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Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) bioregion wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 239,407 100.0% 1.0%
Artificial and highly modified 6,895 2.9% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 1,047 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,762 1.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 46,404 19.4% 0.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 389 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine 181,909 76.0% 0.8%
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) 4,370 1.8% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 2,379 1.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 1,047 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,762 1.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 144 0.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 46,404 19.4% 0.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 389 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 3 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 181,780 75.9% 0.8%
Riverine (slightly modified) 130 0.1% 0.0%

For definitions of artificial, highly modified, modified, slightly modified and natural wetlands, see the Queensland Wetland Mapping Method - A Method to Provide Baseline Mapping of Wetland Extent and Changes in Wetland Extent in Queensland.

Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) bioregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 47,281 100.0% 0.2%
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 797 1.7% 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 224 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 2,796 5.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 11,801 25.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 25 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 520 1.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 25,695 54.3% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 5,419 11.5% 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 0 0.0% 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 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 2 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 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) 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) 797 1.7% 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) 222 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 2,776 5.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 20 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 11,691 24.7% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 110 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 25 0.1% 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) 520 1.1% 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) 25,552 54.0% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 143 0.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 5,321 11.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 99 0.2% 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) 0 0.0% 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) 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) 2 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) 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

Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) 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 239,407 239,395 239,335 239,225 239,162 239,046 238,795 231,863 * 100.3%
Artificial and highly modified 6,895 6,846 6,783 6,617 6,550 6,422 6,016 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) 1,047 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,048 99.8%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,762 2,759 2,759 2,758 2,755 2,754 2,755 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 46,404 46,405 46,405 46,405 46,405 46,405 46,405 46,495 99.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 389 389 389 389 389 389 389 0 n/a
Riverine 181,909 181,950 181,953 182,010 182,017 182,030 182,185 184,320 98.7%
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) 4,370 4,334 4,294 4,208 4,159 4,073 3,855 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 2,379 2,364 2,343 2,262 2,245 2,202 2,013 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 1,047 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,048 99.8%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,762 2,759 2,759 2,758 2,755 2,754 2,755 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 46,404 46,405 46,405 46,405 46,405 46,405 46,405 46,495 99.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 389 389 389 389 389 389 389 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 181,780 181,827 181,829 181,891 181,898 181,911 182,066 184,320 98.6%
Riverine (slightly modified) 130 123 123 119 119 119 119 0 n/a

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

Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) 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 47,281 47,281 47,281 47,281 47,281 47,281 47,281
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 797 797 797 797 797 797 797
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 224 225 225 225 225 225 225
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 2,796 2,796 2,796 2,796 2,796 2,796 2,796
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 11,801 11,801 11,801 11,801 11,801 11,801 11,801
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 520 520 520 520 520 520 520
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 25,695 25,695 25,695 25,695 25,695 25,695 25,695
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 5,419 5,419 5,419 5,419 5,419 5,419 5,419
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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 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) 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) 797 797 797 797 797 797 797
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) 222 222 222 222 222 222 222
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 2,776 2,776 2,776 2,776 2,776 2,776 2,776
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 11,691 11,691 11,691 11,691 11,691 11,691 11,691
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 110 110 110 110 110 110 110
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
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) 520 520 520 520 520 520 520
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) 25,552 25,552 25,552 25,552 25,552 25,552 25,552
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 143 143 143 143 143 143 143
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 5,321 5,321 5,321 5,321 5,321 5,321 5,321
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 99 99 99 99 99 99 99
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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) 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) metadata

Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 24,149,669 99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 23,218,899 96.1%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 23,218,899 96.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 417,794 1.7%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 77,615 0.3%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 340,179 1.4%
1.1 Nature conservation 359,800 1.5%
1.1.3 National park 347,201 1.4%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 314 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 12,284 0.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 47,512 0.2%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 47,509 0.2%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses 3 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 32,131 0.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 32,127 0.1%
1.3.4 Rehabilitation 3 0.0%
6.1 Lake 29,427 0.1%
6.1.0 Lake 28,834 0.1%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation 593 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 10,610 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 10,596 0.0%
6.2.1 Reservoir 5 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 10 0.0%
6.3 River 9,010 0.0%
6.3.0 River 9,001 0.0%
6.3.1 River - conservation 8 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 5,293 0.0%
5.7.0 Transport and communication 2,753 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 2,419 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 14 0.0%
5.7.3 Railways 28 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 79 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 5,289 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 1,205 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 46 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 853 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 33 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 3,152 0.0%
5.5 Services 4,212 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 167 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 477 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 3,537 0.0%
5.5.5 Research facilities 31 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 3,691 0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping 3,691 0.0%
5.8 Mining 3,174 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining 2,358 0.0%
5.8.1 Mines 86 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 438 0.0%
5.8.3 Tailings 236 0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 56 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 1,863 0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 1,782 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage 82 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 289 0.0%
5.2.2 Feedlots 39 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture 4 0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs 11 0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards 235 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 222 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 210 0.0%
5.3.1 General purpose factory 3 0.0%
5.3.7 Sawmill 9 0.0%
5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial < 1 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 189 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 71 0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond 7 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 66 0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage 33 0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage 12 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 175 0.0%
4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 52 0.0%
4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures 123 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 45 0.0%
5.6.0 Utilities 2 0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation < 1 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 7 0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission 6 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 29 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 20 0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition 20 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 16 0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture 16 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 4 0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture 4 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 2 0.0%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 2 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 2 0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%
5.1.2 Shadehouses 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,526 253 253 84 2,780
Animals 660 24 120 41 684
Mammals 80 14 1 10 94
Birds 334 6 64 20 340
Reptiles 162 1 4 6 163
Amphibians 23 1 9 0 24
Ray-finned fishes 36 2 38 4 38
Insects 18 0 4 0 18
Malacostracans 4 0 0 0 4
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Snails 2 0 0 1 2
Bacteria 8 0 0 0 8
Fungi 86 0 0 0 86
Plants 1,772 229 133 43 2,002

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-bioregion

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/bioregion-mitchell-grass-downs-mgd/

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