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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,309 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 19,869 | 93.2% | 21.4% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 101 | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 627 | 2.9% | 0.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 227 | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 24 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 18,879 | 88.6% | 20.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 11 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 1,440 | 6.8% | 1.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 627 | 2.9% | 0.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 50 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 50 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 227 | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 24 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 18,879 | 88.6% | 20.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 11 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 1,440 | 6.8% | 1.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 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 | 19,742 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 176 | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - other | 401 | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 49 | 0.2% | 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 | 227 | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| 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 | 3,392 | 17.2% | 3.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 5,036 | 25.5% | 5.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 577 | 2.9% | 0.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 6,118 | 31.0% | 6.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 3,764 | 19.1% | 4.0% |
| 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) | 176 | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 401 | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 49 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 227 | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| 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) | 3,392 | 17.2% | 3.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 5,036 | 25.5% | 5.4% |
| 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) | 577 | 2.9% | 0.6% |
| 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) | 6,109 | 30.9% | 6.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 3,764 | 19.1% | 4.0% |
| 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 | 21,309 | 21,308 | 21,325 | 21,328 | 21,335 | 21,360 | 21,422 | * n/a | * n/a |
| Artificial and highly modified | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 627 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 629 | 631 | 704 | 89.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 18,879 | 18,880 | 18,895 | 18,897 | 18,902 | 18,928 | 18,978 | 20,522 | 92.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 1,440 | 1,440 | 1,442 | 1,443 | 1,444 | 1,448 | 1,458 | * n/a | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 627 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 629 | 631 | 704 | 89.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 18,879 | 18,880 | 18,895 | 18,897 | 18,902 | 18,928 | 18,978 | 20,522 | 92.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * n/a | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * n/a | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 1,440 | 1,440 | 1,442 | 1,443 | 1,444 | 1,448 | 1,458 | * n/a | n/a |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * n/a | n/a |
* Pre-clear riverine wetland statistics are not available in this area. A comprehensive evaluation is currently underway of the effect of identified limitations on the statistical analysis process used to monitor wetland extent change. During this time, selected riverine wetland statistics will be temporarily unavailable as they may be disproportionately impacted. It is expected that this evaluation will be completed in late 2024.
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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 | 19,742 | 19,743 | 19,758 | 19,760 | 19,765 | 19,793 | 19,845 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 177 |
| Mangroves - other | 401 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 402 | 402 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| 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 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 |
| 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 | 3,392 | 3,392 | 3,393 | 3,394 | 3,395 | 3,397 | 3,403 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 5,036 | 5,036 | 5,036 | 5,036 | 5,037 | 5,037 | 5,039 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 577 | 577 | 577 | 577 | 578 | 583 | 586 |
| 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 | 6,118 | 6,119 | 6,125 | 6,126 | 6,127 | 6,135 | 6,155 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 3,764 | 3,764 | 3,773 | 3,773 | 3,773 | 3,784 | 3,803 |
| 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) | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 177 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 401 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 402 | 402 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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) | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 |
| 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) | 3,392 | 3,392 | 3,393 | 3,394 | 3,395 | 3,397 | 3,403 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 5,036 | 5,036 | 5,036 | 5,036 | 5,037 | 5,037 | 5,039 |
| 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) | 577 | 577 | 577 | 577 | 578 | 583 | 586 |
| 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) | 6,109 | 6,110 | 6,115 | 6,116 | 6,117 | 6,125 | 6,146 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 3,764 | 3,764 | 3,773 | 3,773 | 3,773 | 3,784 | 3,803 |
| 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 | 92,979 | 99.9% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 54,391 | 58.4% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 53,232 | 57.2% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 168 | 0.2% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 991 | 1.1% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 9,259 | 9.9% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 9,259 | 9.9% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 6,164 | 6.6% |
| 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure | 65 | 0.1% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 1,746 | 1.9% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 435 | 0.5% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 3,913 | 4.2% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 5 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 5,965 | 6.4% |
| 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters | 5,860 | 6.3% |
| 6.6.1 Estuary/coastal waters - conservation | 106 | 0.1% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 5,546 | 6.0% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 31 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 5,515 | 5.9% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 2,475 | 2.7% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 2,475 | 2.7% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 2,373 | 2.5% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 1,657 | 1.8% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 716 | 0.8% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 2,185 | 2.3% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 1,984 | 2.1% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | 195 | 0.2% |
| 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation | 5 | 0.0% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 1,811 | 1.9% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 1,811 | 1.9% |
| 5.5 Services | 671 | 0.7% |
| 5.5.0 Services | 29 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 161 | 0.2% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 120 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 360 | 0.4% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 605 | 0.7% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 605 | 0.7% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 449 | 0.5% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 294 | 0.3% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 63 | 0.1% |
| 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts | 92 | 0.1% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 225 | 0.2% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 225 | 0.2% |
| 6.1 Lake | 209 | 0.2% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 209 | 0.2% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 107 | 0.1% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 107 | 0.1% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 89 | 0.1% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 86 | 0.1% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 87 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 85 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 75 | 0.1% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 73 | 0.1% |
| 5.3.7 Sawmill | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 51 | 0.1% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 12 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 14 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 26 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 50 | 0.1% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 46 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 5 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 49 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 10 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 6 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 47 | 0.1% |
| 6.3.3 River - intensive use | 47 | 0.1% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 36 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 21 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 14 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 29 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 12 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.5 Sugar | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 23 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 23 | 0.0% |
| 6.4 Channel/aqueduct | 8 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct | 8 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | < 1 | 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
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
- Toolara State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Alyxia Nature Refuge
- Arthur Harrold Nature Refuge
- Beach Road Nature Refuge
- Bill Huxley Nature Refuge
- Boreen Nature Refuge
- Cooloothin Creek Nature Refuge
- Cooroibah Environmental Reserve Nature Refuge
- Cootharaba Nature Refuge
- Dangerbridge A Nature Refuge
- Dangerbridge Nature Refuge
- Doonella Wetlands Nature Refuge
- Girraween Nature Refuge
- Golden Gully Nature Refuge
- Johns Landing Nature Refuge
- Keysii Nature Refuge
- Kildey's Dangerbridge Nature Refuge
- Noosa North Shore Nature Refuge
- Penda Scrub Nature Refuge
- Sacred Nature Refuge
- Tainsh's Nature Refuge
- Una Corbould Nature Refuge
- Weyba Nature Refuge
- Whipbird 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
- Central Queensland ambient estuary program
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – estuarine and marine
- Ecosystem health monitoring program – freshwater
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- 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
none
Wetland projects
- A New Battlefront at Girraween - Ongoing Nature Refuge Rehabilitation
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Fox and wild dog control—Great Sandy Strait
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
- Heritage Park Healthy Habitat Project
- Heritage Park Riparian Restoration Project - Stage 2
- Keys Creek Rehabilitation
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Let’s Grapple the Gaza
- Mullens Wader Walk
- North Peregian Coastal Wetland Restoration
- 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
- Preservation and promotion of the Kin Kin Big Scrub - Critically endangered sub-tropical lowland rainforest
- Rehabilitation of Cooloosa Urban Wetland - Stage 1
- Rehabilitation of Glossy Black Cockatoo Habitat across the Noosa Heads Urban Environment
- Restoration of Riparian Bushland: Weyba Esplanade and Weyba Creek, Noosaville
- Strengthen Existing & Establish Additional Populations of Endangered Eucalyptus Conglomerata
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
- Tackling the Too Hard Basket - Take Two!
- The Fall of Singapore: an assault on Singapore Daisy in the Noosa Catchment
- 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
- Weeding and Rehabilitation of Unformed Road at Headland Section of Noosa National Park
- Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes 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
-
Noosa River (WQ1401)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 2,639 | 315 | 335 | 121 | 2,954 |
| Animals | 703 | 26 | 154 | 69 | 729 |
| Mammals | 72 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 82 |
| Birds | 379 | 9 | 79 | 41 | 388 |
| Reptiles | 85 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 86 |
| Amphibians | 33 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| Lobe-finned fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 35 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 38 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lampreys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Insects | 89 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 91 |
| Malacostracans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bacteria | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Chromists | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Fungi | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
| Plants | 1,583 | 289 | 181 | 52 | 1,872 |
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This page should be cited as:
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Noosa catchment — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 March 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/catchment-story-noosa/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation