Designation - Protected Area Type

Number

Area (ha)

Jurisdiction

% Australia

Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)

2

152

ACT, NSW

0.00

Coastal Reserve

2

13,660

NT

0.00

Conservation Area

178

551,445

TAS

0.07

Conservation Covenant

174

21,603

TAS

0.00

Conservation Park

419

6,753,473

QLD, SA, WA

0.88

Conservation Reserve

65

302,627

NT, SA

0.04

Forest Reserve

404

1,335,946

QLD, SA, TAS

0.17

Game Reserve

22

45,312

SA, TAS

0.01

Heritage Agreement

1203

567,173

SA

0.07

Heritage River

15

138,732

VIC

0.02

Historic Site

1

15,300

TAS

0.00

Historical Reserve

3

7,841

NT

0.00

Hunting Reserve

1

1,605

NT

0.00

Karst Conservation Reserve

4

4,408

NSW

0.00

Management Agreement Area

5

26,249

NT

0.00

Miscellaneous Conservation Reserve

76

300,131

WA

0.04

National Park

544

28,718,187

All

3.74

National Park (Aboriginal)

4

575,814

NT

0.07

National Park (Commonwealth)

3

2,119,278

NSW, NT

0.28

National Park (Scientific)

7

52,181

QLD

0.01

Natural Catchment Area

5

8,170

VIC

0.00

Natural Features And Scenic Reserve

26

24,868

VIC

0.00

Natural Features Reserve

33

448

VIC

0.00

Natural Features Reserve - Bushland Reserve

1471

45,762

VIC

0.01

Natural Features Reserve - Cave Reserve

7

378

VIC

0.00

Natural Features Reserve - Geological Reserve

15

464

VIC

0.00

Natural Features Reserve - Gippsland Lakes Reserve

34

6,714

VIC

0.00

Natural Features Reserve - River Murray Reserve

1

20,883

VIC

0.00

Natural Features Reserve - Scenic Reserve

58

9,646

VIC

0.00

Natural Features Reserve - Streamside Reserve

258

6,489

VIC

0.00

Natural Features Reserve - Wildlife Reserve (Hunting)

208

75,252

VIC

0.01

Nature Conservation Reserve

160

71,221

VIC

0.01

Nature Conservation Reserve - Flora And Fauna Reserve

89

126,993

VIC

0.02

Nature Conservation Reserve - Flora Reserve

133

22,876

VIC

0.00

Nature Conservation Reserve - Wildlife Reserve (No Hunting)

77

14,179

VIC

0.00

Nature Park

12

25,585

NT, VIC

0.00

Nature Park (Aboriginal)

1

3,108

NT

0.00

Nature Recreation Area

22

64,682

TAS

0.01

Nature Reserve

1603

11,718,288

ACT, NSW, TAS, WA

1.52

Other Conservation Area

19

245,200

NSW, NT, TAS

0.03

Other Conservation Area (Commonwealth)

1

92,600

SA

0.01

Other Park

9

57,128

VIC

0.01

Other Private Protected Area

31

898,183

NSW, NT, QLD,
TAS, VIC, WA

0.12

Private Nature Reserve

5

1,091

TAS

0.00

Protected Area

3

12,125

NT

0.00

Recreation Park

13

3,152

SA

0.00

Reference Area

31

18,948

VIC

0.00

Regional Reserve

28

10,830,357

SA, TAS

1.41

Remote And Natural Area

2

22,410

VIC

0.00

Resources Reserve

36

347,858

QLD

0.05

State Conservation Area

78

268,037

NSW

0.03

State Park

30

185,160

VIC

0.02

State Reserve

62

44,495

TAS

0.01

Wilderness Park

3

202,050

VIC

0.03

Wilderness Protection Area

5

70,069

SA

0.01

Total

7,701

67,095,985

8.73

Indigenous Protected Area

19

13,799,114

NSW, NT, QLD,
SA, TAS, VIC, WA

1.79

Total Terrestrial Protected Areas

7,720

80,895,099

10.52

Additional Types
(recorded within protected areas above)

Heritage River

16

133,086

VIC

0.02

Natural Catchment Area

19

104,950

VIC

0.01

Reference Area

111

92,520

VIC

0.01

Remote and Natural Area

23

279,186

VIC

0.04

Wilderness Zone

19

640,000

VIC

0.08

0.00

Total

188

1,249,742

0.16

Total land area of Australia

768,826,956

% Land Protected on the Australian mainland
(including Tasmania)

10.52