South Eastern Queensland

South Eastern Queensland is an interim Australian bioregion located in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales. It has an area of 7,804,921 ha. It is one of the most biodiverse bioregions in Australia. The bioregion is home to eucalypt forests and woodlands, with rainforests on mountain slopes and in stream valleys and wallum heaths near the coast. South Eastern Queensland bioregion is the northernmost part of the Eastern Australian temperate forests ecoregion.

Geography
South Eastern Queensland bioregion extends along the eastern coast of Australia in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales. It is bounded on the west by the Great Dividing Range, and on the east by the Tasman Sea. It is bounded on the north by the dry coastal region between Gladstone and Rockhampton, where the Brigalow Belt savannas extend to the coast. The Brigalow Belt also bounds the bioregion to the west, beyond the Great Dividing Range.

The bioregion encompasses South East Queensland, the most densely-populated region in Queensland and home to over 70% of the state's population.

Subregions
South Eastern Queensland consists of 14 subregions:


 * Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges (SEQ01)	– 962,583 ha
 * Moreton Basin (SEQ02) – 784,969 ha
 * Burringbar-Conondale Ranges (SEQ03) – 630,616 ha
 * Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands (SEQ04) – 351,123 ha
 * Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics (SEQ05) – 806,778 ha
 * South Burnett (SEQ06) – 563,866 ha
 * Gympie Block (SEQ07) – 859,020 ha
 * Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands (SEQ08) – 700,181 ha
 * Great Sandy (SEQ09) – 356,502 ha
 * Scenic Rim (SEQ10) – 614,729 ha
 * Woodenbong (SEQ11) – 325,603 ha
 * Clarence Sandstones (SEQ12) – 327,829 ha
 * Clarence Lowlands (SEQ13) – 520,901 ha
 * Southern Great Barrier Reef (SEQ14) – 220 ha

Climate
South Eastern Queensland has a humid subtropical climate, with warm rainy summers and mild winters.

Protected areas
The bioregion includes the Gondwana Rainforests and Fraser Island World Heritage Sites. Other protected areas include:


 * Arakwal National Park
 * Border Ranges National Park
 * Broadwater National Park
 * Broken Head Nature Reserve
 * Bundjalung National Park
 * Cape Byron State Conservation Area
 * Gibraltar Range National Park
 * Iluka Nature Reserve
 * Koreelah National Park
 * Mebbin National Park
 * Moore Park Nature Reserve
 * Nightcap National Park
 * Richmond Range National Park
 * Tooloom National Park
 * Toonumbar National Park
 * Tweed Heads Historic Site
 * Tyagarah Nature Reserve
 * Victoria Park Nature Reserve
 * Washpool National Park
 * Yuraygir National Park