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Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park

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Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 129,998 100.0% 2.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 129,705 99.8% 2.1%
Artificial and highly modified 24 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 127,583 98.1% 2.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 341 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 28 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,407 1.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 321 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine 292 0.2% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 127,583 98.1% 2.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 341 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 5 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 28 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,407 1.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 321 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 292 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 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.

Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 116,087 100.0% 1.9%
Mangroves - Casuarina 104 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 93,254 80.3% 1.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 21,144 18.2% 0.3%
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 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 570 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 293 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 12 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 366 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 320 0.3% 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 19 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) 104 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 93,232 80.3% 1.5%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 23 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 20,851 18.0% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 293 0.3% 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) 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) 567 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 3 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 5 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) 287 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 6 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 12 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) 366 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 312 0.3% 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) 19 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

Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park 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 129,998 129,998 129,998 129,998 130,000 129,987 129,988 129,675 * 100.2%
Artificial and highly modified 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 127,583 127,593 127,593 127,596 127,597 127,610 127,615 127,911 99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 341 331 331 331 331 317 314 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,430 98.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 321 321 321 319 319 308 308 0 n/a
Riverine 292 292 292 292 292 292 292 334 87.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 127,583 127,593 127,593 127,596 127,597 127,610 127,615 127,911 99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 341 331 331 331 331 317 314 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,407 1,430 98.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 321 321 321 319 319 308 308 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) 292 292 292 292 292 292 292 334 87.4%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a

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

Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park 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 116,087 116,077 116,077 116,077 116,078 116,070 116,071
Mangroves - Casuarina 104 104 104 104 104 104 104
Mangroves - other 93,254 93,254 93,255 93,256 93,258 93,236 93,238
Salt marsh and salt flats 21,144 21,134 21,134 21,134 21,134 21,158 21,157
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 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 570 570 570 570 570 570 570
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 293 293 293 293 292 292 292
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 366 366 366 366 367 367 367
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 320 320 320 318 318 307 307
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
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) 104 104 104 104 104 104 104
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 93,232 93,232 93,232 93,234 93,235 93,214 93,216
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 20,851 20,851 20,851 20,851 20,851 20,875 20,875
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 293 283 283 283 283 283 282
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 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) 567 567 567 567 567 567 567
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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) 287 287 287 287 286 286 286
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
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) 366 366 366 366 367 367 367
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) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 312 312 312 310 310 299 299
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
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

Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 190,572 3.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 125,135 2.0%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 23,331 0.4%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation 198 0.0%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 6,396 0.1%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline 95,211 1.5%
6.3 River 46,821 0.7%
6.3.0 River 46,004 0.7%
6.3.1 River - conservation 811 0.0%
6.3.3 River - intensive use 6 0.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 7,502 0.1%
1.1.1 Strict nature reserves 14 0.0%
1.1.3 National park 6,581 0.1%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 445 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 462 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 7,102 0.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 123 0.0%
1.3.1 Defence 4,580 0.1%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 2,400 0.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 1,822 0.0%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 1,822 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 774 0.0%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 399 0.0%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses 375 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 456 0.0%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters 423 0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use 33 0.0%
5.5 Services 248 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 58 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 3 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 187 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 168 0.0%
2.2.0 Production native forests 168 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 130 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 60 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 6 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 38 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 19 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 7 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 118 0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage 2 0.0%
3.3.5 Sugar 116 0.0%
5.8 Mining 85 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining < 1 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 4 0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 82 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 63 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 15 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 47 0.0%
6.1 Lake 42 0.0%
6.1.0 Lake 6 0.0%
6.1.4 Lake - saline 36 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 36 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 3 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 1 0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport 3 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 30 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 32 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage < 1 0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar 31 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 22 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture 22 0.0%
5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry < 1 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 7 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 7 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 4 0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition 4 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 2 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 1 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 1 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits < 1 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 8,075 830 728 432 8,909
Animals 1,411 52 334 139 1,463
Mammals 164 20 9 30 184
Birds 586 13 104 58 599
Reptiles 278 3 32 22 281
Amphibians 79 1 25 15 80
Ray-finned fishes 107 9 109 7 116
Cartilaginous fishes 29 0 29 4 29
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 159 6 25 2 165
Malacostracans 7 0 0 0 7
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 76 0 0 0 76
Chromists 80 0 0 0 81
Fungi 670 0 0 0 670
Plants 5,837 778 394 293 6,618
Protozoans 1 0 0 0 1

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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AreaType-marine-park

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/marine-park-great-barrier-reef-coast/

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