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Wetland mapping — Childers 100K map tile — 9347

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Childers - 9347

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Wetland extents info metadata

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Childers 100K map tile wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 19,785 100.0% 7.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 6,133 31.0% 2.2%
Artificial and highly modified 2,183 11.0% 0.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 3,931 19.9% 1.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 13,652 69.0% 4.9%
Childers 100K map tile wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 3,941 100.0% 1.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 6 0.2% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 4 0.1% 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 92 2.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 39 1.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 16 0.4% 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 1,768 44.9% 0.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 97 2.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 1,918 48.7% 0.7%
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

Childers 100K map tile 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 19,785 19,786 19,813 19,830 19,727 19,753 21,630 * 81.4%
Artificial and highly modified 2,183 2,177 2,174 2,170 2,029 2,013 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 99.7%
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) 10 10 6 6 1 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 3,931 3,931 3,934 3,935 3,936 3,943 4,462 88.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine 13,652 13,659 13,690 13,710 13,750 13,786 17,158 79.6%

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

Childers 100K map tile 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 3,941 3,941 3,944 3,945 3,946 3,953
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 6 6 6 6 6 6
Salt marsh and salt flats 4 4 4 4 4 4
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 92 92 93 93 93 93
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 39 39 39 39 39 39
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 16 16 16 16 16 16
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,768 1,768 1,771 1,771 1,773 1,774
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 97 97 97 97 97 97
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 1,918 1,918 1,918 1,919 1,918 1,924
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

Childers 100K map tile land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 279,004 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 133,475 47.8%
2.2 Production native forests 60,024 21.5%
1.1 Nature conservation 30,043 10.8%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 15,751 5.6%
1.3 Other minimal use 12,544 4.5%
3.1 Plantation forests 8,167 2.9%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 6,341 2.3%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 5,586 2.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 1,945 0.7%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 1,440 0.5%
5.7 Transport and communication 844 0.3%
6.3 River 709 0.3%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 494 0.2%
5.5 Services 362 0.1%
3.3 Cropping 215 0.1%
5.2 Intensive animal production 171 0.1%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 156 0.1%
5.8 Mining 155 0.1%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 141 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 138 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 122 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 58 0.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 40 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 37 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 36 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 11 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 1,999 264 271 73 2,263
Animals 579 23 142 45 602
Mammals 68 10 4 7 78
Birds 319 7 68 29 326
Reptiles 79 1 10 4 80
Amphibians 34 1 13 3 35
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 42 3 45 1 45
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 0 1
Insects 33 1 0 0 34
Malacostracans 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 27 0 0 0 27
Plants 1,393 241 129 28 1,634

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) Wetland mapping — Childers 100K map tile — 9347, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/tile-100k-childers/