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Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards

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Overview

The Report Cards - Great Barrier Reef-wide summary measure measures progress towards the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan targets, objectives and long-term outcome.

Wetland Extent Monitoring Results (Version 6.0, 2001 - 2019) (PDF, 2.6 MB) summarises the progress towards the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017-2022 (Reef 2050 WQIP) 2025 land and catchment management target of “No loss of the extent of natural wetlands”.

The Wetland Condition 2022 report details the wetland condition assessment methods plus the status and trend results for the 2022 reporting year, for the Great Barrier Reef catchment wetland condition monitoring program. The program tracks progress towards an objective of improved wetland condition, focussing on natural, freshwater floodplain wetlands in major aggregations within the Great Barrier Reef catchment area (GBRCA).

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Catchment stories info

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Wetland observations

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Wetland extents info metadata

Based on wetland mapping version 6.0

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Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 1,578,818 100.0% 3.7%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 895,184 56.7% 2.1%
Artificial and highly modified 163,683 10.4% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 376,021 23.8% 0.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,562 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 17,807 1.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 19,207 1.2% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 251,652 15.9% 0.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 63,355 4.0% 0.1%
Riverine 683,532 43.3% 1.6%
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 642,596 100.0% 1.5%
Mangroves - Casuarina 932 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 214,862 33.4% 0.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 100,135 15.6% 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 7,608 1.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 5,011 0.8% 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 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,609 1.2% 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 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,760 2.6% 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 19,442 3.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 0.0% 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 53,126 8.3% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 3,252 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 43,234 6.7% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 5,160 0.8% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 63,168 9.8% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 77,610 12.1% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 7,470 1.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 33 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,305 0.5% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 2,690 0.4% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,124 0.6% 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

Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards 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 1,578,818 1,579,193 1,577,127 1,573,904 1,570,199 1,563,693 1,611,365 * 87.8%
Artificial and highly modified 163,683 163,510 159,914 155,865 151,000 140,907 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 376,021 376,022 376,320 376,583 376,722 376,983 430,987 87.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,562 3,562 3,570 3,548 3,529 3,577 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 17,807 17,807 17,807 17,807 17,807 17,807 18,427 96.6%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 19,207 19,217 19,172 18,984 18,841 17,688 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 251,652 251,762 252,321 252,698 253,126 254,579 376,036 66.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 63,355 63,363 63,117 62,952 62,924 62,911 0 n/a
Riverine 683,532 683,950 684,906 685,468 686,250 689,239 785,915 87.0%

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

Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards 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 642,596 642,690 643,074 643,519 644,060 645,723
Mangroves - Casuarina 932 933 935 935 935 935
Mangroves - other 214,862 214,864 214,886 214,882 214,880 214,914
Salt marsh and salt flats 100,135 100,135 100,180 100,431 100,549 100,702
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 7,608 7,609 7,611 7,598 7,598 7,598
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 156 156 156 156 156
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 5,011 5,011 5,011 5,011 5,011 5,011
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 7,609 7,610 7,613 7,613 7,749 7,749
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 16,760 16,766 16,766 16,767 16,770 16,784
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 19,442 19,442 19,431 19,431 19,431 19,431
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 53,126 53,173 53,284 53,459 53,687 54,159
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 3,252 3,252 3,253 3,259 3,265 3,274
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 43,234 43,216 42,995 42,977 42,972 42,975
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 5,160 5,168 5,169 5,162 5,163 5,168
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 63,168 63,205 63,557 63,632 63,678 64,414
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 77,610 77,622 77,666 77,674 77,642 77,805
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 7,470 7,470 7,486 7,493 7,500 7,531
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 33 33 33 33 30 30
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,305 3,307 3,310 3,312 3,300 3,305
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 4,092 4,111

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

Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 42,277,673 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 30,116,266 71.2%
1.1 Nature conservation 3,836,792 9.1%
2.2 Production native forests 1,842,447 4.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,585,779 3.7%
1.3 Other minimal use 1,550,468 3.7%
3.3 Cropping 891,516 2.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 665,330 1.6%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 498,290 1.2%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 308,359 0.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 166,286 0.4%
3.1 Plantation forests 161,417 0.4%
5.8 Mining 146,958 0.3%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 132,440 0.3%
6.3 River 95,449 0.2%
5.7 Transport and communication 66,408 0.2%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 57,261 0.1%
5.5 Services 44,759 0.1%
6.1 Lake 30,141 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 24,711 0.1%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 15,288 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 12,657 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 7,609 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 4,192 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 3,315 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 3,058 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 2,615 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 2,400 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1,807 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 1,447 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 1,443 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 721 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 44 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 13,397 1,294 1,037 1,026 14,691
Animals 1,980 57 448 241 2,037
Mammals 221 20 10 46 241
Birds 665 12 103 72 677
Reptiles 414 3 37 52 417
Amphibians 126 1 43 38 127
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 148 15 156 12 163
Cartilaginous fishes 17 0 17 6 17
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 366 6 80 6 372
Malacostracans 14 0 0 5 14
Arachnids 3 0 0 0 3
Snails 4 0 0 2 4
Bacteria 48 0 0 0 48
Chromists 56 0 0 0 56
Fungi 1,850 2 0 0 1,852
Plants 9,456 1,235 589 785 10,691
Protozoans 7 0 0 0 7

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 (2023) Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/great-barrier-reef-paddock-to-reef-p2r-report-cards/