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Maroochy and Mooloolah catchmentsAccess wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service. The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML. Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen Open WetlandMaps interactive map server
Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12,179 | 100.0% | 14.3% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 8,625 | 70.8% | 10.2% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 1,726 | 14.2% | 2.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 895 | 7.4% | 1.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 248 | 2.0% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 4,713 | 38.7% | 5.5% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 756 | 6.2% | 0.9% |
| Riverine | 3,554 | 29.2% | 4.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 28 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 895 | 7.4% | 1.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 169 | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 940 | 7.7% | 1.1% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 248 | 2.0% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 589 | 4.8% | 0.7% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 4,713 | 38.7% | 5.5% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 756 | 6.2% | 0.9% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 3,552 | 29.2% | 4.2% |
| 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 | 6,649 | 100.0% | 7.8% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 495 | 7.4% | 0.6% |
| Mangroves - other | 572 | 8.6% | 0.7% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 110 | 1.7% | 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 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 | 3 | 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 | 987 | 14.8% | 1.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 392 | 5.9% | 0.5% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 79 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 3,145 | 47.3% | 3.7% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 120 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 746 | 11.2% | 0.9% |
| 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) | 295 | 4.4% | 0.3% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 200 | 3.0% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 526 | 7.9% | 0.6% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 46 | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 74 | 1.1% | 0.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 36 | 0.5% | 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) | 3 | 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) | 717 | 10.8% | 0.8% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 270 | 4.1% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 388 | 5.8% | 0.5% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 79 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| 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) | 2,673 | 40.2% | 3.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 473 | 7.1% | 0.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 115 | 1.7% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 741 | 11.1% | 0.9% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 0.1% | 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 | 12,179 | 12,211 | 12,262 | 12,255 | 12,286 | 12,446 | 12,616 | 25,887 | * 40.4% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 1,726 | 1,721 | 1,767 | 2,448 | 2,654 | 2,633 | 2,631 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 895 | 895 | 896 | 896 | 887 | 889 | 896 | 1,189 | 75.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 282 | 282 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 101.8% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 248 | 255 | 253 | 218 | 205 | 180 | 132 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 4,713 | 4,735 | 4,809 | 4,835 | 4,876 | 5,046 | 5,199 | 15,744 | 29.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 756 | 756 | 677 | 236 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 3,554 | 3,562 | 3,574 | 3,586 | 3,592 | 3,633 | 3,695 | 8,951 | 39.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 895 | 895 | 896 | 896 | 887 | 889 | 896 | 1,189 | 75.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 282 | 282 | 282 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 163 | 156 | 151 | 151 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 940 | 935 | 900 | 889 | 889 | 869 | 865 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 101.8% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 248 | 255 | 253 | 218 | 205 | 180 | 132 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 589 | 589 | 669 | 1,368 | 1,565 | 1,567 | 1,569 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 4,713 | 4,735 | 4,809 | 4,835 | 4,876 | 5,046 | 5,199 | 15,744 | 29.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 756 | 756 | 677 | 236 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 3,552 | 3,561 | 3,574 | 3,586 | 3,592 | 3,633 | 3,695 | 8,951 | 39.7% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 6,649 | 6,671 | 6,667 | 6,002 | 5,834 | 6,000 | 6,158 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 495 | 495 | 496 | 320 | 290 | 289 | 294 |
| Mangroves - other | 572 | 571 | 571 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 526 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 110 | 112 | 112 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 987 | 990 | 1,020 | 781 | 796 | 834 | 866 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 392 | 392 | 426 | 427 | 432 | 464 | 476 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 |
| 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 | 3,145 | 3,161 | 3,089 | 2,912 | 2,758 | 2,816 | 2,893 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 117 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 746 | 749 | 751 | 752 | 754 | 795 | 826 |
| 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) | 295 | 295 | 296 | 296 | 286 | 288 | 293 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 200 | 200 | 200 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 526 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 526 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 7 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 74 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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) | 717 | 720 | 751 | 762 | 774 | 812 | 845 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 270 | 270 | 270 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 388 | 388 | 422 | 423 | 428 | 460 | 472 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 |
| 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) | 2,673 | 2,689 | 2,695 | 2,708 | 2,730 | 2,788 | 2,865 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 473 | 473 | 394 | 203 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 116 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 741 | 744 | 746 | 747 | 749 | 791 | 821 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 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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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.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 84,897 | 100.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 30,702 | 36.2% |
| 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 7,278 | 8.6% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 1,204 | 1.4% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 22,216 | 26.2% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 14,902 | 17.5% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 14,902 | 17.5% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 9,094 | 10.7% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 300 | 0.4% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 8,794 | 10.4% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 8,846 | 10.4% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 3,522 | 4.1% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 4,477 | 5.3% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 847 | 1.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 3,864 | 4.5% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 539 | 0.6% |
| 3.3.5 Sugar | 3,324 | 3.9% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 3,522 | 4.1% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 3,167 | 3.7% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 355 | 0.4% |
| 5.5 Services | 3,058 | 3.6% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 515 | 0.6% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 615 | 0.7% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 1,871 | 2.2% |
| 5.5.5 Research facilities | 57 | 0.1% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 2,661 | 3.1% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 676 | 0.8% |
| 3.6.2 Abandoned land | 1,978 | 2.3% |
| 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture | 7 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 1,100 | 1.3% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 228 | 0.3% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 153 | 0.2% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 714 | 0.8% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 4 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 1,090 | 1.3% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 398 | 0.5% |
| 3.4.1 Tree fruits | 630 | 0.7% |
| 3.4.4 Vine fruits | 4 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits | 58 | 0.1% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 1,012 | 1.2% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 303 | 0.4% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 667 | 0.8% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 43 | 0.1% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 723 | 0.9% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 346 | 0.4% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 118 | 0.1% |
| 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts | 15 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits | 6 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits | 238 | 0.3% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 678 | 0.8% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 678 | 0.8% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 625 | 0.7% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 607 | 0.7% |
| 5.3.2 Food processing factory | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.7 Sawmill | 12 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 618 | 0.7% |
| 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters | 614 | 0.7% |
| 6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use | 4 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 371 | 0.4% |
| 6.3.0 River | 19 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.3 River - intensive use | 352 | 0.4% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 369 | 0.4% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 265 | 0.3% |
| 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming | 104 | 0.1% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 325 | 0.4% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 57 | 0.1% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 268 | 0.3% |
| 5.8 Mining | 312 | 0.4% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 229 | 0.3% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 71 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 13 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 280 | 0.3% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 280 | 0.3% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 232 | 0.3% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 232 | 0.3% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 159 | 0.2% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 159 | 0.2% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 125 | 0.1% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 10 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 60 | 0.1% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 55 | 0.1% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 90 | 0.1% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 90 | 0.1% |
| 6.1 Lake | 66 | 0.1% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 66 | 0.1% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 41 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 41 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 25 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation | 7 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 8 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 11 | 0.0% |
| 3.5 Seasonal horticulture | 3 | 0.0% |
| 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs | 3 | 0.0% |
| 4.6 Irrigated land in transition | 3 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture | 3 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
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
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
none
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
Conservation parks
- Caloundra Conservation Park
- Coolum Creek Conservation Park
- Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park
- Eudlo Creek Conservation Park
- Eumundi Conservation Park
- Mapleton Conservation Park
- Maroochy River Conservation Park
- Maroochy Wetlands Conservation Park
- Meridan Plains Conservation Park
- Mooloolah (Marie Higgs) Conservation Park
- Mooloolah River Conservation Park
- Mount Eerwah Conservation Park
- Noosa Conservation Park
- Palmview Conservation Park
- Parklands Conservation Park
State forests
- Beerwah State Forest
- Parklands State Forest
- Wappa State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Black Snake Nature Refuge
- Bryn Glas Nature Refuge
- Buderim Forest Nature Refuge
- Buderim Forest Park Nature Refuge
- Coolum Creek Nature Refuge
- Coonoona Nature Refuge
- Doonan Wetlands Nature Refuge
- Edward Corbould Reserve and Retreat Nature Refuge
- Frizzos Nature Refuge
- Gerygone Gully Nature Refuge
- Gooungalba Nature Refuge
- Headwaters Nature Refuge
- Mooloolah River Nature Refuge
- Mount Ninderry Nature Refuge
- Mountain Creek Conservation Area Nature Refuge
- North Ridge Nature Refuge
- Pattens Nature Refuge
- Rock of Ages Nature Refuge
- Tanawha Tall Gums Nature Refuge
- The Pinch Nature Refuge
- Upper Mooloolah Nature Refuge
- Verrierdale Rise Nature Refuge
- Weyba Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
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 – event-based
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – freshwater
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Lyngbya monitoring program
- Moreton Bay regional council waterway health monitoring program
- Queensland wetland mapping
- South East Queensland (SEQ) Catchments community water quality monitoring program
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- Bridge to Bridge Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia (LRStA) project
- Buderim Native Forests Preservation Project
- Caring for Saltwater Country and Fish Habitat - Maroochy River Mangrove Nursery and Re-vegetation Project, Sunshine Coast
- Catchment Management in the Maroochy River
- Coastal Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Community Engagement Project
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Shereston
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in Mooloolah: Spinhoven/Wright
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in South Mooloolah: Carew
- Connecting Lowland Subtropical Rainforest in the Mooloolah Valley: Gehlert
- Connecting Mooloolah River Wildlife Corridors
- ‘Creek to Sky’: Increasing freshwater, terrestrial and biocultural biodiversity, a collaborative effort involving members of the school community, Mapleton community and associated organisations
- Dhu mu'rang Traditional Owners Caring for Fisheries - Maroochy and Mooloolah Estuaries
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Ginger production: Water use efficiency and wastewater management drives innovative wetland treatment solution for a ginger farm
- Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo River Rehabilitation
- Integrated Sunshine Coast Clean-up project
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Making Landscape Linkages in the Maroochy Catchment
- Maroochy River Mangrove Re-vegetation and Water Quality Testing Project 2013-2016
- Mullens Wader Walk
- Namba Creek Camphor Laurel Removal
- Park Lakes II Residential Development
- PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora
- PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
- PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM
- PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control
- Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- Petrie Creek Riparian Restoration Project
- Sunshine Coast Water Mouse Recovery
- Supporting Bird Life around Tucker's Creek environment corridor in Nambour
- The Green Triangle
- The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
- Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
- Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
- Yandina Harmony Rainforest Project
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
-
Maroochy River (WQ1411)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
-
Mooloolah River (WQ1412)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud Canal Weir, SunCentral |
2018 | Pool and Weir | Cornmeal Creek |
| Mooloolaba Weir |
1970 | Pool and Weir | Mooloolah River |
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 2,947 | 451 | 369 | 124 | 3,399 |
| Animals | 732 | 28 | 156 | 68 | 760 |
| Mammals | 83 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 93 |
| Birds | 391 | 10 | 84 | 34 | 401 |
| Reptiles | 85 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 86 |
| Amphibians | 40 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 41 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 35 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 39 |
| Insects | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 |
| Malacostracans | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Bacteria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chromists | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Fungi | 434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 435 |
| Plants | 1,756 | 423 | 213 | 56 | 2,179 |
| Protozoans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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This page should be cited as:
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Maroochy and Mooloolah catchments — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 March 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/catchment-story-maroochy-and-mooloolah/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation