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Bioregions

Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion

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Wetland extents info metadata

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Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 907,162 100.0% 2.5%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 529,186 58.3% 1.4%
Artificial and highly modified 186,587 20.6% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 191,100 21.1% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,328 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 7,595 0.8% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 17,637 1.9% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 61,487 6.8% 0.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 61,513 6.8% 0.2%
Riverine 377,914 41.7% 1.0%
Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 252,171 100.0% 0.7%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 83,977 33.3% 0.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats 37,545 14.9% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 54 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 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 8,392 3.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 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 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 6,037 2.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 157 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 161 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 1,826 0.7% 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 < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 2,953 1.2% 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 8,118 3.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 4 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 968 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10,000 4.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 27,367 10.9% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 58,149 23.1% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 9 0.0% 0.0%
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 2,020 0.8% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,264 1.7% 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

Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion 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 907,162 907,557 904,480 900,843 896,901 888,636 762,681 * 94.5%
Artificial and highly modified 186,587 186,345 181,843 177,510 172,688 163,434 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 191,100 191,101 191,383 191,389 191,524 191,689 237,453 80.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,328 3,328 3,336 3,335 3,318 3,360 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 7,595 7,595 7,596 7,596 7,596 7,596 9,676 78.5%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 17,637 17,647 17,601 17,570 17,426 16,284 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 61,487 61,558 62,007 62,376 62,911 63,786 93,267 65.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 61,513 61,513 61,278 61,114 60,865 60,255 0 n/a
Riverine 377,914 378,469 379,435 379,954 380,574 382,233 422,284 89.5%

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

Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion 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 252,171 252,238 252,508 252,703 253,125 253,504
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 83,977 83,977 83,995 83,988 83,991 84,001
Salt marsh and salt flats 37,545 37,545 37,583 37,593 37,703 37,778
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 54 54 54 54 54 48
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 8,392 8,392 8,395 8,381 8,382 8,382
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 6,037 6,037 6,038 6,038 6,175 6,180
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 157 157 157 157 157 157
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 161 161 161 161 161 161
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 1,826 1,826 1,826 1,826 1,828 1,827
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 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 2,953 2,953 2,961 2,977 2,977 2,457
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 8,118 8,125 8,186 8,329 8,449 8,562
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 968 968 745 745 745 745
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10,000 10,016 10,053 10,046 10,063 10,077
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 27,367 27,401 27,722 27,739 27,837 28,391
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 58,149 58,161 58,169 58,243 58,170 58,286
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 9 9 9 9 9 9
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 2,020 2,020 2,020 2,023 2,024 2,024
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,264 4,266 4,266 4,224 4,231 4,250

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

Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 36,510,617 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 27,529,415 75.4%
3.3 Cropping 2,749,958 7.5%
2.2 Production native forests 2,378,898 6.5%
1.1 Nature conservation 956,863 2.6%
1.3 Other minimal use 713,180 2.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 534,020 1.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 413,282 1.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 373,398 1.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 187,361 0.5%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 147,789 0.4%
5.8 Mining 141,417 0.4%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 132,792 0.4%
6.3 River 69,313 0.2%
5.7 Transport and communication 50,469 0.1%
5.5 Services 31,628 0.1%
3.1 Plantation forests 16,962 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 16,148 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 13,969 0.0%
6.1 Lake 13,439 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 8,164 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 7,988 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 7,340 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 4,664 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 4,493 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 1,802 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 1,795 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 1,499 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1,225 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 1,116 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 102 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 79 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 50 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 8,756 1,102 753 443 9,858
Animals 1,534 48 338 154 1,582
Mammals 164 20 8 29 184
Birds 576 11 101 64 587
Reptiles 320 2 29 34 322
Amphibians 73 1 31 12 74
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 90 10 99 3 100
Cartilaginous fishes 8 0 8 3 8
Insects 281 4 61 3 285
Malacostracans 9 0 0 2 9
Branchiopods 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 4 0 0 0 4
Snails 7 0 0 3 7
Bacteria 42 0 0 0 42
Chromists 145 0 0 0 145
Fungi 969 3 0 0 972
Plants 6,062 1,051 415 289 7,113
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) Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/bioregion-brigalow-belt-brb/

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