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O'Connell (Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership) report card

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O'Connell (Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership) report card wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 18,150 100.0% 7.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 15,092 83.2% 6.3%
Artificial and highly modified 921 5.1% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 12,788 70.5% 5.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 6 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 45 0.2% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,154 6.4% 0.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 178 1.0% 0.1%
Riverine 3,058 16.8% 1.3%
O'Connell (Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership) report card wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 14,119 100.0% 5.9%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 10,132 71.8% 4.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,658 18.8% 1.1%
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 784 5.6% 0.3%
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 200 1.4% 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 206 1.5% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 141 1.0% 0.1%
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

O'Connell (Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership) 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 18,150 18,142 18,126 18,111 18,134 18,044 22,110 * 77.9%
Artificial and highly modified 921 913 871 846 811 689 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 12,788 12,788 12,787 12,789 12,790 12,790 13,108 97.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 45 44 44 43 40 35 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,154 1,155 1,155 1,152 1,165 1,180 4,335 26.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 178 178 178 178 176 175 0 n/a
Riverine 3,058 3,059 3,086 3,097 3,145 3,169 4,667 65.5%

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

O'Connell (Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership) 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 14,119 14,120 14,119 14,118 14,130 14,145
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 10,132 10,132 10,131 10,133 10,133 10,130
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,658 2,658 2,658 2,658 2,659 2,662
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 784 784 784 790 800 815
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 200 200 200 203 203 202
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 206 206 206 207 207 207
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 141 141 141 128 128 128
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

O'Connell (Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership) report card land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 238,144 99.8%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 97,404 40.8%
1.3 Other minimal use 43,840 18.4%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 32,122 13.5%
1.1 Nature conservation 20,091 8.4%
2.2 Production native forests 15,729 6.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 15,528 6.5%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 6,930 2.9%
6.3 River 1,646 0.7%
5.7 Transport and communication 1,158 0.5%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 1,017 0.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 929 0.4%
5.5 Services 826 0.3%
6.1 Lake 225 0.1%
5.8 Mining 188 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 144 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 115 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 60 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 59 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 46 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 33 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 29 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 15 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 5 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 3 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 2 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 1 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,246 351 316 68 2,597
Animals 635 26 171 48 661
Mammals 78 9 8 11 87
Birds 355 10 85 25 365
Reptiles 85 1 9 7 86
Amphibians 31 1 15 4 32
Ray-finned fishes 45 5 49 0 50
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 39 0 4 0 39
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 3 0 0 0 3
Chromists 3 0 0 0 3
Fungi 119 0 0 0 119
Plants 1,486 325 145 20 1,811

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

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) O'Connell (Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership) report card — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/report-card-oconnell-healthy-rivers-to-reef-partnership/

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