Margaret Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Marrett River, Sandalwood and Birthday creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Massy Creek, Rocky River (Eastern Cape York)
McIvor, Morgan rivers and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Middle and West Claudie Rivers (incl. Gordon, Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Morehead River, Healy Creek and Hann River (Eastern Cape York)
Nesbit River (incl. Leo Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby estuarine waters (incl. Bizant, Normanby, Saltwater and others adjacent Princess Charlotte Bay) (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby /lower Laura rivers (incl. Brown, Cabbage Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby River - lower and Bizant River (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby - upper (incl. West, East and Granite Normanby Rivers, Bridge Ck) (Eastern Cape York)
North Jacky Jacky Creek – dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
North Jeannie coastal creeks outside National Park (incl. Horwick River, Wakooka Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
North Kennedy River (Eastern Cape York)
Oaky , Wallace, Lyon creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
Olive River (incl. Horseshoe, Scorpion creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - headwaters (incl. Little Pascoe, Fall creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - lower, outside National Park (incl. Tin and coastal creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - mid (incl. Garraway, Brown creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - mid (incl. Hamilton Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe River estuary and other estuaries draining into Wemouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - upper (incl. Yam, One Mile creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Port of Cape Flattery (land side) (Eastern Cape York)
Shelburne Bay dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
Starcke River (Eastern Cape York)
Stewart River - headwaters outside National Park (incl. Little Stewart, Station creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Stewart River, Terrible Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Weymouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Wilson Creek, Portland Road coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Name
Construction year
Structure types
Stream name
Arraw Dam
2019
Rock Ramp
Norman Creek
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Wildlife
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata .
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AreaType-bioregion
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/bioregion-cape-york-peninsula-cyp/