Skip links and keyboard navigation

Queensland Government
WetlandInfo   —   Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

HIDE THIS SECTION
Regional plans

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan

Access wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service.

The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML.

Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen

Open WetlandMaps interactive map server

Download boundary KML (KMZ, 0.2 MB) metadata

How to use KMLs?

Name: Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan
Area type: Regional plan
Total area: 9,013,274 ha
% total Qld: 5.2%

View the regional plan for this region (PDF)

Page table of contents
Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Marine provincial bioregions
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
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
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
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife

HIDE THIS SECTION
Catchment stories info

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland observations

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland extents info metadata

Based on wetland mapping version 6.0

Display areas in

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 328,916 100.0% 3.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 173,033 52.6% 1.9%
Artificial and highly modified 41,720 12.7% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 80,850 24.6% 0.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 2,733 0.8% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 567 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 4,573 1.4% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 27,853 8.5% 0.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 14,764 4.5% 0.2%
Riverine 155,856 47.4% 1.7%

View wetland system extents for all regional plans

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 109,414 100.0% 1.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 42,399 38.8% 0.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 24,023 22.0% 0.3%
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 523 0.5% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 46 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 3,802 3.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 137 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 1,287 1.2% 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 204 0.2% 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 9,303 8.5% 0.1%
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 4,339 4.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 2,073 1.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4,427 4.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 13,874 12.7% 0.2%
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 1,652 1.5% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 1,297 1.2% 0.0%

View wetland habitat area for all regional plans

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.

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland extent changes

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan 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 328,916 329,130 328,097 326,438 324,876 323,364 344,846 * 83.3%
Artificial and highly modified 41,720 41,703 40,028 38,107 36,147 33,705 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 80,850 80,851 80,859 80,848 80,897 80,934 95,038 85.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 2,733 2,733 2,733 2,733 2,713 2,703 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 567 567 567 567 567 567 580 97.8%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 4,573 4,573 4,572 4,551 4,417 4,416 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 27,853 27,899 27,921 28,081 28,149 28,403 68,470 40.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 14,764 14,784 14,772 14,628 14,732 14,716 0 n/a
Riverine 155,856 156,020 156,645 156,923 157,253 157,919 180,759 86.2%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all regional plans

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan 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 109,414 109,461 109,478 109,485 109,690 109,960
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 42,399 42,400 42,391 42,372 42,369 42,383
Salt marsh and salt flats 24,023 24,022 24,039 24,048 24,084 24,102
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 523 523 523 523 523 523
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 46 46 46 46 46 46
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 3,802 3,802 3,803 3,803 3,939 3,939
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 137 137 137 137 137 137
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 1,287 1,287 1,288 1,288 1,289 1,289
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 204 204 206 206 206 206
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 9,303 9,329 9,347 9,411 9,444 9,657
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 4,339 4,321 4,321 4,302 4,295 4,296
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 2,073 2,081 2,081 2,085 2,087 2,086
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4,427 4,456 4,458 4,483 4,500 4,506
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 13,874 13,874 13,861 13,842 13,824 13,826
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 1,652 1,652 1,652 1,655 1,656 1,656
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 1,297 1,299 1,299 1,257 1,264 1,281

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

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.

HIDE THIS SECTION
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 9,005,106 99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 7,217,046 80.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 400,810 4.4%
1.1 Nature conservation 255,399 2.8%
2.2 Production native forests 244,022 2.7%
3.3 Cropping 196,155 2.2%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 191,237 2.1%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 164,195 1.8%
1.2 Managed resource protection 78,704 0.9%
5.8 Mining 76,532 0.8%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 44,182 0.5%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 40,649 0.5%
6.3 River 26,508 0.3%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 22,285 0.2%
5.7 Transport and communication 16,161 0.2%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 11,105 0.1%
5.5 Services 7,442 0.1%
6.1 Lake 3,960 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2,492 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 1,624 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,113 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 654 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 645 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 567 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 471 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 446 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 302 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 177 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 109 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 91 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 22 0.0%

HIDE THIS SECTION
Drainage divisions info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Drainage basins info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Drainage sub-basins info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Local government areas info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
100K map tiles info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Climate zones info metadata

  • map Grassland
  • map Subtropical
  • map Tropical

HIDE THIS SECTION
Bioregions info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Biogeographic subregions info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
IBRA bioregions info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
IBRA subregions info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Bioregional assessment areas info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Marine meso-scale bioregions metadata

  • map Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC)
  • map Mackay-Capricorn (MC)
  • map Shoalwater Coast (SC)

HIDE THIS SECTION
Marine provincial bioregions metadata

  • map Northeast Shelf Province

HIDE THIS SECTION
World Heritage areas info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Ramsar internationally important wetlands info metadata

none

HIDE THIS SECTION
DIWA nationally important wetlands info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
National parks info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Marine parks (Queensland) info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Study areas metadata

none

HIDE THIS SECTION
Report cards metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Conservation parks info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
State forests info metadata

  • map Andromache State Forest
  • map Apsley State Forest
  • map Ben Mohr State Forest
  • map Blair Athol State Forest
  • map Bluff Hill State Forest
  • map Bundoora State Forest
  • map Carbine State Forest
  • map Carminya State Forest
  • map Cathu State Forest
  • map Collaroy State Forest
  • map Copperfield State Forest
  • map Crediton State Forest
  • map Dryander State Forest
  • map Epsom State Forest 1
  • map Epsom State Forest 2
  • map Epsom State Forest 3
  • map Glencoe State Forest
  • map Junee State Forest
  • map Kelvin State Forest
  • map Macartney State Forest
  • map Mia Mia State Forest
  • map Mount Buffalo State Forest
  • map Mount Toby State Forest
  • map Pelion State Forest
  • map Porphyry Hill State Forest
  • map Proserpine State Forest
  • map Redrock State Forest
  • map Rosedale State Forest
  • map Sonoma State Forest
  • map Spencer Gap State Forest
  • map St Helens State Forest
  • map Tierawoomba State Forest
  • map West Hill State Forest

HIDE THIS SECTION
Forest reserves info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Resources reserves info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Timber reserves info metadata

none

HIDE THIS SECTION
Fish habitat areas info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Coastal management district info metadata

  • map Available (all have been combined since February 2012)

HIDE THIS SECTION
Nature refuges info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Freshwater biogeographic provinces info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models info metadata

none

HIDE THIS SECTION
Water resource planning areas info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Point source monitoring info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland soil indicator case studies info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland management case studies info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland projects info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Area specific conceptual model case studies info metadata

none

HIDE THIS SECTION
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Shorebird zones info metadata

HIDE THIS SECTION
Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Amity Creek 2010 Rock Ramp Amity Creek
map Arrowroot Creek 2015 Culvert Boundary Creek
map Bakers Treat Train 2015 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map Biggs Road 2010 Rock Ramp Proserpine River
map Blackrock Creek 2017 Rock Ramp Black Rock Creek
map Bowen River Weir 2010 Mechanical Bowen River
map Bridge Creek 2010 Culvert Bridge Creek
map Clewes Road 2018 Rock Ramp Black Rock Creek
map Collinvale Rd 2012 Culvert Gregory River
map Constant Creek 2008 Rock Ramp Constant Creek
map Devereux Creek 2018 Culvert Devereux Creek
map Dougherty's Road 2020 Culvert Boundary Creek
map Dumbleton Weir 2007 Mechanical Pioneer River
map Ellis Road 2008 Culvert O'Connell River
map Evans Ave 2007 Rock Ramp, Other Gooseponds Creek
map Exe Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Exe Creek
map Flaggy Rock 2008 Cone Flaggy Rock Creek
map Forbes Rd 2013 Rock Ramp O'Connell River
map Fursden Creek Rock Ramp Fishway Rock Ramp Fursden Creek
map Gooseponds Bruce Highway Rock Ramp Fishway 2018 Rock Ramp Gooseponds Creek
map Gregory Weir 2009 Pool and Weir Gregory River
map Habana Road 1 2007 Rock Ramp Reliance Creek
map Habana Road 2 2008 Culvert Denman Creek
map Harbour Road 2007 Removal Harbour Creek
map Hazelwood Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Hicks Road 2007 Bypass Gooseponds Creek
map Jolimont Weir 2016 Rock ramp, Cone Jolimont Creek
map Lagoons Creek 1 2015 Rock Ramp Lagoons Creek
map Lagoons Creek 2 2013 Rock Ramp Lagoons Creek
map Lagoons Creek 3 2016 Rock Ramp Lagoons Creek
map Lagoons Creek 4 2016 Rock Ramp Lagoons Creek
map Lagoons Creek 5 2016 Rock Ramp Lagoons Creek
map Landsdown Road 2007 Culvert Lagoons Creek
map Lethe Brook 2007 Rock Ramp Lethebrrook Creek
map Lower Neilson 2008 Rock Ramp Neilson Creek
map Malcomsom Street 2007 Vertical slot Gooseponds Creek
map Marian Weir 2010 Pool and Weir Pioneer River
map Marion Creek 2008 Culvert Marion Creek
map Marklands Wetland 1 2015 Cone Boundary Creek
map Marklands Wetland 2 2015 Culvert Boundary Creek
map Middle Creek 2007 Bypass Middle Creek
map Old Bowen Road 2016 Rock Ramp Black Rock Creek
map Oonooie Fishway 2007 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map Porters Road 2008 Rock Ramp O'Connell River
map Sandringham Lagoon 2009 Rock Ramp Sandringham Creek
map Seaforth Creek 2007 Rock ramp, Cone Seaforth Creek
map St Lawrence 1 2009 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map St Lawrence 2 2009 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map Staffords Road 2008 Culvert O'Connell River
map Tedlands 1 2008 Rock Ramp Tedlands Creek
map Tedlands 2 2016 Rock Ramp Tedlands Creek
map Tondarra Road 2009 Rock Ramp Bogie River
map Upper Gregory 2010 Rock Ramp Gregory River
map Upper Hazelwood B 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Upper Hazelwood T 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Victor Creek 2008 Removal Victor Creek
map Willetts Road 2007 Rock Ramp Gooseponds Creek
map Wran Causeway 2013 Rock Ramp Wran Creek

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 5,304 658 523 169 5,962
Animals 1,030 45 240 80 1,075
Mammals 134 18 8 19 152
Birds 465 12 95 36 477
Reptiles 214 1 18 18 215
Amphibians 44 1 20 4 45
Ray-finned fishes 69 7 75 1 76
Cartilaginous fishes 4 0 4 1 4
Insects 93 6 20 1 99
Malacostracans 5 0 0 0 5
Arachnids 2 0 0 0 2
Bacteria 21 0 0 0 21
Chromists 52 0 0 0 52
Fungi 252 0 0 0 252
Plants 3,949 613 283 89 4,562

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.

AreaType-regional-plan

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/regional-plan-mackay-isaac-and-whitsunday/

BESbswy