Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park
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Name:
Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park
Area type:
Marine park (Queensland)
Total area:
6,273,115 ha
% total Qld:
3.6%
Towns:
Carmila Beach, Holloways Beach, Kelvin, Turkey Beach, Wilson, Yorkeys Knob
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Wetland extents
Based on wetland mapping version 7.0
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)
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%
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Equatorial
Subtropical
Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Central Reef (CR)
East Cape York (ECY)
Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC)
Mackay-Capricorn (MC)
Pompey-Swains (PS)
Ribbons (RBN)
Shoalwater Coast (SC)
Tweed-Moreton (TM)
West Cape York (WCY)
Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
Cape Province
Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Central Eastern Transition
Northeast Province
Northeast Shelf Province
Northeast Shelf Transition
Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Curtis Island State Forest
North Curtis Island State Forest
Rundle State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
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
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
Burnett Mary
Eastern Cape York
Annan River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
Annan River - lower, outside National Park (incl. Esk River, Hardwicke Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Annie River, Saltwater Creek and Fifteen Mile Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Balclutha Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Bathurst and Ninian Bays (Eastern Cape York)
Bathurst Bay draining creeks (incl. Muck River) (Eastern Cape York)
Cape Flattery dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
Claudie River (incl. Deep, Swamp creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Coastal creeks and dunes (north of Nesbit) (Eastern Cape York)
Coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Coastal dunes north shore of Endeavour River (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - lower (incl. Cameron, Poison creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Escape River (Eastern Cape York)
Estuaries draining into Temple Bay, Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Estuaries (incl. Jacky Jacky, Escape, Harmer) (Eastern Cape York)
Estuaries (incl. Stewart, Rocky, other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York)
Gorge, Running creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Harmer, Little Harmer Creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Indian Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Jeannie estuaries (incl. Horwick, Starcke, Dead Dog and other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York)
Jeannie River (Eastern Cape York)
Kangaroo River and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Kennedy Inlet / Newcastle Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Lloyd Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Lockhart, Claudie and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York)
Lockhart River (incl. Eden, Arroto and Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Lockhart town and surrounds (incl. dunes) (Eastern Cape York)
Margaret Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Marrett River, Sandalwood and Birthday creeks (Eastern Cape York)
McIvor, Morgan rivers and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Nesbit, Chester and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby estuarine waters (incl. Bizant, Normanby, Saltwater and others adjacent Princess Charlotte Bay) (Eastern Cape York)
North Jacky Jacky Creek – dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
North Jeannie coastal creeks outside National Park (incl. Horwick River, Wakooka Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - lower, outside National Park (incl. Tin and coastal creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe River estuary and other estuaries draining into Wemouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Port of Cape Flattery (land side) (Eastern Cape York)
Port of Cape Flattery marine waters (Eastern Cape York)
Port of Cooktown marine waters (Eastern Cape York)
Port of Quintell Beach marine waters (Eastern Cape York)
Princess Charlotte Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Shelburne Bay dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
Shelburne Bay (Eastern Cape York)
South Annan coastal creeks outside National Park (Eastern Cape York)
Starcke River (Eastern Cape York)
Temple Bay and Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Walker Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Walsh Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Weary Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Weymouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Wilson Creek, Portland Road coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Fitzroy
Burdekin
Mackay Whitsunday
Wet Tropics
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Barron River Basin (WQ1101)
HD3021 (HD)
SD3021 (SD)
SD3121 (SD)
Black River Basin; Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1183)
HEV2202 (HEV)
MD2242 (MD)
SD2201 (SD)
SD2241 (SD)
SD2243 (SD)
SD2244 (SD)
SD2245 (SD)
Black River Basin (WQ1171)
HEV2202 (HEV)
SD2201 (SD)
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1272)
HEV2427 (HEV)
HEV2430 (HEV)
HEV2441 (HEV)
MD2423 (MD)
MD2424 (MD)
MD2442 (MD)
SD2424 (SD)
SD2427 (SD)
SD2428 (SD)
SD2429 (SD)
SD2441 (SD)
SD2442 (SD)
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1311)
HEV2441 (HEV)
MD2423 (MD)
MD2441 (MD)
MD2442 (MD)
MD2447 (MD)
SD2427 (SD)
SD2441 (SD)
SD2442 (SD)
SD2443 (SD)
SD2444 (SD)
SD2446 (SD)
Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Mulgrave Russell, Johnstone, Tully, Murray, Hinchinbrook, Herbert Basins (WQ1082)
HEV3121 (HEV)
HEV3122 (HEV)
HEV3123 (HEV)
HEV3124 (HEV)
SD3121 (SD)
SD3123 (SD)
SD3124 (SD)
Daintree and Mossman River Basins (WQ1081)
HEV3001 (HEV)
Herbert River Basin (WQ1161)
HEV3061 (HEV)
HEV3081 (HEV)
HEV3101 (HEV)
SD3121 (SD)
Johnstone River Basin (WQ1121)
HEV3041 (HEV)
HEV3061 (HEV)
HEV3081 (HEV)
Mulgrave - Russell Rivers Basin (WQ1111)
HD3041 (HD)
HEV3041 (HEV)
SD3041 (SD)
SD3121 (SD)
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins; Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1222)
HEV2381 (HEV)
HEV2382 (HEV)
HEV2383 (HEV)
HEV2384 (HEV)
HEV2385 (HEV)
HEV2386 (HEV)
MD2341 (MD)
MD2343 (MD)
SD2381N (SD)
SD2381S (SD)
SD2382 (SD)
SD2383 (SD)
SD2384 (SD)
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins (WQ1251)
HEV2345 (HEV)
HEV2350 (HEV)
HEV2353 (HEV)
HEV2355 (HEV)
SD2382 (SD)
SD2383 (SD)
Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1221)
HEV2303 (HEV)
HEV2307 (HEV)
HEV2308 (HEV)
HEV2314 (HEV)
HEV2315 (HEV)
SD2303 (SD)
SD2381 (SD)
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1181)
HEV2224 (HEV)
HEV2225 (HEV)
SD2221 (SD)
SD2245 (SD)
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1182)
HEV2226 (HEV)
SD2221 (SD)
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1271)
HEV2403 (HEV)
HEV2404 (HEV)
HEV2405 (HEV)
HEV2406 (HEV)
SD2422 (SD)
SD2423 (SD)
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1272)
HEV2404 (HEV)
HEV2405 (HEV)
HEV2406 (HEV)
HEV2421 (HEV)
HEV2422 (HEV)
HEV2423 (HEV)
HEV2424 (HEV)
HEV2425 (HEV)
HEV2426 (HEV)
HEV2427 (HEV)
HEV2428 (HEV)
HEV2429 (HEV)
SD2421 (SD)
SD2422 (SD)
SD2423 (SD)
SD2424 (SD)
SD2425 (SD)
Tully River, Murray River and Hinchinbrook Island Basins (WQ1131)
HEV3061 (HEV)
HEV3081 (HEV)
SD3121 (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
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Wildlife
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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/