SoE2015: Freshwater Wetland Systems Within Protected Areas in Queensland

Freshwater wetland systems within protected areas in Queensland, Australia. The dataset indicates that eight per cent of freshwater wetlands in Queensland are within protected areas. It was published by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess the proportion of freshwater wetlands under formal protection based on the stated 8% figure.
• Map the distribution of protected wetland systems relative to unprotected ones.
• Support policy and conservation priority setting for wetland ecosystems.
• Analyze the relationship between protected area boundaries and freshwater wetland habitats.

Strengths

• Provides a specific, quantified metric: eight per cent of freshwater wetlands in Queensland are within protected areas.
• Has a clear, authoritative source from a government environmental department.
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for flexible reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

[email protected], Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Time Range

Likely reflects data compiled for the 2015 State of the Environment (SoE) report.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 14:14:16.133888; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland, Australia