SoE2020: Rural Land Use Change in Queensland, 1999-2020
by [email protected] / Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation·Updated 10d ago
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Description
Since 1999, the proportion of Queensland that is rural land not settled has increased by 6.9 million hectares (34.26%). The data, provided by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, shows Cape York Natural Resource Management region had the greatest increase (2,039,292ha) while Southern Gulf NRM region had the least (53,072ha). It was last updated in May 2026.
Use Cases
Analyze regional differences in rural land expansion based on Natural Resource Management region statistics
Model long-term land use trends based on the 1999-2020 time frame
Assess environmental policy impacts on land conversion rates based on the reported percentage changes
Strengths
Provides specific percentage (34.26%) and absolute (6.9 million ha) change figures for the state.
Includes granular regional comparisons, citing a 38.1% increase for Cape York NRM and a 3.0% increase for Southern Gulf NRM.
Limitations
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
1999 to 2020
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-27 14:38:55.702246; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Queensland, Australia, with breakdowns by Natural Resource Management regions