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2016-12-12 General Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 6 - Biodiversity Assessment Report
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Noosa Biodiversity Plan – Biodiversity Assessment Report
Wetland value layer
Score 5
Significant species
layer Score 3
Conservation status
layer Score 2
Score 6
Ecological condition
layer
Overall biodiversity
Overall score 16
value layer
5.1.2 Results
The overall results of the biodiversity significance assessment are presented in Table 8 and Figure 29.
Table 8: Summary of biodiversity significance assessment
Biodiversity significance Total area (ha) % of LGA
80th percentile 35,259 43.8%
60th percentile 12,331 15.3%
40th percentile 5,639 7%
20th percentile 21,430 26.6%
5,753
Lower 20th percentile (including 1,769 ha or urban 7.1%
development)
Approximately 66% of the shire has been identified as having scored values that fall within the upper 60th
percentile range, with the majority of these areas located in the eastern, coastal parts of the shire. The
highest biodiversity values are associated with waterways (e.g. Kin Kin Creek, Sandy Creek, Pinbarren
Creek, Cooroora Creek, Ringtail Creek and Six Mile Creek), protection reserves and the scattered pockets
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