List of Indigenous 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.[1][2]

Indigenous Protected Areas list

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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 / 28.978709435°S 127.346642475°E / -28.978709435; 127.346642475 (Anangu Tjutaku) GVD, NUL
Balanggarra VI 1,090,905 7 August 2013 14°54′07″S 127°40′27″E / 14.9019819931°S 127.6741258035°E / -14.9019819931; 127.6741258035 (Balanggarra) CEK, NOK, VIB
Bardi Jawi IV 43,045 23 May 2013 16°28′23″S 122°53′49″E / 16.473106383°S 122.8969349945°E / -16.473106383; 122.8969349945 (Bardi Jawi) DAL
VI 83,939 23 May 2013 16°41′11″S 122°56′45″E / 16.6863615117°S 122.9457385315°E / -16.6863615117; 122.9457385315 (Bardi Jawi) DAL, NOK
Birriliburu III 557,199 23 April 2013 24°17′06″S 124°21′00″E / 24.2851366965°S 124.3500030365°E / -24.2851366965; 124.3500030365 (Birriliburu) GAS, GID, LSD
VI 6,110,154 23 April 2013 24°56′39″S 123°07′46″E / 24.94416303°S 123.1293473892°E / -24.94416303; 123.1293473892 (Birriliburu) GAS, GID, LSD
Dambimangari VI 617,211 13 June 2013 15°39′52″S 125°00′48″E / 15.664435°S 125.0133299057°E / -15.664435; 125.0133299057 (Dambimangari) NOK
Karajarri II 44,021 7 May 2014 18°44′27″S 121°40′03″E / 18.740818585°S 121.6674272996°E / -18.740818585; 121.6674272996 (Karajarri) DAL
VI 2,436,545 7 May 2014 19°15′01″S 122°40′24″E / 19.250385°S 122.673405692°E / -19.250385; 122.673405692 (Karajarri) DAL, GSD
Kiwirrkurra VI 4,267,664 1 September 2014 22°52′24″S 127°30′03″E / 22.8734100015°S 127.5009144962°E / -22.8734100015; 127.5009144962 (Kiwirrkurra) GID, GSD
Matuwa and Kurrara-Kurrara III 7,954 30 June 2015 25°57′44″S 121°32′41″E / 25.9620871052°S 121.5446895685°E / -25.9620871052; 121.5446895685 (Matuwa and Kurrara-Kurrara) GAS
IV 1,100 30 June 2015 26°11′09″S 121°20′23″E / 26.1858625745°S 121.3397718985°E / -26.1858625745; 121.3397718985 (Matuwa and Kurrara-Kurrara) GAS, MUR
V 587,588 30 June 2015 25°42′23″S 121°42′18″E / 25.7064712891°S 121.705090887°E / -25.7064712891; 121.705090887 (Matuwa and Kurrara-Kurrara) GAS, MUR
Ngaanyatjarra VI 9,973,606 10 October 2002 25°07′29″S 127°25′37″E / 25.1247457445°S 127.42691529°E / -25.1247457445; 127.42691529 (Ngaanyatjarra) CER, GVD, GID, GSD
Ngadju VI 4,399,301 11 September 2020 31°26′54″S 123°03′48″E / 31.4482820665°S 123.0633905°E / -31.4482820665; 123.0633905 (Ngadju) COO, MAL, NUL
Ngururrpa VI 2,962,988 3 September 2020 21°21′30″S 128°08′01″E / 21.3584430078°S 128.133593197°E / -21.3584430078; 128.133593197 (Ngururrpa) GSD, TAN
Ninghan III 609 14 October 2006 29°27′42″S 117°18′22″E / 29.461783784°S 117.3059993936°E / -29.461783784; 117.3059993936 (Ninghan) YAL
VI 46,226 14 October 2006 29°29′33″S 117°21′30″E / 29.492554586°S 117.358453378°E / -29.492554586; 117.358453378 (Ninghan) AVW, YAL
Nyangumarta Warrarn VI 2,826,369 23 April 2015 20°23′13″S 122°05′52″E / 20.38692724°S 122.0977222242°E / -20.38692724; 122.0977222242 (Nyangumarta Warrarn) DAL, GSD, PIL
Paruku II 54,403 13 September 2002 20°12′28″S 127°24′35″E / 20.2078823872°S 127.409722965°E / -20.2078823872; 127.409722965 (Paruku) TAN
VI 374,158 13 September 2002 19°56′15″S 127°34′27″E / 19.9375452735°S 127.5742994705°E / -19.9375452735; 127.5742994705 (Paruku) GSD, TAN
Uunguu VI 759,814 20 December 2010 14°34′41″S 126°08′21″E / 14.5779399416°S 126.139215577°E / -14.5779399416; 126.139215577 (Uunguu) NOK
Warlu Jilajaa Jumu VI 1,616,606 9 November 2007 20°27′33″S 126°07′44″E / 20.4591189235°S 126.128875339°E / -20.4591189235; 126.128875339 (Warlu Jilajaa Jumu) GSD
Wilinggin V 1,675,896 12 June 2013 16°04′24″S 125°39′39″E / 16.0733380975°S 125.6609627018°E / -16.0733380975; 125.6609627018 (Wilinggin) CEK, DAL, NOK, VIB
VI 763,015 12 June 2013 16°16′13″S 127°27′02″E / 16.2703441085°S 127.4505231823°E / -16.2703441085; 127.4505231823 (Wilinggin) CEK, NOK
Yawuru IV 22,478 30 January 2017 17°57′32″S 122°24′18″E / 17.9587861904°S 122.40500338°E / -17.9587861904; 122.40500338 (Yawuru) DAL
VI 105,446 30 January 2017 17°47′58″S 122°32′13″E / 17.7993515985°S 122.5369728792°E / -17.7993515985; 122.5369728792 (Yawuru) DAL

Key for IBRA

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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 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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