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| 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.
| 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
| 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
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| 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 |
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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)
| 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% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northeast Shelf Province
Regional plans
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Alexandra Bay
- Alexandra Palm Forest
- Birthday Creek
- Cowley Area
- Edmund Kennedy Wetlands
- Ella Bay Swamp
- Eubenangee - Alice River
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Herbert River Floodplain
- Herbert River Gorge
- Hilda Creek Headwater
- Hinchinbrook Channel
- Lake Barrine
- Lake Eacham
- Licuala Palm Forest
- Lower Daintree River
- Nandroya Falls
- Russell River
- Russell River Rapids
- Sunday Creek Broad-leaved Paperbark Site
- Tully River - Murray River Floodplains
- West Mulgrave Falls
- Wyvuri Swamp
- Yuccabine Creek
National parks
- Barron Gorge National Park
- Clump Mountain National Park
- Crater Lakes National Park
- Curtain Fig National Park
- Daintree National Park
- Daintree National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Danbulla National Park
- Dinden National Park
- Djiru National Park
- Ella Bay National Park
- Eubenangee Swamp National Park
- Gadgarra National Park
- Girramay National Park
- Girringun National Park
- Grey Peaks National Park
- Herberton Range National Park
- Hull River National Park
- Japoon National Park
- Kalkajaka National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Kirrama National Park
- Koombooloomba National Park
- Kuranda National Park
- Kurrimine Beach National Park
- Little Mulgrave National Park
- Maalan National Park
- Macalister Range National Park
- Malbon Thompson Range National Park
- Moresby Range National Park
- Mount Hypipamee National Park
- Mount Lewis National Park
- Mount Mackay National Park
- Mount Spurgeon National Park
- Mount Windsor National Park
- Mowbray National Park
- Ngalba Bulal National Park
- Ngalba-bulal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Paluma Range National Park
- Russell River National Park
- Tully Falls National Park
- Tully Gorge National Park
- Wooroonooran National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Abergowrie State Forest
- Cardwell State Forest
- Danbulla State Forest 1
- Dinden State Forest
- Goldsborough Valley State Forest
- Herberton Range State Forest
- Kuranda State Forest
- Lannercost State Forest
- Murray Upper State Forest
- Paluma State Forest
Forest reserves
- Alcock Forest Reserve
- Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve
- Danbulla South Forest Reserve
- Dinden West Forest Reserve
- Gadgarra Forest Reserve
- Japoon Forest Reserve
- Koombooloomba South Forest Reserve
- Kuranda West Forest Reserve
- Little Mulgrave Forest Reserve
- Malbon Thompson Forest Reserve
- Mount Fisher Forest Reserve
- Ravenshoe Forest Reserve 1
- Tam O'Shanter Forest Reserve
- Tully Falls Forest Reserve
Resources reserves
none
Timber reserves
- Monkhouse Timber Reserve
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Allanton Hill Nature Refuge
- Ant Plant West Nature Refuge
- Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge
- Brooklyn Nature Refuge
- Cassowary Connection Nature Refuge
- Chakoro Nature Refuge
- Cluster Fig Nature Refuge
- Coopooroo Creek Nature Refuge
- Daintree Rainforest Nature Refuge
- Dendrophilia Nature Refuge
- Eastern Yalanjiwarra Nature Refuge
- Freemans Forest Nature Refuge
- Garriya Nature Refuge
- Kijokaby Nature Refuge
- King George Falls Nature Refuge
- Lake Barrine to Lake Eacham Rainforest Corridor Nature Refuge
- Manani Nature Refuge
- Maraverde Nature Refuge
- Maroobi Park Nature Refuge
- Messmate Nature Refuge
- Misty Mountain Nature Refuge
- Mount Gibson Nature Refuge
- Mount Zero-Taravale Nature Refuge
- Mungumby Creek Nature Refuge
- Rainforest Rescue Nature Refuge
- Rainy Mountain Nature Refuge
- Range View Nature Refuge
- Rattlesnake Point Nature Refuge
- Samara Nature Refuge
- Shipwreck Bay Nature Refuge
- Springvale Station Nature Refuge
- Turangawaewae Nature Refuge
- Von Keyserlingk Woodlands Nature Refuge
- Wait-a-While Nature Refuge
- Wonarro Creek Nature Refuge
- Yourka Reserve Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain rock lake
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal tree swamp—Palm
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
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Black Ross (Townsville) water quality improvement plan event monitoring
- Cattana wetlands water quality monitoring
- Creek to Coral community monitoring
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Reef Plan paddock to reef integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting program (Paddock to Reef program)
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Stream and estuary assessment program (SEAP) – freshwater
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- Coordinated regional pest and weed management in the Burdekin Dry Tropics
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Douglas Shire Wetlands
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- Pests and weeds: Far North Queensland weeds - local action of big issues (putting a stop to emerging weeds)
- Peterson Creek Wildlife Corridor Restoration
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Russell/Mulgrave (Bonso) wetland rehabilitation
- Slamming Siam in the Upper Herbert
- Sustainable agriculture: whole farm management partnerships for resilient and profitable farming in Far North Queensland
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- Traditional Owner Water Quality Grants
- TREAT/Peterson Creek Corridor Project
- Virtual Bus Tour: Building new cane farms using best management practices
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
- Virtual Bus Tour: Pooling resources to access new technology in the sugarcane industry
- Virtual Bus Tour: Puglisi sustainable sugar & cocoa farming & tourism
- Virtual Bus Tour: Reef Rescue in a high rainfall area
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
- Wawu Dimbi wetland rehabilitation
- Weed control and rehabilitation Daintree Lowlands, Cape Tribulation
- Yalanji Coast Pond Apple Survey and Strategic Management
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
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)
- Normanby - upper (incl. West, East and Granite Normanby Rivers, Bridge Ck) (Eastern Cape York)
- South Annan coastal creeks outside National Park (Eastern Cape York)
- Trevethan Creek outside National Park (Eastern Cape York)
- Burdekin
- Wet Tropics
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Barron River Basin (WQ1101)
- HEV3021 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Black River Basin (WQ1171)
- HEV2201 (HEV)
- HEV2202 (HEV)
- HEV2203 (HEV)
-
Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Mulgrave Russell, Johnstone, Tully, Murray, Hinchinbrook, Herbert Basins (WQ1082)
- HEV3121 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Daintree and Mossman River Basins (WQ1081)
- HEV3001 (HEV)
- HEV3021 (HEV)
-
Herbert River Basin (WQ1161)
- HEV3021 (HEV)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
- HEV3101 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Johnstone River Basin (WQ1121)
- HEV3041 (HEV)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
-
Mulgrave - Russell Rivers Basin (WQ1111)
- HEV3021 (HEV)
- HEV3041 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Tully River, Murray River and Hinchinbrook Island Basins (WQ1131)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
- SD3081 (SD)
- SD3121 (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
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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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/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation