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Maroochy (Healthy Land and Water) report card

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Name: Maroochy (Healthy Land and Water)
Area type: Report card
Total area: 63,407 ha
% total Qld: 0.0%
Towns: Buderim, Coolum Beach, Eumundi, Maroochydore, Nambour, Yandina
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Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
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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
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EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
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Maroochy (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 8,639 100.0% 13.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 6,288 72.8% 9.9%
Artificial and highly modified 1,230 14.2% 1.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 801 9.3% 1.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 282 3.3% 0.4%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 140 1.6% 0.2%
Palustrine (natural) 3,064 35.5% 4.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 771 8.9% 1.2%
Riverine 2,351 27.2% 3.7%

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Maroochy (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 4,917 100.0% 7.8%
Mangroves - Casuarina 465 9.5% 0.7%
Mangroves - other 514 10.5% 0.8%
Salt marsh and salt flats 103 2.1% 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 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 946 19.2% 1.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 495 10.1% 0.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 49 1.0% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 2,068 42.1% 3.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 112 2.3% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 164 3.3% 0.3%
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%

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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

Maroochy (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 8,639 8,682 8,672 8,690 8,756 8,915 17,470 * 42.4%
Artificial and highly modified 1,230 1,275 1,981 2,194 2,166 2,168 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 801 802 802 792 793 799 994 80.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 282 282 31 4 1 1 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 140 140 108 104 94 90 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 3,064 3,132 3,149 3,167 3,250 3,388 9,906 30.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 771 692 236 61 58 57 0 n/a
Riverine 2,351 2,359 2,365 2,367 2,394 2,413 6,570 35.8%

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

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metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all report cards

Maroochy (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 4,917 4,908 4,218 4,025 4,102 4,245
Mangroves - Casuarina 465 467 291 261 259 264
Mangroves - other 514 514 475 468 468 469
Salt marsh and salt flats 103 103 67 67 67 67
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 946 977 722 730 754 796
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 495 528 529 534 566 582
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 49 49 49 49 49 49
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 2,068 1,994 1,809 1,638 1,659 1,724
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 112 112 112 113 110 110
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 164 164 164 164 169 182
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

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all report cards

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all report cards

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all report cards

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all report cards

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all report cards

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all report cards

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

Maroochy (Healthy Land and Water) report card land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 63,400 100.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 23,272 36.7%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 10,660 16.8%
1.1 Nature conservation 7,149 11.3%
1.3 Other minimal use 5,977 9.4%
3.3 Cropping 3,848 6.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 2,446 3.9%
3.6 Land in transition 2,354 3.7%
5.5 Services 1,907 3.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 960 1.5%
5.7 Transport and communication 784 1.2%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 655 1.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 637 1.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 550 0.9%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 486 0.8%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 349 0.5%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 276 0.4%
5.2 Intensive animal production 256 0.4%
5.8 Mining 180 0.3%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 159 0.3%
6.3 River 105 0.2%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 90 0.1%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 85 0.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 83 0.1%
2.2 Production native forests 59 0.1%
6.1 Lake 41 0.1%
3.1 Plantation forests 18 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 10 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 3 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 3 0.0%

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    Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
    map Maud Canal Weir, SunCentral 2018 Pool and Weir Cornmeal Creek

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    Wildlife

    Kingdom
    Class
    		 Native Introduced Wetland
    indicator
    species    		 Rare or
    threatened
    species    		 All
    TOTAL 3,710 511 397 147 4,221
    Animals 766 29 165 74 795
    Mammals 92 11 7 10 103
    Birds 401 10 84 36 411
    Reptiles 95 1 13 9 96
    Amphibians 39 1 15 9 40
    Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
    Ray-finned fishes 40 4 44 3 44
    Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
    Insects 90 2 0 2 92
    Malacostracans 7 0 0 3 7
    Bacteria 29 0 0 0 29
    Chromists 35 0 0 0 35
    Fungi 650 0 0 0 650
    Plants 2,229 482 232 73 2,711
    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) Maroochy (Healthy Land and Water) report card — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/report-card-maroochy-healthy-land-and-water/

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