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Whitsunday local government areaAccess 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
Area homepage: www.whitsunday.qld.gov.au Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Total | 120,690 | 100.0% | 5.1% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 62,918 | 52.1% | 2.6% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 21,836 | 18.1% | 0.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 25,736 | 21.3% | 1.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 1,761 | 1.5% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 791 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 8,416 | 7.0% | 0.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 4,365 | 3.6% | 0.2% |
| Riverine | 57,771 | 47.9% | 2.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 25,736 | 21.3% | 1.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 1,761 | 1.5% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 3,890 | 3.2% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 17,812 | 14.8% | 0.7% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 791 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 107 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 8,416 | 7.0% | 0.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 4,365 | 3.6% | 0.2% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 57,759 | 47.9% | 2.4% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 33,236 | 100.0% | 1.4% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 15,965 | 48.0% | 0.7% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 4,469 | 13.4% | 0.2% |
| 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 | 38 | 0.1% | 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 | 474 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 222 | 0.7% | 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 | 107 | 0.3% | 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 | 1,461 | 4.4% | 0.1% |
| 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 | 2,670 | 8.0% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,243 | 3.7% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 5,830 | 17.5% | 0.2% |
| 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 | 211 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 533 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 15,954 | 48.0% | 0.7% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 3,951 | 11.9% | 0.2% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 518 | 1.6% | 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) | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 26 | 0.1% | 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) | 452 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 22 | 0.1% | 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) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 222 | 0.7% | 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) | 86 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 21 | 0.1% | 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) | 1,440 | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 20 | 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) | 1,380 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 1,290 | 3.9% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 2 | 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) | 1,049 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 195 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 3,237 | 9.7% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 2,593 | 7.8% | 0.1% |
| 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) | 211 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 326 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 207 | 0.6% | 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 | 120,690 | 120,737 | 120,451 | 120,320 | 119,733 | 119,429 | 107,309 | * 92.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 21,836 | 21,808 | 21,449 | 21,225 | 20,565 | 20,065 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 25,736 | 25,735 | 25,733 | 25,735 | 25,731 | 25,741 | 29,716 | 86.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 98.5% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 791 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 788 | 793 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 8,416 | 8,415 | 8,424 | 8,499 | 8,496 | 8,538 | 17,084 | 49.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 4,365 | 4,385 | 4,385 | 4,278 | 4,271 | 4,267 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 57,771 | 57,828 | 57,895 | 58,019 | 58,107 | 58,250 | 60,495 | 95.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 25,736 | 25,735 | 25,733 | 25,735 | 25,731 | 25,741 | 29,716 | 86.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 3,890 | 3,868 | 3,619 | 3,406 | 2,779 | 2,393 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 17,812 | 17,810 | 17,710 | 17,699 | 17,676 | 17,562 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 98.5% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 791 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 788 | 793 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 107 | 104 | 93 | 93 | 84 | 83 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 8,416 | 8,415 | 8,424 | 8,499 | 8,496 | 8,538 | 17,084 | 49.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 4,365 | 4,385 | 4,385 | 4,278 | 4,271 | 4,267 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 57,759 | 57,816 | 57,883 | 58,007 | 58,094 | 58,238 | 60,495 | 95.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 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 | 33,236 | 33,234 | 33,240 | 33,211 | 33,196 | 33,245 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 15,965 | 15,965 | 15,961 | 15,963 | 15,945 | 15,956 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 4,469 | 4,468 | 4,470 | 4,470 | 4,484 | 4,483 |
| 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 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| 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 | 474 | 474 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
| 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 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
| 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 | 1,461 | 1,477 | 1,485 | 1,517 | 1,508 | 1,532 |
| 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 | 2,670 | 2,651 | 2,651 | 2,651 | 2,647 | 2,648 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,243 | 1,243 | 1,244 | 1,244 | 1,250 | 1,251 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 5,830 | 5,830 | 5,830 | 5,818 | 5,815 | 5,818 |
| 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 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 214 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 533 | 533 | 533 | 479 | 479 | 489 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 15,954 | 15,954 | 15,949 | 15,951 | 15,933 | 15,944 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 3,951 | 3,950 | 3,953 | 3,953 | 3,966 | 3,965 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 518 | 518 | 518 | 518 | 518 | 518 |
| 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) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 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) | 452 | 453 | 453 | 453 | 453 | 453 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 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) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
| 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) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 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) | 1,440 | 1,457 | 1,465 | 1,497 | 1,488 | 1,511 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 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) | 1,380 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,285 | 1,285 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 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) | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,055 | 1,060 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 191 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 3,237 | 3,237 | 3,237 | 3,225 | 3,225 | 3,227 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 2,593 | 2,593 | 2,593 | 2,593 | 2,590 | 2,590 |
| 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) | 211 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 214 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 326 | 326 | 326 | 379 | 379 | 390 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 207 | 207 | 207 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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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
- Abbot Point - 8558
- Ayr - 8358
- Bogie - 8457
- Bowen - 8557
- Bramble Passage - 8857
- Bulliwallah - 8254
- Byerwen - 8455
- Calen - 8656
- Cape Upstart - 8458
- Circular Cay - 8858
- Circular Cay West - 8758
- Collinsville - 8456
- Cumberland Islands - 8756
- Glendon - 8356
- Gunjulla - 8354
- Harvest Home - 8256
- Hillalong - 8555
- Lindeman Island - 8757
- Mount Coolon - 8355
- Proserpine - 8657
- Rattray Island - 8658
- Scartwater - 8255
- Strathalbyn - 8357
- Urannah - 8556
- Wyena - 8454
Climate zones
Grassland- Subtropical
- Tropical
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)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northeast Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Abbot Point - Caley Valley
- Bowen River: Birralee - Pelican Creek
- Broken River, Urannah Creek and Massey Creek Aggregation
- Burdekin-Bowen Junction and Blue Valley Weir Aggregation
- Burdekin Delta
- Edgecumbe Bay
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Junction of the Bogie River and Kirknie Creek Aggregation
- Lake Dalrymple
- Proserpine - Goorganga Plain
- Scartwater Aggregation
- Southern Upstart Bay
- Why Not Aggregation
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
- Andromache State Forest
- Cathu State Forest
- Dryander State Forest
- Macartney State Forest
- Proserpine State Forest
- Sonoma 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
- Aberdeen Nature Refuge
- Blackjack Mountain Nature Refuge
- Bosel's Nature Refuge
- Dryander Creek Nature Refuge
- Flagstone Nature Refuge
- Hells Gate Nature Refuge
- Homehaven Nature Refuge
- Mount Pleasant Nature Refuge
- Mount Proserpine Nature Refuge
- Newlands Nature Refuge
- Norman Nature Refuge
- Rhondan Valley Nature Refuge
- Sandy Falls Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain lake
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- 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
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Reef Plan paddock to reef integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting program (Paddock to Reef program)
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Stream and estuary assessment program (SEAP) – freshwater
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- 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
- Cape Gloucester - Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thicket Restoration Project
- Central Queensland Coast Riparian Health Project
- Community Coastcare in the Mackay Whitsunday Region
- Community-led coastal environmental inventory and monitoring program
- Engage the Whitsunday community to prevent and remove marine debris
- Galbraith Creek Riparian Revegetation
- Goorganga wetland rehabilitation
- Improving Water Quality Through In-Ground Land Management Changes in the Bowen-Broken River Catchment: A Framework for Action
- Increase community involvement with marine debris removal
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- MW QNRM 01
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - NQ Dry Tropics Don River (Additional Project)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - NQ Dry Tropics S1 Don River
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - GR 1 (Additional project)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC - GR 3 (Additional project)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OaC 1- 11 (DR5005)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 Whitsunday Creeks (DR5006)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC-WRC - CC (DR5015)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC-WRIT - Project 1 (DR5016)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC-WRIT- Project 2 (DR5018)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC-WRIT - Project 3 (DR5017)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC-WRIT- Project 4 (DR5019)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2015–16)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- QNRM02 P2-SP1 Rubber Vine
- QNRM02 P4-SP1 Feral Pigs
- QNRM02 P5-SP1 Mimosa Pigra
- Restoring wetland function at Spotswood Lagoon
- Saving our precious sea turtles in Bowen
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
- Virtual Bus Tour: Gary Raiteri talks rural water use efficiency technology
- Whitsunday Integrated Pest Management to Protect Wetlands of National Significance
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
Burdekin
- Abbot Bay catchments (Burdekin)
- Bogie River (Burdekin)
- Bowen River (Burdekin)
- Broken River (Burdekin)
- Burdekin River (below Dam) (Burdekin)
- Burdekin River (Dam) (Burdekin)
- Diamond Creek (Burdekin)
- Don River (Burdekin)
- Glenmore Creek (Burdekin)
- Little Bowen River (Burdekin)
- Logan Creek (Burdekin)
- Lower Cape River (Burdekin)
- Lower Suttor River (Burdekin)
- Pelican Creek (Burdekin)
- Rosella Creek (Burdekin)
- Rosetta Creek (Burdekin)
- Sellheim River (Burdekin)
- Upper Suttor River (Burdekin)
- Upstart Bay catchments (Burdekin)
-
Mackay Whitsunday
- Andromache River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Eden Lassie Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Gregory River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Lethebrook (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Myrtle Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- OConnell River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Proserpine River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Repulse Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Thompsons Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Upper Proserpine River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Whitsunday Coast (Mackay Whitsunday)
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Burdekin River (lower) and Bowen River Sub-Basins (WQ1205)
- (HEV)
-
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins; Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1222)
- HEV2381 (HEV)
- HEV2382 (HEV)
- HEV2384 (HEV)
- SD2381N (SD)
- SD2381S (SD)
-
Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1221)
- HEV2301 (HEV)
- HEV2302 (HEV)
- HEV2303 (HEV)
- HEV2304 (HEV)
- HEV2305 (HEV)
- HEV2306 (HEV)
- HEV2307 (HEV)
- HEV2308 (HEV)
- HEV2309 (HEV)
- HEV2310 (HEV)
- SD2301 (SD)
- SD2302 (SD)
- SD2303 (SD)
- SD2381 (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs Road |
2010 | Rock Ramp | Proserpine River |
| Bowen River Weir |
2010 | Mechanical | Bowen River |
| Collinvale Rd |
2012 | Culvert | Gregory River |
| Gregory Weir |
2009 | Pool and Weir | Gregory River |
| Lethe Brook |
2007 | Rock Ramp | Lethebrrook Creek |
| Old Bowen Road |
2016 | Rock Ramp | Black Rock Creek |
| Tondarra Road |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Bogie River |
| Upper Gregory |
2010 | Rock Ramp | Gregory River |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Historical LGA links:
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3,260 | 400 | 380 | 79 | 3,669 |
| Animals | 810 | 40 | 196 | 49 | 850 |
| Mammals | 109 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 126 |
| Birds | 386 | 10 | 86 | 28 | 396 |
| Reptiles | 153 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 154 |
| Amphibians | 31 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 50 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 55 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Insects | 73 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 79 |
| Malacostracans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chromists | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Fungi | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Plants | 2,355 | 360 | 184 | 30 | 2,724 |
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) Whitsunday local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-whitsunday/
— Department of Environment, Science and Innovation