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Cape York Peninsula (CYP) IBRA bioregion wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 630,171 100.0% 5.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 535,716 85.0% 4.4%
Artificial and highly modified 2,440 0.4% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 242,858 38.5% 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) 284,549 45.2% 2.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 305 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 94,455 15.0% 0.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 242,858 38.5% 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) 284,549 45.2% 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) 94,379 15.0% 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) IBRA bioregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 528,686 100.0% 4.3%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 154,078 29.1% 1.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 88,479 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 150,870 28.5% 1.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 247 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 93,851 17.8% 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 22,592 4.3% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 3,972 0.8% 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) 154,078 29.1% 1.3%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 88,479 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) 150,827 28.5% 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) 247 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) 93,603 17.7% 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) 22,580 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 0.8% 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) IBRA 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 630,171 630,173 629,894 629,717 629,633 629,237 629,165 629,372 * 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) 242,858 242,860 242,864 242,866 242,860 242,860 242,861 243,620 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) 284,549 284,549 284,560 284,564 284,625 284,629 284,628 285,579 99.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 305 305 305 305 305 305 305 0 n/a
Riverine 94,455 94,455 94,483 94,519 94,521 94,531 94,525 94,728 99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 242,858 242,860 242,864 242,866 242,860 242,860 242,861 243,620 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) 284,549 284,549 284,560 284,564 284,625 284,629 284,628 285,579 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) 94,379 94,379 94,407 94,443 94,444 94,455 94,449 94,728 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) IBRA 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 528,686 528,688 528,702 528,709 528,771 528,775 528,754
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 154,078 154,078 154,082 154,085 154,081 154,081 154,077
Salt marsh and salt flats 88,479 88,481 88,481 88,481 88,485 88,485 88,489
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 150,870 150,870 150,881 150,885 150,945 150,945 150,927
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 247 247 247 247 247 247 247
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 93,851 93,851 93,851 93,851 93,852 93,856 93,853
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 22,592 22,592 22,592 22,592 22,591 22,591 22,591
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) 154,078 154,078 154,082 154,085 154,081 154,081 154,077
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 88,479 88,481 88,481 88,481 88,485 88,485 88,489
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) 150,827 150,827 150,838 150,842 150,902 150,902 150,884
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) 247 247 247 247 247 247 247
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) 93,603 93,603 93,603 93,603 93,603 93,608 93,605
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) 22,580 22,580 22,580 22,580 22,580 22,580 22,580
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) metadata

Cape York Peninsula (CYP) IBRA bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 12,252,565 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 4,592,070 37.5%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 4,592,070 37.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 4,429,329 36.1%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 1,249,803 10.2%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses 3,179,526 25.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 2,658,093 21.7%
1.1.3 National park 2,108,025 17.2%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 104,206 0.9%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 445,863 3.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 415,796 3.4%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 415,796 3.4%
1.3 Other minimal use 65,527 0.5%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 10,533 0.1%
1.3.1 Defence 5,517 0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 49,477 0.4%
6.3 River 24,331 0.2%
6.3.0 River 24,201 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%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 12,554 0.1%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters 12,554 0.1%
5.5 Services 4,959 0.0%
5.5.0 Services 2 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 155 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 261 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 4,541 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 4,406 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 809 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 305 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 1,787 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 1,282 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 4,298 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 2,179 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 2,066 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 85 0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport 21 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 198 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 125 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 33 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 161 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture 161 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 154 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 112 0.0%
5.3.5 Abattoirs 42 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 76 0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation 26 0.0%
5.6.3 Wind electricity generation < 1 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 10 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 40 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%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 5,861 479 621 286 6,343
Animals 1,138 24 270 87 1,162
Mammals 125 11 7 19 136
Birds 480 8 92 34 488
Reptiles 238 3 33 20 241
Amphibians 61 1 18 10 62
Ray-finned fishes 71 0 71 0 71
Cartilaginous fishes 19 0 19 3 19
Insects 139 1 30 1 140
Malacostracans 5 0 0 0 5
Bacteria 22 0 0 0 22
Chromists 20 0 0 0 20
Fungi 553 0 0 0 553
Plants 4,128 455 351 199 4,586

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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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Cape York Peninsula (CYP) IBRA bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-bioregion-cape-york-peninsula-cyp/

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