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Wide Bay-Burnett Great Barrier Reef connecting catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other

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Wide Bay-Burnett Great Barrier Reef connecting catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 155,541 100.0% 2.9%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 84,294 54.2% 1.6%
Artificial and highly modified 28,471 18.3% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 25,120 16.1% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 17 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 13 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,907 1.2% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 27,733 17.8% 0.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,100 0.7% 0.0%
Riverine 71,181 45.8% 1.3%
Wide Bay-Burnett Great Barrier Reef connecting catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 53,981 100.0% 1.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina 972 1.8% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 16,679 30.9% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 7,479 13.9% 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 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 13 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 13 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 6,766 12.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,907 3.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 476 0.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 511 0.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 13,953 25.8% 0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,643 3.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 3,569 6.6% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 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.

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Wetland extent changes

Wide Bay-Burnett Great Barrier Reef connecting 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 155,541 155,617 155,725 155,492 155,157 153,595 183,791 * 69.1%
Artificial and highly modified 28,471 28,466 28,312 28,000 27,430 24,416 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 25,120 25,121 25,131 25,137 25,136 25,173 26,067 96.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 17 17 17 17 17 20 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,907 1,907 1,898 1,899 1,888 1,868 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 27,733 27,756 27,870 27,907 28,035 28,225 45,075 61.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,080 1,061 1,037 0 n/a
Riverine 71,181 71,237 71,383 71,439 71,578 72,844 112,635 63.2%

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

Wide Bay-Burnett Great Barrier Reef connecting 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 53,981 54,006 54,130 54,152 54,261 54,466
Mangroves - Casuarina 972 973 975 975 975 975
Mangroves - other 16,679 16,679 16,686 16,691 16,690 16,691
Salt marsh and salt flats 7,479 7,478 7,480 7,480 7,480 7,519
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 13 13 13 13 13 13
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 13 13 13 13 13 13
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 6,766 6,779 6,805 6,801 6,858 6,932
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,907 1,907 1,908 1,914 1,920 1,929
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 476 476 477 477 477 477
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 511 511 511 499 499 499
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 13,953 13,964 14,024 14,039 14,067 14,119
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,643 1,643 1,653 1,657 1,668 1,671
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 3,569 3,569 3,585 3,593 3,600 3,628
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Wide Bay-Burnett Great Barrier Reef connecting catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 5,306,588 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 3,668,813 69.1%
2.2 Production native forests 602,863 11.4%
1.1 Nature conservation 340,607 6.4%
3.1 Plantation forests 128,561 2.4%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 127,294 2.4%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 105,539 2.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 85,614 1.6%
3.3 Cropping 64,911 1.2%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 28,921 0.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 25,669 0.5%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 24,902 0.5%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 24,390 0.5%
6.3 River 19,583 0.4%
5.5 Services 12,927 0.2%
5.7 Transport and communication 10,710 0.2%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 9,227 0.2%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 6,722 0.1%
5.8 Mining 4,595 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 4,113 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2,549 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 2,432 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 1,109 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 1,046 0.0%
6.1 Lake 786 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 712 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 653 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 593 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 362 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 356 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 16 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 9 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 5 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 6,592 825 612 315 7,417
Animals 1,160 37 274 117 1,197
Mammals 133 15 9 20 148
Birds 491 11 96 47 502
Reptiles 187 1 17 21 188
Amphibians 57 1 25 13 58
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 68 7 75 4 75
Cartilaginous fishes 7 0 7 2 7
Insects 204 2 44 5 206
Malacostracans 11 0 0 4 11
Snails 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 29 0 0 0 29
Chromists 34 0 0 0 34
Fungi 1,119 1 0 0 1,120
Plants 4,247 787 338 198 5,034
Protozoans 3 0 0 0 3

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) Wide Bay-Burnett Great Barrier Reef connecting catchments Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/aca-bounding-area-wide-bay-burnett-gbr/