Wallum freshwater biogeographic province
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Wetland extents Based on wetland mapping version 6.0
Wallum freshwater biogeographic province wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
105,829
100.0%
18.5%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine
100,464
94.9%
17.5%
Artificial and highly modified
2,291
2.2%
0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
23,688
22.4%
4.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
282
0.3%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
3,591
3.4%
0.6%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
435
0.4%
0.1%
Palustrine (natural)
69,099
65.3%
12.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
1,084
1.0%
0.2%
Riverine
5,359
5.1%
0.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
28
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
23,688
22.4%
4.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
282
0.3%
0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial)
495
0.5%
0.1%
Lacustrine (highly modified)
1,155
1.1%
0.2%
Lacustrine (natural)
3,591
3.4%
0.6%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
435
0.4%
0.1%
Palustrine (artificial)
16
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified)
589
0.6%
0.1%
Palustrine (natural)
69,099
65.3%
12.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
1,084
1.0%
0.2%
Riverine (artificial)
5
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (highly modified)
2
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (natural)
5,356
5.1%
0.9%
Riverine (slightly modified)
3
0.0%
0.0%
Wallum freshwater biogeographic province wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
97,714
100.0%
17.1%
Mangroves - Casuarina
1,384
1.4%
0.2%
Mangroves - other
16,850
17.2%
2.9%
Salt marsh and salt flats
5,704
5.8%
1.0%
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
0
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
2,595
2.7%
0.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake
998
1.0%
0.2%
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
18,293
18.7%
3.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
9,346
9.6%
1.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
12,948
13.3%
2.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
21,471
22.0%
3.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
221
0.2%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
7,905
8.1%
1.4%
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%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural)
1,183
1.2%
0.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
200
0.2%
0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural)
16,804
17.2%
2.9%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
46
0.0%
0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
5,668
5.8%
1.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
36
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 other non-floodplain lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural)
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)
0
0.0%
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)
2,593
2.7%
0.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified)
2
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural)
998
1.0%
0.2%
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)
18,004
18.4%
3.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
289
0.3%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
9,342
9.6%
1.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
4
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
12,916
13.2%
2.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
31
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
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)
20,726
21.2%
3.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
745
0.8%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
215
0.2%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
7
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
7,897
8.1%
1.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
9
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural)
0
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)
0
0.0%
0.0%
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)
0
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
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
Wallum freshwater biogeographic province wetland extent change by system
System 2019 areaha )
2017 areaha )
2013 areaha )
2009 areaha )
2005 areaha )
2001 areaha )
pre-clear areaha )
2019/pre-clear
Total
105,829
105,920
105,902
105,977
106,279
106,337
139,819
* 74.1%
Artificial and highly modified
2,291
2,342
3,010
3,226
3,238
3,307
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
23,688
23,690
23,681
23,680
23,675
23,678
24,620
96.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
282
282
31
5
1
1
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
3,591
3,591
3,591
3,591
3,592
3,592
3,595
99.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
435
419
374
354
307
223
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
69,099
69,220
69,274
69,345
69,621
69,619
101,175
68.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
1,084
1,002
552
381
404
394
0
n/a
Riverine
5,359
5,373
5,388
5,395
5,442
5,523
10,429
51.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
28
28
29
44
46
46
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
23,688
23,690
23,681
23,680
23,675
23,678
24,620
96.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
282
282
31
5
1
1
0
n/a
Lacustrine (artificial)
495
502
467
448
376
355
0
n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified)
1,155
1,119
1,108
1,131
1,210
1,027
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
3,591
3,591
3,591
3,591
3,592
3,592
3,595
99.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
435
419
374
354
307
223
0
n/a
Palustrine (artificial)
16
16
16
16
16
16
0
n/a
Palustrine (highly modified)
589
669
1,383
1,580
1,583
1,855
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
69,099
69,220
69,274
69,345
69,621
69,619
101,175
68.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
1,084
1,002
552
381
404
394
0
n/a
Riverine (artificial)
5
5
5
5
5
5
0
n/a
Riverine (highly modified)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
n/a
Riverine (natural)
5,356
5,371
5,386
5,393
5,439
5,520
10,429
51.4%
Riverine (slightly modified)
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
n/a
* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Wallum freshwater biogeographic province wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 areaha )
2017 areaha )
2013 areaha )
2009 areaha )
2005 areaha )
2001 areaha )
Total
97,714
97,756
97,099
96,972
97,262
97,254
Mangroves - Casuarina
1,384
1,385
1,201
1,180
1,170
1,171
Mangroves - other
16,850
16,851
16,811
16,805
16,806
16,807
Salt marsh and salt flats
5,704
5,704
5,668
5,668
5,668
5,669
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake
2,595
2,595
2,595
2,595
2,596
2,596
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake
998
998
998
998
998
998
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
18,293
18,327
18,074
18,092
18,156
18,237
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
9,346
9,380
9,382
9,390
9,423
9,170
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
12,948
12,948
12,949
12,950
12,965
12,970
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
21,471
21,425
21,274
21,139
21,268
21,362
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
221
222
222
222
219
219
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
7,905
7,920
7,925
7,934
7,993
8,054
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
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural)
1,183
1,185
1,177
1,176
1,169
1,170
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
200
200
24
4
1
1
Mangroves - other (natural)
16,804
16,805
16,804
16,805
16,806
16,807
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
46
46
7
< 1
< 1
< 1
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
5,668
5,668
5,668
5,668
5,668
5,669
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
36
36
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural)
2,593
2,593
2,593
2,593
2,594
2,594
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified)
2
2
2
2
2
2
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural)
998
998
998
998
998
998
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
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
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
18,004
18,038
18,051
18,065
18,129
18,211
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
289
289
23
27
27
26
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
9,342
9,376
9,378
9,386
9,419
9,166
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
12,916
12,917
12,917
12,919
12,932
12,937
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
31
31
31
31
33
33
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
20,726
20,762
20,796
20,835
20,941
21,042
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
745
663
478
304
328
321
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
215
215
215
215
215
217
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
7
7
7
7
4
2
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
7,897
7,911
7,917
7,925
7,984
8,045
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
9
9
9
9
9
9
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
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)
Wallum freshwater biogeographic province land use
Total
571,282
99.8%
1.1 Nature conservation
288,582
50.4%
1.1.3 National park
276,472
48.3%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection
7,198
1.3%
1.1.7 Other conserved area
4,913
0.9%
1.3 Other minimal use
57,731
10.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use
2,230
0.4%
1.3.1 Defence
18,893
3.3%
1.3.3 Residual native cover
35,896
6.3%
1.3.4 Rehabilitation
712
0.1%
3.1 Plantation forests
49,286
8.6%
3.1.0 Plantation forests
22,778
4.0%
3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry
5
0.0%
3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry
26,479
4.6%
3.1.3 Other forest plantation
19
0.0%
3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation
5
0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure
47,184
8.2%
5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure
72
0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential
14,787
2.6%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture
1,914
0.3%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture
30,390
5.3%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure
21
0.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation
31,069
5.4%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation
31,069
5.4%
6.5 Marsh/wetland
28,751
5.0%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland
18,150
3.2%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation
1,698
0.3%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production
25
0.0%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline
8,878
1.6%
2.2 Production native forests
18,808
3.3%
2.2.0 Production native forests
18,808
3.3%
3.6 Land in transition
7,423
1.3%
3.6.0 Land in transition
5,272
0.9%
3.6.2 Abandoned land
2,013
0.4%
3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation
130
0.0%
3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture
7
0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters
7,038
1.2%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters
6,928
1.2%
6.6.1 Estuary/coastal waters - conservation
106
0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use
4
0.0%
5.5 Services
5,461
1.0%
5.5.0 Services
29
0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services
812
0.1%
5.5.2 Public services
944
0.2%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture
3,598
0.6%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban
7
0.0%
5.5.5 Research facilities
70
0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture
5,084
0.9%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture
2,365
0.4%
3.4.1 Tree fruits
1,378
0.2%
3.4.3 Tree nuts
84
0.0%
3.4.4 Vine fruits
4
0.0%
3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits
1,253
0.2%
3.3 Cropping
4,180
0.7%
3.3.0 Cropping
641
0.1%
3.3.5 Sugar
3,539
0.6%
6.1 Lake
3,691
0.6%
6.1.0 Lake
166
0.0%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation
3,525
0.6%
1.2 Managed resource protection
2,133
0.4%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection
2,133
0.4%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture
2,122
0.4%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture
1,211
0.2%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits
226
0.0%
4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts
148
0.0%
4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits
38
0.0%
4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits
499
0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication
2,071
0.4%
5.7.0 Transport and communication
479
0.1%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes
445
0.1%
5.7.2 Roads
1,051
0.2%
5.7.3 Railways
43
0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport
18
0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication
34
0.0%
6.3 River
2,042
0.4%
6.3.0 River
1,449
0.3%
6.3.3 River - intensive use
593
0.1%
5.8 Mining
1,692
0.3%
5.8.0 Mining
1,213
0.2%
5.8.2 Quarries
139
0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use
340
0.1%
6.2 Reservoir/dam
1,539
0.3%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam
710
0.1%
6.2.1 Reservoir
667
0.1%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams
162
0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial
1,438
0.3%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial
1,375
0.2%
5.3.2 Food processing factory
6
0.0%
5.3.7 Sawmill
57
0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production
871
0.2%
5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards
1
0.0%
5.2.3 Poultry farms
248
0.0%
5.2.4 Piggeries
19
0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture
121
0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs
475
0.1%
5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry
7
0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture
786
0.1%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture
467
0.1%
4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs
5
0.0%
4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming
315
0.1%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures
780
0.1%
4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures
780
0.1%
4.3 Irrigated cropping
529
0.1%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping
227
0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar
303
0.1%
5.1 Intensive horticulture
375
0.1%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture
375
0.1%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal
332
0.1%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal
38
0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond
3
0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill
14
0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage
198
0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage
79
0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures
225
0.0%
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures
225
0.0%
5.6 Utilities
46
0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation
7
0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission
11
0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission
28
0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct
8
0.0%
6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct
8
0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture
3
0.0%
3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs
3
0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition
3
0.0%
4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture
3
0.0%
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Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
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Study areas
Report cards
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Nature refuges
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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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
A New Battlefront at Girraween - Ongoing Nature Refuge Rehabilitation Bibimulya Wetlands - Waterbody Maintenance Program Bribie Lakes, Bongaree Bridge to Bridge Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia (LRStA) project Buderim Native Forests Preservation Project Burnett Mary Regional Group and Surfrider Foundation marine debris cleanup Caring for Saltwater Country and Fish Habitat - Maroochy River Mangrove Nursery and Re-vegetation Project, Sunshine Coast Catchment Management in the Maroochy River Coastal Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Community Engagement Project Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Shereston Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Spinhoven/Wright Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in South Mooloolah: Carew Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in the Mooloolah Valley: Gehlert Connecting Mooloolah River Wildlife Corridors Crab Creek native vegetation management Crab Creek weed control ‘Creek to Sky’: Increasing freshwater, terrestrial and biocultural biodiversity, a collaborative effort involving members of the school community, Mapleton community and associated organisations De-silting Project—Freshwater Creek Second Av, Woorim Dhu mu'rang Traditional Owners Caring for Fisheries - Maroochy and Mooloolah Estuaries Dilli Village wastewater treatment plant Floating Treatment Media Enhancement of pest control program—Poona Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground Fire hazard reduction and habitat protection—Crab Creek Fox and wild dog control—Great Sandy Strait Fraser Island monitoring and restoration of Eurong Village's natural integrity Fraser Island World Heritage site, work on marine debris removal, understanding and actioning mitigation Ginger production: Water use efficiency and wastewater management drives innovative wetland treatment solution for a ginger farm Groundsel control—Fraser Island Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo River Rehabilitation Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Bells Creek Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Cheal Healthy Country Program in the Bremer and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Frizzo Healthy Country Program in the Upper Warrill and Pumicestone Passage Catchments: Newell Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary Heritage Park Healthy Habitat Project Heritage Park Riparian Restoration Project - Stage 2 Integrated Sunshine Coast Clean-up project Keys Creek Rehabilitation Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek Let’s Grapple the Gaza Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Eurong, Fraser Island (K'gari) Making Landscape Linkages in the Maroochy Catchment Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek Maroochy River Mangrove Re-vegetation and Water Quality Testing Project 2013-2016 MI5 Community Invasive Species Control/Eradication Program 2015, Stage 1 Mullens Saltmarsh Buffer Weed removal and saltmarsh monitoring Mullens Wader Walk Namba Creek Camphor Laurel Removal North Peregian Coastal Wetland Restoration Park Lakes II Residential Development PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove) PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project PCE - Controlling Abrus in Happy Valley Fraser Island PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15 PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15 PCE - Great Sandy Strait Seagrass Monitoring - Cooloola Coastcare PCE - Junior Cooloola Coastcare - Ramsar Wetlands PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management PCE - Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Fraser Island PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control Pelican Waters Saline Plant trial Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region Pest control program, Tuan State Forrest—Poona, Buttha and Kauri Creeks Petrie Creek Riparian Restoration Project Poona Creek Pine wildling control Preservation and promotion of the Kin Kin Big Scrub - Critically endangered sub-tropical lowland rainforest Promoting sustainable vegetation management and ecosystem resilience on Coochiemudlo Island Protecting and Restoring Myora Springs Rainbow Beach environmental works—vehicle access restriction Rehabilitation of Cooloosa Urban Wetland - Stage 1 Rehabilitation of Glossy Black Cockatoo Habitat across the Noosa Heads Urban Environment Restoration of Riparian Bushland: Weyba Esplanade and Weyba Creek, Noosaville Restoring habitat and improving the resilience of Godwin Beach Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove) Secure plant stock and seeds to rehabilitate Nationally endangered ecological community (littoral rainforest and coastal vine thicket)—Poona Stabilisation of Buttha Campground 2, Buttha Creek, Poona Strengthen Existing & Establish Additional Populations of Endangered Eucalyptus Conglomerata Sunshine Coast Water Mouse Recovery Supporting Bird Life around Tucker's Creek environment corridor in Nambour Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region Tackling the Too Hard Basket - Take Two! The Fall of Singapore: an assault on Singapore Daisy in the Noosa Catchment The Green Triangle The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland Tin Can Bay—Crab Creek environmental restoration works Tin Can Bay School Wetlands Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance TS Onslow Shoreline Management Plan Stage 2 Waterbody Maintenance Program—Pebble Beach Common Wetland, Sandstone Point Weed control and revegetation of wallum and marsh ecosystems at Buckleys Hole, Bongaree Weed control, Gympie Regional Council—Ramsar site Snapper Creek Weed control HQPlantations—Kelly’s Logging Area, Great Sandy Strait Ramsar site Weeding and Rehabilitation of Unformed Road at Headland Section of Noosa National Park Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project Wetland Restoration - Mitigating feral pig disturbance in estuarine wetlands of Kauri Creek Wide Bay Training Area: weed control at spring fed wetlands site—Kangaroo Creek Woorim Foreshore rehabilitation Yandina Harmony Rainforest Project
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
Name
Construction year
Structure types
Stream name
Maud Canal Weir, SunCentral 2018
Pool and Weir
Cornmeal Creek
Mooloolaba Weir 1970
Pool and Weir
Mooloolah River
External links/description
Wildlife
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 .
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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wallum freshwater biogeographic province — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 23 April 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/fbp-wallum/
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