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Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion

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Name: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)
Area type: IBRA bioregion
Total area: 13,674,533 ha
% total Qld: 7.9%
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Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
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State forests
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Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
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
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
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Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 628,467 100.0% 4.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 393,520 62.6% 2.9%
Artificial and highly modified 90,696 14.4% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 201,834 32.1% 1.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,328 0.5% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 1,480 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 8,773 1.4% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 33,446 5.3% 0.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 53,974 8.6% 0.4%
Riverine 234,937 37.4% 1.7%

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Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 221,491 100.0% 1.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 27 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 86,966 39.3% 0.6%
Salt marsh and salt flats 45,482 20.5% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 11 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 2,003 0.9% 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 4,097 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 89 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 874 0.4% 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 248 0.1% 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 4,534 2.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 81 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 963 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 3,413 1.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 14,413 6.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 54,080 24.4% 0.4%
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 1,828 0.8% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 2,213 1.0% 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

Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA 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 628,467 628,768 627,248 624,908 622,708 619,571 583,635 * 92.1%
Artificial and highly modified 90,696 90,704 88,387 85,508 82,755 78,133 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 201,834 201,834 202,115 202,158 202,294 202,458 249,220 81.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 3,328 3,328 3,336 3,335 3,318 3,360 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 1,480 1,480 1,480 1,480 1,480 1,480 1,664 88.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 8,773 8,785 8,740 8,712 8,568 8,453 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 33,446 33,497 33,729 33,993 34,155 34,656 57,630 58.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 53,974 53,974 53,734 53,589 53,597 53,580 0 n/a
Riverine 234,937 235,165 235,727 236,134 236,542 237,450 275,121 85.4%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all IBRA bioregions

Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA 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 221,491 221,537 221,585 221,732 222,037 222,640
Mangroves - Casuarina 27 27 27 27 27 27
Mangroves - other 86,966 86,966 86,983 86,980 86,984 86,992
Salt marsh and salt flats 45,482 45,482 45,520 45,563 45,674 45,750
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 11 11 11 11 11 11
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 2,003 2,003 2,005 1,992 1,992 1,992
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 4,097 4,097 4,098 4,098 4,235 4,234
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 89 89 89 89 89 89
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 874 874 874 874 875 875
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 248 248 250 250 250 250
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 4,534 4,536 4,596 4,731 4,851 4,888
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 81 81 81 81 81 81
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 963 963 740 740 740 740
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 3,413 3,421 3,422 3,426 3,427 3,431
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 14,413 14,441 14,583 14,600 14,597 14,995
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 54,080 54,091 54,100 54,101 54,027 54,091
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 1,828 1,828 1,828 1,831 1,832 1,833
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 2,213 2,215 2,215 2,173 2,181 2,197

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all IBRA bioregions

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all IBRA bioregions

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 North (BBN) IBRA bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 13,667,511 99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 11,191,054 81.8%
3.3 Cropping 473,820 3.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 420,468 3.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 351,194 2.6%
2.2 Production native forests 253,414 1.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 240,666 1.8%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 177,926 1.3%
5.8 Mining 121,528 0.9%
1.2 Managed resource protection 95,466 0.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 89,055 0.7%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 66,018 0.5%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 49,060 0.4%
6.3 River 40,313 0.3%
5.7 Transport and communication 28,329 0.2%
5.5 Services 15,037 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 13,666 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 9,121 0.1%
6.1 Lake 6,511 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 6,058 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5,321 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 4,058 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 2,649 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,686 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 1,499 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 1,264 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 1,078 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 955 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 139 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 93 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 41 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 25 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Aims Road 1 2010 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map Aims Road 2 2010 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map Alligator Creek Weir 2011 Rock Ramp Alligator Creek
map Amity Creek 2010 Rock Ramp Amity Creek
map Beach Road Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map Botanic Gardens 2012 Rock Ramp Moores Creek
map Bowen River Weir 2010 Mechanical Bowen River
map Bridge Creek 2010 Culvert Bridge Creek
map Castenlanelli's Rock Ramp Rock Ramp
map Cislowski Road Vertical slot Plantation Creek
map Clare Weir 2009 Mechanical Burdekin River
map Dick's Bank 2009 Vertical slot Sheepstation Creek
map Duckponds 2009 Culvert Scrubby Creek
map Eden Bann Weir 2010 Mechanical Fitzroy River
map Exe Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Exe Creek
map Farm crossing rock ramp Rock Ramp Saltwater Creek
map Fitzroy Barrage 2010 Vertical slot, Cone Fitzroy River
map Five Ways 2011 Rock Ramp Sheepstation Creek
map Hazelwood Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Horseshoe Lagoon 2009 Rock Ramp Horsehoe Creek
map Inkerman Road Rock Ramp Saltwater Creek
map Jacks Road 2011 Rock Ramp Sheepstation Creek
map Kinka Swamp X 2 2010 Rock ramp, Removal Kinka Creek
map Kirknie 2009 Rock ramp, Culvert Kirknie Creek
map Lilliesmere Bund Rock Ramp Alva Creek
map Lilliesmere Road Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map McAllisters Road Rock Ramp Plantation Creek
map Meura Plains 2009 Removal Sheepwash Creek
map Old Bruce Hway Rockhampton 2016 Culvert Woolwash Creek
map Pyott's Lagoon Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map Rita Island 2009 Rock Ramp Burdekin Ananbranch
map Rocky New Road Vertical slot Saltwater Creek
map St Lawrence 1 2009 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map St Lawrence 2 2009 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map Thompson Point Rd 2018 Rock Ramp Nankin Creek
map Toll Road 2011 Vertical slot Sheepstation Creek
map Tondarra Road 2009 Rock Ramp Bogie River
map Tooloombah Creek 2022 Culvert Tooloombah Creek
map Town Common 2011 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map Town Common Ds 2011 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map University Creek 2010 Rock Ramp, Culvert University Creek
map Upper Hazelwood B 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Upper Hazelwood T 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Wattle Bank Gauge 2010 Vertical slot Fitzroy River
map Wills Crossing 2011 Culvert Sheepstation Creek
map Wran Causeway 2013 Rock Ramp Wran Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 5,883 735 613 224 6,618
Animals 1,171 39 270 107 1,210
Mammals 139 17 9 19 156
Birds 523 9 100 49 532
Reptiles 257 2 28 25 259
Amphibians 57 1 23 6 58
Ray-finned fishes 79 9 87 3 88
Cartilaginous fishes 7 0 7 3 7
Insects 103 1 16 1 104
Malacostracans 5 0 0 1 5
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 15 0 0 0 15
Chromists 40 0 0 0 40
Fungi 239 0 0 0 239
Plants 4,418 696 343 117 5,114

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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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Brigalow Belt North (BBN) IBRA bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-bioregion-brigalow-belt-north-bbn/

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