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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Total | 56,082 | 100.0% | 7.4% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 41,481 | 74.0% | 5.5% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 5,085 | 9.1% | 0.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 29,054 | 51.8% | 3.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 54 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 95 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 5,771 | 10.3% | 0.8% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,432 | 2.6% | 0.2% |
| Riverine | 14,579 | 26.0% | 1.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 29,054 | 51.8% | 3.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 54 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 2,179 | 3.9% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 2,806 | 5.0% | 0.4% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 95 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 42 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 37 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 5,771 | 10.3% | 0.8% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,432 | 2.6% | 0.2% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 14,577 | 26.0% | 1.9% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 36,263 | 100.0% | 4.8% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 21,438 | 59.1% | 2.8% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 7,663 | 21.1% | 1.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 4,220 | 11.6% | 0.6% |
| 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 | 1,322 | 3.6% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,299 | 3.6% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 320 | 0.9% | 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) | 21,395 | 59.0% | 2.8% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 43 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 7,655 | 21.1% | 1.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 8 | 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 other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 4,190 | 11.6% | 0.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 30 | 0.1% | 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) | 471 | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 852 | 2.3% | 0.1% |
| 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) | 831 | 2.3% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 468 | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 278 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 43 | 0.1% | 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 | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
pre-clear area (ha) |
2019/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 56,082 | 56,070 | 56,064 | 56,034 | 55,984 | 56,003 | 81,117 | * 62.9% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 5,085 | 5,066 | 5,009 | 4,972 | 4,812 | 4,657 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 29,054 | 29,055 | 29,052 | 29,003 | 29,014 | 29,024 | 30,161 | 96.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 95 | 93 | 93 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 5,771 | 5,776 | 5,788 | 5,844 | 5,895 | 6,017 | 31,375 | 18.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,432 | 1,432 | 1,432 | 1,432 | 1,422 | 1,419 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 14,579 | 14,581 | 14,623 | 14,630 | 14,694 | 14,745 | 19,569 | 74.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 29,054 | 29,055 | 29,052 | 29,003 | 29,014 | 29,024 | 30,161 | 96.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 2,179 | 2,171 | 2,141 | 2,115 | 1,965 | 1,886 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 2,806 | 2,793 | 2,768 | 2,759 | 2,754 | 2,684 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 95 | 93 | 93 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 5,771 | 5,776 | 5,788 | 5,844 | 5,895 | 6,017 | 31,375 | 18.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,432 | 1,432 | 1,432 | 1,432 | 1,422 | 1,419 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 14,577 | 14,579 | 14,621 | 14,628 | 14,692 | 14,744 | 19,569 | 74.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 36,263 | 36,270 | 36,278 | 36,287 | 36,337 | 36,466 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 21,438 | 21,439 | 21,433 | 21,387 | 21,394 | 21,397 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 7,663 | 7,663 | 7,666 | 7,664 | 7,667 | 7,674 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 4,220 | 4,224 | 4,235 | 4,255 | 4,295 | 4,415 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 1,322 | 1,322 | 1,322 | 1,304 | 1,301 | 1,301 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,299 | 1,300 | 1,301 | 1,356 | 1,360 | 1,358 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 21,395 | 21,396 | 21,390 | 21,344 | 21,351 | 21,354 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 7,655 | 7,655 | 7,657 | 7,656 | 7,660 | 7,667 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 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 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 4,190 | 4,194 | 4,205 | 4,225 | 4,267 | 4,387 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 471 | 471 | 471 | 452 | 457 | 459 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 852 | 852 | 852 | 851 | 843 | 843 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 831 | 833 | 833 | 888 | 892 | 892 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 466 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 278 | 278 | 278 | 278 | 278 | 278 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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.
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
100K map tiles
- Bramble Passage - 8857
- Calen - 8656
- Carmila - 8754
- Centenery Cay - 9355
- Cumberland Islands - 8756
- Curlew Island - 8854
- East Cay - 9455
- Hillalong - 8555
- Hotspur Island - 8955
- Lindeman Island - 8757
- Mackay - 8755
- Mirani - 8655
- Nebo - 8654
- Prudhoe Island - 8855
- Riptide Cay - 9255
- Scawfell - 8856
- Tern Islet - 8956
- Urannah - 8556
- Zodiac Cay - 9356
Climate zones
Subtropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC)
- Mackay-Capricorn (MC)
- Pompey-Swains (PS)
- Shoalwater Coast (SC)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northeast Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
- Bluff Hill National Park
- Brampton Islands National Park
- Cape Hillsborough National Park
- Cape Palmerston National Park
- Eungella National Park
- Homevale National Park
- Kelvin National Park
- Lindeman Islands National Park
- Mount Martin National Park
- Mount Ossa National Park
- Newry Islands National Park
- Northumberland Islands National Park
- Pioneer Peaks National Park
- Reliance Creek National Park
- Smith Islands National Park
- South Cumberland Islands National Park
- Swain Reefs National Park
- Yuwi Paree Toolkoon National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
- Ben Mohr State Forest
- Bluff Hill State Forest
- Cathu State Forest
- Crediton State Forest
- Epsom State Forest 2
- Kelvin State Forest
- Macartney State Forest
- Mia Mia State Forest
- Mount Toby State Forest
- Pelion State Forest
- Rosedale State Forest
- Spencer Gap State Forest
- St Helens State Forest
- West Hill State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
none
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Creek Retreat Nature Refuge
- Doongella Nature Refuge
- Echidna Nature Refuge
- Foggy Block Nature Refuge
- Hermitage Nature Refuge
- June's Land Nature Refuge
- Lex Creek Nature Refuge
- Mount Jukes Nature Refuge
- Padaminka Nature Refuge
- Palm Valley Nature Refuge
- Roxy Nature Refuge
- Sandy Falls Nature Refuge
- Shylo Nature Refuge
- Teemburra Nature Refuge
- Thompson's Bush Nature Refuge
- Two Hills Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Fitzroy priority neighbourhood catchments water quality monitoring program
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Mackay water quality monitoring
- Reef Plan paddock to reef integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting program (Paddock to Reef program)
- Pioneer Valley water board monitoring
- Port Curtis integrated monitoring program (PCIMP)
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Stream and estuary assessment program (SEAP) – freshwater
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
- Wetland walkabout monitoring
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
- Case Study: De Moleyns Lagoon rehabilitation and monitoring project
- Constructed wetland Blacks Beach, Mackay (video)
- De Moleyns Lagoon rehabilitation and monitoring project
- Managing water for the farm and environment with Jeppesen Farming Company
- Padaminka wetland rehabilitation
- Wetland rehabilitation—De Moleyns Lagoon, Pioneer Valley (video)
Wetland projects
- A Fish Friendly Fitzroy: Bypassing the Barrage
- Bakers Creek Constructed Wetland (RC S1 BC 1 (DR5003))
- Big Dune Surfing Reserve Restoration Project
- Building community environmental leadership and waterway health restoration Upper Pioneer Catchment and Owens Creek
- Building resilience in the Burdekin grazing industry
- Building resilience of natural areas and sustainable land management on small properties within the Mackay Whitsunday Region
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Case Study: De Moleyns Lagoon rehabilitation and monitoring project
- Central Queensland Coast Riparian Health Project
- Constructed wetland Blacks Beach, Mackay (video)
- Constructed Wetland Management Plan, Myers Cane Farm, Homebush
- Corio Bay Restoration
- Cowley’s Wetland
- De Moleyns Lagoon
- De Moleyns Lagoon rehabilitation and monitoring project
- Emu Park Community Bushcare Group Coastal Vegetation and Wetlands Protection Project
- Fencing Wetlands and Riparian Zones on Wedderburn
- Feral Pig Control on the Stanage Peninsula
- Fitzroy Water Quality
- Hay Point Coal Port Floating Treatment Media
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Plan
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Program ‘FB NAP PAP 01’ Final Report December 2004
- Improved on-farm soil and nutrient management practices
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Janes Creek Gooseponds Project
- Janes Creek Revegetation Project
- Kinka Wetlands
- Kinka Wetlands Quarry Rehabilitation
- Lagoons Creek Rehabilitation Project
- Landings Road
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Little McCreadys Creek Rehabilitation Project
- Managing water for the farm and environment with Jeppesen Farming Company
- McCreadys Creek South Regional Wetlands–Detailed Design ($200K) – Construction of first cell ($3million)
- MW QNRM 01
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - CT 1 (DR5023)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - CT 2 (DR5026)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC-MRC-FRF DR5028 (Additional project)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - MRC - LMC (DR5020)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC- OC 1 (DR5014)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 BC 1 (DR5003)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OC 12 (DR5004)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OC 13 (DR5004)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OC 3 (DR5001)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OC 4 (DR5001)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OC 5 (DR5002)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OC 6 (DR5002)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OC 7 (DR5002)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OC 8 (DR5002)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - SH 1 (DR5009)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - SH 3 (DR5011)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - SH 5 (DR5013)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - SH 6 (DR5024)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - SH 7 (DR5010)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - SH10 (DR5025)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- O'Connell River—Forbes Road Fishway
- Padaminka wetland rehabilitation
- Pioneer Valley Ecosystem Restoration
- Protecting the Values of Our Ramsar Wetlands Shoalwater/Corio Bay
- QNRM02 P1-SP1 Pond Apple
- QNRM02 P4-SP1 Feral Pigs
- Racecourse Mill Wetland
- Ramsar Area Pig and Weed Control 2014-15
- Ramsar Wetlands (DEEDI) CfOC
- Ramsar Wetlands (GA) CfOC
- Riparian rehabilitation after Cyclone Debbie
- Sandringham Lagoon
- Southern Pioneer Floodplain Lagoon
- Sustainable agriculture through innovative practices in the Fitzroy
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
- Virtual Bus Tour: Controlled traffic farming on a best management practice farm
- Virtual Bus Tour: Low pressure irrigation delivers cost savings and yield gains
- Virtual Bus Tour: Low pressure overhead irrigation for water use efficiency
- Water-sensitive urban design monitoring
- Wetland rehabilitation—De Moleyns Lagoon, Pioneer Valley (video)
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
- Fitzroy
- Burdekin
-
Mackay Whitsunday
- Alligator Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Andromache River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Bakers Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Blackrock Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Blacks Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Cape Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Constant Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Mackay City (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Marion Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Murray Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- OConnell River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Pioneer River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Plane Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Reliance Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Rocky Dam Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Sandy Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Sarina Beaches (Mackay Whitsunday)
- St Helens Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Upper Cattle Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Waterhole Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Burdekin River (lower) and Bowen River Sub-Basins (WQ1205)
- HEV2342 (HEV)
-
Isaac River Sub-basin (WQ1301)
- HEVm2001 (HEV)
- HEVm2002 (HEV)
- HEVm2003 (HEV)
- HEVm2004 (HEV)
-
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins; Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1222)
- HEV2381 (HEV)
- HEV2383 (HEV)
- HEV2384 (HEV)
- HEV2385 (HEV)
- HEV2386 (HEV)
- MD2341 (MD)
- MD2342 (MD)
- MD2343 (MD)
- SD2381S (SD)
- SD2382 (SD)
-
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins (WQ1251)
- HEV2313 (HEV)
- HEV2341 (HEV)
- HEV2342 (HEV)
- HEV2343 (HEV)
- HEV2344 (HEV)
- HEV2345 (HEV)
- HEV2346 (HEV)
- HEV2347 (HEV)
- HEV2348 (HEV)
- HEV2349 (HEV)
- HEV2350 (HEV)
- HEV2351 (HEV)
- SD2382 (SD)
-
Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1221)
- HEV2310 (HEV)
- HEV2311 (HEV)
- HEV2312 (HEV)
- HEV2313 (HEV)
- HEV2314 (HEV)
- HEV2315 (HEV)
- SD2381 (SD)
-
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1272)
- HEV2429 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowroot Creek |
2015 | Culvert | Boundary Creek |
| Bakers Treat Train |
2015 | Rock Ramp | Unnamed Creek |
| Blackrock Creek |
2017 | Rock Ramp | Black Rock Creek |
| Clewes Road |
2018 | Rock Ramp | Black Rock Creek |
| Constant Creek |
2008 | Rock Ramp | Constant Creek |
| Devereux Creek |
2018 | Culvert | Devereux Creek |
| Dougherty's Road |
2020 | Culvert | Boundary Creek |
| Dumbleton Weir |
2007 | Mechanical | Pioneer River |
| Ellis Road |
2008 | Culvert | O'Connell River |
| Evans Ave |
2007 | Rock Ramp, Other | Gooseponds Creek |
| Forbes Rd |
2013 | Rock Ramp | O'Connell River |
| Fursden Creek Rock Ramp Fishway |
Rock Ramp | Fursden Creek | |
| Gooseponds Bruce Highway Rock Ramp Fishway |
2018 | Rock Ramp | Gooseponds Creek |
| Habana Road 1 |
2007 | Rock Ramp | Reliance Creek |
| Habana Road 2 |
2008 | Culvert | Denman Creek |
| Harbour Road |
2007 | Removal | Harbour Creek |
| Hicks Road |
2007 | Bypass | Gooseponds Creek |
| Jolimont Weir |
2016 | Rock ramp, Cone | Jolimont Creek |
| Lagoons Creek 1 |
2015 | Rock Ramp | Lagoons Creek |
| Lagoons Creek 2 |
2013 | Rock Ramp | Lagoons Creek |
| Lagoons Creek 3 |
2016 | Rock Ramp | Lagoons Creek |
| Lagoons Creek 4 |
2016 | Rock Ramp | Lagoons Creek |
| Lagoons Creek 5 |
2016 | Rock Ramp | Lagoons Creek |
| Landsdown Road |
2007 | Culvert | Lagoons Creek |
| Lower Neilson |
2008 | Rock Ramp | Neilson Creek |
| Malcomsom Street |
2007 | Vertical slot | Gooseponds Creek |
| Marian Weir |
2010 | Pool and Weir | Pioneer River |
| Marklands Wetland 1 |
2015 | Cone | Boundary Creek |
| Marklands Wetland 2 |
2015 | Culvert | Boundary Creek |
| Middle Creek |
2007 | Bypass | Middle Creek |
| Oonooie Fishway |
2007 | Rock Ramp | Unnamed Creek |
| Porters Road |
2008 | Rock Ramp | O'Connell River |
| Sandringham Lagoon |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Sandringham Creek |
| Seaforth Creek |
2007 | Rock ramp, Cone | Seaforth Creek |
| Staffords Road |
2008 | Culvert | O'Connell River |
| Tedlands 1 |
2008 | Rock Ramp | Tedlands Creek |
| Tedlands 2 |
2016 | Rock Ramp | Tedlands Creek |
| Upper Hazelwood B |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Hazelwood Creek |
| Upper Hazelwood T |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Hazelwood Creek |
| Victor Creek |
2008 | Removal | Victor Creek |
| Willetts Road |
2007 | Rock Ramp | Gooseponds Creek |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3,358 | 485 | 377 | 87 | 3,857 |
| Animals | 746 | 31 | 191 | 56 | 777 |
| Mammals | 94 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 107 |
| Birds | 403 | 11 | 92 | 30 | 414 |
| Reptiles | 115 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 116 |
| Amphibians | 32 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 56 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 61 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Insects | 42 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
| Malacostracans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Chromists | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Fungi | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| Plants | 2,369 | 454 | 186 | 31 | 2,836 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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) Mackay local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-mackay/
— Department of Environment, Science and Innovation