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Southern Downs local government areaAccess 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
Area homepage: www.southerndowns.qld.gov.au Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Artificial and highly modified | 4,406 | 32.3% | 0.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 30 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 315 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 44 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 8,824 | 64.8% | 1.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 994 | 7.3% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 3,398 | 24.9% | 0.5% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 30 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 14 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 315 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 44 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 8,824 | 64.8% | 1.2% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 13,627 | 100.0% | 1.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 30 | 7.7% | 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 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 2 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 80 | 20.4% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 275 | 70.6% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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) | 30 | 7.7% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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) | 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) | 3 | 0.7% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 2 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 41 | 10.7% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 38 | 9.8% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 271 | 69.6% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 4 | 1.0% | 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% |
| Total | 389 | 100.0% | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial and highly modified | 4,406 | 4,406 | 4,372 | 4,353 | 4,349 | 4,335 | 4,243 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 361 | 87.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 8,824 | 8,846 | 8,891 | 8,906 | 8,907 | 8,920 | 8,958 | 21,026 | 42.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 994 | 994 | 959 | 942 | 938 | 928 | 837 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 3,398 | 3,398 | 3,398 | 3,397 | 3,396 | 3,394 | 3,393 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 361 | 87.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 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) | 8,824 | 8,845 | 8,891 | 8,906 | 8,907 | 8,920 | 8,958 | 21,026 | 42.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Total | 13,627 | 13,649 | 13,660 | 13,656 | 13,652 | 13,652 | 13,598 | 21,417 | * 43.1% |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 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) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Total | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 513,182 | 72.5% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 513,182 | 72.5% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 73,058 | 10.3% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 73,058 | 10.3% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 40,040 | 5.7% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 39,151 | 5.5% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 401 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 488 | 0.1% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 22,922 | 3.2% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 22,922 | 3.2% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 17,159 | 2.4% |
| 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure | 189 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 1,295 | 0.2% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 8,646 | 1.2% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 6,981 | 1.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 48 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 12,875 | 1.8% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 12,875 | 1.8% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 6,897 | 1.0% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 6,897 | 1.0% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 5,064 | 0.7% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 4,551 | 0.6% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 27 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.2 Irrigated olives | 15 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs | 116 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes | 355 | 0.1% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 4,726 | 0.7% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 2,908 | 0.4% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 1,743 | 0.2% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 75 | 0.0% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 2,931 | 0.4% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 930 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 2,000 | 0.3% |
| 5.5 Services | 2,190 | 0.3% |
| 5.5.0 Services | 184 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 155 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 274 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 1,448 | 0.2% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 119 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.5 Research facilities | 10 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 2,101 | 0.3% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 2,101 | 0.3% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 966 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 41 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 123 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 779 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 23 | 0.0% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 903 | 0.1% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 508 | 0.1% |
| 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry | 394 | 0.1% |
| 5.8 Mining | 846 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 383 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 458 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 5 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 580 | 0.1% |
| 5.2.0 Intensive animal production | 47 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards | 129 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 140 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.3 Poultry farms | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.4 Piggeries | 145 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 31 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 56 | 0.0% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 496 | 0.1% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 496 | 0.1% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 229 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 211 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.5 Abattoirs | 18 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 219 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.0 River | 219 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 116 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 70 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 35 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 7 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 89 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 67 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.1 Tree fruits | 23 | 0.0% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 41 | 0.0% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 41 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 28 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 28 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 17 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 17 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 8 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation | 8 | 0.0% |
| 3.5 Seasonal horticulture | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture | < 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 707,684 | 100.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Temperate
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
none
Marine provincial bioregions
none
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
- Broadwater State Forest
- Claremont State Forest
- Durikai State Forest
- Gambubal State Forest
- Gunyan State Forest
- Leyburn State Forest
- Passchendaele State Forest
- Pozieres State Forest
- Swanfels State Forest
- Talgai State Forest
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
none
Coastal management district
none
Nature refuges
- Adjinbilly Nature Refuge
- Arborlee Nature Refuge
- Bellbird Nature Refuge
- Bungawarrah Nature Refuge
- Carabeen Nature Refuge
- Dragonweyr Nature Refuge
- Egernia Nature Refuge
- Ellangowan Nature Refuge
- Five Acre Rock Nature Refuge
- Glenerne Nature Refuge
- Goomburra Forest Retreat Nature Refuge
- Granitica Nature Refuge
- Greenhood Ridge Nature Refuge
- Hillview Nature Refuge
- Horan's Gorge Nature Refuge
- Kurrajong Place Nature Refuge
- Mandala Nature Refuge
- Mount Tully Cottage Nature Refuge
- Nyalar Mirungan-ah Nature Refuge
- Possum Lane Nature Refuge
- Rock Rose Nature Refuge
- Saxum Floribunda Nature Refuge
- Scotney Nature Refuge
- Spicers Peak Nature Refuge
- The Limberlost Nature Refuge
- The Sanctuary Nature Refuge
- Tinkerbell Nature Refuge
- Topton Nature Refuge
- Tumbledown Nature Refuge
- Wattle Gully Nature Refuge
- Waverley Nature Refuge
- Wylah 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
- Alluvia
- Catchment constrictions
- Cave ecosystems
- Exclusion zones
- Fractured rocks
- Permeable rocks
- Sandy plains
- Sedimentary rocks (Great Artesian Basin)
- Riverine spring wetlands in active watercourses with permanent to semi-permanent groundwater connectivity to local groundwater flow systems (spring type 4)
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Moreton Bay regional council waterway health monitoring program
- Murray-Darling basin authority – basin salinity management strategy annual reporting and audit
- Queensland Murray-Darling Committee community 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
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- Beating back the boxthorn - Sustainable scrub country
- Clean Water for the Condamine
- Final Project, National Landcare Program 03, Activity 7: North East Downs Landcare Group and Activity 9: Aubigny Catchment Landcare Group
- Final Project Report National Landcare Program 06. Millmerran Landcare Group: Implementing Best Management Practice in Grazing Lands in the Condamine Catchment
- Improve water quality in the Maranoa-Balonne and Border rivers catchment
- Improving biodiversity and sustainable farming outcomes in the upper Condamine catchment
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - CA Project 1
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - CA Project 2
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - CA Project 5
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - CA S1 Railway-Lock St
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - CA Stanthorpe Projects (Additional project)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - S1 QMDC_11
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - S1 QMDC_9
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - SQNRM P1 (former QMDC_14)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - SQNRM P2 (former QMDC_47)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - SQNRM P3 (former QMDC_49)
- Productive and resilient agricultural landscapes in the Condamine region
- Reducing impacts on sustainable landscapes through weeds and pests activities
- Rehabilitation and re-generation of the Allora Mt Flora and Fauna reserve
- Securing the Links—Great Eastern Ranges Corridor
- Sustainable landscapes in the Border Rivers and Maranoa-Balonne catchments - increasing productivity while reducing impacts on natural assets
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
-
Bremer River (WQ1436)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
-
Condamine River Basin (WQ4223)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
-
Lockyer Creek (WQ1437)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
-
Logan River (WQ1454)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
-
Queensland Border Rivers and Moonie River basins (WQ4161)
- NA (HEV)
- NA (MD)
- NA (SD)
Shorebird zones
none
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals | 796 | 32 | 166 | 57 | 828 |
| Mammals | 90 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 105 |
| Birds | 351 | 10 | 53 | 26 | 361 |
| Reptiles | 125 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 125 |
| Amphibians | 47 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 48 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 19 |
| Insects | 162 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 164 |
| Malacostracans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Chromists | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Fungi | 479 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 485 |
| Plants | 2,010 | 493 | 120 | 84 | 2,503 |
| Protozoans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 3,384 | 527 | 286 | 141 | 3,915 |
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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.
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Information from WildNet can also be accessed via the WildNet Application and WetlandMaps.
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This page should be cited as:
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Southern Downs local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 August 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-southern-downs/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation