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QLD Total Clearing 1991 - 2001 By Local Government
complied by BREC from the DNRM SLATS Reports 1991-2001






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TABLE ONE
Total Woody Vegetation Clearing in Km2
1991 to 2001 By Local Government

Important Caveats from the SLATS 1999-2001 Report
Both clearing and regrowth of woody vegetation were classified. Regrowth was more difficult to
measure due to slow rates of change (relative to clearing) and the low initial density of some
regrowth stands. The new woody regrowth figures included in the tables are regrowth generation,
i.e. areas which have changed from non-woody to woody within the 1999-2001 period. SLATS has
not yet attempted to use Landsat imagery to map long term changes in vegetation cover such as the
woodland thickening described by Burrows et al. (2002). Landsat ETM+ satellite imagery is also
limited in its ability to reliably detect woody thinning using automated methods.
This report is also the first SLATS statewide report to include woody vegetation cover statistics.
These figures are based on the 1991 land cover and vegetation cover mapping described by
Kuhnell et al. (1998) and updated using the various change analyses from 1991 to 2001.
When calculating woody vegetation cover statistics the unclassified
areas were counted as woody areas. They are mostly the result of shadowing and typically occur
in steep densely vegetated areas.
It is also important to note that the tabular statistics derived from the intersection of these data show
slightly different State clearing totals due to the different scales of the GIS overlays used.
LGA LGA No. Area New Woody Regrowth Pasture Crops Forest Mining Infrastructure Settlement Total Cleared % LGA area cleared 1991-2001 %Total clearing in QLD 1991-2001 %LGA Woody Veg 1991 %LGA Woody Veg 99 %LGA Woody Veg 01 Woody Veg 1991 Woody Veg 1999 Woody Veg 2001 % of 1991 Woody Veg Lost 1991-2001
Aramac 1 23310 10.16 809.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.14 0.00 811.46 3.48% 2.11% 42.99% 40.58% 39.51% 10,022.02 9459.198 9,210.56 8.10%
Atherton 2 620 1.72 3.14 3.74 1.70 0.00 0.04 0.12 8.74 1.41% 0.02% 53.85% 52.82% 52.44% 333.88 327.484 325.14 2.62%
Aurukun 3 7370 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.96 0.02 0.98 0.01% 0.00% 87.32% 87.31% 87.31% 6,435.71 6434.747 6,434.73 0.02%
Balonne 4 31090 32.06 3491.84 349.88 0.30 0.00 56.64 0.24 3898.94 12.54% 10.16% 42.39% 33.41% 29.85% 13,179.65 10387.169 9,280.71 29.58%
Banana 5 15720 67.14 355.08 30.82 3.52 3.24 4.06 0.04 396.78 2.52% 1.03% 31.19% 29.65% 28.67% 4,903.48 4660.98 4,506.70 8.09%
Barcaldine 6 8440 7.28 373.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.34 0.14 382.32 4.53% 1.00% 38.10% 34.35% 33.57% 3,215.60 2899.14 2,833.28 11.89%
Barcoo 7 61840 1.04 98.72 0.00 0.00 0.12 3.10 0.00 101.96 0.16% 0.27% 15.90% 15.74% 15.73% 9,832.10 9733.616 9,730.14 1.04%
Bauhinia 8 23600 31.56 1104.04 88.70 3.70 2.60 8.52 0.00 1207.62 5.12% 3.15% 55.64% 51.39% 50.52% 13,131.40 12128.04 11,923.78 9.20%
Beaudesert 9 2850 1.64 22.54 0.20 4.58 0.18 0.92 21.58 49.98 1.75% 0.13% 54.59% 53.16% 52.84% 1,555.94 1515.06 1,505.96 3.21%
Belyando 10 30200 96.60 2556.28 74.76 1.40 18.82 19.66 0.42 2671.30 8.85% 6.96% 55.25% 49.27% 46.41% 16,686.76 14879.54 14,015.46 16.01%
Bendemere 11 3920 57.46 285.10 0.06 6.14 0.00 0.60 0.00 291.94 7.45% 0.76% 45.47% 39.51% 38.02% 1,782.25 1548.792 1,490.31 16.38%
Biggenden 12 1310 6.34 24.20 0.18 0.26 0.00 0.78 0.00 25.36 1.94% 0.07% 46.97% 46.25% 45.03% 615.26 605.875 589.90 4.12%
Blackall 13 16340 5.80 580.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.24 0.00 586.70 3.59% 1.53% 34.43% 31.79% 30.84% 5,625.63 5194.486 5,038.93 10.43%
Boonah 14 1920 0.08 13.74 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.06 0.00 13.94 0.73% 0.04% 40.84% 40.22% 40.11% 784.06 772.224 770.12 1.78%
Booringa 15 27760 136.90 2448.76 0.00 5.48 0.00 30.52 0.00 2484.74 8.95% 6.47% 66.56% 60.30% 57.61% 18,476.24 16739.28 15,991.50 13.45%
Boulia 16 60990 0.00 1.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.24 0.00 4.12 0.01% 0.01% 10.68% 10.67% 10.67% 6,511.37 6507.633 6,507.25 0.06%
Bowen 17 29590 32.80 264.12 11.52 0.00 7.40 7.98 0.08 291.10 0.98% 0.76% 69.51% 68.96% 68.53% 20,568.76 20405.264 20,277.66 1.42%
Brisbane 18 1380 2.50 1.40 0.16 0.00 0.26 2.14 25.36 29.30 2.12% 0.08% 55.79% 54.06% 53.67% 769.97 746.028 740.67 3.81%
Broadsound 19 42400 26.26 1198.14 128.20 0.70 14.10 13.96 0.22 1355.26 3.20% 3.53% 52.08% 49.53% 48.88% 22,081.66 21000.72 20,726.40 6.14%
Bulloo 20 73740 0.22 68.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.68 0.00 72.12 0.10% 0.19% 12.39% 12.37% 12.30% 9,139.80 9121.638 9,067.68 0.79%
Bundaberg 21 90 0.22 0.96 3.78 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.44 5.24 5.82% 0.01% 25.14% 20.38% 19.31% 22.62 18.342 17.38 23.16%
Bungil 22 13320 61.28 544.76 0.28 5.06 0.00 4.44 0.00 554.54 4.16% 1.44% 36.05% 32.39% 31.89% 4,801.63 4314.348 4,247.09 11.55%
Burdekin 23 15650 45.46 7.68 65.48 0.00 0.00 5.46 0.10 78.80 0.50% 0.21% 51.08% 50.59% 50.58% 7,993.80 7917.335 7,915.00 0.99%
Burke 24 40110 0.00 2.52 0.00 0.00 8.16 12.94 0.00 23.62 0.06% 0.06% 59.39% 59.34% 59.33% 23,821.29 23801.274 23,797.67 0.10%
Burnett 25 4770 11.32 25.02 44.90 2.52 0.18 4.86 1.34 78.82 1.65% 0.21% 48.03% 46.83% 46.38% 2,290.91 2233.791 2,212.09 3.44%
Caboolture 26 1260 36.94 57.00 7.82 71.96 0.32 1.38 23.50 161.98 12.86% 0.42% 62.96% 52.60% 50.11% 793.34 662.76 631.36 20.42%
Cairns 27 6470 0.32 1.84 3.58 0.06 0.00 0.06 2.86 8.36 0.13% 0.02% 71.59% 71.49% 71.46% 4,631.88 4625.403 4,623.52 0.18%
Calliope 28 19060 3.04 46.86 0.02 0.74 0.36 6.80 1.22 56.00 0.29% 0.15% 58.23% 58.03% 57.93% 11,097.72 11060.518 11,041.72 0.50%
Caloundra 29 1130 42.90 15.56 5.18 90.12 0.00 0.64 10.08 121.58 10.76% 0.32% 73.43% 64.97% 62.67% 829.72 734.161 708.14 14.65%
Cambooya 30 640 0.40 0.20 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 0.04% 0.00% 27.32% 27.30% 27.28% 174.84 174.72 174.56 0.16%
Cardwell 31 10940 8.34 4.72 49.06 1.06 0.00 0.34 0.64 55.78 0.51% 0.15% 89.30% 88.81% 88.79% 9,769.07 9715.814 9,713.29 0.57%
Carpentaria 32 64200 4.04 30.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.10 0.30 45.24 0.07% 0.12% 51.37% 51.31% 51.30% 32,981.72 32941.02 32,936.48 0.14%
Charters_Towers 33 40 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.18 0.24 0.60% 0.00% 43.61% 43.36% 43.01% 17.44 17.344 17.20 1.38%
Chinchilla 34 8690 32.28 226.08 34.60 8.22 0.00 4.82 0.02 273.70 3.15% 0.71% 56.84% 54.74% 53.69% 4,939.49 4756.906 4,665.79 5.54%
Clifton 35 870 1.42 4.84 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.00 5.10 0.59% 0.01% 16.50% 16.01% 15.91% 143.51 139.287 138.41 3.55%
Cloncurry 36 48030 3.00 23.92 0.00 0.00 1.46 3.38 0.00 28.76 0.06% 0.07% 33.11% 33.05% 33.05% 15,900.88 15873.915 15,872.12 0.18%
Cook 37 183300 4.40 40.00 61.68 0.08 30.06 33.50 0.36 165.72 0.09% 0.43% 94.73% 94.65% 94.64% 173,635.55 173493.45 173,469.83 0.10%
Cooloola 38 3020 45.22 17.36 2.50 92.06 0.02 0.76 1.66 114.34 3.79% 0.30% 71.80% 69.16% 68.02% 2,168.47 2088.632 2,054.13 5.27%
Crows_Nest 39 1630 3.24 14.62 0.20 7.14 0.10 0.24 0.02 22.32 1.37% 0.06% 43.71% 42.93% 42.34% 712.50 699.759 690.18 3.13%
Croydon 40 29480 0.00 1.02 0.00 0.00 0.08 10.02 0.00 11.12 0.04% 0.03% 91.73% 91.70% 91.69% 27,040.66 27033.16 27,029.54 0.04%
Dalby 41 50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 6.77% 6.77% 6.77% 3.39 3.385 3.39 0.00%
Dalrymple 42 68120 13.28 709.28 0.56 0.00 6.56 56.72 0.00 773.06 1.13% 2.01% 84.80% 84.25% 83.66% 57,764.02 57391.1 56,990.96 1.34%
Diamantina 43 94650 0.00 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.94 0.00 1.16 0.00% 0.00% 2.98% 2.98% 2.98% 2,821.55 2820.57 2,820.39 0.04%
Douglas 44 7250 0.12 1.70 0.94 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.14 3.12 0.04% 0.01% 94.45% 94.41% 94.40% 6,847.33 6844.725 6,844.21 0.05%
Duaringa 45 17710 103.78 900.02 91.20 4.74 17.68 10.78 0.00 1024.38 5.78% 2.67% 53.31% 48.98% 47.53% 9,441.18 8674.358 8,416.80 10.85%
Eacham 46 1120 0.22 4.54 0.44 0.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.46 0.49% 0.01% 65.21% 64.81% 64.73% 730.39 725.872 724.93 0.75%
Eidsvold 47 4800 0.06 125.36 0.00 1.54 0.00 2.26 0.02 129.18 2.69% 0.34% 65.36% 63.97% 62.67% 3,137.10 3070.56 3,007.92 4.12%
Emerald 48 10400 4.00 701.12 9.42 18.60 7.70 6.06 0.42 743.24 7.15% 1.94% 51.96% 46.84% 44.81% 5,403.50 4871.36 4,660.26 13.75%
Esk 49 3930 9.12 49.42 0.26 6.12 0.00 0.20 0.12 56.06 1.43% 0.15% 48.41% 47.63% 46.98% 1,902.54 1871.859 1,846.48 2.95%
Etheridge 50 39210 1.06 11.04 0.00 0.00 0.60 6.40 0.00 18.06 0.05% 0.05% 86.26% 86.24% 86.21% 33,821.34 33814.704 33,803.28 0.05%
Fitzroy 51 5900 35.36 124.54 7.12 0.00 0.12 1.30 0.00 133.10 2.26% 0.35% 45.21% 43.74% 42.95% 2,667.36 2580.66 2,534.26 4.99%
Flinders 52 41390 24.90 705.04 0.02 0.00 0.00 18.40 0.02 723.50 1.75% 1.88% 51.58% 50.59% 49.84% 21,350.48 20939.201 20,626.98 3.39%
Gatton 53 1570 1.36 14.54 0.28 0.28 0.04 0.30 0.54 16.00 1.02% 0.04% 64.71% 64.07% 63.69% 1,015.94 1005.899 999.94 1.57%
Gayndah 54 2700 1.84 10.42 1.02 0.18 0.04 0.34 0.00 12.00 0.44% 0.03% 34.44% 34.18% 34.00% 929.92 922.86 917.92 1.29%
Gladstone 55 300 0.04 0.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.54 2.30 4.48 1.49% 0.01% 65.72% 64.36% 64.23% 197.16 193.08 192.68 2.27%
Gold_Coast 56 1450 1.90 3.70 0.42 0.12 1.00 4.34 28.54 38.14 2.63% 0.10% 55.23% 53.22% 52.60% 800.81 771.69 762.67 4.76%
Herberton 57 9590 2.30 57.76 4.40 0.08 0.12 11.04 0.32 73.78 0.77% 0.19% 95.95% 95.43% 95.18% 9,201.40 9151.737 9,127.62 0.80%
Hervey_Bay 58 2920 31.44 20.40 10.76 10.92 0.00 2.34 2.76 47.20 1.62% 0.12% 66.90% 65.95% 65.29% 1,953.58 1925.74