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Maranoa local government area

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Name: Maranoa
Area type: Local government area
Total area: 5,871,241 ha
% total Qld: 3.4%

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

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Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
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Marine provincial bioregions
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
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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
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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
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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
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Related legislation/policies
External links/description
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Maranoa local government area wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 36,304 100.0% 0.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 13,671 37.7% 0.2%
Artificial and highly modified 4,759 13.1% 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) 30 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,417 3.9% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 6,835 18.8% 0.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 629 1.7% 0.0%
Riverine 22,633 62.3% 0.4%

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Maranoa local government area wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 7,039 100.0% 0.1%
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 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 25 0.4% 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 220 3.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 26 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 1,911 27.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 459 6.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 869 12.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 2 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 8 0.1% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 1,371 19.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,777 25.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 122 1.7% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 251 3.6% 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

Maranoa 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 36,304 36,350 36,118 36,009 35,894 34,921 * n/a * n/a
Artificial and highly modified 4,759 4,719 4,433 4,311 4,112 3,492 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) 30 30 30 30 30 30 33 90.6%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,417 1,417 1,416 1,416 1,416 1,415 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 6,835 6,843 6,886 6,886 6,956 6,539 8,324 82.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 629 629 629 629 629 628 0 n/a
Riverine 22,633 22,712 22,723 22,736 22,750 22,816 * n/a n/a

* Pre-clear riverine wetland statistics are not available in this area. A comprehensive evaluation is currently underway of the effect of identified limitations on the statistical analysis process used to monitor wetland extent change. During this time, selected riverine wetland statistics will be temporarily unavailable as they may be disproportionately impacted. It is expected that this evaluation will be completed in late 2024.

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

Maranoa 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 7,039 7,047 7,090 7,089 7,160 6,741
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 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 25 25 25 25 25 25
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 220 220 220 220 220 220
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 26 26 26 26 26 26
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 1,911 1,916 1,916 1,916 1,923 1,482
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 459 461 461 461 461 461
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 869 869 869 869 869 869
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 2 2 2 2 2 2
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 8 8 8 8 8 8
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 1,371 1,371 1,371 1,371 1,371 1,371
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,777 1,777 1,819 1,819 1,883 1,905
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 122 122 122 122 122 122
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 251 251 251 251 251 251

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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

Maranoa local government area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 5,871,241 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 5,126,464 87.3%
2.2 Production native forests 323,240 5.5%
3.3 Cropping 254,097 4.3%
1.1 Nature conservation 110,444 1.9%
1.2 Managed resource protection 21,039 0.4%
1.3 Other minimal use 10,113 0.2%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 5,296 0.1%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 4,336 0.1%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 4,236 0.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 2,167 0.0%
6.1 Lake 1,762 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 1,483 0.0%
5.5 Services 1,405 0.0%
6.3 River 1,216 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 884 0.0%
5.8 Mining 725 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 496 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 393 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 338 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 306 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 274 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 242 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 152 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 79 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 54 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 2,811 293 266 83 3,104
Animals 673 27 118 39 700
Mammals 69 13 2 6 82
Birds 310 7 56 19 317
Reptiles 145 1 9 10 146
Amphibians 31 1 16 1 32
Ray-finned fishes 15 3 18 2 18
Insects 101 2 17 1 103
Malacostracans 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 5 0 0 0 5
Chromists 60 0 0 0 60
Fungi 179 0 0 0 179
Plants 1,894 266 148 44 2,160

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) Maranoa local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-maranoa/

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