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Wetland mapping — Murwillumbah 100K map tile — 9541

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Murwillumbah - 9541

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Page table of contents
KML mapping notes
Area profile
Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
Climate zones
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Marine provincial bioregions
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
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
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife

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KML mapping notes

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Area profile

Name: Murwillumbah
Area type: 100K map tile
Total area: 271,888 ha
% total Qld: 0.2%
Towns: Beechmont, Canungra, Mudgeeraba, Springbrook, Tallebudgera

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Catchment stories info

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Wetland observations

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Wetland extents info metadata

Based on wetland mapping version 6.0

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Murwillumbah 100K map tile wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 4,734 100.0% 1.7%
Artificial and highly modified 1,979 41.8% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 110 2.3% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 244 5.2% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 276 5.8% 0.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 507 10.7% 0.2%
Riverine 1,617 34.2% 0.6%

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Murwillumbah 100K map tile wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 889 100.0% 0.3%
Mangroves - Casuarina 30 3.4% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 58 6.5% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 22 2.5% 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 1 0.1% 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 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 471 53.0% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 306 34.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp < 1 0.1% 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

Murwillumbah 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 4,734 4,736 4,698 4,692 4,682 4,648 7,858 * 35.1%
Artificial and highly modified 1,979 1,979 1,977 1,969 1,951 1,943 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 110 110 111 111 112 113 261 42.2%
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) 244 244 244 244 245 204 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 276 277 249 250 252 264 4,376 6.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 507 507 507 507 507 507 0 n/a
Riverine 1,617 1,617 1,610 1,610 1,615 1,617 3,222 50.2%

* 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 100K map tiles

Murwillumbah 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 889 890 863 864 866 880
Mangroves - Casuarina 30 30 31 31 31 31
Mangroves - other 58 58 58 58 59 60
Salt marsh and salt flats 22 22 22 22 22 22
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 1 1 2 2 2 3
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
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 471 472 443 445 446 455
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 306 306 306 306 306 305
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 1 3
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

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metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all 100K map tiles

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metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all 100K map tiles

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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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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Murwillumbah 100K map tile land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 136,042 50.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 45,315 16.7%
1.1 Nature conservation 31,538 11.6%
1.3 Other minimal use 21,239 7.8%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 19,198 7.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 5,473 2.0%
5.5 Services 5,264 1.9%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 2,114 0.8%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 1,312 0.5%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 1,190 0.4%
6.3 River 934 0.3%
5.7 Transport and communication 489 0.2%
6.1 Lake 369 0.1%
2.2 Production native forests 350 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 190 0.1%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 183 0.1%
3.6 Land in transition 158 0.1%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 144 0.1%
3.1 Plantation forests 110 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 87 0.0%
5.8 Mining 86 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 72 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 62 0.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 54 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 30 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 29 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 17 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 13 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 11 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 6 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 2 0.0%

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Drainage divisions info metadata

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Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies info metadata

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Climate zones info metadata

  • map Subtropical
  • map Temperate

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Bioregions info metadata

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IBRA bioregions info metadata

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Marine meso-scale bioregions metadata

  • map Tweed-Moreton (TM)

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Marine provincial bioregions metadata

  • map Central Eastern Shelf Transition

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Regional plans info metadata

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World Heritage areas info metadata

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Ramsar internationally important wetlands info metadata

none

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National parks info metadata

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none

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Study areas metadata

none

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Report cards metadata

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State forests info metadata

  • map Canungra State Forest

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Forest reserves info metadata

none

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Resources reserves info metadata

none

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Timber reserves info metadata

none

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Fish habitat areas info metadata

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Coastal management district info metadata

  • map Available (all have been combined since February 2012)

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EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives info metadata

none

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Shorebird zones info metadata

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Hinze Dam 2010 Mechanical Nerang River

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 3,861 499 405 207 4,360
Animals 887 36 227 84 923
Mammals 100 16 7 15 116
Birds 425 10 86 44 435
Reptiles 101 1 8 7 102
Amphibians 43 1 18 7 44
Ray-finned fishes 42 6 48 2 48
Cartilaginous fishes 3 0 3 2 3
Insects 165 2 57 4 167
Malacostracans 8 0 0 3 8
Bacteria 16 0 0 0 16
Chromists 25 0 0 0 25
Fungi 642 2 0 0 644
Plants 2,291 461 178 123 2,752

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 — Murwillumbah 100K map tile — 9541, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/tile-100k-murwillumbah/

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