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Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,881 | 100.0% | 5.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 734 | 12.5% | 0.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 1,673 | 28.5% | 1.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 250 | 4.3% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 96 | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,200 | 20.4% | 1.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 340 | 5.8% | 0.3% |
| Riverine | 1,586 | 27.0% | 1.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 1,673 | 28.5% | 1.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 250 | 4.3% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 256 | 4.4% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 266 | 4.5% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 96 | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 16 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,200 | 20.4% | 1.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 340 | 5.8% | 0.3% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 189 | 3.2% | 0.2% |
| Riverine (natural) | 1,586 | 27.0% | 1.3% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
For definitions of artificial, highly modified, modified, slightly modified and natural wetlands, see the Queensland Wetland Mapping Method - A Method to Provide Baseline Mapping of Wetland Extent and Changes in Wetland Extent in Queensland.
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,385 | 100.0% | 2.9% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 195 | 5.8% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - other | 1,181 | 34.9% | 1.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 470 | 13.9% | 0.4% |
| 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 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 | 0.0% | 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 | 1,301 | 38.4% | 1.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 237 | 7.0% | 0.2% |
| 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% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 122 | 3.6% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 73 | 2.2% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 1,101 | 32.5% | 0.9% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 79 | 2.3% | 0.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 415 | 12.2% | 0.4% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 55 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1,021 | 30.2% | 0.9% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 280 | 8.3% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 178 | 5.3% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 59 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 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.
Wetland extent changes
| System | 2021 area (ha) |
2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
pre-clear area (ha) |
2021/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,881 | 5,896 | 5,913 | 6,038 | 6,032 | 6,032 | 6,069 | 13,411 | * 38.4% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 734 | 735 | 733 | 732 | 731 | 716 | 702 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 1,673 | 1,679 | 1,689 | 1,800 | 1,783 | 1,797 | 1,795 | 4,084 | 41.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 250 | 250 | 253 | 257 | 250 | 259 | 270 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 96 | 98 | 99 | 101 | 95 | 93 | 99 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,200 | 1,204 | 1,206 | 1,216 | 1,231 | 1,226 | 1,239 | 4,809 | 25.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 340 | 340 | 341 | 347 | 350 | 367 | 388 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 1,586 | 1,589 | 1,591 | 1,585 | 1,592 | 1,574 | 1,575 | 4,519 | 35.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 1,673 | 1,679 | 1,689 | 1,800 | 1,783 | 1,797 | 1,795 | 4,084 | 41.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 250 | 250 | 253 | 257 | 250 | 259 | 270 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 256 | 256 | 253 | 251 | 253 | 228 | 222 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 266 | 267 | 267 | 268 | 265 | 272 | 263 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 96 | 98 | 99 | 101 | 95 | 93 | 99 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,200 | 1,204 | 1,206 | 1,216 | 1,231 | 1,226 | 1,239 | 4,809 | 25.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 340 | 340 | 341 | 347 | 350 | 367 | 388 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 189 | 189 | 189 | 190 | 189 | 189 | 188 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 1,586 | 1,588 | 1,590 | 1,584 | 1,591 | 1,573 | 1,574 | 4,519 | 35.1% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2021 area (ha) |
2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,385 | 3,395 | 3,410 | 3,534 | 3,533 | 3,567 | 3,611 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 195 | 195 | 195 | 196 | 195 | 198 | 198 |
| Mangroves - other | 1,181 | 1,170 | 1,178 | 1,262 | 1,256 | 1,262 | 1,261 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 470 | 486 | 490 | 517 | 503 | 517 | 528 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,301 | 1,305 | 1,307 | 1,318 | 1,330 | 1,329 | 1,360 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 237 | 237 | 238 | 240 | 247 | 259 | 263 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 119 | 119 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 79 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 1,101 | 1,090 | 1,097 | 1,179 | 1,173 | 1,179 | 1,178 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 79 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 415 | 431 | 434 | 459 | 448 | 459 | 458 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 55 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 58 | 70 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1,021 | 1,025 | 1,026 | 1,034 | 1,042 | 1,035 | 1,048 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 280 | 280 | 281 | 284 | 288 | 294 | 312 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 178 | 178 | 178 | 180 | 188 | 190 | 191 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 72 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 118,417 | 100.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 49,625 | 41.9% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 32,333 | 27.3% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 1,091 | 0.9% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 16,202 | 13.7% |
| 5.5 Services | 14,768 | 12.5% |
| 5.5.0 Services | 54 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 2,953 | 2.5% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 2,812 | 2.4% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 7,978 | 6.7% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 643 | 0.5% |
| 5.5.5 Research facilities | 328 | 0.3% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 14,494 | 12.2% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 1,840 | 1.6% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 4,858 | 4.1% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 7,796 | 6.6% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 12,918 | 10.9% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 3,716 | 3.1% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 1,060 | 0.9% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 8,142 | 6.9% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 7,909 | 6.7% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 7,909 | 6.7% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 5,402 | 4.6% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 3,886 | 3.3% |
| 5.3.1 General purpose factory | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.3 Major industrial complex | 1,125 | 0.9% |
| 5.3.5 Abattoirs | 20 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.6 Oil refinery | 367 | 0.3% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 3,970 | 3.4% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 155 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 1,742 | 1.5% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 1,707 | 1.4% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 308 | 0.3% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 5 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 54 | 0.0% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 2,398 | 2.0% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 2,165 | 1.8% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 233 | 0.2% |
| 6.3 River | 2,033 | 1.7% |
| 6.3.0 River | 2,032 | 1.7% |
| 6.3.3 River - intensive use | 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 1,259 | 1.1% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 1,061 | 0.9% |
| 3.6.1 Degraded land | 33 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation | 166 | 0.1% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 817 | 0.7% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 202 | 0.2% |
| 3.1.3 Other forest plantation | 615 | 0.5% |
| 5.8 Mining | 625 | 0.5% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 106 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | 191 | 0.2% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 328 | 0.3% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 512 | 0.4% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 374 | 0.3% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 44 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 94 | 0.1% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 431 | 0.4% |
| 5.6.0 Utilities | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 374 | 0.3% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 57 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 359 | 0.3% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 357 | 0.3% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 2 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 312 | 0.3% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 77 | 0.1% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 179 | 0.2% |
| 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming | 56 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 115 | 0.1% |
| 5.2.0 Intensive animal production | 21 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.3 Poultry farms | 20 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 75 | 0.1% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 107 | 0.1% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 47 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.2 Shadehouses | 60 | 0.1% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 104 | 0.1% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 104 | 0.1% |
| 6.4 Channel/aqueduct | 83 | 0.1% |
| 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct | 83 | 0.1% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 54 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 54 | 0.0% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 30 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 17 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 13 | 0.0% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 24 | 0.0% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 24 | 0.0% |
| 3.5 Seasonal horticulture | 22 | 0.0% |
| 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture | 22 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 20 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 20 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 12 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 12 | 0.0% |
| 4.6 Irrigated land in transition | 8 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land | 8 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 3 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 3 | 0.0% |
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Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
none
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
none
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
none
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
none
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Blunder Creek Reserve Nature Refuge
- Feathertail Nature Refuge
- Hawkesbury Road Nature Refuge
- Kuta Koala Nature Refuge
- Mount Crosby Weir Nature Refuge
- Mount Petrie Road Nature Refuge
- Pooh Corner Nature Refuge
- Smith's Rainforest Nature Refuge
- Stewartdale Nature Refuge
- Undullah Nature Refuge
- Wacol Bushlands Nature Refuge
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
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – estuarine and marine
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – freshwater
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Lyngbya monitoring program
- Moreton Bay mangroves
- Moreton Bay regional council waterway health monitoring program
- Queensland wetland mapping
- South East Queensland (SEQ) Catchments community water quality monitoring program
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- ANZAC Tree Daisy Management
- Biodiversity Enhancement at Underwood Road, Eight Mile Plains
- Bridgewater Creek Intertidal Rehabilitation and Riparian Restoration Project
- Brisbane River Corridor Riparian Project
- Brisbane River Restoration Project Stage 3 - Colmslie Beach Reserve Restoration
- Cleaning Up Our Oceans - Monitoring and managing marine debris with the Reef Check volunteer program
- Creating habitat for threatened and declining species at the University of Queensland, St Lucia
- De-silting Project—Collins Road Forestry Reserve, Arana Hills
- Everyone’s Ithaca
- Fish Creek Rescue
- Green lane clean-up
- Health Waterways clean-up program
- Healthy Waterways Clean Up Program
- Healthy Waterways Clean Up Program 2014 - 2015
- Hemmant-Tingalpa Corridor Confluence Rehab Project
- Indooroopilly Scout Group Den Landcare Improvement Project Phase 2
- Kedron Brook Waterway Project Leslie Patrick Park, Arana Hills
- Kids By The Creek
- Kids By The Creek - Stages 2, 3 and 4
- Oxbow South Rehabilitation and Re-vegetation project
- Oxbow Wetland Biodiversity Corridor
- Pacey Road Sub-Catchment Conservation Project
- Pollard Park Creek naturalisation
- QUU Interflow Hemmant Recreation Reserve Revegetation Project N121961
- Raymond Road Park Rehabilitation
- Re-vegetation of Moggill Creek Stage 2
- Redbank recreation reserve integrated stormwater wetland
- Rehabilitation and revegetation - Bert Hall Park & Fernwood Reserve, FERNY HILLS
- Rehabilitation and revegetation - Bert Hall Park, FERNY HILLS
- Rehabilitation and revegetation - Wightman Reserve, FERNY HILLS
- Rehabilitation and revegetation - Wightman Reserve & Lemm Park, ARANA HILLS
- Rehabilitation on Cabbage Tree Creek
- Rehabilitation on Oxbow to Bulimba Creek
- Revegetation of Moggill Creek
- Riparian bushcare at Brook Park, Ferny Hills
- Riparian Restoration in Industrial Waterways
- Rochedale Scout Group - Weed Eradication Project
- Settlers Gully Project
- Spine Street Park Restoration Project
- Stable Swamp Creek Extended Monitoring Program
- Toowong Creek Turnaround - Wildlife Corridor Project
- Vera Street Community Place, Vera Street, Toowong, Brisbane
- Waterway Maintenance Program—Cabbage Tree Creek, Ferny Hills
- Wild About Your Creeks
- Witton for Wildlife - midstorey rescue
- Wynnum North Reserve Restoration
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
none
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
none
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Brisbane Creeks—Bramble Bay (WQ1423)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
-
Brisbane River Estuary (WQ1431)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
-
Oxley Creek (WQ1434)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
-
Sandy, Six Mile, Wolston, Woogaroo and Goodna Creeks (WQ1435)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwater Linear Pathway |
2015 | Culvert | Opossum Creek |
| Bulimba Freeway |
2020 | Culvert | Bulimba Ck Tributory |
| Enoggera Creek |
2010 | Cone | Enoggera Creek |
| Leslie Patrick Park (Kedron Brook) |
Rock Ramp | Kedron Brook | |
| Woogaroo Creek Fishway |
2022 | Rock Ramp | Woogaroo Creek |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3,253 | 846 | 466 | 102 | 4,101 |
| Animals | 856 | 42 | 232 | 64 | 898 |
| Mammals | 84 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 99 |
| Birds | 420 | 11 | 94 | 38 | 431 |
| Reptiles | 107 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 109 |
| Amphibians | 34 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 35 |
| Lobe-finned fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 48 | 9 | 56 | 2 | 57 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Insects | 155 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 159 |
| Malacostracans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bacteria | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Chromists | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fungi | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 549 |
| Plants | 1,822 | 804 | 234 | 38 | 2,626 |
| Protozoans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.
Reports and statistics displayed on WetlandInfo use a subset of the sighting records that are not classed as erroneous or duplicate, that have a location precision equal to or less than 10,000 metres, and do not have a count of zero.
A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.
If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.
Information from WildNet can also be accessed via the WildNet Application and WetlandMaps.
The WildNet dataset is constantly being enhanced and the taxonomic and status information revised.
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This page should be cited as:
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Lower Brisbane catchment — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 March 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/catchment-story-lower-brisbane/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation