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List of conservation parks of Western Australia

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Western Australia, as of 2022, has 72 conservation parks, of which 40 are named and 32 unnamed. At the time of the last two-yearly Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report in 2022, 12,621,397 hectares (31,188,150 acres) of land in Western Australia was covered by conservation parks, which is 1.66 percent of all protected areas in the state and 0.5 percent of the state overall. Overall, just over 30 percent of Western Australia is covered by protected areas.[1][2]

Conservation parks list

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Name IUCN Gazetted area
(hectare)
Declared Coordinates IBRA
Barnabinmah Conservation Park II 59,908 11 May 2021 28°43′07″S 117°17′07″E / 28.7185736565°S 117.2852175021°E / -28.7185736565; 117.2852175021 (Barnabinmah) MUR, YAL
Blackbutt Conservation Park II 37 8 December 2004 34°07′27″S 115°57′06″E / 34.1241219295°S 115.951700002°E / -34.1241219295; 115.951700002 (Blackbutt) WAR
Boyagarring Conservation Park II 1,209 15 November 1991 32°23′12″S 116°34′43″E / 32.3865554234°S 116.578649951°E / -32.3865554234; 116.578649951 (Boyagarring) JAF
Brooking Gorge Conservation Park II 7,967 28 June 1994 17°59′52″S 125°29′39″E / 17.9977886028°S 125.494058195°E / -17.9977886028; 125.494058195 (Brooking Gorge) DAL
Burra Conservation Park II 795 2 February 1900 31°23′57″S 121°11′16″E / 31.3990816423°S 121.1879078985°E / -31.3990816423; 121.1879078985 (Burra) COO
Camp Creek Conservation Park II 1,267 10 July 2000 14°52′35″S 125°49′46″E / 14.8763208625°S 125.8293419876°E / -14.8763208625; 125.8293419876 (Camp Creek) NOK
Cane River Conservation Park II 147,882 12 April 2000 22°07′58″S 115°41′32″E / 22.1326936626°S 115.692223099°E / -22.1326936626; 115.692223099 (Cane River) CAR, PIL
Cape Range Conservation Park II 9,294 13 October 2021 22°12′00″S 114°00′40″E / 22.2000004331°S 114.011185233°E / -22.2000004331; 114.011185233 (Cape Range) CAR
Coalseam Conservation Park II 754 25 May 1893 28°57′49″S 115°33′09″E / 28.9636921971°S 115.5523866695°E / -28.9636921971; 115.5523866695 (Coalseam) AVW, GES
Dardanup Conservation Park II 643 8 December 2004 33°26′02″S 115°47′39″E / 33.433838547°S 115.7942301023°E / -33.433838547; 115.7942301023 (Dardanup) JAF, SWA
Devonian Reef Conservation Park II 41,371 28 June 1994 17°44′06″S 125°08′05″E / 17.7349879135°S 125.1346757491°E / -17.7349879135; 125.1346757491 (Devonian Reef) CEK, DAL
Geikie Gorge Conservation Park II 5,332 28 June 1994 18°03′43″S 125°41′20″E / 18.0618384195°S 125.6890205344°E / -18.0618384195; 125.6890205344 (Geikie Gorge) DAL
Goldfields Woodlands Conservation Park II 33,112 14 April 2000 31°16′50″S 120°56′05″E / 31.2805592365°S 120.934793576°E / -31.2805592365; 120.934793576 (Goldfields Woodlands) COO
Gooralong Conservation Park II 62 7 January 1994 32°20′02″S 116°03′07″E / 32.3338231175°S 116.0519421416°E / -32.3338231175; 116.0519421416 (Gooralong) JAF
Hester Conservation Park II 2,302 8 December 2004 33°53′40″S 116°10′16″E / 33.8943976592°S 116.171212731°E / -33.8943976592; 116.171212731 (Hester) JAF
Jinmarnkur Conservation Park II 268 28 September 2016 19°02′40″S 121°32′00″E / 19.044423221°S 121.5334198°E / -19.044423221; 121.5334198 (Jinmarnkur) DAL
Kerr Conservation Park II 307 8 December 2004 33°43′59″S 116°01′42″E / 33.732947213°S 116.0282414331°E / -33.732947213; 116.0282414331 (Kerr) JAF
Korijekup Conservation Park II 166 5 January 2004 33°05′32″S 115°55′00″E / 33.092339954°S 115.916699081°E / -33.092339954; 115.916699081 (Korijekup) SWA
Kujungurru Warrarn Conservation Park II 1,139 28 September 2016 19°52′26″S 120°19′56″E / 19.873807292°S 120.3322070088°E / -19.873807292; 120.3322070088 (Kujungurru Warrarn) DAL
Lakeside Conservation Park II 7,077 18 February 2021 27°37′10″S 117°45′21″E / 27.6194818155°S 117.7557070743°E / -27.6194818155; 117.7557070743 (Lakeside) MUR
Lane Poole Reserve Conservation Park II 9,959 6 February 1987 32°47′22″S 116°08′41″E / 32.789547186°S 116.1446700563°E / -32.789547186; 116.1446700563 (Lane Poole Reserve) JAF
Laterite Conservation Park II 12,191 10 July 2000 14°58′24″S 125°55′15″E / 14.973210109°S 125.9208243255°E / -14.973210109; 125.9208243255 (Laterite) NOK
Len Howard Conservation Park II 67 25 July 1995 32°33′57″S 115°41′40″E / 32.56589231°S 115.6944565031°E / -32.56589231; 115.6944565031 (Len Howard) SWA
Leschenault Peninsula Conservation Park II 581 8 January 1993 33°13′06″S 115°41′29″E / 33.2183697033°S 115.6913243455°E / -33.2183697033; 115.6913243455 (Leschenault Peninsula) SWA
Leschenaultia Conservation Park II 341 23 September 1994 31°51′52″S 116°14′08″E / 31.864538078°S 116.2356262691°E / -31.864538078; 116.2356262691 (Leschenaultia) JAF
Lupton Conservation Park II 9,329 15 March 1963 32°28′05″S 116°39′19″E / 32.4680467405°S 116.655396115°E / -32.4680467405; 116.655396115 (Lupton) JAF
Montebello Islands Conservation Park II 1,466 7 July 1992 20°28′24″S 115°31′50″E / 20.4732101306°S 115.530524523°E / -20.4732101306; 115.530524523 (Montebello Islands) CAR
Mount Manning Range Conservation Park II 147,292 14 December 2005 30°17′10″S 119°39′23″E / 30.2860194245°S 119.6563123732°E / -30.2860194245; 119.6563123732 (Mount Manning Range) COO, MUR
Muja Conservation Park II 6,323 8 December 2004 33°32′57″S 116°27′43″E / 33.5492241835°S 116.4618152572°E / -33.5492241835; 116.4618152572 (Muja) JAF
Penguin Island Conservation Park III 11 18 October 1918 32°18′20″S 115°41′30″E / 32.3054744595°S 115.6915729274°E / -32.3054744595; 115.6915729274 (Penguin Island) SWA
R 46235 Conservation Park II 391,813 10 July 2000 16°56′04″S 125°05′43″E / 16.9345246221°S 125.095202723°E / -16.9345246221; 125.095202723 (R 46235) CEK, NOK
Rapids Conservation Park II 2,383 30 November 2004 33°55′12″S 115°17′04″E / 33.9200259683°S 115.284576882°E / -33.9200259683; 115.284576882 (Rapids) JAF
Rock Gully Conservation Park Ia 670 22 June 2017 34°31′58″S 117°02′03″E / 34.532711216°S 117.0343037393°E / -34.532711216; 117.0343037393 (Rock Gully) JAF
Rowles Lagoon Conservation Park II 405 17 September 1897 30°26′02″S 120°51′23″E / 30.433880269°S 120.8563431795°E / -30.433880269; 120.8563431795 (Rowles Lagoon) COO
Shell Beach Conservation Park III 518 8 January 1993 26°12′21″S 113°45′01″E / 26.2057589934°S 113.750264°E / -26.2057589934; 113.750264 (Shell Beach) CAR
Totadgin Conservation Park II 257 8 May 1888 31°34′23″S 118°12′55″E / 31.572926625°S 118.2153481737°E / -31.572926625; 118.2153481737 (Totadgin) AVW
Unnamed WA01333 Conservation Park II 38 2 August 1888 33°57′25″S 116°23′55″E / 33.9569952925°S 116.3986962417°E / -33.9569952925; 116.3986962417 (Unnamed WA01333) JAF
Unnamed WA17804 Conservation Park II 202 16 September 1921 31°39′50″S 121°13′49″E / 31.6637926155°S 121.2303023163°E / -31.6637926155; 121.2303023163 (Unnamed WA17804) COO
Unnamed WA23088 Conservation Park II 7 2 June 1950 35°00′33″S 117°50′11″E / 35.0091518135°S 117.8363884795°E / -35.0091518135; 117.8363884795 (Unnamed WA23088) JAF
Unnamed WA23920 Conservation Park II 107 2 April 1954 28°25′14″S 115°19′40″E / 28.420470489°S 115.3277556163°E / -28.420470489; 115.3277556163 (Unnamed WA23920) GES
Unnamed WA24657 Conservation Park II 12 15 March 1957 31°58′49″S 116°02′37″E / 31.980192468°S 116.0435593302°E / -31.980192468; 116.0435593302 (Unnamed WA24657) JAF
Unnamed WA29901 Conservation Park II 2 8 August 1969 30°13′28″S 115°24′06″E / 30.224492553°S 115.4015346914°E / -30.224492553; 115.4015346914 (Unnamed WA29901) GES
Unnamed WA33448 Conservation Park II 35 27 June 1975 32°59′28″S 115°58′48″E / 32.9910240782°S 115.980001822°E / -32.9910240782; 115.980001822 (Unnamed WA33448) JAF
Unnamed WA34213 Conservation Park II 324 3 September 1976 32°52′29″S 119°49′12″E / 32.874732669°S 119.8199972131°E / -32.874732669; 119.8199972131 (Unnamed WA34213) MAL
Unnamed WA38749 Conservation Park II 69 25 May 1984 32°35′47″S 115°46′56″E / 32.5964477195°S 115.7821657086°E / -32.5964477195; 115.7821657086 (Unnamed WA38749) SWA
Unnamed WA39584 Conservation Park II 113 26 September 1986 32°10′22″S 115°46′46″E / 32.172907047°S 115.7794703901°E / -32.172907047; 115.7794703901 (Unnamed WA39584) SWA
Unnamed WA39752 Conservation Park II 160 23 January 1987 32°10′02″S 115°47′10″E / 32.1672871359°S 115.7860809295°E / -32.1672871359; 115.7860809295 (Unnamed WA39752) SWA
Unnamed WA41986 Conservation Park II 2,369 14 January 1992 30°35′34″S 115°26′55″E / 30.5926569922°S 115.448479987°E / -30.5926569922; 115.448479987 (Unnamed WA41986) GES, SWA
Unnamed WA43290 Conservation Park II 27 30 May 1995 31°43′49″S 115°46′22″E / 31.730292451°S 115.7728419115°E / -31.730292451; 115.7728419115 (Unnamed WA43290) SWA
Unnamed WA46756 Conservation Park II 1 20 February 2002 31°49′03″S 115°49′08″E / 31.8176380706°S 115.8189173735°E / -31.8176380706; 115.8189173735 (Unnamed WA46756) SWA
Unnamed WA47100 Conservation Park II 2,542 21 September 2006 33°15′11″S 119°40′40″E / 33.252989896°S 119.6778541956°E / -33.252989896; 119.6778541956 (Unnamed WA47100) ESP
Unnamed WA48291 Conservation Park II 49 4 October 2005 32°10′12″S 115°49′30″E / 32.1698874265°S 115.8251019683°E / -32.1698874265; 115.8251019683 (Unnamed WA48291) SWA
Unnamed WA48436 Conservation Park II 1,302 28 November 2005 33°20′26″S 118°49′28″E / 33.3406563515°S 118.8244030681°E / -33.3406563515; 118.8244030681 (Unnamed WA48436) MAL
Unnamed WA48717 Conservation Park II 454 5 December 2006 30°16′50″S 115°06′53″E / 30.2804842223°S 115.114813707°E / -30.2804842223; 115.114813707 (Unnamed WA48717) SWA
Unnamed WA49144 Conservation Park II 5 25 May 2007 25°47′39″S 113°43′11″E / 25.794062146°S 113.7198581392°E / -25.794062146; 113.7198581392 (Unnamed WA49144) CAR
Unnamed WA49220 Conservation Park II 131 7 August 2007 32°07′32″S 115°45′47″E / 32.125653718°S 115.7629324537°E / -32.125653718; 115.7629324537 (Unnamed WA49220) SWA
Unnamed WA49363 Conservation Park II 74 24 September 2008 32°01′39″S 115°56′11″E / 32.0275138924°S 115.9365153875°E / -32.0275138924; 115.9365153875 (Unnamed WA49363) SWA
Unnamed WA49561 Conservation Park II 1 18 April 2008 32°08′42″S 115°50′30″E / 32.1450257378°S 115.8416170035°E / -32.1450257378; 115.8416170035 (Unnamed WA49561) SWA
Unnamed WA49742 Conservation Park II 670 3 July 2008 33°41′18″S 120°19′37″E / 33.6883900645°S 120.3268132573°E / -33.6883900645; 120.3268132573 (Unnamed WA49742) ESP
Unnamed WA49994 Conservation Park II 2,773 27 November 2008 31°25′13″S 115°34′09″E / 31.4201606925°S 115.5692410658°E / -31.4201606925; 115.5692410658 (Unnamed WA49994) SWA
Unnamed WA51272 Conservation Park VI 41 19 September 2012 30°10′06″S 115°12′57″E / 30.168195275°S 115.2157829095°E / -30.168195275; 115.2157829095 (Unnamed WA51272) GES
Unnamed WA51376 Conservation Park III 747 3 April 2014 28°36′47″S 114°40′12″E / 28.613133245°S 114.66999105°E / -28.613133245; 114.66999105 (Unnamed WA51376) GES
Unnamed WA51963 Conservation Park II 0.16 17 June 2015 32°13′18″S 116°01′19″E / 32.2217715885°S 116.0220688787°E / -32.2217715885; 116.0220688787 (Unnamed WA51963) JAF
Unnamed WA52103 Conservation Park Ia 695 22 January 2016 30°51′52″S 116°43′39″E / 30.864422251°S 116.7275299132°E / -30.864422251; 116.7275299132 (Unnamed WA52103) AVW
Unnamed WA53269 Conservation Park VI 262 28 June 2018 33°36′17″S 117°58′12″E / 33.6046860803°S 117.9701376165°E / -33.6046860803; 117.9701376165 (Unnamed WA53269) AVW
Unnamed WA53313 Conservation Park II 610 15 May 2020 32°04′47″S 115°49′43″E / 32.0797048035°S 115.8286057388°E / -32.0797048035; 115.8286057388 (Unnamed WA53313) SWA
Unnamed WA53632 Conservation Park II 25 15 May 2020 32°08′59″S 115°47′10″E / 32.1496560551°S 115.786218925°E / -32.1496560551; 115.786218925 (Unnamed WA53632) SWA
Unnamed WA53971 Conservation Park II 100, 107 22 December 2021 28°57′36″S 117°15′57″E / 28.959942851°S 117.2657122294°E / -28.959942851; 117.2657122294 (Unnamed WA53971) MUR, YAL
Wallaroo Rock Conservation Park II 1,214 2 July 1965 30°48′05″S 120°29′33″E / 30.8013637565°S 120.4925155921°E / -30.8013637565; 120.4925155921 (Wallaroo Rock) COO
Walyarta Conservation Park II 231,820 28 September 2016 19°51′28″S 121°40′50″E / 19.857875053°S 121.6806899297°E / -19.857875053; 121.6806899297 (Walyarta) DAL, GSD
Westralia Conservation Park II 855 30 November 2004 33°21′37″S 116°07′03″E / 33.360170283°S 116.1175383862°E / -33.360170283; 116.1175383862 (Westralia) JAF
Yarra Yarra Lake Conservation Park II 10,758 5 October 2005 29°43′15″S 115°48′19″E / 29.7207970239°S 115.8051543675°E / -29.7207970239; 115.8051543675 (Yarra Yarra Lake) AVW

Key for IBRA

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Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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