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Wetland observations

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Wetland extents info metadata

Based on wetland mapping version 6.0

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Queensland wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 7,358,014 100.0% 4.3%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 4,928,130 67.0% 2.8%
Artificial and highly modified 313,258 4.3% 0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,147,660 15.6% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,194 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 515,275 7.0% 0.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 37,594 0.5% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 2,829,894 38.5% 1.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 80,718 1.1% 0.0%
Riverine 2,429,420 33.0% 1.4%
Queensland wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 4,480,378 100.0% 2.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 3,687 0.1% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 485,537 10.8% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 587,358 13.1% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 467,669 10.4% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 21,198 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 38 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 179 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 1,239 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 8,392 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 7,620 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 998 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 1,172 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 83,855 1.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 107,369 2.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,375,132 30.7% 0.8%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 82,682 1.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 156,860 3.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 142,254 3.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 207,302 4.6% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 3,027 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 267,474 6.0% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 12,969 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 143,816 3.2% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10,128 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 118,892 2.7% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 155,879 3.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 16,094 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 44 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,329 0.1% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 3,272 0.1% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,730 0.1% 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

Queensland 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 7,358,014 7,358,824 7,359,653 7,353,722 7,347,766 7,336,234 7,355,391 * 95.8%
Artificial and highly modified 313,258 312,519 307,085 299,919 291,181 274,701 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,147,660 1,147,679 1,148,087 1,148,347 1,148,490 1,148,786 1,210,036 94.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 4,194 4,197 3,959 3,900 3,887 3,946 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 515,275 515,275 515,275 515,286 515,287 515,288 518,598 99.4%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 37,594 37,586 37,474 37,168 37,002 35,666 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,829,894 2,830,364 2,831,513 2,832,320 2,833,866 2,836,078 3,036,974 93.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 80,718 80,643 79,900 79,557 79,306 78,576 0 n/a
Riverine 2,429,420 2,430,562 2,436,360 2,437,226 2,438,747 2,443,194 2,589,783 93.8%

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

Queensland 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 4,480,378 4,479,535 4,479,870 4,480,532 4,481,978 4,483,733
Mangroves - Casuarina 3,687 3,690 3,514 3,491 3,491 3,494
Mangroves - other 485,537 485,548 485,614 485,572 485,562 485,608
Salt marsh and salt flats 587,358 587,366 587,405 587,682 587,818 588,001
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 467,669 467,669 467,669 467,670 467,670 467,670
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 21,198 21,198 21,198 21,198 21,198 21,192
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 38 38 38 38 38 38
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 179 179 179 179 179 179
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 1,239 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 8,392 8,392 8,395 8,381 8,382 8,382
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 156 156 156 156 156 156
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 7,620 7,620 7,620 7,620 7,620 7,620
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 998 998 998 998 998 998
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172 1,172
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 83,855 83,856 83,826 83,829 83,923 83,967
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 107,369 107,370 107,391 107,394 107,557 107,564
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,375,132 1,375,132 1,375,136 1,375,138 1,375,139 1,375,149
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 82,682 82,683 82,686 82,689 82,692 82,743
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 156,860 156,983 157,024 157,103 157,176 156,886
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 142,254 142,276 142,294 142,301 142,474 142,795
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 207,302 207,359 207,392 207,437 207,526 207,752
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 3,027 3,027 3,034 3,050 3,050 2,489
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 28 28 28 28 28
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 267,474 267,561 267,413 267,674 267,982 268,574
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 12,969 13,005 13,007 13,021 13,061 12,817
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 143,816 143,799 143,586 143,569 143,581 143,593
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 10,128 10,145 10,182 10,175 10,191 10,204
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 118,892 118,905 119,387 119,364 119,655 120,712
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 155,879 155,894 156,016 156,115 156,107 156,277
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 16,094 16,109 16,130 16,146 16,213 16,311
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 44 44 44 44 40 40
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 3,329 3,331 3,334 3,336 3,324 3,329
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 3,272 3,272 3,272 3,275 3,276 3,276
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 4,730 4,732 4,732 4,690 4,698 4,717

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

Queensland land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 173,046,146 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 137,844,497 79.7%
1.1 Nature conservation 9,973,907 5.8%
1.2 Managed resource protection 7,150,313 4.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 5,468,523 3.2%
3.3 Cropping 3,057,363 1.8%
2.2 Production native forests 3,002,419 1.7%
1.3 Other minimal use 2,125,744 1.2%
6.1 Lake 1,022,831 0.6%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 885,629 0.5%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 682,538 0.4%
6.3 River 356,881 0.2%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 312,113 0.2%
3.1 Plantation forests 253,631 0.1%
5.8 Mining 198,491 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 150,151 0.1%
5.5 Services 126,258 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 96,578 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 77,000 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 61,907 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 60,853 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 28,457 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 27,044 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 21,438 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 20,219 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 11,782 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 7,904 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 6,358 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 6,082 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 4,440 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 2,452 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 2,160 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 183 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 17,908 1,599 1,262 1,366 19,507
Animals 2,575 70 597 323 2,645
Mammals 278 22 10 67 300
Birds 794 15 107 94 809
Reptiles 588 4 50 73 592
Amphibians 148 1 51 42 149
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 190 19 202 16 209
Cartilaginous fishes 45 0 45 8 45
Lampreys 2 0 2 1 2
Insects 485 9 129 7 494
Malacostracans 28 0 0 11 28
Branchiopods 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 6 0 0 0 6
Snails 9 0 0 3 9
Bacteria 146 0 0 0 146
Chromists 220 0 0 0 220
Fungi 2,711 3 0 0 2,714
Plants 12,245 1,526 665 1,043 13,771
Protozoans 11 0 0 0 11

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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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Queensland — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/queensland/

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