List of Indigenous Protected Areas of Western Australia

Main article: List of protected areas of Western Australia

Western Australia, as of 2022, has 18 Indigenous Protected Areas. At the time of the last two-yearly Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report in 2022, 50,915,811 hectares (125,815,710 acres) of land in Western Australia was covered by Indigenous Protected Areas, which is 66.87 percent of all protected areas in the state and 20.15 percent of the state overall. Overall, just over 30 percent of Western Australia is covered by protected areas.

Indigenous Protected Areas list

Name	IUCN	Gazetted area (hectare)	Declared	Coordinates	IBRA
Anangu Tjutaku	VI	9,750,511	22 December 2021	28°58′43″S 127°20′48″E	GVD, NUL
Balanggarra	VI	1,090,905	7 August 2013	14°54′07″S 127°40′27″E	CEK, NOK, VIB
Bardi Jawi	IV	43,045	23 May 2013	16°28′23″S 122°53′49″E	DAL
	VI	83,939	23 May 2013	16°41′11″S 122°56′45″E	DAL, NOK
Birriliburu	III	557,199	23 April 2013	24°17′06″S 124°21′00″E	GAS, GID, LSD
	VI	6,110,154	23 April 2013	24°56′39″S 123°07′46″E	GAS, GID, LSD
Dambimangari	VI	617,211	13 June 2013	15°39′52″S 125°00′48″E	NOK
Karajarri	II	44,021	7 May 2014	18°44′27″S 121°40′03″E	DAL
	VI	2,436,545	7 May 2014	19°15′01″S 122°40′24″E	DAL, GSD
Kiwirrkurra	VI	4,267,664	1 September 2014	22°52′24″S 127°30′03″E	GID, GSD
Matuwa and Kurrara-Kurrara	III	7,954	30 June 2015	25°57′44″S 121°32′41″E	GAS
	IV	1,100	30 June 2015	26°11′09″S 121°20′23″E	GAS, MUR
	V	587,588	30 June 2015	25°42′23″S 121°42′18″E	GAS, MUR
Ngaanyatjarra	VI	9,973,606	10 October 2002	25°07′29″S 127°25′37″E	CER, GVD, GID, GSD
Ngadju	VI	4,399,301	11 September 2020	31°26′54″S 123°03′48″E	COO, MAL, NUL
Ngururrpa	VI	2,962,988	3 September 2020	21°21′30″S 128°08′01″E	GSD, TAN
Ninghan	III	609	14 October 2006	29°27′42″S 117°18′22″E	YAL
	VI	46,226	14 October 2006	29°29′33″S 117°21′30″E	AVW, YAL
Nyangumarta Warrarn	VI	2,826,369	23 April 2015	20°23′13″S 122°05′52″E	DAL, GSD, PIL
Paruku	II	54,403	13 September 2002	20°12′28″S 127°24′35″E	TAN
	VI	374,158	13 September 2002	19°56′15″S 127°34′27″E	GSD, TAN
Uunguu	VI	759,814	20 December 2010	14°34′41″S 126°08′21″E	NOK
Warlu Jilajaa Jumu	VI	1,616,606	9 November 2007	20°27′33″S 126°07′44″E	GSD
Wilinggin	V	1,675,896	12 June 2013	16°04′24″S 125°39′39″E	CEK, DAL, NOK, VIB
	VI	763,015	12 June 2013	16°16′13″S 127°27′02″E	CEK, NOK
Yawuru	IV	22,478	30 January 2017	17°57′32″S 122°24′18″E	DAL
	VI	105,446	30 January 2017	17°47′58″S 122°32′13″E	DAL

Key for IBRA

Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia:

• AVW: Avon Wheatbelt
• CAR: Carnarvon xeric shrublands
• CEK: Central Kimberley
• COO: Coolgardie bioregion
• DAL: Dampierland
• ESP: Esperance Plains
• GAS: Gascoyne bioregion
• GES: Geraldton Sandplains
• GID: Gibson Desert
• GSD: Great Sandy Desert
• GVD: Great Victoria Desert
• HAM: Hampton bioregion
• ITI: Indian Tropical Islands

• JAF: Jarrah Forest
• LSD: Little Sandy Desert
• MAL: Mallee bioregion
• MUR: Murchison (Western Australia)
• NOK: Northern Kimberley
• NUL: Nullarbor Plain
• OVP: Ord Victoria Plain
• PIL: Pilbara shrublands
• SWA: Swan Coastal Plain
• TAN: Tanami bioregion
• VIB: Victoria Bonaparte
• WAR: Warren bioregion
• YAL: Yalgoo bioregion

See also

• List of national parks of Western Australia
• List of conservation parks of Western Australia
• List of named nature reserves of Western Australia
• List of unnamed nature reserves of Western Australia

External links

• Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD): protected area data
• Australian Protected Areas Dashboard