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Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other

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Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 1,236,885 100.0% 3.8%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 673,428 54.4% 2.1%
Artificial and highly modified 135,115 10.9% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 290,650 23.5% 0.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,545 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 12,387 1.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 17,283 1.4% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 151,814 12.3% 0.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 62,671 5.1% 0.2%
Riverine 563,419 45.6% 1.7%
Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 447,675 100.0% 1.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 28 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 162,416 36.3% 0.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 62,758 14.0% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 7,595 1.7% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 164 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 2,415 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,937 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 0.7% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,816 3.8% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 19,349 4.3% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 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 27,315 6.1% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,426 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 8,547 1.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 4,651 1.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 43,968 9.8% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 67,175 15.0% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 498 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 33 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,284 0.7% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 2,690 0.6% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,124 0.9% 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.

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Wetland extent changes

Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other 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 1,236,885 1,237,189 1,235,117 1,232,182 1,228,828 1,223,926 1,242,931 * 88.6%
Artificial and highly modified 135,115 134,952 131,619 127,892 123,667 116,620 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 290,650 290,649 290,930 291,233 291,355 291,574 346,124 84.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,545 3,545 3,554 3,531 3,513 3,557 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 12,387 12,387 12,387 12,387 12,387 12,388 12,946 95.7%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 17,283 17,293 17,257 17,067 16,915 15,801 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 151,814 151,901 152,347 152,686 152,981 154,243 259,482 58.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 62,671 62,679 62,433 62,288 62,279 62,291 0 n/a
Riverine 563,419 563,781 564,590 565,097 565,732 567,452 624,379 90.2%

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

Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other 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 447,675 447,743 448,000 448,460 448,868 450,318
Mangroves - Casuarina 28 28 28 28 28 28
Mangroves - other 162,416 162,416 162,426 162,423 162,401 162,430
Salt marsh and salt flats 62,758 62,757 62,801 63,085 63,206 63,318
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3 3 3 3 3 3
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 5 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 7,595 7,595 7,598 7,584 7,584 7,584
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 156 156 156 156 156
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 164 164 164 164 164 164
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 2,415 2,415 2,428 2,428 2,463 2,482
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,937 7,937 7,940 7,940 8,077 8,077
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 2,978 2,978 2,980 2,983 2,983
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,816 16,822 16,825 16,825 16,828 16,842
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 19,349 19,349 19,337 19,337 19,337 19,337
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 258 260 260 260 260
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 27,315 27,350 27,433 27,613 27,782 28,180
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 8,547 8,529 8,308 8,289 8,281 8,283
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 4,651 4,658 4,660 4,664 4,665 4,671
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 43,968 43,994 44,285 44,345 44,362 45,045
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 67,175 67,187 67,222 67,225 67,183 67,343
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 498 498 498 498 498 500
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 33 33 33 33 30 30
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,284 3,287 3,289 3,291 3,279 3,284
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 2,690 2,690 2,690 2,693 2,694 2,694
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,124 4,126 4,126 4,084 4,091 4,110

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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 32,826,772 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 24,889,899 75.8%
1.1 Nature conservation 2,027,044 6.2%
1.3 Other minimal use 1,474,886 4.5%
2.2 Production native forests 1,249,809 3.8%
3.3 Cropping 821,555 2.5%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 569,267 1.7%
1.2 Managed resource protection 501,191 1.5%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 391,957 1.2%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 178,829 0.5%
5.8 Mining 141,788 0.4%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 137,645 0.4%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 128,148 0.4%
6.3 River 83,467 0.3%
5.7 Transport and communication 54,986 0.2%
3.1 Plantation forests 35,849 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 31,881 0.1%
5.5 Services 31,567 0.1%
6.1 Lake 24,909 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 15,493 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 9,900 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 8,566 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 5,055 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 3,268 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 2,668 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 1,816 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1,766 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 1,549 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 1,294 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 365 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 220 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 127 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 6 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 10,924 1,136 872 728 12,060
Animals 1,662 57 381 179 1,719
Mammals 191 21 9 40 212
Birds 602 12 102 59 614
Reptiles 349 2 34 37 351
Amphibians 98 1 34 23 99
Ray-finned fishes 133 14 140 10 147
Cartilaginous fishes 11 0 11 3 11
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 261 7 50 2 268
Malacostracans 10 0 0 2 10
Arachnids 3 0 0 0 3
Snails 3 0 0 2 3
Bacteria 45 0 0 0 45
Chromists 65 0 0 0 65
Fungi 1,184 1 0 0 1,185
Plants 7,964 1,078 491 549 9,042
Protozoans 4 0 0 0 4

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Great Barrier Reef catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 12 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/aca-bounding-area-great-barrier-reef/