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Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 32,441 100.0% 3.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 27,448 84.6% 3.1%
Artificial and highly modified 2,138 6.6% 0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,131 46.6% 1.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 149 0.5% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 10,028 30.9% 1.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 4,993 15.4% 0.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,131 46.6% 1.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 8 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 2,108 6.5% 0.2%
Lacustrine (natural) 149 0.5% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 22 0.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 10,028 30.9% 1.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 4,993 15.4% 0.6%
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.

Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 25,212 100.0% 2.8%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 14,194 56.3% 1.6%
Salt marsh and salt flats 887 3.5% 0.1%
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 149 0.6% 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 3,202 12.7% 0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,122 4.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 84 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 3,934 15.6% 0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 11 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 3 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 1,622 6.4% 0.2%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 14,194 56.3% 1.6%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 887 3.5% 0.1%
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) 149 0.6% 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) 3,202 12.7% 0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 1,122 4.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 84 0.3% 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) 3,934 15.6% 0.4%
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) 11 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 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) 3 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) 1,622 6.4% 0.2%
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) 4 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

Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area 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 32,441 32,441 32,441 32,442 32,442 32,442 32,441 30,453 * 99.5%
Artificial and highly modified 2,138 2,138 2,138 2,138 2,138 2,138 2,137 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,114 100.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 10,028 10,028 10,028 10,029 10,029 10,029 10,030 10,131 99.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine 4,993 4,993 4,993 4,993 4,993 4,993 4,993 5,058 98.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,131 15,114 100.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 2,108 2,108 2,108 2,108 2,108 2,108 2,108 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 10,028 10,028 10,028 10,029 10,029 10,029 10,030 10,131 99.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 4,993 4,993 4,993 4,993 4,993 4,993 4,993 5,058 98.7%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a

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

Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area 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 25,212 25,212 25,212 25,213 25,213 25,213 25,213
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 14,194 14,194 14,194 14,194 14,194 14,194 14,194
Salt marsh and salt flats 887 887 887 887 887 887 887
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 149 149 149 149 149 149 149
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 3,202 3,202 3,202 3,202 3,202 3,202 3,202
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 84 84 84 84 84 84 84
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 3,934 3,934 3,934 3,935 3,935 3,935 3,935
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 1,622 1,622 1,622 1,622 1,622 1,622 1,622
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 14,194 14,194 14,194 14,194 14,194 14,194 14,194
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 887 887 887 887 887 887 887
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) 149 149 149 149 149 149 149
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) 3,202 3,202 3,202 3,202 3,202 3,202 3,202
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122 1,122
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 84 84 84 84 84 84 84
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) 3,934 3,934 3,934 3,935 3,935 3,935 3,935
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) 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 1,622 1,622 1,622 1,622 1,622 1,622 1,622
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) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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

Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 894,101 100.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 778,722 87.1%
1.1.3 National park 770,596 86.1%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 1,357 0.2%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 6,769 0.8%
1.2 Managed resource protection 63,034 7.0%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 8,762 1.0%
1.2.2 Surface water supply 949 0.1%
1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses 53,323 6.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 31,248 3.5%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 5 0.0%
1.3.1 Defence 6,090 0.7%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 25,153 2.8%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 7,608 0.9%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 7,608 0.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 6,517 0.7%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 6,512 0.7%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation 5 0.0%
6.3 River 2,968 0.3%
6.3.0 River 1,969 0.2%
6.3.1 River - conservation 998 0.1%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 2,029 0.2%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 1,512 0.2%
6.2.1 Reservoir 208 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 310 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 1,308 0.1%
2.2.0 Production native forests 1,308 0.1%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 183 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 3 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 33 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 112 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 35 0.0%
6.1 Lake 143 0.0%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation 143 0.0%
5.5 Services 114 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 16 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services < 1 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 69 0.0%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban 29 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 111 0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping < 1 0.0%
3.3.2 Beverage & spice crops 5 0.0%
3.3.5 Sugar 106 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 68 0.0%
3.1.0 Plantation forests 33 0.0%
3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry 4 0.0%
3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 31 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 34 0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture 3 0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits 31 0.0%
4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits < 1 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 12 0.0%
5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation 7 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 5 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission < 1 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures < 1 0.0%
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures < 1 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production < 1 0.0%
5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards 0 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture < 1 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping < 1 0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping < 1 0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar < 1 0.0%
5.8 Mining < 1 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining < 1 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries < 1 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal < 1 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal < 1 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture < 1 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 0 0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition 0 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 6,459 699 565 422 7,161
Animals 1,101 35 260 96 1,136
Mammals 140 12 6 27 152
Birds 453 10 92 32 463
Reptiles 186 2 17 11 188
Amphibians 70 1 22 17 71
Ray-finned fishes 93 8 96 7 101
Cartilaginous fishes 2 0 2 0 2
Insects 148 2 25 1 150
Malacostracans 7 0 0 1 7
Arachnids 2 0 0 0 2
Bacteria 17 0 0 0 17
Chromists 18 0 0 0 18
Fungi 786 0 0 0 786
Plants 4,536 664 305 326 5,203
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-world-heritage-area

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/world-heritage-area-wet-tropics-of-queensland/

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