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Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland

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Name: Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation
Area type: DIWA nationally important wetland
Total area: 113,947 ha
% total Qld: 0.1%
Towns: Alva, Cromarty, Cungulla, Lochinvar

Click here for the Australian Government's report on this wetland

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
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Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
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Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
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Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 23,785 100.0% 20.9%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 23,505 98.8% 20.6%
Artificial and highly modified 227 1.0% 0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 13,758 57.8% 12.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 334 1.4% 0.3%
Lacustrine (natural) 68 0.3% 0.1%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 522 2.2% 0.5%
Palustrine (natural) 2,830 11.9% 2.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 5,765 24.2% 5.1%
Riverine 280 1.2% 0.2%

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Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 16,134 100.0% 14.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 3,931 24.4% 3.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 3,093 19.2% 2.7%
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 557 3.5% 0.5%
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 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 16 0.1% 0.0%
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 352 2.2% 0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 63 0.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 8,112 50.3% 7.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal < 1 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.

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Wetland extent changes

Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland 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 23,785 23,782 23,746 23,739 23,720 23,713 22,473 * 104.8%
Artificial and highly modified 227 224 227 224 206 186 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 13,758 13,758 13,780 13,782 13,782 13,784 17,141 80.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 334 334 334 333 333 333 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 68 68 68 68 68 68 157 43.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 522 522 517 522 521 521 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,830 2,830 2,800 2,801 2,801 2,803 4,739 59.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 5,765 5,765 5,746 5,733 5,733 5,742 0 n/a
Riverine 280 280 275 276 276 276 436 64.2%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all DIWA nationally important wetlands

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metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all DIWA nationally important wetlands

Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland 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 16,134 16,134 16,084 16,072 16,072 16,086
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 3,931 3,931 3,931 3,931 3,931 3,931
Salt marsh and salt flats 3,093 3,093 3,093 3,093 3,093 3,096
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 557 557 557 557 557 557
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 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 16 16 16 16 16 16
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 352 352 337 337 337 337
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10 10 10 10 10 10
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 63 63 36 36 36 36
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 8,112 8,112 8,104 8,092 8,092 8,103
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands

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metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all DIWA nationally important wetlands

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

Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 43,074 37.8%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 14,756 13.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 14,040 12.3%
1.1 Nature conservation 3,777 3.3%
1.3 Other minimal use 3,567 3.1%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 1,903 1.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 1,457 1.3%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,012 0.9%
6.1 Lake 705 0.6%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 670 0.6%
6.3 River 511 0.4%
5.5 Services 105 0.1%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 102 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 82 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 77 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 60 0.1%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 51 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 50 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 45 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 29 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 23 0.0%
5.8 Mining 21 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 16 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 12 0.0%
5.6 Utilities < 1 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Alligator Creek Weir 2011 Rock Ramp Alligator Creek
map Dick's Bank 2009 Vertical slot Sheepstation Creek
map Horseshoe Lagoon 2009 Rock Ramp Horsehoe Creek
map Jacks Road 2011 Rock Ramp Sheepstation Creek
map Toll Road 2011 Vertical slot Sheepstation Creek
map Wills Crossing 2011 Culvert Sheepstation Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 1,295 189 252 43 1,484
Animals 595 21 164 41 616
Mammals 62 8 5 8 70
Birds 357 7 86 27 364
Reptiles 99 1 20 5 100
Amphibians 20 1 10 0 21
Ray-finned fishes 37 4 41 0 41
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 19 0 1 0 19
Bacteria 2 0 0 0 2
Chromists 7 0 0 0 7
Fungi 7 0 0 0 7
Plants 684 168 88 2 852

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) Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/diwa-wetland-burdekin-townsville-coastal-aggregation/

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