Cape York Regional Plan
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Based on wetland mapping version 7.0
Cape York Regional Plan wetland area by system 2021
System
Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
631,562
100.0%
4.9%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine
514,494
81.5%
4.0%
Artificial and highly modified
3,200
0.5%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
218,469
34.6%
1.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
5,407
0.9%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
343
0.1%
0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
286,768
45.4%
2.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
307
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine
117,068
18.5%
0.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
218,469
34.6%
1.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial)
2,043
0.3%
0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified)
1,151
0.2%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
5,407
0.9%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
343
0.1%
0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (artificial)
6
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
286,768
45.4%
2.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
307
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (artificial)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (natural)
116,991
18.5%
0.9%
Riverine (slightly modified)
76
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 .
Cape York Regional Plan wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat
Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
504,919
100.0%
3.9%
Mangroves - Casuarina
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - other
122,043
24.2%
1.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats
96,079
19.0%
0.7%
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
4,861
1.0%
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
146,813
29.1%
1.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
262
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
91,723
18.2%
0.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
10,160
2.0%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
29,535
5.8%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
3,409
0.7%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp
33
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal
2
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural)
122,043
24.2%
1.0%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
96,079
19.0%
0.7%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid 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)
4,861
1.0%
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)
146,770
29.1%
1.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
43
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
262
0.1%
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)
91,475
18.1%
0.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
248
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
10,160
2.0%
0.1%
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)
29,522
5.8%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
13
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
3,409
0.7%
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)
33
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)
2
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
Cape York Regional Plan 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
631,562
631,509
631,220
630,980
630,885
630,478
630,376
630,096
* 99.7%
Artificial and highly modified
3,200
3,095
2,770
2,491
2,342
1,913
1,830
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
218,469
218,471
218,471
218,471
218,465
218,465
218,465
219,212
99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,469
98.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
343
330
328
328
324
333
318
0
n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
286,768
286,769
286,779
286,784
286,845
286,849
286,849
287,836
99.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
307
307
307
307
307
307
307
0
n/a
Riverine
117,068
117,130
117,158
117,193
117,195
117,204
117,200
117,579
99.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
218,469
218,471
218,471
218,471
218,465
218,465
218,465
219,212
99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (artificial)
2,043
2,036
2,114
1,902
1,768
1,382
1,349
0
n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified)
1,151
1,053
650
582
568
531
481
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,407
5,469
98.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
343
330
328
328
324
333
318
0
n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (artificial)
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
286,768
286,769
286,779
286,784
286,845
286,849
286,849
287,836
99.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
307
307
307
307
307
307
307
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)
116,991
117,054
117,082
117,117
117,119
117,127
117,124
117,579
99.5%
Riverine (slightly modified)
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
0
n/a
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Cape York Regional Plan 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
504,919
504,921
504,932
504,937
504,998
505,002
504,983
Mangroves - Casuarina
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - other
122,043
122,043
122,043
122,043
122,039
122,039
122,039
Salt marsh and salt flats
96,079
96,080
96,080
96,080
96,084
96,084
96,084
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
4,861
4,861
4,861
4,861
4,861
4,861
4,861
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
146,813
146,813
146,824
146,828
146,888
146,888
146,870
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
262
262
262
262
262
262
262
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
91,723
91,723
91,723
91,723
91,724
91,728
91,725
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
10,160
10,160
10,160
10,160
10,160
10,160
10,162
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
29,535
29,535
29,535
29,535
29,535
29,535
29,535
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
3,409
3,409
3,409
3,409
3,409
3,409
3,409
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - other (natural)
122,043
122,043
122,043
122,043
122,039
122,039
122,039
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
96,079
96,080
96,080
96,080
96,084
96,084
96,084
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
4,861
4,861
4,861
4,861
4,861
4,861
4,861
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)
146,770
146,770
146,781
146,785
146,845
146,845
146,827
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
262
262
262
262
262
262
262
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)
91,475
91,475
91,475
91,475
91,475
91,480
91,476
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
248
248
248
248
248
248
248
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
10,160
10,160
10,160
10,160
10,160
10,160
10,162
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)
29,522
29,522
29,522
29,522
29,522
29,522
29,522
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
3,409
3,409
3,409
3,409
3,409
3,409
3,409
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)
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
Cape York Regional Plan land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha )
% total area
Total
12,825,216
100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation
4,990,905
38.9%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation
4,990,905
38.9%
1.2 Managed resource protection
4,541,630
35.4%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection
1,263,144
9.8%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses
3,278,486
25.6%
1.1 Nature conservation
2,710,246
21.1%
1.1.3 National park
2,160,375
16.8%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection
104,212
0.8%
1.1.7 Other conserved area
445,658
3.5%
6.5 Marsh/wetland
429,405
3.3%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland
429,399
3.3%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation
6
0.0%
6.3 River
35,655
0.3%
6.3.0 River
35,586
0.3%
6.3.1 River - conservation
69
0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use
31,246
0.2%
1.3.0 Other minimal use
9,554
0.1%
1.3.1 Defence
5,517
0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover
16,175
0.1%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters
26,746
0.2%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters
26,746
0.2%
5.8 Mining
18,126
0.1%
5.8.0 Mining
17,470
0.1%
5.8.1 Mines
462
0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries
12
0.0%
5.8.3 Tailings
182
0.0%
6.1 Lake
15,490
0.1%
6.1.0 Lake
14,604
0.1%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation
886
0.0%
3.3 Cropping
5,268
0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping
4,985
0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage
282
0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure
4,883
0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential
747
0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture
401
0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture
2,504
0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities
986
0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure
245
0.0%
3.6 Land in transition
4,385
0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition
88
0.0%
3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation
4,297
0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests
2,050
0.0%
4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests
2,050
0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication
2,047
0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes
2,030
0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport
12
0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication
4
0.0%
2.2 Production native forests
2,029
0.0%
2.2.0 Production native forests
2,029
0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam
1,575
0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam
1,575
0.0%
5.5 Services
1,165
0.0%
5.5.0 Services
2
0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services
163
0.0%
5.5.2 Public services
215
0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture
786
0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping
844
0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping
844
0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture
485
0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture
24
0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits
461
0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures
203
0.0%
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures
203
0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture
180
0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture
118
0.0%
3.4.1 Tree fruits
62
0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal
168
0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal
135
0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill
8
0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage
25
0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production
130
0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture
130
0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial
116
0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial
75
0.0%
5.3.5 Abattoirs
42
0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests
104
0.0%
3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry
104
0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures
59
0.0%
4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures
59
0.0%
5.6 Utilities
38
0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation
19
0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission
16
0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission
3
0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture
33
0.0%
3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture
33
0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture
7
0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture
7
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
East Cape York (ECY)
Karumba-Nassau (KAN)
Ribbons (RBN)
West Cape York (WCY)
Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
Northeast Shelf Province
Northeast Shelf Transition
Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
Hann State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Monkhouse Timber Reserve
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
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
Eastern Cape York
Annan River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
Annan River - lower, outside National Park (incl. Esk River, Hardwicke Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Annan River - upper (above gorge) outside National Park (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)
Chester River (incl. Scrubby Creek) (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)
Deighton River (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - lower (incl. Cameron, Poison creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - north branch (incl. Isabella, Mango Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - right branch (Eastern Cape York)
Endeavour River - south branch (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)
Glennie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Goanna, Breakfast, Whiphandle creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Gorge, Running creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Hann Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Harmer, Little Harmer Creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Indian Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Jack River and Beattie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Jacky Jacky Creek (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)
Kennedy River and Little Kennedy Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Laura River (incl. Mosman River, Kennedy Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Little Laura River (incl. Shepherd, Pine Tree creeks) (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)
Massy Creek, Rocky River (Eastern Cape York)
McIvor, Morgan rivers and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Middle and West Claudie Rivers (incl. Gordon, Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Morehead River, Healy Creek and Hann River (Eastern Cape York)
Nesbit, Chester and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York)
Nesbit River (incl. Leo Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby estuarine waters (incl. Bizant, Normanby, Saltwater and others adjacent Princess Charlotte Bay) (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby /lower Laura rivers (incl. Brown, Cabbage Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby River - lower and Bizant River (Eastern Cape York)
Normanby - upper (incl. West, East and Granite Normanby Rivers, Bridge Ck) (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)
North Kennedy River (Eastern Cape York)
Oaky , Wallace, Lyon creeks (Eastern Cape York)
Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
Olive River (incl. Horseshoe, Scorpion creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - headwaters (incl. Little Pascoe, Fall creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - lower, outside National Park (incl. Tin and coastal creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - mid (incl. Garraway, Brown creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - mid (incl. Hamilton Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe River estuary and other estuaries draining into Wemouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Pascoe - upper (incl. Yam, One Mile creeks) (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)
Stewart River - headwaters outside National Park (incl. Little Stewart, Station creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
Stewart River, Terrible Creek (Eastern Cape York)
Temple Bay and Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York)
Trevethan Creek outside National Park (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)
Wet Tropics
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Name
Construction year
Structure types
Stream name
Arraw Dam
2019
Rock Ramp
Norman Creek
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Wildlife
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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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Cape York Regional Plan — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/regional-plan-cape-york/