Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003-2004
5.1 Woody Vegetation Change by Biogeographic Region and Sub-region
Figure 21: Average annual clearing rate as a percentage of 2003 wooded area by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 36
BIOGEOGRAPHIC SUB-REGIONS Figure 22: Percentage of area wooded by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 37
Table 9: Woody vegetation change by replacement land cover by Biogeographic Region (2003–2004).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Biogeographic Region Area Name (,000ha) Brigalow Belt 36391 Channel Country 23187 Central Mackay Coast 1459 Cape York Peninsula 12117 Desert Uplands 6884 Einasleigh Uplands 11886 Gulf Uplands 21793 Mitchell Grass Downs 24319 Mulga Lands 18745 Northern New England 775 Tablelands North West Highlands 7232 South Eastern 6174 Queensland Wet Tropical 1993 Rainforest 1
Pasture 209.504 1.035 3.146 0.501 27.530 3.187 4.550 30.767 166.484
Rate of woody vegetation change (,000ha/yr) for InfraSettleCrops Forest Mining structure ment 0.200 0.061 2.290 3.701 0.297 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.018 0.000 0.000 0.047 0.036 0.000 0.000 0.634 0.333 0.003 0.068 0.000 0.000 0.819 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.016 0.750 0.055 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.738 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.040 0.092 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.104 0.001
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
216.053 1.048 3.247 1.471 28.417 4.018 5.289 30.898 166.595
46.42 8.30 76.04 92.83 72.61 85.35 60.66 11.10 50.17
44.79 0.22 0.67 0.30 5.89 0.83 1.10 6.41 34.54
3.068
0.010
0.000
0.000
0.040
0.005
3.123
42.06
0.65
0.130
0.000
0.000
0.050
0.058
0.004
0.242
50.89
0.05
14.044
0.057
3.140
0.386
0.276
3.063
20.966
57.07
4.35
0.529
0.001
0.381
0.001
0.016
0.063
0.991
79.64
0.21
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10: Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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(Northern) Holroyd Plain Alice Tableland Anakie Inlier Arcadia Armraynald Plain Atherton Balonne-Culgoa Fan, Culgoa Bokhara Banana-Auburn Ranges Barakula Barkly Tableland, Mitchell Grass Downs P2 Barkly Basalt Downs Battle Camp Sandstones Bellenden Ker-Lamb Belyando Downs Beucazon Hills Bogie River Hills Boomer Range Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics Broken River Buckland Basalts Bulloo Dunefields Bulloo, Bulloo Overflow Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges Byfield Callide Creek Downs
Map Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Total area (,000ha) 2575 2864 355 708 1589 168
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.048 0.373 1.785 1.708 0.000 0.028
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.019
0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.000 0.001
0.071 0.251 0.252 0.021 0.006 0.002
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001
0.120 0.625 2.052 1.728 0.006 0.051
86.96 84.15 74.84 53.91 20.99 56.69
0.02 0.13 0.43 0.36 0.00 0.01
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
7
368
0.156
0.002
0.000
0.000
0.002
0.000
0.161
37.06
0.03
8 9
1535 1296
10.078 5.650
0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000
0.044 0.100
0.000 0.000
10.122 5.751
45.11 60.43
2.10 1.19
10
1662
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.64
0.00
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1239 573 255 1786 102 1042 211 807 3276 290 325 618 700 991 120 298
3.219 0.003 0.032 10.704 0.102 0.347 1.714 1.165 0.805 1.274 0.000 0.000 3.886 2.018 0.431 0.719
0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.000 0.043
0.000 0.000 0.027 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.105 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.110 0.000 0.000
0.057 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.033 0.000 0.029
0.041 0.003 0.001 0.124 0.000 0.051 0.034 0.002 0.301 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000
0.001 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.001 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.051 0.000 0.000
3.324 0.006 0.062 10.827 0.102 0.404 1.749 1.273 1.123 1.282 0.000 0.000 3.886 2.229 0.431 0.791
25.99 97.06 93.78 38.69 72.50 73.30 60.94 42.40 84.67 93.57 10.22 5.74 60.03 69.84 92.82 17.14
0.69 0.00 0.01 2.24 0.02 0.08 0.36 0.26 0.23 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.81 0.46 0.09 0.16
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
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Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
Cape River Hills Cape York-Torres Strait Cape Campaspe Plains
Total area (,000ha) 743 68 1006
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
2.242 0.000 1.986
0.000 0.000 0.068
0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000
0.002 0.011 0.230
0.000 0.000 0.000
2.244 0.011 2.284
47.52 73.50 79.94
0.47 0.00 0.47
Pasture
Total
Carnarvon Ranges
30
2293
11.829
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.073
0.000
11.902
85.09
2.47
Central Downs Claraville Plains Clarke-Connors Ranges Claude River Downs Coastal Plains Coen-Yamba Inlier (North & South) Cooper Plains Daintree-Bloomfield Dawson River Downs Debella DEU4 (new subregion) Diamantina-Eyre, Diamantina Plains Dieri
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
6887 3790 629 1044 262 2395 1844 360 988 80 1434
9.677 2.770 0.828 9.947 0.000 0.136 0.000 0.001 2.505 0.404 20.801
0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000
0.031 0.265 0.036 0.108 0.000 0.056 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.213
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.000 0.007 0.000
9.708 3.035 0.868 10.055 0.000 0.192 0.000 0.008 2.511 0.411 21.014
7.42 79.65 92.82 55.53 63.20 95.95 3.16 95.28 20.58 66.27 59.93
2.01 0.63 0.18 2.08 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.52 0.09 4.36
42
2443
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
5.15
0.00
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
13
0.000 0.462 0.277 0.791 1.317 51.140 0.228 0.001 0.022
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.048 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.147 0.042 0.010 0.067 0.006 0.020 0.001 0.069
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.037 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.609 0.319 0.802 1.471 51.147 0.248 0.002 0.091
0.29 30.52 89.53 22.91 16.19 54.41 77.86 14.89 92.44
0.00 0.13 0.07 0.17 0.31 10.60 0.05 0.00 0.02
Donors Plateau Doomadgee Plains, Gulf Plains Dulacca Downs Eastern Darling Downs Eastern Mulga Plains Georgetown-Croydon Georgina Limestone Gilberton Plateau 1
Map Ref. No. 27 28 29
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for
2450 1684 162 1646 1559 914 2043 1316
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Goneaway Tablelands Great Sandy Gympie Block Herbert Herberton-Wairuna Hodgkinson Basin Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau Inglewood Sandstones Innisfail Isaac-Comet Downs Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones Karumba Plain Kidston Kirrama-Hinchinbrook Kynuna Plateau Lake Pure Langlo Plains Laura Lowlands Macalister Macintyre-Weir Fan, CastlereaghBarwon Manifold Marlborough Plains McArthur-South Nicholson Basins, Gulf Fall and Uplands P1 1
Map Ref. No. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Total area (,000ha) 5384 357 859 230 751 1700 2208 1233 202 2701 1426 1072 2991 268 2336 985 1277 1641 116
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
1.035 0.604 2.654 0.334 0.740 0.957 0.281 7.544 0.027 19.178 0.012 0.000 0.045 0.000 0.017 0.000 32.790 0.085 0.054
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.015 0.001 0.054 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 1.269 0.168 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.061 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010
0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.014 0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.014 0.000 0.001 0.005 0.078 0.078 0.002 0.527 0.000 0.675 0.048 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.069 0.006 0.000
0.000 0.019 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.048 0.000 0.030 0.029 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.019
1.048 1.892 2.827 0.344 0.818 1.084 0.283 8.178 0.057 20.929 0.060 0.000 0.201 0.000 0.018 0.000 32.859 0.091 0.083
23.09 88.92 56.01 54.88 95.20 92.34 86.43 61.20 46.23 35.26 95.30 25.30 86.81 98.46 17.08 1.21 66.08 96.68 88.44
0.22 0.39 0.59 0.07 0.17 0.22 0.06 1.70 0.01 4.34 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.81 0.02 0.02
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
71
307
0.238
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.005
0.000
0.243
24.56
0.05
72 73
71 1152
0.013 3.718
0.000 0.003
0.000 0.000
0.000 0.025
0.000 0.080
0.000 0.002
0.013 3.828
80.34 52.90
0.00 0.79
74
591
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
84.47
0.00
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Mitchell-Gilbert Fans Moonie-Barwon Interfluve, Collarenebri Interfluve Moonie R.-Commoron Ck Floodout Moreton Basin Mount Isa Inlier Mount Morgan Ranges Nandewar, Northern complex Narran-Lightning Ridge Nebine Plains, Block Range Nebo-Connors Ranges Noccundra Slopes North Eastern Plains Northern Bowen Basin Northern Downs Northern Uplands Paluma-Seaview Paroo Sand Sheets, CuttaburraParoo Prairie-Torrens Creek Alluvials Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands Scenic Rim Simpson Desert, Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (northwest), Simpson-Strezelecki South Burnett 1
Map Ref. No. 75
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Total area (,000ha) 5202
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.718
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.184
0.000
0.901
74.12
0.19
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
76
649
2.297
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.015
0.000
2.313
25.12
0.48
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
803 785 4492 1294 629 6 1226 532 2507 670 1338 3534 1248 247
2.035 1.439 0.092 5.471 2.083 0.000 10.489 0.932 0.000 13.288 8.439 1.718 3.125 0.022
0.004 0.032 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.104 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.025 0.050 0.181 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.951 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.041 0.120 0.020 0.000 0.035 0.000 0.000 0.058 0.000 0.000 0.426 0.009 0.000 0.007
0.001 1.008 0.004 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000
2.081 2.728 0.167 5.652 2.123 0.000 10.489 0.996 0.000 13.288 9.827 1.727 3.125 0.029
22.66 41.46 51.54 45.22 37.68 25.38 60.45 60.04 7.64 50.11 55.75 5.92 67.03 99.23
0.43 0.57 0.03 1.17 0.44 0.00 2.17 0.21 0.00 2.75 2.04 0.36 0.65 0.01
91
663
2.499
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
2.499
71.75
0.52
92 93 94
1580 470 230
4.370 1.459 0.093
0.000 0.013 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000
0.124 0.011 0.000
0.000 0.026 0.001
4.495 1.509 0.093
62.77 46.81 78.35
0.93 0.31 0.02
95
2296
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.05
0.00
96
564
0.969
0.011
0.216
0.148
0.036
0.069
1.449
41.19
0.30
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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South Drummond Basin Southeast Hills and Ranges Southern Coastal Lowlands Southern Downs Southern Wooded Downs Southwestern Downs Sthwestern Plateaus & Floodout Stanthorpe Plateau Starke Coastal Lowlands Strzelecki Desert, Strzelecki (SSD southwest), Western Dunefields Sturt Stony Desert Tara Downs Taroom Downs Tenterfield Plateau Thorntonia Tibooburra Downs, Central Downs, Fringing Tablelands and Downs Toko Plains, Channel Country P1 Toko Range Townsville Plains Tully Undara-Toomba Basalts Upper Belyando Floodout Urisino Sandplains 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for
Map Ref. No. 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
Total area (,000ha) 1019 534 348 4262 4091 3765 1410 138 423
106
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
4.307 0.760 0.456 50.066 19.353 0.001 0.038 0.966 0.079
0.000 0.001 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.000
0.000 0.084 1.084 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.019 0.156 0.000 0.000 0.040 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.063 0.027 0.087 0.190 0.043 0.006 0.038 0.005 0.001
0.000 0.650 1.263 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000
4.370 1.542 3.046 50.260 19.396 0.047 0.076 0.981 0.081
54.56 64.03 54.94 39.11 26.15 3.84 37.01 61.37 90.53
0.91 0.32 0.63 10.42 4.02 0.01 0.02 0.20 0.02
1158
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.86
0.00
107 108 109 110 111
4703 449 644 7 740
0.000 1.865 1.686 0.019 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.026 0.001 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000
0.000 1.891 1.689 0.019 0.000
1.14 11.74 12.76 54.55 46.51
0.00 0.39 0.35 0.00 0.00
112
414
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
1.53
0.00
113
495
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
17.09
0.00
114 115 116 117 118
719 147 2255 470 842
0.308 0.032 0.412 3.588 1.177
0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.325 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.449 0.000 0.131 0.008 0.007
0.201 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.959 0.356 0.543 3.596 1.184
56.64 53.37 78.86 29.58 34.94
0.20 0.07 0.11 0.75 0.25
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Warrambool-Moonie Warrego River Plains, Warrego Plains Weipa Plateau Wellesley Islands Weribone High West Balonne Plains West Bulloo Plains West Warego Tablelands and Downs Whitsunday Woondoola Plain Woorabinda Wyarra Hills 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for
Map Ref. No. 119
Total area (,000ha) 574
120
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.647
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.647
22.64
0.13
2168
4.152
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
4.152
59.65
0.86
121 122 123 124 125
2755 124 994 2066 2884
0.138 0.018 14.675 29.623 0.565
0.000 0.000 0.010 0.006 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.634 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.136 0.022 0.046 0.007 0.000
0.003 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000
0.910 0.039 14.731 29.637 0.565
95.42 79.03 39.82 36.18 24.86
0.19 0.01 3.05 6.14 0.12
126
4143
17.636
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.014
0.000
17.650
54.85
3.66
127 128 129 130
89 2358 764 376
0.012 0.003 14.884 1.541
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005
0.000 0.002 0.151 0.002
0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.015 0.005 15.035 1.548
94.52 11.15 74.44 83.11
0.00 0.00 3.12 0.32
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11: Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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(Northern) Holroyd Plain Alice Tableland Anakie Inlier Arcadia Armraynald Plain Atherton Balonne-Culgoa Fan, Culgoa-Bokhara Banana-Auburn Ranges Barakula Barkly Tableland, Mitchell Grass Downs P2 Barkly Basalt Downs Battle Camp Sandstones Bellenden Ker-Lamb Belyando Downs Beucazon Hills Bogie River Hills Boomer Range Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics Broken River Buckland Basalts Bulloo Dunefields Bulloo, Bulloo Overflow Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges 1
Map Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Total area (,000ha) 2575 2864 355 708 1589 168 368 1535 1296
Freehold
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.000 0.070 0.395 0.458 0.000 0.035 0.149 8.657 4.813
0.120 0.555 1.581 1.270 0.006 0.001 0.012 1.298 0.769
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.076 0.001 0.000 0.015 0.000 0.167 0.169
0.120 0.625 2.052 1.728 0.006 0.051 0.161 10.122 5.751
86.96 84.15 74.84 53.91 20.99 56.69 37.06 45.11 60.43
0.02 0.13 0.43 0.36 0.00 0.01 0.03 2.10 1.19
10
1662
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.64
0.00
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1239 573 255 1786 102 1042 211 807 3276 290 325 618 700 991
2.826 0.000 0.028 1.339 0.000 0.211 1.304 1.104 0.372 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.348 2.007
0.492 0.006 0.003 9.488 0.102 0.193 0.443 0.040 0.647 1.280 0.000 0.000 0.111 0.107
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.105 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.000
0.006 0.000 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.130 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 1.422 0.115
3.324 0.006 0.062 10.827 0.102 0.404 1.749 1.273 1.123 1.282 0.000 0.000 3.885 2.229
25.99 97.06 93.78 38.69 72.50 73.30 60.94 42.40 84.67 93.57 10.22 5.74 60.03 69.84
0.69 0.00 0.01 2.24 0.02 0.08 0.36 0.26 0.23 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.81 0.46
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
46
Byfield Callide Creek Downs Cape River Hills Cape York-Torres Strait Cape Campaspe Plains Carnarvon Ranges Central Downs Claraville Plains Clarke-Connors Ranges Claude River Downs Coastal Plains Coen-Yamba Inlier (North & South) Cooper Plains Daintree-Bloomfield Dawson River Downs Debella DEU4 (new subregion) Diamantina-Eyre, Diamantina Plains Dieri Donors Plateau Doomadgee Plains, Gulf Plains Dulacca Downs Eastern Darling Downs Eastern Mulga Plains Georgetown-Croydon Georgina Limestone
Map Ref. No. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Total area (,000ha) 120 298 743 68 1006 2293 6887 3790 629 1044 262 2395 1844 360 988 80 1434 2443 13 2450 1684 162 1646 1559 914 2043
Freehold 0.189 0.750 0.000 0.000 0.021 1.049 1.035 0.035 0.720 0.285 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.008 2.370 0.395 12.570 0.000 0.000 0.098 0.000 0.682 1.435 38.146 0.008 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.014 0.037 2.242 0.000 2.264 10.499 8.673 3.000 0.147 9.770 0.000 0.133 0.000 0.000 0.142 0.016 8.420 0.000 0.000 0.512 0.319 0.120 0.037 12.991 0.240 0.001
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.229 0.005 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.354 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.057 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.025 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000
Total 0.431 0.791 2.244 0.000 2.284 11.902 9.708 3.035 0.868 10.055 0.000 0.192 0.000 0.008 2.511 0.411 21.015 0.000 0.000 0.609 0.319 0.802 1.471 51.146 0.248 0.001
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 92.82 17.14 47.52 73.50 79.94 85.09 7.42 79.65 92.82 55.53 63.20 95.95 3.16 95.28 20.58 66.27 59.93 5.15 0.29 30.52 89.53 22.91 16.19 54.41 77.86 14.89
% Total clearing in QLD 0.09 0.16 0.47 0.00 0.47 2.47 2.01 0.63 0.18 2.08 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.52 0.09 4.36 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.07 0.17 0.31 10.60 0.05 0.00
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
47
Gilberton Plateau Goneaway Tablelands Great Sandy Gympie Block Herbert Herberton-Wairuna Hodgkinson Basin Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau Inglewood Sandstones Innisfail Isaac-Comet Downs Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones Karumba Plain Kidston Kirrama-Hinchinbrook Kynuna Plateau Lake Pure Langlo Plains Laura Lowlands Macalister Macintyre-Weir Fan, Castlereagh-Barwon Manifold Marlborough Plains McArthur-South Nicholson Basins, Gulf Fall and Uplands P1 1
Map Ref. No. 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
Total area (,000ha) 1316 5384 357 859 230 751 1700 2208 1233 202 2701 1426 1072 2991 268 2336 985 1277 1641 116 307 71 1152 591
Freehold
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.000 0.068 0.106 2.288 0.331 0.627 1.020 0.033 7.718 0.054 15.370 0.028 0.000 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 15.744 0.000 0.068 0.229 0.004 3.330
0.091 0.980 0.014 0.110 0.011 0.191 0.064 0.250 0.287 0.003 5.548 0.032 0.000 0.171 0.000 0.018 0.000 17.116 0.091 0.005 0.014 0.001 0.135
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.357
0.000 0.000 1.773 0.429 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.173 0.000 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.008 0.006
0.091 1.048 1.892 2.827 0.344 0.818 1.084 0.283 8.178 0.057 20.929 0.060 0.000 0.201 0.000 0.018 0.000 32.860 0.091 0.083 0.244 0.013 3.828
92.44 23.09 88.92 56.01 54.88 95.20 92.34 86.43 61.20 46.23 35.26 95.30 25.30 86.81 98.46 17.08 1.21 66.08 96.68 88.44 24.56 80.34 52.90
0.02 0.22 0.39 0.59 0.07 0.17 0.22 0.06 1.70 0.01 4.34 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.81 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.79
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
84.47
0.00
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
48
Mitchell-Gilbert Fans Moonie-Barwon Interfluve, Collarenebri Interfluve Moonie R.-Commoron Ck Floodout Moreton Basin Mount Isa Inlier Mount Morgan Ranges Nandewar, Northern complex Narran-Lightning Ridge Nebine Plains, Block Range Nebo-Connors Ranges Noccundra Slopes North Eastern Plains Northern Bowen Basin Northern Downs Northern Uplands Paluma-Seaview Paroo Sand Sheets, Cuttaburra-Paroo Prairie-Torrens Creek Alluvials Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands Scenic Rim Simpson Desert, Simpson-Strzelecki Dunefields (northwest), Simpson-Strezelecki South Burnett 1
Map Ref. No. 75
Total area (,000ha) 5202
Freehold
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.009
0.877
0.000
0.015
0.901
74.12
0.19
76
649
2.294
0.018
0.000
0.000
2.313
25.12
0.48
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
803 785 4492 1294 629 6 1226 532 2507 670 1338 3534 1248 247 663 1580 470 230
1.846 2.444 0.004 5.354 2.100 0.000 3.560 0.870 0.000 5.446 2.722 0.531 0.266 0.012 1.234 1.206 1.408 0.091
0.193 0.177 0.113 0.245 0.016 0.000 6.927 0.126 0.000 7.842 7.101 1.196 2.824 0.017 1.265 3.289 0.095 0.002
0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.042 0.102 0.000 0.054 0.007 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.035 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.001
2.081 2.728 0.117 5.652 2.123 0.000 10.489 0.996 0.000 13.288 9.827 1.727 3.125 0.029 2.499 4.495 1.509 0.093
22.66 41.46 51.54 45.22 37.68 25.38 60.45 60.04 7.64 50.11 55.75 5.92 67.03 99.23 71.75 62.77 46.81 78.35
0.43 0.57 0.03 1.17 0.44 0.00 2.17 0.21 0.00 2.75 2.04 0.36 0.65 0.01 0.52 0.93 0.31 0.02
95
2296
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.05
0.00
96
564
1.182
0.032
0.000
0.235
1.449
41.19
0.30
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
49
South Drummond Basin Southeast Hills and Ranges Southern Coastal Lowlands Southern Downs Southern Wooded Downs Southwestern Downs Sthwestern Plateaus & Floodout Stanthorpe Plateau Starke Coastal Lowlands Strzelecki Desert, Strzelecki (SSD southwest), Western Dunefields Sturt Stony Desert Tara Downs Taroom Downs Tenterfield Plateau Thorntonia Tibooburra Downs, Central Downs, Fringing Tablelands and Downs Toko Plains, Channel Country P1 Toko Range Townsville Plains Tully Undara-Toomba Basalts Upper Belyando Floodout Urisino Sandplains
1
Map Ref. No. 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
Total area (,000ha) 1019 534 348 4262 4091 3765 1410 138 423
106
Freehold
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.697 1.294 2.119 20.747 8.440 0.000 0.000 0.862 0.021
3.673 0.139 0.271 29.250 10.948 0.046 0.066 0.030 0.060
0.000 0.013 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.096 0.594 0.263 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.089 0.000
4.370 1.542 2.987 50.260 19.396 0.046 0.066 0.981 0.081
54.56 64.03 54.94 39.11 26.15 3.84 37.01 61.37 90.53
0.91 0.32 0.63 10.42 4.02 0.01 0.02 0.20 0.02
1158
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.86
0.00
107 108 109 110 111
4703 449 644 7 740
0.000 1.542 1.601 0.018 0.000
0.000 0.350 0.086 0.001 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000
0.000 1.891 1.689 0.019 0.000
1.14 11.74 12.76 54.55 46.51
0.00 0.39 0.35 0.00 0.00
112
414
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
1.53
0.00
113 114 115 116 117 118
495 719 147 2255 470 842
0.000 0.608 0.032 0.002 1.241 0.000
0.000 0.349 0.003 0.540 2.355 1.184
0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.321 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.959 0.356 0.543 3.596 1.184
17.09 56.64 53.37 78.86 29.58 34.94
0.00 0.20 0.07 0.11 0.75 0.25
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
50
Warrambool-Moonie Warrego River Plains, Warrego Plains Weipa Plateau Wellesley Islands Weribone High West Balonne Plains West Bulloo Plains West Warego Tablelands and Downs Whitsunday Woondoola Plain Woorabinda Wyarra Hills 1
Map Ref. No. 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
Total area (,000ha) 574 2168 2755 124 994 2066 2884 4143 89 2358 764 376
Freehold 0.573 2.719 0.003 0.000 13.980 28.433 0.030 5.685 0.014 0.000 11.180 0.238
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.074 1.433 0.151 0.039 0.750 1.204 0.536 11.965 0.001 0.005 3.763 1.310
0.000 0.000 0.756 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.092 0.000
Total 0.647 4.152 0.911 0.039 14.731 29.637 0.565 17.650 0.015 0.005 15.035 1.548
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 22.64 59.65 95.42 79.03 39.82 36.18 24.86 54.85 94.52 11.15 74.44 83.11
% Total clearing in QLD 0.13 0.86 0.19 0.01 3.05 6.14 0.12 3.66 0.00 0.00 3.12 0.32
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5.2 Woody Vegetation Change by Catchments
Figure 23: Average annual clearing rate as a percentage of 2003 wooded area by Catchment (2003–2004).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 52
CATCHMENTS Figure 24: Percentage of area wooded by Catchment (2003).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 53
North East Coast Drainage Division
400
400
350
350
C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
Qld Murray Darling Drainage Division
300 250 200 150 100 50 0
300 250 200 150 100 50 0
88-91 91-95 95-97 97-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04
88-91 91-95 95-97 97-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04
Period
Period
Bulloo Drainage Division
Lake Eyre Drainage Division 25 C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
120 100 80 60 40 20
20 15 10 5 0
0 88-91
91-95
95-97
97-99
99-00
00-01
01-02
88-91 91-95 95-97 97-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04
02-03
Period
Period
Gulf Rivers Drainage Division
C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 88-91 91-95 95-97 97-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 Period
Figure 25: Trend in Drainage Divisions with the highest woody clearing rates from 1988–2004. (note the clearing rate scale differences for each graph)
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 54
Table 12: Woody vegetation change by land cover by major Catchment (2003–2004). Major Catchment Name
55
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
Bulloo Gulf Rivers Island Lake Eyre Murray-Darling North East Coast 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Total area (,000ha) 5186 45143 440 51027 26248 44754
Pasture 12.596 7.458 0.028 44.571 250.390 149.429
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.100 0.269
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.066 3.516
0.000 0.684 0.156 0.040 0.003 2.534
0.069 1.352 0.043 0.429 1.134 3.964
Settlement 0.000 0.008 0.007 0.000 0.069 3.444
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
33.78 65.38 83.55 17.36 46.93 62.22
2.63 1.97 0.05 9.34 52.19 33.82
12.665 9.502 0.234 45.040 251.763 163.156
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 13: Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name Albert Alice Archer Baffle Creek Balonne Barambah Barcoo Barratta Barron Belyando
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total area (,000ha) 78 1294 1061 400 3827 595 5323 183 219 2673
Pasture 0.083 0.007 0.072 1.343 24.363 1.217 28.519 0.003 0.052 16.665
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.057 0.000 0.000 0.048 0.000
0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.148 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.001 0.059 0.002 0.000 0.128 0.019 0.111 0.082 0.002 0.230
0.121 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.002 0.045 0.000 0.000 0.059 0.000
Total 0.214 0.066 0.074 1.362 24.500 1.486 28.631 0.084 0.163 16.895
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
57.63 83.35 94.02 71.34 35.17 42.06 40.47 38.37 74.10 58.68
0.04 0.01 0.02 0.28 5.08 0.31 5.94 0.02 0.03 3.50
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
56
Black river Bohle Bowen Boyne (Gladstone) Boyne/Boondooma Bremer Bribie Brisbane Bulloo Burrum Caboolture Calliope Cliffdale Cloncurry Coen Coleman Comet Condamine Coomera Coopers Curtis Island Daintree Diamantina Don Ducie Dulhunty Edward
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Total area (,000ha) 106 37 945 259 1301 203 15 697 5186 121 47 224 621 4734 321 534 1775 3043 130 9580 58 211 11917 370 358 752
Pasture 0.353 0.048 2.475 0.379 9.037 0.138 0.000 1.177 12.596 0.489 0.169 0.321 0.000 0.548 0.000 0.034 8.119 8.849 0.258 0.533 0.000 0.001 1.052 0.196 0.019 0.000
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.051 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.453 0.000 0.000 0.095 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.066 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.160 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.126 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.216 0.003 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.058 0.084 0.054 0.000 0.063 0.000 0.005 0.035 0.069 0.000 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.023 0.249 0.427 0.012 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.009 0.001 0.051
0.026 0.146 0.000 0.006 0.002 0.027 0.006 0.515 0.000 0.000 0.564 0.038 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.061 0.513 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 0.437 0.278 2.690 0.417 9.113 0.166 0.012 2.180 12.665 0.489 0.865 0.486 0.000 0.550 0.000 0.056 8.584 9.458 0.784 0.533 0.000 0.002 1.062 0.207 0.020 0.051
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
85.80 52.39 72.73 67.17 52.63 35.66 76.69 48.68 33.78 78.51 42.36 44.53 89.01 23.77 98.04 93.40 46.34 27.64 59.00 7.15 80.00 95.78 9.49 62.70 95.47 85.21
0.09 0.06 0.56 0.09 1.89 0.03 0.00 0.45 2.63 0.10 0.18 0.10 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.01 1.78 1.96 0.16 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.04 0.00 0.01
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
57
Eight Mile Einasleigh Elliott Embley Endeavour Eyre Fitzroy Flinders Georgina Gregory Haughton Hay Herbert Hinchinbrook Island Holroyd Isaacs Isis Jackson Jacky Jacky Creek Jardine Jeannie Kendall Kolan L Creek Lagoon Creek 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
Total area (,000ha) 164 2437 71 192 218 7182 1099 5189 7222 91 222 280 984 40 544 2237 53 272 296 328 364 485 290 195 286
Pasture 0.000 0.050 0.056 0.000 0.103 0.017 7.386 4.380 0.041 0.381 0.077 0.000 0.813 0.000 0.061 10.376 0.289 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.009 0.048 1.221 0.000 0.000
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.018 0.000 0.007 0.013 0.000 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 1.131 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.084 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.044 0.174 0.062 0.000 0.074 0.000 0.041 0.000 0.023 0.497 0.000 0.018 0.000 0.029 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 0.000 0.134 0.056 0.020 0.105 0.026 7.447 4.554 0.136 0.381 0.153 0.000 0.855 0.000 0.084 12.022 0.289 0.018 0.000 0.042 0.009 0.048 1.228 0.000 0.000
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
91.78 84.92 49.86 93.53 94.32 4.49 48.00 32.69 16.91 64.13 73.45 0.61 86.64 96.13 94.47 56.13 78.17 92.36 94.52 94.39 91.13 94.37 57.84 15.66 91.49
0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 1.54 0.94 0.03 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.02 2.49 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.25 0.00 0.00
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
58
Lake Frome Leichhardt Lockhart Lockyer Logan Lower Burdekin Lower Burnett Lower Dawson Lower Gilbert Lower Mary Lower Norman Lower Saxby M Creek Macintyre Brook Mackenzie Maranoa Maroochy Mission Mistake Mitchell Moonie Moreton Island Mornington Island Mossman Mulgrave 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Total area (,000ha) 15 3288 288 301 337 1047 569 2789 374 674 465 305 173 432 1307 2004 139 270 910 4125 1442 17 100 47 132
Pasture 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.560 0.238 0.044 1.246 20.391 0.012 3.191 0.007 0.000 0.000 2.433 10.944 31.896 0.248 0.002 7.086 0.337 11.633 0.000 0.018 0.000 0.023
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.032 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.043 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.015 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.140 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.987 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.008
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.025 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.093 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.499 0.000 0.000 0.615 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.024 0.000 0.090 0.013 0.129 0.000 0.134 0.000 0.000 0.015 0.000 0.011 0.112 0.469 0.036 0.034 0.110 0.151 0.167 0.085 0.002 0.022 0.000 0.001
0.000 0.004 0.000 0.087 0.513 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.222 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.019 0.020
Total 0.000 0.029 0.000 0.800 0.765 0.174 1.246 20.660 0.012 4.331 0.022 0.000 0.011 2.560 11.913 31.935 1.490 0.728 7.237 0.504 11.728 0.002 0.039 0.019 0.052
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
0.00 46.20 98.68 53.82 47.77 76.04 34.95 40.82 48.71 58.97 50.91 2.35 37.76 45.31 41.76 57.59 60.28 85.34 48.43 77.18 29.81 88.91 85.37 83.05 76.74
0.00 0.01 0.00 0.17 0.16 0.04 0.26 4.28 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.53 2.47 6.62 0.31 0.15 1.50 0.10 2.43 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
59
Mungallala Murray Neebine Nicholson Nogoa Noosa Normanby North Johnstone North Kennedy North Pine O'Connell Olive Palmer Paroo Pascoe Pioneer Plane Creek Proserpine Ross Russell Settlement Severn Shoalwater Skardon South Johnstone 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
Total area (,000ha) 2902 111 1803 3573 2715 195 1485 103 956 60 239 206 832 3654 212 157 254 253 134 67 118 432 360 44 129
Pasture 49.773 0.022 24.666 0.284 13.108 0.854 0.857 0.014 0.056 0.043 0.728 0.000 0.035 16.292 0.000 0.080 0.692 0.559 0.066 0.000 0.000 1.572 0.408 0.000 0.013
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.061 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.017 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.325 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.129 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.050 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.000 0.000
0.008 0.000 0.000 0.048 0.335 0.003 0.017 0.000 0.003 0.002 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.029 0.070 0.000 0.000 0.019 0.026 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.102 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.211 0.023 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.012 0.034 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 49.781 0.347 24.667 0.382 13.542 1.089 0.874 0.015 0.060 0.256 0.758 0.000 0.035 16.292 0.000 0.083 0.710 0.600 0.170 0.000 0.000 1.607 0.448 0.000 0.014
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
51.17 73.50 57.81 52.39 52.04 83.29 94.01 53.00 94.37 54.86 66.59 97.83 92.89 60.01 98.91 75.13 56.96 69.23 72.38 72.27 89.26 48.02 68.48 87.48 63.24
10.32 0.07 5.11 0.08 2.81 0.23 0.18 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.16 0.00 0.01 3.38 0.00 0.02 0.15 0.12 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.09 0.00 0.00
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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South Pine Staaten Stanley Stewart Stradbroke Islands Styx Suttor Thompson Torres Strait Islands Tully Upper Burdekin Upper Burnett Upper Dawson Upper Gilbert Upper Mary Upper Norman Upper Saxby Walsh Warrego Water Park Creek Watson Weir Wenlock Whitsunday Islands Yidney Creek
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136
Total area (,000ha) 42 2576 154 274 29 301 3811 9507 57 168 3625 860 2330 1365 270 5042 710 896 5169 184 468 1540 753 16 166
Pasture 0.010 0.091 0.167 0.002 0.002 0.668 9.496 14.408 0.000 0.022 1.078 2.729 9.456 0.516 0.551 0.654 0.149 0.099 75.030 0.547 0.041 3.881 0.001 0.000 0.009
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.076 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.034 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.104 0.000 0.000 0.124 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.156 0.000 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.001 0.088 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.034 0.391 0.244 0.011 0.000 0.372 0.017 0.033 0.030 0.014 0.315 0.011 0.048 0.177 0.000 0.002 0.141 0.016 0.000 0.000
Settlement 0.081 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 0.097 0.179 0.204 0.002 0.160 0.701 9.895 14.652 0.011 0.029 1.547 2.849 9.491 0.546 0.697 0.969 0.159 0.147 75.208 0.547 0.043 4.028 0.017 0.000 0.009
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
47.34 82.00 58.09 98.54 79.41 47.29 66.59 35.18 40.68 74.52 84.27 53.82 42.01 87.86 66.84 82.08 59.37 86.75 55.29 78.58 96.51 36.77 97.25 94.02 93.86
0.02 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.15 2.05 3.04 0.00 0.01 0.32 0.59 1.97 0.11 0.14 0.20 0.03 0.03 15.59 0.11 0.01 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.00
Table 14: Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
61
Albert Alice Archer Baffle Creek Balonne Barambah Barcoo Barratta Barron Belyando Black Bohle Bowen Boyne (Gladstone) Boyne/Boondooma Bremer Bribie Brisbane Bulloo Burrum Caboolture Calliope Cliffdale Cloncurry Coen Coleman
Map Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Total area (,000ha) 78 1294 1061 400 3827 595 5323 183 219 2673 106 37 945 259 1301 203 15 697 5186 121 47 224 621 4734 321 534
Freehold 0.207 0.000 0.000 1.327 21.834 1.348 17.777 0.024 0.108 2.237 0.402 0.202 0.218 0.410 7.411 0.158 0.004 1.589 0.132 0.443 0.734 0.474 0.000 0.102 0.000 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.007 0.051 0.017 0.028 2.371 0.049 10.840 0.061 0.008 14.631 0.033 0.076 2.471 0.006 1.484 0.008 0.006 0.122 12.505 0.025 0.036 0.012 0.000 0.449 0.000 0.056
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.015 0.057 0.006 0.295 0.089 0.015 0.000 0.046 0.027 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.218 0.000 0.002 0.465 0.028 0.019 0.095 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 0.214 0.066 0.074 1.362 24.499 1.486 28.632 0.084 0.163 16.895 0.437 0.278 2.689 0.417 9.113 0.166 0.012 2.180 12.665 0.489 0.865 0.486 0.000 0.550 0.000 0.056
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 57.63 83.35 94.02 71.34 35.17 42.06 40.47 38.37 74.10 58.68 85.80 52.39 72.73 67.17 52.63 35.66 76.69 48.68 33.78 78.51 42.36 44.53 89.01 23.77 98.04 93.40
% Total clearing in QLD 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.28 5.08 0.31 5.94 0.02 0.03 3.50 0.09 0.06 0.56 0.09 1.89 0.03 0.00 0.45 2.63 0.10 0.18 0.10 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.01
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
62
Comet Condamine Coomera Coopers Curtis Island Daintree Diamantina Don Ducie Dulhunty Edward Eight Mile Einasleigh Elliott Embley Endeavour Eyre Fitzroy Flinders Georgina Gregory Haughton Hay Herbert Hinchinbrook Island Holroyd 1
Map Ref. No. 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Total area (,000ha) 1775 3043 130 9580 58 211 11917 370 358 752 164 2437 71 192 218 7182 1099 5189 7222 91 222 280 984 40 544
Freehold 2.384 8.881 0.654 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.190 0.096 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.024 0.043 0.000 0.011 0.000 6.796 0.559 0.000 0.369 0.101 0.000 0.721 0.000 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
6.191 0.509 0.115 0.533 0.000 0.000 0.872 0.111 0.010 0.051 0.000 0.109 0.004 0.000 0.093 0.026 0.283 3.995 0.125 0.008 0.030 0.000 0.134 0.000 0.084
0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.020 0.000 0.000 0.357 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.022 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.009 0.068 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 8.584 9.458 0.784 0.533 0.000 0.002 1.062 0.207 0.020 0.051 0.000 0.133 0.056 0.020 0.104 0.026 7.446 4.554 0.125 0.380 0.153 0.000 0.855 0.000 0.084
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 46.34 27.64 59.00 7.15 80.00 95.78 9.49 62.70 95.47 85.21 91.78 84.92 49.86 93.53 94.32 4.49 48.00 32.69 16.91 64.13 73.45 0.61 86.64 96.13 94.47
% Total clearing in QLD 1.78 1.96 0.16 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 1.54 0.94 0.03 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.02
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
63
Isaacs Isis Jackson Jacky Jacky Creek Jardine Jeannie Kendall Kolan L Creek Lagoon Creek Lake Frome Leichhardt Lockhart Lockyer Logan Lower Burdekin Lower Burnett Lower Dawson Lower Gilbert Lower Mary Lower Norman Lower Saxby M Creek Macintyre Brook Mackenzie 1
Map Ref. No. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
Total area (,000ha) 2237 53 272 296 328 364 485 290 195 286 15 3288 288 301 337 1047 569 2789 374 674 465 305 173 432 1307
Freehold 6.996 0.248 0.007 0.000 0.022 0.009 0.000 1.188 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.769 0.690 0.004 1.103 16.289 0.000 1.772 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.438 10.267
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
5.015 0.007 0.011 0.000 0.020 0.000 0.048 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.025 0.000 0.026 0.072 0.169 0.138 4.217 0.012 0.065 0.022 0.000 0.011 0.093 1.643
0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.006 0.035 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.001 0.000 0.002 0.154 0.000 2.493 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.029 0.004
Total 12.021 0.289 0.017 0.000 0.042 0.009 0.048 1.228 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.029 0.000 0.800 0.765 0.174 1.246 20.660 0.012 4.331 0.022 0.000 0.011 2.560 11.913
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 56.13 78.17 92.36 94.52 94.39 91.13 94.37 57.84 15.66 91.49 0.00 46.20 98.68 53.82 47.77 76.04 34.95 40.82 48.71 58.97 50.91 2.35 37.76 45.31 41.76
% Total clearing in QLD 2.49 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.17 0.16 0.04 0.26 4.28 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.53 2.47
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Maranoa Maroochy Mission Mistake Mitchell Moonie Moreton Island Mornington Island Mossman Mulgrave Mungallala Murray Neebine Nicholson Nogoa Noosa Normanby North Johnstone North Kennedy North Pine O'Connell Olive Palmer Paroo Pascoe Pioneer
Map Ref. No. 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
Total area (,000ha) 2004 139 270 910 4125 1442 17 100 47 132 2902 111 1803 3573 2715 195 1485 103 956 60 239 206 832 3654 212 157
Freehold 13.369 0.967 0.000 0.354 0.028 11.263 0.000 0.000 0.018 0.037 41.164 0.022 15.232 0.000 3.991 0.253 0.833 0.015 0.000 0.230 0.717 0.000 0.000 6.888 0.000 0.077
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
18.278 0.049 0.003 6.872 0.477 0.462 0.000 0.039 0.001 0.006 8.606 0.003 9.435 0.332 9.480 0.036 0.040 0.000 0.060 0.026 0.038 0.000 0.035 9.405 0.000 0.005
0.000 0.001 0.725 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.287 0.473 0.000 0.012 0.000 0.004 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.009 0.010 0.322 0.000 0.000 0.071 0.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 31.935 1.490 0.729 7.237 0.504 11.728 0.002 0.039 0.019 0.052 49.780 0.347 24.666 0.332 13.542 1.089 0.873 0.015 0.060 0.256 0.758 0.000 0.035 16.292 0.000 0.083
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 57.59 60.28 85.34 48.43 77.18 29.81 88.91 85.37 83.05 76.74 51.17 73.50 57.81 52.39 52.04 83.29 94.01 53.00 94.37 54.86 66.59 97.83 92.89 60.01 98.91 75.13
% Total clearing in QLD 6.62 0.31 0.15 1.50 0.10 2.43 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 10.32 0.07 5.12 0.07 2.81 0.23 0.18 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.16 0.00 0.01 3.38 0.00 0.02
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
65
Plane Creek Proserpine Ross Russell Settlement Severn Shoalwater Skardon South Johnstone South Pine Staaten Stanley Stewart Stradbroke Islands Styx Suttor Thompson Torres Strait Islands Tully Upper Burdekin Upper Burnett Upper Dawson Upper Gilbert Upper Mary Upper Norman 1
Map Ref. No. 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127
Total area (,000ha) 254 253 134 67 118 432 360 44 129 42 2576 154 274 29 301 3811 9507 57 168 3625 860 2330 1365 270 5042
Freehold 0.654 0.553 0.123 0.000 0.000 1.475 0.430 0.000 0.014 0.082 0.000 0.181 0.002 0.001 0.666 1.809 2.128 0.000 0.028 0.390 2.635 4.686 0.050 0.441 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.053 0.046 0.044 0.000 0.000 0.034 0.018 0.000 0.000 0.015 0.180 0.002 0.000 0.100 0.035 8.086 12.524 0.000 0.001 1.076 0.109 4.770 0.496 0.010 0.969
0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.081 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.095 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.021 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.106 0.035 0.000 0.247 0.000
Total 0.710 0.599 0.170 0.000 0.000 1.604 0.448 0.000 0.014 0.097 0.180 0.204 0.002 0.101 0.701 9.895 14.652 0.000 0.029 1.547 2.849 9.491 0.546 0.697 0.969
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 56.96 69.23 72.38 72.27 89.26 48.02 68.48 87.48 63.24 47.34 82.00 58.09 98.54 79.41 47.29 66.59 35.18 40.68 74.52 84.27 53.82 42.01 87.86 66.84 82.08
% Total clearing in QLD 0.15 0.12 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.15 2.05 3.04 0.00 0.01 0.32 0.59 1.97 0.11 0.14 0.20
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
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Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
Upper Saxby Walsh Warrego Water Park Creek Watson Weir Wenlock Whitsunday Islands Yidney Creek 1
Map Ref. No. 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136
Total area (,000ha) 710 896 5169 184 468 1540 753 16 166
Freehold 0.004 0.133 31.993 0.290 0.000 3.608 0.003 0.000 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.155 0.014 43.109 0.023 0.042 0.292 0.015 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.106 0.234 0.000 0.128 0.000 0.000 0.008
Total 0.159 0.147 75.208 0.547 0.043 4.028 0.017 0.000 0.009
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 59.37 86.75 55.29 78.58 96.51 36.77 97.25 94.02 93.86
% Total clearing in QLD 0.03 0.03 15.60 0.11 0.01 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.00
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5.3 Woody Vegetation Change by Local Government Area
Figure 26: Average annual clearing rate as a percentage of 2003 wooded area by Local Government Area (2003–2004).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 68
Figure 21: Average annual clearing rate as a percentage of 2003 wooded area by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 36
BIOGEOGRAPHIC SUB-REGIONS Figure 22: Percentage of area wooded by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 37
Table 9: Woody vegetation change by replacement land cover by Biogeographic Region (2003–2004).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
38
Biogeographic Region Area Name (,000ha) Brigalow Belt 36391 Channel Country 23187 Central Mackay Coast 1459 Cape York Peninsula 12117 Desert Uplands 6884 Einasleigh Uplands 11886 Gulf Uplands 21793 Mitchell Grass Downs 24319 Mulga Lands 18745 Northern New England 775 Tablelands North West Highlands 7232 South Eastern 6174 Queensland Wet Tropical 1993 Rainforest 1
Pasture 209.504 1.035 3.146 0.501 27.530 3.187 4.550 30.767 166.484
Rate of woody vegetation change (,000ha/yr) for InfraSettleCrops Forest Mining structure ment 0.200 0.061 2.290 3.701 0.297 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.018 0.000 0.000 0.047 0.036 0.000 0.000 0.634 0.333 0.003 0.068 0.000 0.000 0.819 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.016 0.750 0.055 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.738 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.040 0.092 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.104 0.001
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
216.053 1.048 3.247 1.471 28.417 4.018 5.289 30.898 166.595
46.42 8.30 76.04 92.83 72.61 85.35 60.66 11.10 50.17
44.79 0.22 0.67 0.30 5.89 0.83 1.10 6.41 34.54
3.068
0.010
0.000
0.000
0.040
0.005
3.123
42.06
0.65
0.130
0.000
0.000
0.050
0.058
0.004
0.242
50.89
0.05
14.044
0.057
3.140
0.386
0.276
3.063
20.966
57.07
4.35
0.529
0.001
0.381
0.001
0.016
0.063
0.991
79.64
0.21
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10: Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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(Northern) Holroyd Plain Alice Tableland Anakie Inlier Arcadia Armraynald Plain Atherton Balonne-Culgoa Fan, Culgoa Bokhara Banana-Auburn Ranges Barakula Barkly Tableland, Mitchell Grass Downs P2 Barkly Basalt Downs Battle Camp Sandstones Bellenden Ker-Lamb Belyando Downs Beucazon Hills Bogie River Hills Boomer Range Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics Broken River Buckland Basalts Bulloo Dunefields Bulloo, Bulloo Overflow Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges Byfield Callide Creek Downs
Map Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Total area (,000ha) 2575 2864 355 708 1589 168
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.048 0.373 1.785 1.708 0.000 0.028
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.019
0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.000 0.001
0.071 0.251 0.252 0.021 0.006 0.002
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001
0.120 0.625 2.052 1.728 0.006 0.051
86.96 84.15 74.84 53.91 20.99 56.69
0.02 0.13 0.43 0.36 0.00 0.01
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
7
368
0.156
0.002
0.000
0.000
0.002
0.000
0.161
37.06
0.03
8 9
1535 1296
10.078 5.650
0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000
0.044 0.100
0.000 0.000
10.122 5.751
45.11 60.43
2.10 1.19
10
1662
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.64
0.00
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1239 573 255 1786 102 1042 211 807 3276 290 325 618 700 991 120 298
3.219 0.003 0.032 10.704 0.102 0.347 1.714 1.165 0.805 1.274 0.000 0.000 3.886 2.018 0.431 0.719
0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.000 0.043
0.000 0.000 0.027 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.105 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.110 0.000 0.000
0.057 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.033 0.000 0.029
0.041 0.003 0.001 0.124 0.000 0.051 0.034 0.002 0.301 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000
0.001 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.001 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.051 0.000 0.000
3.324 0.006 0.062 10.827 0.102 0.404 1.749 1.273 1.123 1.282 0.000 0.000 3.886 2.229 0.431 0.791
25.99 97.06 93.78 38.69 72.50 73.30 60.94 42.40 84.67 93.57 10.22 5.74 60.03 69.84 92.82 17.14
0.69 0.00 0.01 2.24 0.02 0.08 0.36 0.26 0.23 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.81 0.46 0.09 0.16
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
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Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
Cape River Hills Cape York-Torres Strait Cape Campaspe Plains
Total area (,000ha) 743 68 1006
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
2.242 0.000 1.986
0.000 0.000 0.068
0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000
0.002 0.011 0.230
0.000 0.000 0.000
2.244 0.011 2.284
47.52 73.50 79.94
0.47 0.00 0.47
Pasture
Total
Carnarvon Ranges
30
2293
11.829
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.073
0.000
11.902
85.09
2.47
Central Downs Claraville Plains Clarke-Connors Ranges Claude River Downs Coastal Plains Coen-Yamba Inlier (North & South) Cooper Plains Daintree-Bloomfield Dawson River Downs Debella DEU4 (new subregion) Diamantina-Eyre, Diamantina Plains Dieri
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
6887 3790 629 1044 262 2395 1844 360 988 80 1434
9.677 2.770 0.828 9.947 0.000 0.136 0.000 0.001 2.505 0.404 20.801
0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000
0.031 0.265 0.036 0.108 0.000 0.056 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.213
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.000 0.007 0.000
9.708 3.035 0.868 10.055 0.000 0.192 0.000 0.008 2.511 0.411 21.014
7.42 79.65 92.82 55.53 63.20 95.95 3.16 95.28 20.58 66.27 59.93
2.01 0.63 0.18 2.08 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.52 0.09 4.36
42
2443
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
5.15
0.00
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
13
0.000 0.462 0.277 0.791 1.317 51.140 0.228 0.001 0.022
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.048 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.147 0.042 0.010 0.067 0.006 0.020 0.001 0.069
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.037 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.609 0.319 0.802 1.471 51.147 0.248 0.002 0.091
0.29 30.52 89.53 22.91 16.19 54.41 77.86 14.89 92.44
0.00 0.13 0.07 0.17 0.31 10.60 0.05 0.00 0.02
Donors Plateau Doomadgee Plains, Gulf Plains Dulacca Downs Eastern Darling Downs Eastern Mulga Plains Georgetown-Croydon Georgina Limestone Gilberton Plateau 1
Map Ref. No. 27 28 29
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for
2450 1684 162 1646 1559 914 2043 1316
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
41
Goneaway Tablelands Great Sandy Gympie Block Herbert Herberton-Wairuna Hodgkinson Basin Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau Inglewood Sandstones Innisfail Isaac-Comet Downs Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones Karumba Plain Kidston Kirrama-Hinchinbrook Kynuna Plateau Lake Pure Langlo Plains Laura Lowlands Macalister Macintyre-Weir Fan, CastlereaghBarwon Manifold Marlborough Plains McArthur-South Nicholson Basins, Gulf Fall and Uplands P1 1
Map Ref. No. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Total area (,000ha) 5384 357 859 230 751 1700 2208 1233 202 2701 1426 1072 2991 268 2336 985 1277 1641 116
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
1.035 0.604 2.654 0.334 0.740 0.957 0.281 7.544 0.027 19.178 0.012 0.000 0.045 0.000 0.017 0.000 32.790 0.085 0.054
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.015 0.001 0.054 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 1.269 0.168 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.061 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010
0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.014 0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.014 0.000 0.001 0.005 0.078 0.078 0.002 0.527 0.000 0.675 0.048 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.069 0.006 0.000
0.000 0.019 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.048 0.000 0.030 0.029 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.019
1.048 1.892 2.827 0.344 0.818 1.084 0.283 8.178 0.057 20.929 0.060 0.000 0.201 0.000 0.018 0.000 32.859 0.091 0.083
23.09 88.92 56.01 54.88 95.20 92.34 86.43 61.20 46.23 35.26 95.30 25.30 86.81 98.46 17.08 1.21 66.08 96.68 88.44
0.22 0.39 0.59 0.07 0.17 0.22 0.06 1.70 0.01 4.34 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.81 0.02 0.02
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
71
307
0.238
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.005
0.000
0.243
24.56
0.05
72 73
71 1152
0.013 3.718
0.000 0.003
0.000 0.000
0.000 0.025
0.000 0.080
0.000 0.002
0.013 3.828
80.34 52.90
0.00 0.79
74
591
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
84.47
0.00
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
42
Mitchell-Gilbert Fans Moonie-Barwon Interfluve, Collarenebri Interfluve Moonie R.-Commoron Ck Floodout Moreton Basin Mount Isa Inlier Mount Morgan Ranges Nandewar, Northern complex Narran-Lightning Ridge Nebine Plains, Block Range Nebo-Connors Ranges Noccundra Slopes North Eastern Plains Northern Bowen Basin Northern Downs Northern Uplands Paluma-Seaview Paroo Sand Sheets, CuttaburraParoo Prairie-Torrens Creek Alluvials Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands Scenic Rim Simpson Desert, Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (northwest), Simpson-Strezelecki South Burnett 1
Map Ref. No. 75
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Total area (,000ha) 5202
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.718
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.184
0.000
0.901
74.12
0.19
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
76
649
2.297
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.015
0.000
2.313
25.12
0.48
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
803 785 4492 1294 629 6 1226 532 2507 670 1338 3534 1248 247
2.035 1.439 0.092 5.471 2.083 0.000 10.489 0.932 0.000 13.288 8.439 1.718 3.125 0.022
0.004 0.032 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.104 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.025 0.050 0.181 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.951 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.041 0.120 0.020 0.000 0.035 0.000 0.000 0.058 0.000 0.000 0.426 0.009 0.000 0.007
0.001 1.008 0.004 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000
2.081 2.728 0.167 5.652 2.123 0.000 10.489 0.996 0.000 13.288 9.827 1.727 3.125 0.029
22.66 41.46 51.54 45.22 37.68 25.38 60.45 60.04 7.64 50.11 55.75 5.92 67.03 99.23
0.43 0.57 0.03 1.17 0.44 0.00 2.17 0.21 0.00 2.75 2.04 0.36 0.65 0.01
91
663
2.499
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
2.499
71.75
0.52
92 93 94
1580 470 230
4.370 1.459 0.093
0.000 0.013 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000
0.124 0.011 0.000
0.000 0.026 0.001
4.495 1.509 0.093
62.77 46.81 78.35
0.93 0.31 0.02
95
2296
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.05
0.00
96
564
0.969
0.011
0.216
0.148
0.036
0.069
1.449
41.19
0.30
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
43
South Drummond Basin Southeast Hills and Ranges Southern Coastal Lowlands Southern Downs Southern Wooded Downs Southwestern Downs Sthwestern Plateaus & Floodout Stanthorpe Plateau Starke Coastal Lowlands Strzelecki Desert, Strzelecki (SSD southwest), Western Dunefields Sturt Stony Desert Tara Downs Taroom Downs Tenterfield Plateau Thorntonia Tibooburra Downs, Central Downs, Fringing Tablelands and Downs Toko Plains, Channel Country P1 Toko Range Townsville Plains Tully Undara-Toomba Basalts Upper Belyando Floodout Urisino Sandplains 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for
Map Ref. No. 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
Total area (,000ha) 1019 534 348 4262 4091 3765 1410 138 423
106
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
4.307 0.760 0.456 50.066 19.353 0.001 0.038 0.966 0.079
0.000 0.001 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.000
0.000 0.084 1.084 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.019 0.156 0.000 0.000 0.040 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.063 0.027 0.087 0.190 0.043 0.006 0.038 0.005 0.001
0.000 0.650 1.263 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000
4.370 1.542 3.046 50.260 19.396 0.047 0.076 0.981 0.081
54.56 64.03 54.94 39.11 26.15 3.84 37.01 61.37 90.53
0.91 0.32 0.63 10.42 4.02 0.01 0.02 0.20 0.02
1158
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.86
0.00
107 108 109 110 111
4703 449 644 7 740
0.000 1.865 1.686 0.019 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.026 0.001 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000
0.000 1.891 1.689 0.019 0.000
1.14 11.74 12.76 54.55 46.51
0.00 0.39 0.35 0.00 0.00
112
414
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
1.53
0.00
113
495
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
17.09
0.00
114 115 116 117 118
719 147 2255 470 842
0.308 0.032 0.412 3.588 1.177
0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.325 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.449 0.000 0.131 0.008 0.007
0.201 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.959 0.356 0.543 3.596 1.184
56.64 53.37 78.86 29.58 34.94
0.20 0.07 0.11 0.75 0.25
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 10 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
44
Warrambool-Moonie Warrego River Plains, Warrego Plains Weipa Plateau Wellesley Islands Weribone High West Balonne Plains West Bulloo Plains West Warego Tablelands and Downs Whitsunday Woondoola Plain Woorabinda Wyarra Hills 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for
Map Ref. No. 119
Total area (,000ha) 574
120
% Total clearing in QLD
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.647
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.647
22.64
0.13
2168
4.152
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
4.152
59.65
0.86
121 122 123 124 125
2755 124 994 2066 2884
0.138 0.018 14.675 29.623 0.565
0.000 0.000 0.010 0.006 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.634 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.136 0.022 0.046 0.007 0.000
0.003 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000
0.910 0.039 14.731 29.637 0.565
95.42 79.03 39.82 36.18 24.86
0.19 0.01 3.05 6.14 0.12
126
4143
17.636
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.014
0.000
17.650
54.85
3.66
127 128 129 130
89 2358 764 376
0.012 0.003 14.884 1.541
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005
0.000 0.002 0.151 0.002
0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.015 0.005 15.035 1.548
94.52 11.15 74.44 83.11
0.00 0.00 3.12 0.32
Pasture
Settlement
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
Total
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11: Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
45
(Northern) Holroyd Plain Alice Tableland Anakie Inlier Arcadia Armraynald Plain Atherton Balonne-Culgoa Fan, Culgoa-Bokhara Banana-Auburn Ranges Barakula Barkly Tableland, Mitchell Grass Downs P2 Barkly Basalt Downs Battle Camp Sandstones Bellenden Ker-Lamb Belyando Downs Beucazon Hills Bogie River Hills Boomer Range Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics Broken River Buckland Basalts Bulloo Dunefields Bulloo, Bulloo Overflow Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges 1
Map Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Total area (,000ha) 2575 2864 355 708 1589 168 368 1535 1296
Freehold
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.000 0.070 0.395 0.458 0.000 0.035 0.149 8.657 4.813
0.120 0.555 1.581 1.270 0.006 0.001 0.012 1.298 0.769
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.076 0.001 0.000 0.015 0.000 0.167 0.169
0.120 0.625 2.052 1.728 0.006 0.051 0.161 10.122 5.751
86.96 84.15 74.84 53.91 20.99 56.69 37.06 45.11 60.43
0.02 0.13 0.43 0.36 0.00 0.01 0.03 2.10 1.19
10
1662
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.64
0.00
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1239 573 255 1786 102 1042 211 807 3276 290 325 618 700 991
2.826 0.000 0.028 1.339 0.000 0.211 1.304 1.104 0.372 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.348 2.007
0.492 0.006 0.003 9.488 0.102 0.193 0.443 0.040 0.647 1.280 0.000 0.000 0.111 0.107
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.105 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.000
0.006 0.000 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.130 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 1.422 0.115
3.324 0.006 0.062 10.827 0.102 0.404 1.749 1.273 1.123 1.282 0.000 0.000 3.885 2.229
25.99 97.06 93.78 38.69 72.50 73.30 60.94 42.40 84.67 93.57 10.22 5.74 60.03 69.84
0.69 0.00 0.01 2.24 0.02 0.08 0.36 0.26 0.23 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.81 0.46
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
46
Byfield Callide Creek Downs Cape River Hills Cape York-Torres Strait Cape Campaspe Plains Carnarvon Ranges Central Downs Claraville Plains Clarke-Connors Ranges Claude River Downs Coastal Plains Coen-Yamba Inlier (North & South) Cooper Plains Daintree-Bloomfield Dawson River Downs Debella DEU4 (new subregion) Diamantina-Eyre, Diamantina Plains Dieri Donors Plateau Doomadgee Plains, Gulf Plains Dulacca Downs Eastern Darling Downs Eastern Mulga Plains Georgetown-Croydon Georgina Limestone
Map Ref. No. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Total area (,000ha) 120 298 743 68 1006 2293 6887 3790 629 1044 262 2395 1844 360 988 80 1434 2443 13 2450 1684 162 1646 1559 914 2043
Freehold 0.189 0.750 0.000 0.000 0.021 1.049 1.035 0.035 0.720 0.285 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.008 2.370 0.395 12.570 0.000 0.000 0.098 0.000 0.682 1.435 38.146 0.008 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.014 0.037 2.242 0.000 2.264 10.499 8.673 3.000 0.147 9.770 0.000 0.133 0.000 0.000 0.142 0.016 8.420 0.000 0.000 0.512 0.319 0.120 0.037 12.991 0.240 0.001
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.229 0.005 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.354 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.057 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.025 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000
Total 0.431 0.791 2.244 0.000 2.284 11.902 9.708 3.035 0.868 10.055 0.000 0.192 0.000 0.008 2.511 0.411 21.015 0.000 0.000 0.609 0.319 0.802 1.471 51.146 0.248 0.001
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 92.82 17.14 47.52 73.50 79.94 85.09 7.42 79.65 92.82 55.53 63.20 95.95 3.16 95.28 20.58 66.27 59.93 5.15 0.29 30.52 89.53 22.91 16.19 54.41 77.86 14.89
% Total clearing in QLD 0.09 0.16 0.47 0.00 0.47 2.47 2.01 0.63 0.18 2.08 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.52 0.09 4.36 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.07 0.17 0.31 10.60 0.05 0.00
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
47
Gilberton Plateau Goneaway Tablelands Great Sandy Gympie Block Herbert Herberton-Wairuna Hodgkinson Basin Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau Inglewood Sandstones Innisfail Isaac-Comet Downs Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones Karumba Plain Kidston Kirrama-Hinchinbrook Kynuna Plateau Lake Pure Langlo Plains Laura Lowlands Macalister Macintyre-Weir Fan, Castlereagh-Barwon Manifold Marlborough Plains McArthur-South Nicholson Basins, Gulf Fall and Uplands P1 1
Map Ref. No. 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
Total area (,000ha) 1316 5384 357 859 230 751 1700 2208 1233 202 2701 1426 1072 2991 268 2336 985 1277 1641 116 307 71 1152 591
Freehold
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.000 0.068 0.106 2.288 0.331 0.627 1.020 0.033 7.718 0.054 15.370 0.028 0.000 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 15.744 0.000 0.068 0.229 0.004 3.330
0.091 0.980 0.014 0.110 0.011 0.191 0.064 0.250 0.287 0.003 5.548 0.032 0.000 0.171 0.000 0.018 0.000 17.116 0.091 0.005 0.014 0.001 0.135
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.357
0.000 0.000 1.773 0.429 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.173 0.000 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.008 0.006
0.091 1.048 1.892 2.827 0.344 0.818 1.084 0.283 8.178 0.057 20.929 0.060 0.000 0.201 0.000 0.018 0.000 32.860 0.091 0.083 0.244 0.013 3.828
92.44 23.09 88.92 56.01 54.88 95.20 92.34 86.43 61.20 46.23 35.26 95.30 25.30 86.81 98.46 17.08 1.21 66.08 96.68 88.44 24.56 80.34 52.90
0.02 0.22 0.39 0.59 0.07 0.17 0.22 0.06 1.70 0.01 4.34 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.81 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.79
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
84.47
0.00
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
48
Mitchell-Gilbert Fans Moonie-Barwon Interfluve, Collarenebri Interfluve Moonie R.-Commoron Ck Floodout Moreton Basin Mount Isa Inlier Mount Morgan Ranges Nandewar, Northern complex Narran-Lightning Ridge Nebine Plains, Block Range Nebo-Connors Ranges Noccundra Slopes North Eastern Plains Northern Bowen Basin Northern Downs Northern Uplands Paluma-Seaview Paroo Sand Sheets, Cuttaburra-Paroo Prairie-Torrens Creek Alluvials Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands Scenic Rim Simpson Desert, Simpson-Strzelecki Dunefields (northwest), Simpson-Strezelecki South Burnett 1
Map Ref. No. 75
Total area (,000ha) 5202
Freehold
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.009
0.877
0.000
0.015
0.901
74.12
0.19
76
649
2.294
0.018
0.000
0.000
2.313
25.12
0.48
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
803 785 4492 1294 629 6 1226 532 2507 670 1338 3534 1248 247 663 1580 470 230
1.846 2.444 0.004 5.354 2.100 0.000 3.560 0.870 0.000 5.446 2.722 0.531 0.266 0.012 1.234 1.206 1.408 0.091
0.193 0.177 0.113 0.245 0.016 0.000 6.927 0.126 0.000 7.842 7.101 1.196 2.824 0.017 1.265 3.289 0.095 0.002
0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.042 0.102 0.000 0.054 0.007 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.035 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.001
2.081 2.728 0.117 5.652 2.123 0.000 10.489 0.996 0.000 13.288 9.827 1.727 3.125 0.029 2.499 4.495 1.509 0.093
22.66 41.46 51.54 45.22 37.68 25.38 60.45 60.04 7.64 50.11 55.75 5.92 67.03 99.23 71.75 62.77 46.81 78.35
0.43 0.57 0.03 1.17 0.44 0.00 2.17 0.21 0.00 2.75 2.04 0.36 0.65 0.01 0.52 0.93 0.31 0.02
95
2296
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
3.05
0.00
96
564
1.182
0.032
0.000
0.235
1.449
41.19
0.30
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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South Drummond Basin Southeast Hills and Ranges Southern Coastal Lowlands Southern Downs Southern Wooded Downs Southwestern Downs Sthwestern Plateaus & Floodout Stanthorpe Plateau Starke Coastal Lowlands Strzelecki Desert, Strzelecki (SSD southwest), Western Dunefields Sturt Stony Desert Tara Downs Taroom Downs Tenterfield Plateau Thorntonia Tibooburra Downs, Central Downs, Fringing Tablelands and Downs Toko Plains, Channel Country P1 Toko Range Townsville Plains Tully Undara-Toomba Basalts Upper Belyando Floodout Urisino Sandplains
1
Map Ref. No. 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
Total area (,000ha) 1019 534 348 4262 4091 3765 1410 138 423
106
Freehold
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.697 1.294 2.119 20.747 8.440 0.000 0.000 0.862 0.021
3.673 0.139 0.271 29.250 10.948 0.046 0.066 0.030 0.060
0.000 0.013 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.096 0.594 0.263 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.089 0.000
4.370 1.542 2.987 50.260 19.396 0.046 0.066 0.981 0.081
54.56 64.03 54.94 39.11 26.15 3.84 37.01 61.37 90.53
0.91 0.32 0.63 10.42 4.02 0.01 0.02 0.20 0.02
1158
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.86
0.00
107 108 109 110 111
4703 449 644 7 740
0.000 1.542 1.601 0.018 0.000
0.000 0.350 0.086 0.001 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000
0.000 1.891 1.689 0.019 0.000
1.14 11.74 12.76 54.55 46.51
0.00 0.39 0.35 0.00 0.00
112
414
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
1.53
0.00
113 114 115 116 117 118
495 719 147 2255 470 842
0.000 0.608 0.032 0.002 1.241 0.000
0.000 0.349 0.003 0.540 2.355 1.184
0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.321 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.959 0.356 0.543 3.596 1.184
17.09 56.64 53.37 78.86 29.58 34.94
0.00 0.20 0.07 0.11 0.75 0.25
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 11 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Biogeographic Sub-region (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Biogeographic Sub-region Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Warrambool-Moonie Warrego River Plains, Warrego Plains Weipa Plateau Wellesley Islands Weribone High West Balonne Plains West Bulloo Plains West Warego Tablelands and Downs Whitsunday Woondoola Plain Woorabinda Wyarra Hills 1
Map Ref. No. 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
Total area (,000ha) 574 2168 2755 124 994 2066 2884 4143 89 2358 764 376
Freehold 0.573 2.719 0.003 0.000 13.980 28.433 0.030 5.685 0.014 0.000 11.180 0.238
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.074 1.433 0.151 0.039 0.750 1.204 0.536 11.965 0.001 0.005 3.763 1.310
0.000 0.000 0.756 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.092 0.000
Total 0.647 4.152 0.911 0.039 14.731 29.637 0.565 17.650 0.015 0.005 15.035 1.548
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 22.64 59.65 95.42 79.03 39.82 36.18 24.86 54.85 94.52 11.15 74.44 83.11
% Total clearing in QLD 0.13 0.86 0.19 0.01 3.05 6.14 0.12 3.66 0.00 0.00 3.12 0.32
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5.2 Woody Vegetation Change by Catchments
Figure 23: Average annual clearing rate as a percentage of 2003 wooded area by Catchment (2003–2004).
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004 52
CATCHMENTS Figure 24: Percentage of area wooded by Catchment (2003).
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North East Coast Drainage Division
400
400
350
350
C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
Qld Murray Darling Drainage Division
300 250 200 150 100 50 0
300 250 200 150 100 50 0
88-91 91-95 95-97 97-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04
88-91 91-95 95-97 97-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04
Period
Period
Bulloo Drainage Division
Lake Eyre Drainage Division 25 C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
120 100 80 60 40 20
20 15 10 5 0
0 88-91
91-95
95-97
97-99
99-00
00-01
01-02
88-91 91-95 95-97 97-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04
02-03
Period
Period
Gulf Rivers Drainage Division
C learin g R ate (,000 h a/year)
14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 88-91 91-95 95-97 97-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 Period
Figure 25: Trend in Drainage Divisions with the highest woody clearing rates from 1988–2004. (note the clearing rate scale differences for each graph)
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Table 12: Woody vegetation change by land cover by major Catchment (2003–2004). Major Catchment Name
55
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
Bulloo Gulf Rivers Island Lake Eyre Murray-Darling North East Coast 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Total area (,000ha) 5186 45143 440 51027 26248 44754
Pasture 12.596 7.458 0.028 44.571 250.390 149.429
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.100 0.269
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.066 3.516
0.000 0.684 0.156 0.040 0.003 2.534
0.069 1.352 0.043 0.429 1.134 3.964
Settlement 0.000 0.008 0.007 0.000 0.069 3.444
Total
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
33.78 65.38 83.55 17.36 46.93 62.22
2.63 1.97 0.05 9.34 52.19 33.82
12.665 9.502 0.234 45.040 251.763 163.156
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
Table 13: Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name Albert Alice Archer Baffle Creek Balonne Barambah Barcoo Barratta Barron Belyando
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total area (,000ha) 78 1294 1061 400 3827 595 5323 183 219 2673
Pasture 0.083 0.007 0.072 1.343 24.363 1.217 28.519 0.003 0.052 16.665
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.057 0.000 0.000 0.048 0.000
0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.148 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.001 0.059 0.002 0.000 0.128 0.019 0.111 0.082 0.002 0.230
0.121 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.002 0.045 0.000 0.000 0.059 0.000
Total 0.214 0.066 0.074 1.362 24.500 1.486 28.631 0.084 0.163 16.895
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
57.63 83.35 94.02 71.34 35.17 42.06 40.47 38.37 74.10 58.68
0.04 0.01 0.02 0.28 5.08 0.31 5.94 0.02 0.03 3.50
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Black river Bohle Bowen Boyne (Gladstone) Boyne/Boondooma Bremer Bribie Brisbane Bulloo Burrum Caboolture Calliope Cliffdale Cloncurry Coen Coleman Comet Condamine Coomera Coopers Curtis Island Daintree Diamantina Don Ducie Dulhunty Edward
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Total area (,000ha) 106 37 945 259 1301 203 15 697 5186 121 47 224 621 4734 321 534 1775 3043 130 9580 58 211 11917 370 358 752
Pasture 0.353 0.048 2.475 0.379 9.037 0.138 0.000 1.177 12.596 0.489 0.169 0.321 0.000 0.548 0.000 0.034 8.119 8.849 0.258 0.533 0.000 0.001 1.052 0.196 0.019 0.000
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.051 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.453 0.000 0.000 0.095 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.066 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.160 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.126 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.216 0.003 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.058 0.084 0.054 0.000 0.063 0.000 0.005 0.035 0.069 0.000 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.023 0.249 0.427 0.012 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.009 0.001 0.051
0.026 0.146 0.000 0.006 0.002 0.027 0.006 0.515 0.000 0.000 0.564 0.038 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.061 0.513 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 0.437 0.278 2.690 0.417 9.113 0.166 0.012 2.180 12.665 0.489 0.865 0.486 0.000 0.550 0.000 0.056 8.584 9.458 0.784 0.533 0.000 0.002 1.062 0.207 0.020 0.051
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
85.80 52.39 72.73 67.17 52.63 35.66 76.69 48.68 33.78 78.51 42.36 44.53 89.01 23.77 98.04 93.40 46.34 27.64 59.00 7.15 80.00 95.78 9.49 62.70 95.47 85.21
0.09 0.06 0.56 0.09 1.89 0.03 0.00 0.45 2.63 0.10 0.18 0.10 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.01 1.78 1.96 0.16 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.04 0.00 0.01
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
57
Eight Mile Einasleigh Elliott Embley Endeavour Eyre Fitzroy Flinders Georgina Gregory Haughton Hay Herbert Hinchinbrook Island Holroyd Isaacs Isis Jackson Jacky Jacky Creek Jardine Jeannie Kendall Kolan L Creek Lagoon Creek 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
Total area (,000ha) 164 2437 71 192 218 7182 1099 5189 7222 91 222 280 984 40 544 2237 53 272 296 328 364 485 290 195 286
Pasture 0.000 0.050 0.056 0.000 0.103 0.017 7.386 4.380 0.041 0.381 0.077 0.000 0.813 0.000 0.061 10.376 0.289 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.009 0.048 1.221 0.000 0.000
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.018 0.000 0.007 0.013 0.000 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 1.131 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.084 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.044 0.174 0.062 0.000 0.074 0.000 0.041 0.000 0.023 0.497 0.000 0.018 0.000 0.029 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 0.000 0.134 0.056 0.020 0.105 0.026 7.447 4.554 0.136 0.381 0.153 0.000 0.855 0.000 0.084 12.022 0.289 0.018 0.000 0.042 0.009 0.048 1.228 0.000 0.000
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
91.78 84.92 49.86 93.53 94.32 4.49 48.00 32.69 16.91 64.13 73.45 0.61 86.64 96.13 94.47 56.13 78.17 92.36 94.52 94.39 91.13 94.37 57.84 15.66 91.49
0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 1.54 0.94 0.03 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.02 2.49 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.25 0.00 0.00
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
58
Lake Frome Leichhardt Lockhart Lockyer Logan Lower Burdekin Lower Burnett Lower Dawson Lower Gilbert Lower Mary Lower Norman Lower Saxby M Creek Macintyre Brook Mackenzie Maranoa Maroochy Mission Mistake Mitchell Moonie Moreton Island Mornington Island Mossman Mulgrave 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Total area (,000ha) 15 3288 288 301 337 1047 569 2789 374 674 465 305 173 432 1307 2004 139 270 910 4125 1442 17 100 47 132
Pasture 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.560 0.238 0.044 1.246 20.391 0.012 3.191 0.007 0.000 0.000 2.433 10.944 31.896 0.248 0.002 7.086 0.337 11.633 0.000 0.018 0.000 0.023
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.032 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.043 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.015 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.140 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.987 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.008
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.025 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.093 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.499 0.000 0.000 0.615 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.024 0.000 0.090 0.013 0.129 0.000 0.134 0.000 0.000 0.015 0.000 0.011 0.112 0.469 0.036 0.034 0.110 0.151 0.167 0.085 0.002 0.022 0.000 0.001
0.000 0.004 0.000 0.087 0.513 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.222 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.019 0.020
Total 0.000 0.029 0.000 0.800 0.765 0.174 1.246 20.660 0.012 4.331 0.022 0.000 0.011 2.560 11.913 31.935 1.490 0.728 7.237 0.504 11.728 0.002 0.039 0.019 0.052
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
0.00 46.20 98.68 53.82 47.77 76.04 34.95 40.82 48.71 58.97 50.91 2.35 37.76 45.31 41.76 57.59 60.28 85.34 48.43 77.18 29.81 88.91 85.37 83.05 76.74
0.00 0.01 0.00 0.17 0.16 0.04 0.26 4.28 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.53 2.47 6.62 0.31 0.15 1.50 0.10 2.43 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
59
Mungallala Murray Neebine Nicholson Nogoa Noosa Normanby North Johnstone North Kennedy North Pine O'Connell Olive Palmer Paroo Pascoe Pioneer Plane Creek Proserpine Ross Russell Settlement Severn Shoalwater Skardon South Johnstone 1
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
Total area (,000ha) 2902 111 1803 3573 2715 195 1485 103 956 60 239 206 832 3654 212 157 254 253 134 67 118 432 360 44 129
Pasture 49.773 0.022 24.666 0.284 13.108 0.854 0.857 0.014 0.056 0.043 0.728 0.000 0.035 16.292 0.000 0.080 0.692 0.559 0.066 0.000 0.000 1.572 0.408 0.000 0.013
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
Settlement
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.061 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.017 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.325 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.129 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.050 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.000 0.000
0.008 0.000 0.000 0.048 0.335 0.003 0.017 0.000 0.003 0.002 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.029 0.070 0.000 0.000 0.019 0.026 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.102 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.211 0.023 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.012 0.034 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 49.781 0.347 24.667 0.382 13.542 1.089 0.874 0.015 0.060 0.256 0.758 0.000 0.035 16.292 0.000 0.083 0.710 0.600 0.170 0.000 0.000 1.607 0.448 0.000 0.014
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
51.17 73.50 57.81 52.39 52.04 83.29 94.01 53.00 94.37 54.86 66.59 97.83 92.89 60.01 98.91 75.13 56.96 69.23 72.38 72.27 89.26 48.02 68.48 87.48 63.24
10.32 0.07 5.11 0.08 2.81 0.23 0.18 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.16 0.00 0.01 3.38 0.00 0.02 0.15 0.12 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.09 0.00 0.00
Table 13 (continued): Woody vegetation change by land cover by Catchment (2003–2004). Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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South Pine Staaten Stanley Stewart Stradbroke Islands Styx Suttor Thompson Torres Strait Islands Tully Upper Burdekin Upper Burnett Upper Dawson Upper Gilbert Upper Mary Upper Norman Upper Saxby Walsh Warrego Water Park Creek Watson Weir Wenlock Whitsunday Islands Yidney Creek
Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) for Map Ref. No. 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136
Total area (,000ha) 42 2576 154 274 29 301 3811 9507 57 168 3625 860 2330 1365 270 5042 710 896 5169 184 468 1540 753 16 166
Pasture 0.010 0.091 0.167 0.002 0.002 0.668 9.496 14.408 0.000 0.022 1.078 2.729 9.456 0.516 0.551 0.654 0.149 0.099 75.030 0.547 0.041 3.881 0.001 0.000 0.009
Crops
Forest
Mining
Infrastructure
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.076 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.034 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.104 0.000 0.000 0.124 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.156 0.000 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.001 0.088 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.034 0.391 0.244 0.011 0.000 0.372 0.017 0.033 0.030 0.014 0.315 0.011 0.048 0.177 0.000 0.002 0.141 0.016 0.000 0.000
Settlement 0.081 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 0.097 0.179 0.204 0.002 0.160 0.701 9.895 14.652 0.011 0.029 1.547 2.849 9.491 0.546 0.697 0.969 0.159 0.147 75.208 0.547 0.043 4.028 0.017 0.000 0.009
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031
% Total clearing in QLD
47.34 82.00 58.09 98.54 79.41 47.29 66.59 35.18 40.68 74.52 84.27 53.82 42.01 87.86 66.84 82.08 59.37 86.75 55.29 78.58 96.51 36.77 97.25 94.02 93.86
0.02 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.15 2.05 3.04 0.00 0.01 0.32 0.59 1.97 0.11 0.14 0.20 0.03 0.03 15.59 0.11 0.01 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.00
Table 14: Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
61
Albert Alice Archer Baffle Creek Balonne Barambah Barcoo Barratta Barron Belyando Black Bohle Bowen Boyne (Gladstone) Boyne/Boondooma Bremer Bribie Brisbane Bulloo Burrum Caboolture Calliope Cliffdale Cloncurry Coen Coleman
Map Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Total area (,000ha) 78 1294 1061 400 3827 595 5323 183 219 2673 106 37 945 259 1301 203 15 697 5186 121 47 224 621 4734 321 534
Freehold 0.207 0.000 0.000 1.327 21.834 1.348 17.777 0.024 0.108 2.237 0.402 0.202 0.218 0.410 7.411 0.158 0.004 1.589 0.132 0.443 0.734 0.474 0.000 0.102 0.000 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.007 0.051 0.017 0.028 2.371 0.049 10.840 0.061 0.008 14.631 0.033 0.076 2.471 0.006 1.484 0.008 0.006 0.122 12.505 0.025 0.036 0.012 0.000 0.449 0.000 0.056
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.015 0.057 0.006 0.295 0.089 0.015 0.000 0.046 0.027 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.218 0.000 0.002 0.465 0.028 0.019 0.095 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 0.214 0.066 0.074 1.362 24.499 1.486 28.632 0.084 0.163 16.895 0.437 0.278 2.689 0.417 9.113 0.166 0.012 2.180 12.665 0.489 0.865 0.486 0.000 0.550 0.000 0.056
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 57.63 83.35 94.02 71.34 35.17 42.06 40.47 38.37 74.10 58.68 85.80 52.39 72.73 67.17 52.63 35.66 76.69 48.68 33.78 78.51 42.36 44.53 89.01 23.77 98.04 93.40
% Total clearing in QLD 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.28 5.08 0.31 5.94 0.02 0.03 3.50 0.09 0.06 0.56 0.09 1.89 0.03 0.00 0.45 2.63 0.10 0.18 0.10 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.01
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Comet Condamine Coomera Coopers Curtis Island Daintree Diamantina Don Ducie Dulhunty Edward Eight Mile Einasleigh Elliott Embley Endeavour Eyre Fitzroy Flinders Georgina Gregory Haughton Hay Herbert Hinchinbrook Island Holroyd 1
Map Ref. No. 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Total area (,000ha) 1775 3043 130 9580 58 211 11917 370 358 752 164 2437 71 192 218 7182 1099 5189 7222 91 222 280 984 40 544
Freehold 2.384 8.881 0.654 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.190 0.096 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.024 0.043 0.000 0.011 0.000 6.796 0.559 0.000 0.369 0.101 0.000 0.721 0.000 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
6.191 0.509 0.115 0.533 0.000 0.000 0.872 0.111 0.010 0.051 0.000 0.109 0.004 0.000 0.093 0.026 0.283 3.995 0.125 0.008 0.030 0.000 0.134 0.000 0.084
0.000 0.000 0.014 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.020 0.000 0.000 0.357 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.022 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.009 0.068 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 8.584 9.458 0.784 0.533 0.000 0.002 1.062 0.207 0.020 0.051 0.000 0.133 0.056 0.020 0.104 0.026 7.446 4.554 0.125 0.380 0.153 0.000 0.855 0.000 0.084
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 46.34 27.64 59.00 7.15 80.00 95.78 9.49 62.70 95.47 85.21 91.78 84.92 49.86 93.53 94.32 4.49 48.00 32.69 16.91 64.13 73.45 0.61 86.64 96.13 94.47
% Total clearing in QLD 1.78 1.96 0.16 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 1.54 0.94 0.03 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.02
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Isaacs Isis Jackson Jacky Jacky Creek Jardine Jeannie Kendall Kolan L Creek Lagoon Creek Lake Frome Leichhardt Lockhart Lockyer Logan Lower Burdekin Lower Burnett Lower Dawson Lower Gilbert Lower Mary Lower Norman Lower Saxby M Creek Macintyre Brook Mackenzie 1
Map Ref. No. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
Total area (,000ha) 2237 53 272 296 328 364 485 290 195 286 15 3288 288 301 337 1047 569 2789 374 674 465 305 173 432 1307
Freehold 6.996 0.248 0.007 0.000 0.022 0.009 0.000 1.188 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.769 0.690 0.004 1.103 16.289 0.000 1.772 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.438 10.267
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
5.015 0.007 0.011 0.000 0.020 0.000 0.048 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.025 0.000 0.026 0.072 0.169 0.138 4.217 0.012 0.065 0.022 0.000 0.011 0.093 1.643
0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.006 0.035 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.001 0.000 0.002 0.154 0.000 2.493 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.029 0.004
Total 12.021 0.289 0.017 0.000 0.042 0.009 0.048 1.228 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.029 0.000 0.800 0.765 0.174 1.246 20.660 0.012 4.331 0.022 0.000 0.011 2.560 11.913
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 56.13 78.17 92.36 94.52 94.39 91.13 94.37 57.84 15.66 91.49 0.00 46.20 98.68 53.82 47.77 76.04 34.95 40.82 48.71 58.97 50.91 2.35 37.76 45.31 41.76
% Total clearing in QLD 2.49 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.17 0.16 0.04 0.26 4.28 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.53 2.47
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Maranoa Maroochy Mission Mistake Mitchell Moonie Moreton Island Mornington Island Mossman Mulgrave Mungallala Murray Neebine Nicholson Nogoa Noosa Normanby North Johnstone North Kennedy North Pine O'Connell Olive Palmer Paroo Pascoe Pioneer
Map Ref. No. 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
Total area (,000ha) 2004 139 270 910 4125 1442 17 100 47 132 2902 111 1803 3573 2715 195 1485 103 956 60 239 206 832 3654 212 157
Freehold 13.369 0.967 0.000 0.354 0.028 11.263 0.000 0.000 0.018 0.037 41.164 0.022 15.232 0.000 3.991 0.253 0.833 0.015 0.000 0.230 0.717 0.000 0.000 6.888 0.000 0.077
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
18.278 0.049 0.003 6.872 0.477 0.462 0.000 0.039 0.001 0.006 8.606 0.003 9.435 0.332 9.480 0.036 0.040 0.000 0.060 0.026 0.038 0.000 0.035 9.405 0.000 0.005
0.000 0.001 0.725 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.287 0.473 0.000 0.012 0.000 0.004 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.009 0.010 0.322 0.000 0.000 0.071 0.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 31.935 1.490 0.729 7.237 0.504 11.728 0.002 0.039 0.019 0.052 49.780 0.347 24.666 0.332 13.542 1.089 0.873 0.015 0.060 0.256 0.758 0.000 0.035 16.292 0.000 0.083
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 57.59 60.28 85.34 48.43 77.18 29.81 88.91 85.37 83.05 76.74 51.17 73.50 57.81 52.39 52.04 83.29 94.01 53.00 94.37 54.86 66.59 97.83 92.89 60.01 98.91 75.13
% Total clearing in QLD 6.62 0.31 0.15 1.50 0.10 2.43 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 10.32 0.07 5.12 0.07 2.81 0.23 0.18 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.16 0.00 0.01 3.38 0.00 0.02
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
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Plane Creek Proserpine Ross Russell Settlement Severn Shoalwater Skardon South Johnstone South Pine Staaten Stanley Stewart Stradbroke Islands Styx Suttor Thompson Torres Strait Islands Tully Upper Burdekin Upper Burnett Upper Dawson Upper Gilbert Upper Mary Upper Norman 1
Map Ref. No. 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127
Total area (,000ha) 254 253 134 67 118 432 360 44 129 42 2576 154 274 29 301 3811 9507 57 168 3625 860 2330 1365 270 5042
Freehold 0.654 0.553 0.123 0.000 0.000 1.475 0.430 0.000 0.014 0.082 0.000 0.181 0.002 0.001 0.666 1.809 2.128 0.000 0.028 0.390 2.635 4.686 0.050 0.441 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.053 0.046 0.044 0.000 0.000 0.034 0.018 0.000 0.000 0.015 0.180 0.002 0.000 0.100 0.035 8.086 12.524 0.000 0.001 1.076 0.109 4.770 0.496 0.010 0.969
0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.081 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.095 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.021 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.106 0.035 0.000 0.247 0.000
Total 0.710 0.599 0.170 0.000 0.000 1.604 0.448 0.000 0.014 0.097 0.180 0.204 0.002 0.101 0.701 9.895 14.652 0.000 0.029 1.547 2.849 9.491 0.546 0.697 0.969
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 56.96 69.23 72.38 72.27 89.26 48.02 68.48 87.48 63.24 47.34 82.00 58.09 98.54 79.41 47.29 66.59 35.18 40.68 74.52 84.27 53.82 42.01 87.86 66.84 82.08
% Total clearing in QLD 0.15 0.12 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.15 2.05 3.04 0.00 0.01 0.32 0.59 1.97 0.11 0.14 0.20
Table 14 (continued): Woody vegetation change by tenure by Catchment (2003–2004). Rate of woody vegetation clearing (,000ha/yr) on
Catchment Name
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Land Cover Change in Queensland 2003–2004
Upper Saxby Walsh Warrego Water Park Creek Watson Weir Wenlock Whitsunday Islands Yidney Creek 1
Map Ref. No. 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136
Total area (,000ha) 710 896 5169 184 468 1540 753 16 166
Freehold 0.004 0.133 31.993 0.290 0.000 3.608 0.003 0.000 0.000
Leasehold
Other
Reserves
0.155 0.014 43.109 0.023 0.042 0.292 0.015 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
0.000 0.000 0.106 0.234 0.000 0.128 0.000 0.000 0.008
Total 0.159 0.147 75.208 0.547 0.043 4.028 0.017 0.000 0.009
Based on the 1991 landcover baseline. Figures based on the new Woody FPC, which better account for regrowth, will be given in future reports.
% Wooded vegetation cover 20031 59.37 86.75 55.29 78.58 96.51 36.77 97.25 94.02 93.86
% Total clearing in QLD 0.03 0.03 15.60 0.11 0.01 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.00
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5.3 Woody Vegetation Change by Local Government Area
Figure 26: Average annual clearing rate as a percentage of 2003 wooded area by Local Government Area (2003–2004).
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