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Queensland wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 7,358,014 100.0% 4.3%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 4,928,130 67.0% 2.8%
Artificial and highly modified 313,258 4.3% 0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,147,660 15.6% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,194 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 515,275 7.0% 0.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 37,594 0.5% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 2,829,894 38.5% 1.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 80,718 1.1% 0.0%
Riverine 2,429,420 33.0% 1.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 28 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,147,660 15.6% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,194 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 148,525 2.0% 0.1%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 151,799 2.1% 0.1%
Lacustrine (natural) 515,275 7.0% 0.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 37,594 0.5% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 2,525 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 9,917 0.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 2,829,894 38.5% 1.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 80,718 1.1% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 160 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 304 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 2,425,486 33.0% 1.4%
Riverine (slightly modified) 3,934 0.1% 0.0%
Queensland wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 4,480,378 100.0% 2.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 3,687 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 485,537 10.8% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 587,358 13.1% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 467,669 10.4% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 21,198 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 38 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 179 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 1,239 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 8,392 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 7,620 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 998 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 1,172 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 83,855 1.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 107,369 2.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,375,132 30.7% 0.8%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 82,682 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 156,860 3.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 142,254 3.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 207,302 4.6% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 3,027 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 267,474 6.0% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 12,969 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 143,816 3.2% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10,128 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 118,892 2.7% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 155,879 3.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 16,094 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 44 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,329 0.1% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 3,272 0.1% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,730 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 3,413 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 274 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 485,119 10.8% 0.3%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 418 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 585,472 13.1% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 1,885 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 467,422 10.4% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 247 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 21,173 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 24 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) 38 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) 179 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 1,239 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 7,428 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 964 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 153 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 4 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 7,618 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 998 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 1,063 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 109 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 83,169 1.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 686 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 104,780 2.3% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 2,590 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 1,374,841 30.7% 0.8%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 291 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 81,839 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 842 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 155,399 3.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 1,461 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 140,726 3.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 1,527 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 204,490 4.6% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 2,812 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 1,373 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 1,654 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 20 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 266,359 5.9% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 1,115 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 12,965 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 4 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 139,990 3.1% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 3,826 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 9,024 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 1,104 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 106,353 2.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 12,539 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 107,523 2.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 48,355 1.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 16,065 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 29 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 43 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 3,321 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 3,144 0.1% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 128 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 3,587 0.1% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 1,143 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

Queensland wetland extent change by system
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 7,358,014 7,358,824 7,359,653 7,353,722 7,347,766 7,336,234 7,355,391 * 95.8%
Artificial and highly modified 313,258 312,519 307,085 299,919 291,181 274,701 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,147,660 1,147,679 1,148,087 1,148,347 1,148,490 1,148,786 1,210,036 94.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,194 4,197 3,959 3,900 3,887 3,946 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 515,275 515,275 515,275 515,286 515,287 515,288 518,598 99.4%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 37,594 37,586 37,474 37,168 37,002 35,666 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,829,894 2,830,364 2,831,513 2,832,320 2,833,866 2,836,078 3,036,974 93.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 80,718 80,643 79,900 79,557 79,306 78,576 0 n/a
Riverine 2,429,420 2,430,562 2,436,360 2,437,226 2,438,747 2,443,194 2,589,783 93.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 28 28 29 44 46 46 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,147,660 1,147,679 1,148,087 1,148,347 1,148,490 1,148,786 1,210,036 94.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,194 4,197 3,959 3,900 3,887 3,946 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 148,525 148,293 143,649 138,361 131,020 120,875 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 151,799 151,204 149,857 147,818 146,590 139,859 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 515,275 515,275 515,275 515,286 515,287 515,288 518,598 99.4%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 37,594 37,586 37,474 37,168 37,002 35,666 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 2,525 2,519 2,476 2,431 2,399 2,529 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 9,917 10,010 10,612 10,812 10,685 10,969 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,829,894 2,830,364 2,831,513 2,832,320 2,833,866 2,836,078 3,036,974 93.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 80,718 80,643 79,900 79,557 79,306 78,576 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 160 160 161 156 147 145 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 304 304 302 296 294 279 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 2,425,486 2,426,634 2,432,436 2,433,304 2,434,825 2,439,272 2,589,783 93.7%
Riverine (slightly modified) 3,934 3,928 3,924 3,922 3,922 3,922 0 n/a

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Queensland wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 4,480,378 4,479,535 4,479,870 4,480,532 4,481,978 4,483,733
Mangroves - Casuarina 3,687 3,690 3,514 3,491 3,491 3,494
Mangroves - other 485,537 485,548 485,614 485,572 485,562 485,608
Salt marsh and salt flats 587,358 587,366 587,405 587,682 587,818 588,001
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 467,669 467,669 467,669 467,670 467,670 467,670
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 21,198 21,198 21,198 21,198 21,198 21,192
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 38 38 38 38 38 38
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 179 179 179 179 179 179
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 1,239 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 8,392 8,392 8,395 8,381 8,382 8,382
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 156 156 156 156 156
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 7,620 7,620 7,620 7,620 7,620 7,620
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 998 998 998 998 998 998
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 83,855 83,856 83,826 83,829 83,923 83,967
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 107,369 107,370 107,391 107,394 107,557 107,564
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,375,132 1,375,132 1,375,136 1,375,138 1,375,139 1,375,149
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 82,682 82,683 82,686 82,689 82,692 82,743
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 156,860 156,983 157,024 157,103 157,176 156,886
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 142,254 142,276 142,294 142,301 142,474 142,795
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 207,302 207,359 207,392 207,437 207,526 207,752
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 3,027 3,027 3,034 3,050 3,050 2,489
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 28 28 28 28 28
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 267,474 267,561 267,413 267,674 267,982 268,574
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 12,969 13,005 13,007 13,021 13,061 12,817
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 143,816 143,799 143,586 143,569 143,581 143,593
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10,128 10,145 10,182 10,175 10,191 10,204
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 118,892 118,905 119,387 119,364 119,655 120,712
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 155,879 155,894 156,016 156,115 156,107 156,277
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 16,094 16,109 16,130 16,146 16,213 16,311
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 44 44 44 44 40 40
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,329 3,331 3,334 3,336 3,324 3,329
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 3,272 3,272 3,272 3,275 3,276 3,276
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,730 4,732 4,732 4,690 4,698 4,717
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 3,413 3,416 3,414 3,411 3,409 3,413
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 274 274 100 79 81 81
Mangroves - other (natural) 485,119 485,127 485,231 485,211 485,200 485,243
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 418 420 383 361 362 365
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 585,472 585,480 585,553 585,842 585,975 586,093
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 1,885 1,886 1,852 1,840 1,842 1,908
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 467,422 467,422 467,422 467,432 467,433 467,433
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 247 247 247 237 237 237
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 21,173 21,173 21,173 21,173 21,173 21,173
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 24 24 24 24 24 18
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) 38 38 38 38 38 38
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) 179 179 179 179 179 179
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 1,239 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 7,428 7,428 7,428 7,428 7,428 7,429
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 964 964 967 953 953 953
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 153 153 153 153 153 153
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 7,618 7,618 7,618 7,618 7,618 7,618
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 2 2 2 2 2 2
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 998 998 998 998 998 998
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 109 109 109 109 109 109
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 83,169 83,170 83,140 83,143 83,237 83,281
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 686 686 686 686 686 686
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 104,780 104,780 104,801 104,805 104,831 104,847
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 2,590 2,590 2,589 2,589 2,726 2,717
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 1,374,841 1,374,841 1,374,845 1,374,847 1,374,848 1,374,857
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 291 291 291 291 291 291
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 81,839 81,840 81,844 81,847 81,850 81,901
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 842 842 842 842 842 842
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 155,399 155,522 155,563 155,642 155,715 155,425
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 140,726 140,748 140,766 140,773 140,947 141,268
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 1,527 1,527 1,527 1,527 1,527 1,527
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 204,490 204,547 204,580 204,625 204,714 204,982
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 2,812 2,812 2,812 2,812 2,812 2,770
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 1,373 1,373 1,381 1,397 1,397 1,513
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 1,654 1,654 1,654 1,654 1,654 976
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 20 20 20 20 20 20
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 7 7 7 7 7 7
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 266,359 266,446 266,565 266,823 267,145 267,739
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 1,115 1,115 848 851 838 834
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 12,965 13,001 13,003 13,017 13,057 12,813
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 139,990 139,973 139,987 139,970 139,993 140,005
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 3,826 3,826 3,599 3,599 3,588 3,587
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 9,024 9,041 9,073 9,084 9,139 9,155
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 1,104 1,104 1,109 1,091 1,052 1,049
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 106,353 106,463 107,154 107,321 107,820 108,780
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 12,539 12,443 12,232 12,043 11,835 11,933
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 107,523 107,539 107,685 107,815 107,899 108,076
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 48,355 48,355 48,331 48,300 48,207 48,201
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 16,065 16,080 16,102 16,117 16,185 16,282
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 29 29 29 29 29 29
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 43 43 43 43 40 40
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 3,321 3,324 3,327 3,328 3,317 3,322
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 7 7 7 7 7 7
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 3,144 3,144 3,144 3,147 3,148 3,148
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 128 128 128 128 128 128
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 3,587 3,589 3,589 3,654 3,663 3,717
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 1,143 1,143 1,143 1,036 1,036 1,001

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

Queensland land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 173,046,146 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 137,844,497 79.7%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 137,844,497 79.7%
1.1 Nature conservation 9,973,907 5.8%
1.1.1 Strict nature reserves 51,498 0.0%
1.1.3 National park 8,962,938 5.2%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 240,804 0.1%
1.1.5 Habitat/species management area 858 0.0%
1.1.6 Protected landscape 139 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 717,670 0.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 7,150,313 4.1%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 3,466,991 2.0%
1.2.2 Surface water supply 70,525 0.0%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses 3,612,797 2.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 5,468,523 3.2%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 2,266,725 1.3%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation 38,111 0.0%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 2,924,785 1.7%
6.5.3 Marsh/wetland - intensive use 78 0.0%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline 238,825 0.1%
3.3 Cropping 3,057,363 1.8%
3.3.0 Cropping 2,729,527 1.6%
3.3.1 Cereals 117,826 0.1%
3.3.2 Beverage & spice crops 499 0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage 6,736 0.0%
3.3.4 Oilseeds 847 0.0%
3.3.5 Sugar 168,557 0.1%
3.3.6 Cotton 32,338 0.0%
3.3.8 Pulses 1,034 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 3,002,419 1.7%
2.2.0 Production native forests 3,002,409 1.7%
2.2.1 Wood production forestry 10 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 2,125,744 1.2%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 285,994 0.2%
1.3.1 Defence 530,308 0.3%
1.3.2 Stock route 45 0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 1,304,351 0.8%
1.3.4 Rehabilitation 5,047 0.0%
6.1 Lake 1,022,831 0.6%
6.1.0 Lake 987,159 0.6%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation 22,752 0.0%
6.1.2 Lake - production 12,473 0.0%
6.1.3 Lake - intensive use 61 0.0%
6.1.4 Lake - saline 385 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 885,629 0.5%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 286,352 0.2%
4.3.1 Irrigated cereals 2,701 0.0%
4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops 589 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage 4,310 0.0%
4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds 311 0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar 359,202 0.2%
4.3.6 Irrigated cotton 232,158 0.1%
4.3.9 Irrigated rice 6 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 682,538 0.4%
5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure 748 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 160,989 0.1%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 77,852 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 393,859 0.2%
5.4.4 Remote communities 2,949 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 46,141 0.0%
6.3 River 356,881 0.2%
6.3.0 River 345,781 0.2%
6.3.1 River - conservation 9,193 0.0%
6.3.3 River - intensive use 1,907 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 312,113 0.2%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 131,814 0.1%
6.2.1 Reservoir 98,567 0.1%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 77,390 0.0%
6.2.3 Evaporation basin 4,342 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 253,631 0.1%
3.1.0 Plantation forests 95,671 0.1%
3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry 22,634 0.0%
3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 134,556 0.1%
3.1.3 Other forest plantation 714 0.0%
3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation 57 0.0%
5.8 Mining 198,491 0.1%
5.8.0 Mining 72,251 0.0%
5.8.1 Mines 75,734 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 23,013 0.0%
5.8.3 Tailings 7,329 0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 20,164 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 150,151 0.1%
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 24,409 0.0%
3.2.2 Woody fodder plants 125,618 0.1%
3.2.3 Pasture legumes 123 0.0%
5.5 Services 126,258 0.1%
5.5.0 Services 1,731 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 15,915 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 19,294 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 85,999 0.0%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban 1,807 0.0%
5.5.5 Research facilities 1,512 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 96,578 0.1%
5.7.0 Transport and communication 23,189 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 21,289 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 45,718 0.0%
5.7.3 Railways 4,699 0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport 745 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 938 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 77,000 0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture 13,585 0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits 34,978 0.0%
4.4.2 Irrigated olives 1,722 0.0%
4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts 12,751 0.0%
4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits 1,517 0.0%
4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits 3,726 0.0%
4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs 15 0.0%
4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs 165 0.0%
4.4.8 Irrigated citrus 6,251 0.0%
4.4.9 Irrigated grapes 2,291 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 61,907 0.0%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 47,805 0.0%
4.5.1 Irrigated seasonal fruits 523 0.0%
4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs 52 0.0%
4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs 10,961 0.0%
4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming 2,565 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 60,853 0.0%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters 60,239 0.0%
6.6.1 Estuary/coastal waters - conservation 106 0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use 508 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 28,457 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 21,529 0.0%
5.3.1 General purpose factory 91 0.0%
5.3.2 Food processing factory 967 0.0%
5.3.3 Major industrial complex 3,588 0.0%
5.3.4 Bulk grain storage 397 0.0%
5.3.5 Abattoirs 800 0.0%
5.3.6 Oil refinery 506 0.0%
5.3.7 Sawmill 491 0.0%
5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial 88 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 27,044 0.0%
4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 21,792 0.0%
4.2.1 Irrigated woody fodder plants 5,128 0.0%
4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures 123 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 21,438 0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition 14,198 0.0%
3.6.1 Degraded land 53 0.0%
3.6.2 Abandoned land 2,144 0.0%
3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation 4,856 0.0%
3.6.4 No defined use 30 0.0%
3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture 157 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 20,219 0.0%
5.2.0 Intensive animal production 499 0.0%
5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards 1,184 0.0%
5.2.2 Feedlots 4,434 0.0%
5.2.3 Poultry farms 2,851 0.0%
5.2.4 Piggeries 1,360 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture 3,892 0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs 4,841 0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards 850 0.0%
5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry 307 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 11,782 0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture 6,692 0.0%
3.4.1 Tree fruits 2,241 0.0%
3.4.2 Olives 183 0.0%
3.4.3 Tree nuts 691 0.0%
3.4.4 Vine fruits 82 0.0%
3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits 1,864 0.0%
3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs 3 0.0%
3.4.8 Citrus 26 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 7,904 0.0%
5.6.0 Utilities 155 0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation 1,120 0.0%
5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation 7 0.0%
5.6.3 Wind electricity generation < 1 0.0%
5.6.4 Solar electricity generation 7 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 1,687 0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission 3,829 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 1,099 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 6,358 0.0%
6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct 5,206 0.0%
6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct 941 0.0%
6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct 107 0.0%
6.4.3 Stormwater 103 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 6,082 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 2,511 0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond 354 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 1,326 0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage 795 0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage 1,096 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 4,440 0.0%
4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests 2,907 0.0%
4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry 659 0.0%
4.1.3 Irrigated other forest plantation 874 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 2,452 0.0%
4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition 1,017 0.0%
4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land 130 0.0%
4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land 533 0.0%
4.6.3 Irrigated land under rehabilitation 14 0.0%
4.6.4 No defined use - irrigation 44 0.0%
4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture 713 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 2,160 0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture 1,439 0.0%
5.1.1 Production nurseries 195 0.0%
5.1.2 Shadehouses 342 0.0%
5.1.3 Glasshouses 119 0.0%
5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic) 19 0.0%
5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture 45 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 183 0.0%
3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture 180 0.0%
3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 3 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 17,828 1,594 1,263 1,358 19,861
Animals 2,574 70 597 323 2,644
Mammals 278 22 10 67 300
Birds 793 15 107 94 808
Reptiles 588 4 50 73 592
Amphibians 148 1 51 42 149
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 190 19 202 16 209
Cartilaginous fishes 45 0 45 8 45
Lampreys 2 0 2 1 2
Insects 485 9 129 7 494
Malacostracans 28 0 0 11 28
Branchiopods 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 6 0 0 0 6
Snails 9 0 0 3 9
Bacteria 146 0 0 0 149
Chromists 220 0 0 0 233
Fungi 2,694 3 0 0 2,905
Plants 12,183 1,521 666 1,035 13,917
Protozoans 11 0 0 0 13

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

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

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

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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Queensland — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/queensland/

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