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Albert (Healthy Land and Water) report card

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Albert (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 1,757 100.0% 2.2%
Artificial and highly modified 311 17.7% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 37 2.1% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 49 2.8% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 267 15.2% 0.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 38 2.1% 0.0%
Riverine 1,055 60.0% 1.3%
Albert (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 338 100.0% 0.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 3 0.7% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 35 10.3% 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 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 0 0.0% 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 < 1 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 71 21.1% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 230 67.9% 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 0 0.0% 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

Albert (Healthy Land and Water) report card 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 1,757 1,757 1,751 1,737 1,693 1,679 2,346 * 61.6%
Artificial and highly modified 311 311 303 287 237 220 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 37 37 38 38 38 37 49 75.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 49 49 50 50 49 48 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 267 267 266 267 268 270 603 44.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 38 38 38 38 38 38 0 n/a
Riverine 1,055 1,055 1,057 1,060 1,064 1,066 1,693 62.3%

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

Albert (Healthy Land and Water) report card 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 338 338 338 338 339 341
Mangroves - Casuarina 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mangroves - other 35 35 35 35 35 34
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 71 71 70 71 70 69
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 230 230 230 230 231 235
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 0 0 0 0 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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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Albert (Healthy Land and Water) report card land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 78,501 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 41,160 52.4%
1.1 Nature conservation 13,060 16.6%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 9,240 11.8%
1.3 Other minimal use 7,061 9.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 2,398 3.1%
5.5 Services 1,318 1.7%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 832 1.1%
3.1 Plantation forests 593 0.8%
5.2 Intensive animal production 482 0.6%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 389 0.5%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 333 0.4%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 268 0.3%
5.8 Mining 249 0.3%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 238 0.3%
1.2 Managed resource protection 148 0.2%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 143 0.2%
3.3 Cropping 122 0.2%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 119 0.2%
6.3 River 104 0.1%
3.6 Land in transition 91 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 75 0.1%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 21 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 19 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 13 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 12 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 12 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 2 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 3,152 393 297 155 3,545
Animals 732 37 175 56 769
Mammals 86 15 3 10 101
Birds 349 11 70 27 360
Reptiles 100 1 9 5 101
Amphibians 41 1 17 6 42
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 37 7 44 2 44
Insects 114 2 31 4 116
Malacostracans 4 0 0 1 4
Bacteria 7 0 0 0 7
Chromists 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 530 2 0 0 532
Plants 1,880 354 122 99 2,234
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) Albert (Healthy Land and Water) report card — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 March 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/report-card-albert-healthy-land-and-water/