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Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) IBRA bioregion

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Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) IBRA bioregion wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 389,285 100.0% 3.3%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 88,694 22.8% 0.8%
Artificial and highly modified 11,841 3.0% 0.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 4,934 1.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,633 1.4% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 65,239 16.8% 0.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,047 0.3% 0.0%
Riverine 300,591 77.2% 2.6%
Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) IBRA bioregion wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 67,210 100.0% 0.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 135 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 880 1.3% 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 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 2,268 3.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 804 1.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 31,321 46.6% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 23,407 34.8% 0.2%
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 3,327 5.0% 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 686 1.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 2,862 4.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 128 0.2% 0.0%
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 1,226 1.8% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 168 0.2% 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

Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) 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 389,285 389,296 389,176 389,104 388,424 388,051 378,130 * 99.8%
Artificial and highly modified 11,841 11,799 11,590 11,502 10,792 10,219 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 4,934 4,934 4,934 4,934 4,934 4,934 4,935 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,633 5,633 5,636 5,629 5,625 5,629 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 65,239 65,245 65,300 65,304 65,305 65,457 67,301 96.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,047 1,047 1,047 1,047 1,047 1,047 0 n/a
Riverine 300,591 300,638 300,669 300,688 300,720 300,765 305,894 98.3%

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

Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) 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 67,210 67,216 67,272 67,275 67,277 67,428
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 135 135 135 135 135 135
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 880 880 880 880 880 880
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 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 2,268 2,268 2,267 2,267 2,267 2,267
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 804 804 804 804 804 804
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 31,321 31,328 31,322 31,322 31,323 31,401
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 23,407 23,407 23,395 23,395 23,395 23,401
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 3,327 3,326 3,326 3,326 3,327 3,327
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 686 686 686 686 686 686
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 2,862 2,862 2,936 2,939 2,940 3,006
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 128 128 128 128 128 128
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 1,226 1,226 1,226 1,226 1,226 1,226
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 168 168 168 168 168 168

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

Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) IBRA bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 11,625,726 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 10,342,301 89.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 523,299 4.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 232,867 2.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 188,143 1.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 171,463 1.5%
6.3 River 44,309 0.4%
2.2 Production native forests 27,935 0.2%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 20,986 0.2%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 15,351 0.1%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 13,922 0.1%
6.1 Lake 11,585 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 10,694 0.1%
3.3 Cropping 7,877 0.1%
5.8 Mining 7,120 0.1%
5.5 Services 2,842 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 1,685 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 1,002 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 880 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 381 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 299 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 218 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 181 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 137 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 115 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 61 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 37 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 19 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 14 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 3 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests < 1 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 6,181 568 547 281 6,823
Animals 1,087 36 220 87 1,123
Mammals 139 18 3 23 157
Birds 449 9 78 29 458
Reptiles 240 1 18 18 241
Amphibians 73 1 25 14 74
Ray-finned fishes 54 6 60 1 60
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 126 1 35 0 127
Malacostracans 4 0 0 1 4
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 15 0 0 0 15
Fungi 459 1 0 0 494
Plants 4,619 531 327 194 5,190
Protozoans 1 0 0 0 1

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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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) IBRA bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 10 January 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-bioregion-einasleigh-uplands-eiu/