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Marine park zones (Queensland)

General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast)

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Name: General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast)
Area type: Marine park zone (Queensland)
Total area: 2,520,883 ha
% total Qld: 1.5%
Towns: Carmila Beach, Kelvin, Turkey Beach, Wilson
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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
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
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General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 68,883 100.0% 2.7%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 68,757 99.8% 2.7%
Artificial and highly modified 1 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 67,668 98.2% 2.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 296 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 449 0.7% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 338 0.5% 0.0%
Riverine 126 0.2% 0.0%

View wetland system extents for all marine park zones (Queensland)

General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 59,282 100.0% 2.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 99 0.2% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 44,536 75.1% 1.8%
Salt marsh and salt flats 13,860 23.4% 0.5%
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 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 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 285 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 46 0.1% 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 115 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 336 0.6% 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 < 1 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%

View wetland habitat area for all marine park zones (Queensland)

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

General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) 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 68,883 68,883 68,880 68,886 68,874 68,875 68,850 * 100.0%
Artificial and highly modified 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 67,668 67,668 67,667 67,673 67,686 67,691 68,251 99.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 296 296 296 296 282 278 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 449 449 449 449 449 449 456 98.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 338 338 336 336 325 325 0 n/a
Riverine 126 126 126 126 126 126 143 88.3%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all marine park zones (Queensland)

General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) 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 59,282 59,282 59,278 59,284 59,275 59,277
Mangroves - Casuarina 99 99 99 99 99 99
Mangroves - other 44,536 44,536 44,533 44,539 44,518 44,521
Salt marsh and salt flats 13,860 13,860 13,860 13,860 13,883 13,882
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 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 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 285 285 285 285 285 285
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 5 5 5 5 5 5
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 46 46 46 45 45 45
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 115 115 115 116 116 116
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 336 336 334 334 323 323
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 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
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 marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all marine park zones (Queensland)

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all marine park zones (Queensland)

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

General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 113,383 4.5%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 68,845 2.7%
6.3 River 40,013 1.6%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 1,390 0.1%
1.1 Nature conservation 1,387 0.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 1,094 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 340 0.0%
5.5 Services 81 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 62 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 50 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 46 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 27 0.0%
6.1 Lake 26 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 13 0.0%
5.8 Mining 3 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 2 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 2 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production < 1 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal < 1 0.0%

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Climate zones info metadata

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Bioregions info metadata

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IBRA bioregions info metadata

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Bioregional assessment areas info metadata

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Marine meso-scale bioregions metadata

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Marine provincial bioregions metadata

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State forests info metadata

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Forest reserves info metadata

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Resources 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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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 7,155 741 661 337 7,896
Animals 1,320 46 306 126 1,366
Mammals 150 18 8 28 168
Birds 568 12 101 54 580
Reptiles 258 3 31 18 261
Amphibians 73 1 23 13 74
Ray-finned fishes 91 6 92 6 97
Cartilaginous fishes 28 0 28 4 28
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 145 6 22 2 151
Malacostracans 5 0 0 0 5
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 68 0 0 0 68
Chromists 76 0 0 0 76
Fungi 523 0 0 0 523
Plants 5,167 695 355 211 5,862
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) General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/marine-park-zone-general-use-zone-great-barrier-reef-coast/

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