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Regional NRM body—Fitzroy Basin Association

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Wetland extents info metadata

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Regional NRM body—Fitzroy Basin Association wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 489,672 100.0% 3.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 320,941 65.5% 2.0%
Artificial and highly modified 64,460 13.2% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 152,792 31.2% 1.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 995 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 6,826 1.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 11,056 2.3% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 42,907 8.8% 0.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 41,912 8.6% 0.3%
Riverine 168,725 34.5% 1.1%
Regional NRM body—Fitzroy Basin Association wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 201,368 100.0% 1.3%
Mangroves - Casuarina 29 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 70,767 35.1% 0.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 39,080 19.4% 0.2%
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 6,954 3.5% 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 0.0% 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 11,021 5.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,426 0.7% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 960 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 4,340 2.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 24,108 12.0% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 39,736 19.7% 0.3%
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 2,893 1.4% 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

Regional NRM body—Fitzroy Basin Association 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 489,672 489,876 488,359 485,716 483,810 479,554 449,513 * 94.6%
Artificial and highly modified 64,460 64,427 62,067 58,873 56,575 51,633 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 152,792 152,792 152,822 153,161 153,286 153,447 192,371 79.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 995 995 995 970 952 994 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 6,826 6,827 6,827 6,827 6,827 6,827 7,291 93.6%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 11,056 11,068 11,075 10,896 10,879 9,830 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 42,907 42,947 43,297 43,494 43,664 44,330 60,906 70.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 41,912 41,912 41,909 41,888 41,755 41,807 0 n/a
Riverine 168,725 168,909 169,368 169,608 169,873 170,686 188,945 89.3%

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

Regional NRM body—Fitzroy Basin Association 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 201,368 201,409 201,785 202,262 202,430 203,230
Mangroves - Casuarina 29 29 29 29 29 29
Mangroves - other 70,767 70,767 70,775 70,795 70,800 70,811
Salt marsh and salt flats 39,080 39,080 39,099 39,393 39,496 39,566
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 6,954 6,954 6,956 6,943 6,943 6,943
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 11,021 11,023 11,084 11,219 11,340 11,455
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 960 960 960 960 960 960
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 4,340 4,348 4,349 4,353 4,352 4,354
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 24,108 24,137 24,409 24,426 24,451 24,991
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 39,736 39,736 39,749 39,756 39,666 39,718
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 2,893 2,895 2,895 2,907 2,914 2,922

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

Regional NRM body—Fitzroy Basin Association land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 15,717,997 100.3%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 11,574,040 73.8%
2.2 Production native forests 1,025,982 6.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 809,335 5.2%
1.1 Nature conservation 684,728 4.4%
3.3 Cropping 536,691 3.4%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 255,018 1.6%
1.2 Managed resource protection 182,675 1.2%
5.8 Mining 123,483 0.8%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 113,968 0.7%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 95,400 0.6%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 73,314 0.5%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 69,098 0.4%
6.3 River 67,121 0.4%
5.7 Transport and communication 40,934 0.3%
3.1 Plantation forests 19,515 0.1%
5.5 Services 12,769 0.1%
6.1 Lake 8,429 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 6,077 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 5,596 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5,056 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 2,867 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,823 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 1,089 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 798 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 776 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 608 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 571 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 110 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 50 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 45 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 29 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 6,172 725 595 297 6,897
Animals 1,139 35 241 106 1,174
Mammals 141 15 9 25 156
Birds 493 10 96 50 503
Reptiles 216 1 16 19 217
Amphibians 47 1 21 4 48
Ray-finned fishes 65 6 71 3 71
Cartilaginous fishes 2 0 2 1 2
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 165 2 25 1 167
Malacostracans 4 0 0 0 4
Arachnids 2 0 0 0 2
Snails 3 0 0 2 3
Bacteria 10 0 0 0 10
Chromists 27 0 0 0 27
Fungi 431 0 0 0 431
Plants 4,563 690 354 191 5,253
Protozoans 2 0 0 0 2

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) Regional NRM body—Fitzroy Basin Association — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/nrm-fitzroy-basin-association/

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