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Livingstone local government area

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Name: Livingstone
Area type: Local government area
Total area: 1,170,132 ha
% total Qld: 0.7%
Towns: Angleside, Apis Creek, Banksia, Broadmount, Canoona, Cawarral, Emu Park, Glen Geddes, Keppel Sands, Kunwarara, Marlborough, Maryvale, Merimal, Mount Chalmers, Ogmore, Princhester, Randoin, Rosslyn, South Yaamba, Styx, The Caves, Waratah, Yaamba, Yeppoon
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Livingstone local government area wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 140,183 100.0% 12.0%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 118,114 84.3% 10.1%
Artificial and highly modified 5,995 4.3% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 69,428 49.5% 5.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 33 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 121 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 203 0.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 15,018 10.7% 1.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 27,316 19.5% 2.3%
Riverine 22,069 15.7% 1.9%

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Livingstone local government area wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 102,336 100.0% 8.7%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 42,359 41.4% 3.6%
Salt marsh and salt flats 17,559 17.2% 1.5%
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 72 0.1% 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 55 0.1% 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 5,132 5.0% 0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,426 1.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 878 0.9% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 206 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 9,571 9.4% 0.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 24,969 24.4% 2.1%
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 108 0.1% 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

Livingstone 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 140,183 140,200 140,267 140,049 139,779 139,899 146,042 * 91.9%
Artificial and highly modified 5,995 5,991 5,881 5,656 5,399 5,083 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 69,428 69,428 69,439 69,431 69,516 69,529 95,147 73.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 33 33 33 33 33 85 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 99.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 203 215 215 215 202 156 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 15,018 15,019 15,144 15,153 15,156 15,541 23,818 63.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 27,316 27,316 27,311 27,311 27,202 27,201 0 n/a
Riverine 22,069 22,077 22,124 22,129 22,151 22,182 26,956 81.9%

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

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

Livingstone 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 102,336 102,337 102,464 102,466 102,453 102,902
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 42,359 42,359 42,365 42,357 42,360 42,369
Salt marsh and salt flats 17,559 17,559 17,560 17,560 17,642 17,698
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 72 72 72 72 72 72
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 55 55 55 55 55 55
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 5,132 5,132 5,133 5,133 5,134 5,136
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 878 878 878 878 878 878
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 206 206 206 206 206 206
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 9,571 9,572 9,696 9,705 9,689 10,071
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 24,969 24,969 24,965 24,965 24,883 24,883
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 108 108 108 108 108 108

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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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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Livingstone local government area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 1,201,232 102.7%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 684,489 58.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 285,025 24.4%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 73,916 6.3%
6.3 River 39,034 3.3%
2.2 Production native forests 38,906 3.3%
1.1 Nature conservation 26,903 2.3%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 18,097 1.5%
3.1 Plantation forests 14,829 1.3%
1.2 Managed resource protection 3,901 0.3%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 2,860 0.2%
3.3 Cropping 2,147 0.2%
5.5 Services 2,015 0.2%
5.7 Transport and communication 1,993 0.2%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 1,599 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 1,537 0.1%
5.8 Mining 1,176 0.1%
6.1 Lake 803 0.1%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 571 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 503 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 165 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 161 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 161 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 154 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 95 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 58 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 50 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 29 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 23 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 16 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 15 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Eden Bann Weir 2010 Mechanical Fitzroy River
map Kinka Swamp X 2 2010 Rock ramp, Removal Kinka Creek
map Lower Stoney Ck 2011 Rock Ramp Stoney Creek
map Middle Stoney Ck 2011 Rock Ramp Stoney Creek
map Thompson Point Rd 2018 Rock Ramp Nankin Creek
map Tooloombah Creek 2022 Culvert Tooloombah Creek
map Upper Stoney Creek Rock ramp, Culvert Stoney Creek
map Water Park Creek 2010 Vertical slot Waterpark Creek
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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 3,446 462 431 119 3,908
Animals 758 27 173 68 785
Mammals 94 12 5 12 106
Birds 415 10 93 41 425
Reptiles 130 1 15 11 131
Amphibians 30 1 13 1 31
Ray-finned fishes 44 2 46 1 46
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 44 1 0 1 45
Bacteria 6 0 0 0 6
Chromists 25 0 0 0 25
Fungi 146 0 0 0 146
Plants 2,510 435 258 51 2,945
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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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Livingstone local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-livingstone/

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