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Brisbane local government area

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Name: Brisbane
Area type: Local government area
Total area: 133,702 ha
% total Qld: 0.1%
Towns: Brisbane

Area homepage: www.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Page table of contents
Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Marine provincial bioregions
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
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
External links/description
Wildlife

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Wetland extents info metadata

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Brisbane local government area wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 10,043 100.0% 7.5%
Artificial and highly modified 1,507 15.0% 1.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 2,887 28.7% 2.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 262 2.6% 0.2%
Lacustrine (natural) 175 1.7% 0.1%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 135 1.3% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 2,874 28.6% 2.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 353 3.5% 0.3%
Riverine 1,850 18.4% 1.4%

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Brisbane local government area wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 6,470 100.0% 4.8%
Mangroves - Casuarina 260 4.0% 0.2%
Mangroves - other 2,071 32.0% 1.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 737 11.4% 0.6%
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 161 2.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 14 0.2% 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 528 8.2% 0.4%
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 836 12.9% 0.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,607 24.8% 1.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 255 3.9% 0.2%
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 0 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

Brisbane local government area 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 10,043 10,059 10,184 10,200 10,321 10,173 17,524 * 48.7%
Artificial and highly modified 1,507 1,508 1,510 1,541 1,649 1,445 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 2,887 2,893 3,004 2,988 3,004 3,002 5,446 53.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 262 264 269 262 270 282 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 135 137 137 131 128 142 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,874 2,876 2,886 2,894 2,887 2,899 6,948 41.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 353 354 360 362 379 399 0 n/a
Riverine 1,850 1,851 1,844 1,847 1,829 1,829 4,955 37.3%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all local government areas

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all local government areas

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all local government areas

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all local government areas

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all local government areas

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all local government areas

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all local government areas

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all local government areas

Brisbane local government area 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 6,470 6,481 6,605 6,597 6,632 6,674
Mangroves - Casuarina 260 260 261 260 263 263
Mangroves - other 2,071 2,076 2,159 2,155 2,162 2,161
Salt marsh and salt flats 737 741 768 755 769 780
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 161 161 161 161 161 161
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 14 14 14 14 14 14
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 528 529 528 529 528 528
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 836 836 836 836 836 836
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,607 1,609 1,620 1,623 1,620 1,650
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 255 255 258 265 278 281
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 0 0 0 0 0 0

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all local government areas

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all local government areas

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all local government areas

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all local government areas

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all local government areas

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all local government areas

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

Brisbane local government area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 135,275 101.2%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 47,896 35.8%
1.1 Nature conservation 39,094 29.2%
5.5 Services 14,580 10.9%
1.3 Other minimal use 8,121 6.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 5,276 3.9%
5.7 Transport and communication 3,949 3.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 3,414 2.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 3,410 2.6%
6.3 River 2,783 2.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,730 1.3%
3.6 Land in transition 1,084 0.8%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 1,002 0.7%
3.1 Plantation forests 817 0.6%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 518 0.4%
5.8 Mining 384 0.3%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 342 0.3%
5.6 Utilities 282 0.2%
5.2 Intensive animal production 135 0.1%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 114 0.1%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 94 0.1%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 85 0.1%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 58 0.0%
6.1 Lake 37 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 35 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 22 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 8 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 3 0.0%

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Drainage divisions info metadata

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Drainage basins info metadata

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Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies info metadata

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100K map tiles info metadata

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Climate zones info metadata

  • map Subtropical

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IBRA bioregions info metadata

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Marine meso-scale bioregions metadata

  • map Tweed-Moreton (TM)

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Marine provincial bioregions metadata

  • map Central Eastern Shelf Transition

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Regional plans info metadata

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World Heritage areas info metadata

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Ramsar internationally important wetlands info metadata

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DIWA nationally important wetlands info metadata

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National parks info metadata

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Study areas metadata

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Report cards metadata

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State forests info metadata

none

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Resources reserves info metadata

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Timber reserves info metadata

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Fish habitat areas info metadata

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Coastal management district info metadata

  • map Available (all have been combined since February 2012)

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Bulimba Freeway 2020 Culvert Bulimba Ck Tributory
map Enoggera Creek 2010 Cone Enoggera Creek
map Leslie Patrick Park (Kedron Brook) Rock Ramp Kedron Brook
map Mt Crosby Weir 1941 Pool and Weir Brisbane River

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 4,282 883 536 142 5,165
Animals 976 47 254 89 1,023
Mammals 108 17 9 15 125
Birds 471 12 96 47 483
Reptiles 120 3 13 9 123
Amphibians 41 1 17 9 42
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 52 10 61 2 62
Cartilaginous fishes 9 0 9 2 9
Insects 168 4 48 3 172
Malacostracans 6 0 0 1 6
Bacteria 35 0 0 0 35
Chromists 22 0 0 0 22
Fungi 888 0 0 0 888
Plants 2,358 836 282 53 3,194
Protozoans 3 0 0 0 3

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 (2013) Brisbane local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-brisbane/

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