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Sub-basins (herb)

Caboolture River sub-basin (herb)

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Name: Caboolture River
Area type: Sub-basin (herb)
Total area: 46,771 ha
% total Qld: 0.0%
Towns: Beachmere, Burpengary, Caboolture, Deception Bay, Wamuran
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Caboolture River sub-basin (herb) wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 4,465 100.0% 9.5%
Artificial and highly modified 386 8.7% 0.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,158 25.9% 2.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 227 5.1% 0.5%
Palustrine (natural) 2,112 47.3% 4.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 115 2.6% 0.2%
Riverine 467 10.5% 1.0%

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Caboolture River sub-basin (herb) wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 3,378 100.0% 7.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina 127 3.7% 0.3%
Mangroves - other 646 19.1% 1.4%
Salt marsh and salt flats 379 11.2% 0.8%
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 28 0.8% 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 0 0.0% 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 2,170 64.2% 4.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 19 0.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 8 0.2% 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%

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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

Caboolture River sub-basin (herb) 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 4,465 4,468 4,399 4,326 4,280 4,312 8,474 * 48.1%
Artificial and highly modified 386 385 338 315 279 270 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,158 1,158 1,158 1,158 1,158 1,161 1,249 92.7%
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) 227 228 215 155 120 85 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,112 2,118 2,140 2,150 2,173 2,245 6,514 32.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 115 113 80 80 80 78 0 n/a
Riverine 467 467 469 469 471 473 711 65.7%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

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metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all sub-basins (herb)

Caboolture River sub-basin (herb) 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 3,378 3,382 3,370 3,381 3,404 3,478
Mangroves - Casuarina 127 127 127 127 127 130
Mangroves - other 646 646 646 647 647 647
Salt marsh and salt flats 379 379 379 379 379 379
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 28 28 28 29 30 32
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 2,170 2,175 2,163 2,173 2,194 2,261
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 19 19 19 19 19 19
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 8 8 8 8 8 10
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 sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

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

Caboolture River sub-basin (herb) land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 46,751 100.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 16,707 35.7%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 14,018 30.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 4,857 10.4%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 2,062 4.4%
5.5 Services 1,809 3.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 1,476 3.2%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 862 1.8%
2.2 Production native forests 713 1.5%
3.1 Plantation forests 649 1.4%
5.7 Transport and communication 511 1.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 398 0.9%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 377 0.8%
5.8 Mining 368 0.8%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 347 0.7%
6.3 River 327 0.7%
3.6 Land in transition 300 0.6%
5.2 Intensive animal production 257 0.6%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 197 0.4%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 116 0.2%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 96 0.2%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 89 0.2%
1.2 Managed resource protection 62 0.1%
6.1 Lake 55 0.1%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 52 0.1%
5.6 Utilities 36 0.1%
3.3 Cropping 11 0.0%

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    Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
    map Caboolture Weir 1974 Pool and Weir Caboolture River

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    Wildlife

    Kingdom
    Class
    		 Native Introduced Wetland
    indicator
    species    		 Rare or
    threatened
    species    		 All
    TOTAL 2,149 307 318 87 2,456
    Animals 676 30 167 58 706
    Mammals 76 11 7 9 87
    Birds 373 8 91 32 381
    Reptiles 74 1 10 4 75
    Amphibians 33 1 16 6 34
    Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
    Ray-finned fishes 29 7 36 2 36
    Insects 86 2 6 2 88
    Malacostracans 4 0 0 2 4
    Chromists 2 0 0 0 2
    Fungi 191 0 0 0 191
    Plants 1,280 277 151 29 1,557

    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) Caboolture River sub-basin (herb) — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-herb-caboolture-river/

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