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SoE2020: Pressures affecting riverine ecosystems
Sediment, nutrients, pesticides and the loss of riparian forests are the major catchment pressures that broadly impact Queensland’s freshwater rivers but vary in their... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change in estuarine wetlands
More than 96% of the pre-European settlement extent of estuarine wetlands in Queensland remained in 2017. Changes in the extent of estuarine wetlands in Queensland have been... -
SoE2017: Mean annual temperature
2017 was Queensland’s warmest year on record. The years 2013 through to 2016 were also amongst the warmest on record. -
SoE2015: Volume and load of sewage treatment plants
The volume and load of nitrogen and phosphorus released from coastal sewage treatment plants into waterways in Queensland has remained relatively constant since 2010, with the... -
SoE2015: Lead concentrations
Routine monitoring of lead in air is no longer undertaken in South East Queensland due to the removal of lead in petrol. -
SoE2015: Pressures affecting Queensland’s aquatic ecosystems
The pressures affecting Queensland's aquatic ecosystems vary depending on local conditions and level of development. -
SoE2015: Storm tide inundation
Storm tide inundation events continue to impact the coast, however, no severe events were recorded for human settlements for 2012-2015. -
SoE2015: Erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
SoE2015: Number of litter items for different site types
The average number of litter items is higher in Queensland than Australia across all site types particularly shopping centres, retail areas and highways. -
SoE2015: Number of litter items in Queensland
The average number of litter items at urban sites in Queensland has been consistently higher than the average across Australia. -
SoE2015: Household waste recovered or recycled
Between 2010-2011 and 2014-2015 the amount of glass and plastic being sent for recycling by councils increased by about 6,500 tonnes and 6,900 tonnes respectively, although... -
SoE2015: Household waste landfilled
The amount of domestic kerbside waste sent to landfill decreased from about 1.28 million tonnes in 2012-2013 to about 1.21 million tonnes in 2014-2015. -
SoE2017: Land use, land use change and forestry sector greenhouse gas emissions
While emissions from the land sector decreased 80% between 2005 and 2016, Queensland is the largest source of this type of emission in Australia. -
SoE2017: Threatened flora species habitat
Although a large proportion of pre-clear threatened flora habitat remained in Queensland in 2015, the proportion varied greatly among bioregions and among flora groups. -
SoE2020: Condition of ecological processes in the Great Barrier Reef
The deteriorating condition of many ecological processes has affected the integrity of the Reef’s outstanding universal value. Ecological processes are expected to... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change of freshwater wetland systems
More than 94% of the pre-European settlement extent of freshwater wetlands in Queensland remained in 2017. Changes in the extent of freshwater wetlands have been monitored in... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change of remnant native vegetation
The loss of remnant native vegetation in Queensland has been monitored since 1997 and reached a peak during 1999–2000 at which point 0.4% of the state’s remnant... -
SoE2020: Transport sector greenhouse gas emissions
In 2018, emissions from the transport sector contributed 22.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), or 13% of Queensland’s total emissions. Emissions... -
SoE2020: Visibility-reducing particles
While the past 2 decades have seen a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility (defined as a visual distance less than 20km) throughout Queensland, there were... -
SoE2015: Minimum, mean and maximum temperatures
Extremely warm temperatures have been experienced across Queensland from 2013 to 2015, including the second, third and fourth warmest years on record.