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Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregionAccess 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 | 334,555 | 100.0% | 1.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 9,289 | 2.8% | 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) | 23,261 | 7.0% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,027 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 217,571 | 65.0% | 1.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 5,182 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 78,225 | 23.4% | 0.4% |
| 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) | 7,234 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,968 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 23,261 | 7.0% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,027 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 54 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 217,571 | 65.0% | 1.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 5,182 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 78,190 | 23.4% | 0.4% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 35 | 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 | 243,487 | 100.0% | 1.3% |
| 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 | 18,103 | 7.4% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 4,425 | 1.8% | 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 | 17,495 | 7.2% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 17,332 | 7.1% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 397 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 15,737 | 6.5% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 33,844 | 13.9% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 55,046 | 22.6% | 0.3% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 81,033 | 33.3% | 0.4% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 64 | 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 | 7 | 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 | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 4 | 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) | 18,073 | 7.4% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 30 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 4,425 | 1.8% | 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) | 16,861 | 6.9% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 634 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 17,091 | 7.0% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 241 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 359 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 38 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 15,597 | 6.4% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 141 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 33,392 | 13.7% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 452 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 53,700 | 22.1% | 0.3% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 1,346 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 78,758 | 32.3% | 0.4% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 2,274 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 43 | 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) | 7 | 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) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | 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
| 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 | 334,555 | 334,913 | 335,425 | 335,696 | 335,900 | 335,888 | 335,875 | 331,642 | * 98.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 9,289 | 9,289 | 9,274 | 9,212 | 9,103 | 8,616 | 7,899 | 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) | 23,261 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,677 | 98.2% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,024 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 217,571 | 217,759 | 217,951 | 218,051 | 218,174 | 218,520 | 218,689 | 225,733 | 96.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,139 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 78,225 | 78,379 | 78,715 | 78,947 | 79,138 | 79,267 | 79,847 | 82,232 | 95.1% |
| 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) | 7,234 | 7,234 | 7,226 | 7,191 | 7,109 | 6,638 | 5,997 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,968 | 1,968 | 1,961 | 1,935 | 1,907 | 1,892 | 1,826 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 23,261 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,277 | 23,677 | 98.2% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,024 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 217,571 | 217,759 | 217,951 | 218,051 | 218,174 | 218,520 | 218,689 | 225,733 | 96.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,182 | 5,139 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 78,190 | 78,344 | 78,685 | 78,917 | 79,108 | 79,237 | 79,817 | 82,232 | 95.1% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 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 | 243,487 | 243,690 | 243,882 | 243,982 | 244,106 | 244,452 | 244,577 |
| 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 | 18,103 | 18,119 | 18,119 | 18,119 | 18,119 | 18,119 | 18,119 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 |
| 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 | 17,495 | 17,495 | 17,495 | 17,495 | 17,495 | 17,495 | 17,511 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 17,332 | 17,332 | 17,332 | 17,335 | 17,335 | 17,358 | 17,358 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 397 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 15,737 | 15,737 | 15,738 | 15,742 | 15,742 | 15,742 | 15,742 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 33,844 | 33,866 | 33,979 | 34,015 | 34,089 | 34,153 | 33,773 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 55,046 | 55,141 | 55,163 | 55,181 | 55,188 | 55,360 | 55,682 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 81,033 | 81,103 | 81,159 | 81,199 | 81,241 | 81,327 | 81,537 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 21 |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 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 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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) | 18,073 | 18,089 | 18,089 | 18,089 | 18,089 | 18,089 | 18,089 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 | 4,425 |
| 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) | 16,861 | 16,861 | 16,862 | 16,862 | 16,862 | 16,862 | 16,877 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 634 | 634 | 634 | 634 | 634 | 634 | 634 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 17,091 | 17,091 | 17,091 | 17,094 | 17,094 | 17,117 | 17,117 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 15,597 | 15,597 | 15,597 | 15,601 | 15,601 | 15,602 | 15,602 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 33,392 | 33,415 | 33,527 | 33,563 | 33,638 | 33,701 | 33,321 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 452 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 452 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 53,700 | 53,794 | 53,817 | 53,835 | 53,842 | 54,014 | 54,336 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 1,346 | 1,346 | 1,346 | 1,346 | 1,346 | 1,346 | 1,346 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 78,758 | 78,829 | 78,885 | 78,924 | 78,967 | 79,053 | 79,263 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 2,274 | 2,274 | 2,274 | 2,274 | 2,274 | 2,274 | 2,274 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 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) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 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) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| 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 |
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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 | 18,605,811 | 100.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 17,215,580 | 92.5% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 17,215,580 | 92.5% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 727,117 | 3.9% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 662,216 | 3.6% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 64,901 | 0.3% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 277,107 | 1.5% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 34,150 | 0.2% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 242,957 | 1.3% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 152,762 | 0.8% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 152,762 | 0.8% |
| 6.1 Lake | 117,730 | 0.6% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 117,720 | 0.6% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 11 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 57,820 | 0.3% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 55,171 | 0.3% |
| 3.3.6 Cotton | 2,649 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 21,551 | 0.1% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 3,193 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.6 Irrigated cotton | 18,358 | 0.1% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 12,623 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 12,614 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 9 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 8,584 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 8,584 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 4,372 | 0.0% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 4,372 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 1,980 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 25 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 1,887 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 13 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 55 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 1,934 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 680 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 37 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 1,123 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 94 | 0.0% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 1,584 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 1,584 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 1,442 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 69 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 120 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 1,253 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 1,308 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.0 River | 1,308 | 0.0% |
| 6.4 Channel/aqueduct | 794 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct | 794 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 754 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 556 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | 97 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 98 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 3 | 0.0% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 377 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 273 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits | 104 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 189 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 177 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.5 Abattoirs | 12 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 84 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.1 Effluent pond | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 41 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 24 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 9 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 40 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 40 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards | 30 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 27 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission | 26 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 21 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 21 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Abbieglassie - 8443
- Adavale - 7846
- Ambathala - 7946
- Angellala - 8245
- Arno - 7648
- Augathella - 8246
- Authoringa - 8244
- Barcoonia - 7543
- Beechal - 7843
- Bendena - 8242
- Bollon - 8341
- Bonna Vonna - 8241
- Bonus Downs - 8444
- Boobara - 7942
- Boolba - 8542
- Bowalli - 7643
- Budgerygar - 7647
- Bulgroo - 7646
- Bundaleer - 8240
- Burgorah - 8642
- Caiwarro - 7840
- Caldervale - 8247
- Charleville - 8145
- Cheepie - 7944
- Cogoon - 8643
- Collabara - 7847
- Congie - 7644
- Coomburra - 8340
- Coongoola - 8042
- Cunnamulla - 8041
- Dirranbandi - 8540
- Dundoo - 7842
- Dynevor Downs - 7741
- Elmina - 8243
- Eromanga - 7544
- Eulo - 7941
- Glanworth - 8047
- Glenara - 7747
- Gumbardo - 7845
- Hebel - 8440
- Hoganthulla - 8346
- Homeboin - 8342
- Humeburn - 7943
- Hungerford - 7740
- Jundah - 7548
- Keeroongooloo - 7446
- Kilcowera - 7640
- Kungie - 7940
- Lake Dartmouth - 7945
- Langlo Crossing - 8045
- Listowel Downs - 7947
- Loddon - 8044
- Malagarga - 7345
- Mekaree - 7848
- Milo - 7746
- Mitchell - 8445
- Morven - 8345
- Mount Morris - 8046
- Mount Rouse - 7445
- Muckadilla - 8544
- Murweh - 8143
- Nickavilla - 7745
- Noorama - 8140
- Nooyeah Downs - 7641
- Northampton Downs - 8048
- Oakwood - 8146
- Pinidary - 7542
- Plevna Downs - 7444
- Quilpie - 7744
- Ray - 7645
- Retreat - 7547
- Roma - 8644
- Saint George - 8641
- South Galway - 7346
- Springfield - 7546
- Stonehenge - 7549
- Struan - 8543
- Terrick Terrick - 7948
- Thargomindah - 7642
- Thuringowa - 7541
- Thylungra - 7545
- Titheroo Creek - 7540
- Tongy - 8343
- Toompine - 7743
- Tuen - 8040
- Ularunda - 8344
- Weelamurra - 8141
- Werie Ela - 7742
- Westgate - 8144
- Whyenbah - 8541
- Wierbolla - 8442
- Winbin - 7844
- Wyandra - 8043
- Yamma - 8441
- Yaraka - 7748
- Yarmouth - 8142
- Yowah - 7841
Climate zones
Desert- Grassland
- Subtropical
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
none
Marine provincial bioregions
none
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
none
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Balonne River Floodplain
- Eulo Artesian Springs Supergroup
- Lake Bullawarra
- Lake Dartmouth Area
- Lake Numalla Aggregation
- Lake Wombah-Kungie Lake Group
- Lake Wyara
- Lakes Bindegolly and Toomaroo
- Mitchell Swamp
- "Murrawondah" Lakes
- "Myola"-"Mulga Downs" Salt Lake and Claypans
- "Old Bando" Swamp
- Paroo River Waterholes ("Caiwarro" Area)
- Quilpie (Bulloo River Floodplain) Waterholes
- Warrego River Distributary System
- Warrego River Waterholes (Charleville-Wyandra
- Wyandra-Cunnamulla Claypans Aggregation
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
none
State forests
- Albany State Forest
- Powrunna State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
none
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
none
Coastal management district
none
Nature refuges
- Ardgour Station Nature Refuge
- Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Refuge
- Cobbrum Lake Nature Refuge
- Dead Sea Springs Nature Refuge
- Eversfield Station Nature Refuge
- Gilmore Nature Refuge
- Illmargani Nature Refuge
- Jamba Dhandan Duringala Nature Refuge
- Lake Dartmouth Nature Refuge
- Mud Springs Nature Refuge
- Richard Underwood Nature Refuge
- Rosevale Nature Refuge
- The 1959 Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
- Arid and semi-arid lignum swamp
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
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
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Great artesian basin springs monitoring program
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Lake Eyre basin river health assessment
- Murray-Darling basin authority – basin salinity management strategy annual reporting and audit
- Queensland Murray-Darling Committee community monitoring program
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- Enhancing primary production through control of total grazing pressure and improved land management
- Establishing a rotational grazing system in box-mulga country, Wallam Creek
- Evening Star Landcare Rehabilitation in South-West Queensland
- Final Project, National Landcare Program 03, Activity 7: North East Downs Landcare Group and Activity 9: Aubigny Catchment Landcare Group
- Final Project Report National Landcare Program 06. Millmerran Landcare Group: Implementing Best Management Practice in Grazing Lands in the Condamine Catchment
- Halting the degradation of the Warrego River by feral pigs
- Improve water quality in the Maranoa-Balonne and Border rivers catchment
- Improvement of Warrego River Water quality and fish populations in popular fishing spots
- Managing river country for beef cattle production in the Maranoa catchment
- Managing water and grazing in Warrego floodplain and Mulga Country
- Nebine Creek Koala Conservation and Protection Project
- Reducing feral pig populations in the Cuttaburra catchment
- Reducing impacts on sustainable landscapes through weeds and pests activities
- Sustainable landscapes in the Border Rivers and Maranoa-Balonne catchments - increasing productivity while reducing impacts on natural assets
- Ward River Waterhole enhancement
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
none
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
none
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
none
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 2,477 | 246 | 247 | 65 | 2,724 |
| Animals | 587 | 25 | 112 | 34 | 612 |
| Mammals | 66 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 79 |
| Birds | 304 | 6 | 63 | 20 | 310 |
| Reptiles | 140 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 141 |
| Amphibians | 27 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 20 |
| Insects | 30 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| Malacostracans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Snails | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chromists | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| Fungi | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 |
| Plants | 1,599 | 221 | 135 | 31 | 1,821 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.
Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.
Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Mulga Lands (MUL) bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/bioregion-mulga-lands-mul/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation