Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00555:body:0:p116
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00555
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 370358–375736

within known + likely Koala distribution, ha (%)  Extent of known + likely
                                                                                          Koala distribution in region, ha
Brigalow Belt South       66,949 (1%)                                                     5,815,861
Brigalow Belt North       175 (<1%)                                                       3,393,155
South Eastern Queensland  112,310 (2%)                                                    4,513,639
Desert Uplands             (0%)                                                           1,747,897
Einasleigh Uplands         (0%)                                                           994,082
Mulga Lands                (0%)                                                           775,412
Central Mackay Coast      12,244 (2%)                                                     653,062
Mitchell Grass Downs       (0%)                                                           496,464
Nandewar                   (0%)                                                           405,811
Wet Tropics                (0%)                                                           278,034
Gulf Plains                (0%)                                                           101,562
Darling Riverine Plains    (0%)                                                           83,103
New England Tablelands    1,373 (1%)                                                      144,020
TOTAL                     193,051 (1%)                                                    19,402,102

NSW IBRA Regions           Extent burned within known + likely   Extent of known + likely
                           Koala distribution, ha (%)            Koala distribution in region, ha
Sydney Basin               901,265 (30%)                         2,963,881
NSW North Coast            1,111,476 (30%)                       3,676,443
South East Corner          503,976 (52%)                         969,498
South Eastern Highlands    308,784 (13%)                         2,341,800
South Eastern Queensland   316,774 (19%)                         1,635,043
New England Tablelands     248,737 (13%)                         1,906,295
Darling Riverine Plains    4,358 (<1%)                           2,594,995
Brigalow Belt South        8,463 (<1%)                           3,368,917
NSW South Western Slopes   24,643 (2%)                           1,024,530
Nandewar                   37,371 (4%)                           880,898
Cobar Peneplain            (0%)                                  260,148
Mulga Lands                 (0%)                                 86,266
Murray Darling Depression   (0%)                                 23,388
Australian Alps            697 (4%)                              19,701
Riverina                   29 (<1%)                              770,506
TOTAL                      3,446,573 (15%)                       22,522,309

Listed Koala IBRA Regions (combined)  Extent burned within known + likely   Extent of known + likely
                                      Koala distribution, ha (%)            Koala distribution in region, ha
Sydney Basin                          901,265 (30%)                         2,963,881
NSW North Coast                       1,111,476 (30%)                       3,676,443
South East Corner                     503,976 (52%)                         969,498
South Eastern Highlands               319,676 (13%)                         2,415,575
South Eastern Queensland              429,084 (7%)                          6,148,681
New England Tablelands                250,110 (12%)                         2,050,315
Brigalow Belt South                   75,412 (1%)                           9,184,778
Brigalow Belt North                   175 (<1%)                             3,393,155
Darling Riverine Plains               4,358 (<1%)                           2,678,097
Desert Uplands                         (0%)                                 1,747,897
Einasleigh Uplands                     (0%)                                 994,082
Nandewar                              37,371 (3%)                           1,286,708
Mulga Lands                            (0%)                                 861,679
NSW South Western Slopes              24,643 (2%)                           1,024,530
Central Mackay Coast                  12,244 (2%)                           653,062
Mitchell Grass Downs                   (0%)                                 496,464
Australian Alps                       10,945 (29%)                          37,662
Wet Tropics                           (0%)                                  278,034
Cobar Peneplain                       (0%)                                  260,148
Gulf Plains                           (0%)                                  101,562
Murray Darling Depression             (0%)                                  23,388
Riverina                              29 (<1%)                              770,506
TOTAL                                 3,680,764 (9%)                        42,016,145

Note: Modelled distribution does not equate to Koala habitat (see section 21 for further explanation). Numbers were generated using previous koala distribution mapping (2013).
Source: DAWE 2021b.
Child's drawing of a Koala. Image: © Tom Mallela-Leavesley