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Moreton water resource planning area

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Moreton water resource planning area wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 70,878 100.0% 4.5%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 46,991 66.3% 3.0%
Artificial and highly modified 24,509 34.6% 1.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 7,209 10.2% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 262 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 979 1.4% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 13,031 18.4% 0.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,217 1.7% 0.1%
Riverine 23,672 33.4% 1.5%
Moreton water resource planning area wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 21,607 100.0% 1.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 753 3.5% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 4,405 20.4% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,229 10.3% 0.1%
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 1,523 7.0% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 98 0.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 38 0.2% 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 9,783 45.3% 0.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 2,069 9.6% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 710 3.3% 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

Moreton water resource planning area 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 70,878 70,928 71,027 70,866 70,810 70,761 85,382 * 54.3%
Artificial and highly modified 24,509 24,506 24,423 24,307 24,096 23,858 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 7,209 7,217 7,325 7,315 7,321 7,321 10,308 69.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 262 265 269 263 271 283 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 979 966 942 863 820 786 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 13,031 13,078 13,173 13,227 13,324 13,462 37,214 35.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,217 1,212 1,195 1,199 1,243 1,262 0 n/a
Riverine 23,672 23,685 23,699 23,693 23,736 23,789 37,859 62.5%

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

Moreton water resource planning area 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 21,607 21,660 21,845 21,890 22,045 22,213
Mangroves - Casuarina 753 754 749 758 752 749
Mangroves - other 4,405 4,410 4,495 4,485 4,491 4,490
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,229 2,233 2,262 2,250 2,265 2,280
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 1,523 1,523 1,527 1,533 1,547 1,596
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 98 98 98 98 99 101
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 38 38 38 38 39 42
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 9,783 9,815 9,872 9,913 10,011 10,116
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 2,069 2,073 2,086 2,097 2,118 2,121
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 710 715 718 719 723 719
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

Moreton water resource planning area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 1,562,160 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 857,457 54.9%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 152,291 9.7%
1.1 Nature conservation 119,357 7.6%
1.3 Other minimal use 110,332 7.1%
2.2 Production native forests 66,922 4.3%
3.1 Plantation forests 50,085 3.2%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 32,246 2.1%
5.5 Services 28,899 1.8%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 25,172 1.6%
1.2 Managed resource protection 24,741 1.6%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 14,161 0.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 11,872 0.8%
3.6 Land in transition 7,615 0.5%
3.3 Cropping 7,564 0.5%
5.7 Transport and communication 7,264 0.5%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 7,187 0.5%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 6,906 0.4%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 6,761 0.4%
6.3 River 6,595 0.4%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5,127 0.3%
5.8 Mining 4,143 0.3%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 3,610 0.2%
5.2 Intensive animal production 2,347 0.2%
5.6 Utilities 1,125 0.1%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 986 0.1%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 497 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 263 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 241 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 200 0.0%
6.1 Lake 124 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 39 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 31 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 6,518 1,071 638 248 7,589
Animals 1,193 55 306 111 1,248
Mammals 117 19 9 18 136
Birds 510 14 100 49 524
Reptiles 156 3 15 16 159
Amphibians 51 1 21 11 52
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 64 13 75 5 77
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 275 5 83 4 280
Malacostracans 15 0 0 5 15
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Snails 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 51 0 0 0 51
Chromists 56 0 0 0 56
Fungi 1,459 3 0 0 1,462
Plants 3,753 1,013 332 137 4,766
Protozoans 6 0 0 0 6

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) Moreton water resource planning area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/water-resource-planning-area-moreton/

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