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, 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.
Conservation parks list
NameIUCNGazetted area(hectare)DeclaredCoordinatesIBRA Barnabinmah Conservation Park II 59,908 11 May 2021 MUR, YAL Blackbutt Conservation Park II 37 8 December 2004 WAR Boyagarring Conservation Park II 1,209 15 November 1991 JAF Brooking Gorge Conservation Park II 7,967 28 June 1994 DAL Burra Conservation Park II 795 2 February 1900 COO Camp Creek Conservation Park II 1,267 10 July 2000 NOK Cane River Conservation Park II 147,882 12 April 2000 CAR, PIL Cape Range Conservation Park II 9,294 13 October 2021 CAR Coalseam Conservation Park II 754 25 May 1893 AVW, GES Dardanup Conservation Park II 643 8 December 2004 JAF, SWA Devonian Reef Conservation Park II 41,371 28 June 1994 CEK, DAL Geikie Gorge Conservation Park II 5,332 28 June 1994 DAL Goldfields Woodlands Conservation Park II 33,112 14 April 2000 COO Gooralong Conservation Park II 62 7 January 1994 JAF Hester Conservation Park II 2,302 8 December 2004 JAF Jinmarnkur Conservation Park II 268 28 September 2016 DAL Kerr Conservation Park II 307 8 December 2004 JAF Korijekup Conservation Park II 166 5 January 2004 SWA Kujungurru Warrarn Conservation Park II 1,139 28 September 2016 DAL Lakeside Conservation Park II 7,077 18 February 2021 MUR Lane Poole Reserve Conservation Park II 9,959 6 February 1987 JAF Laterite Conservation Park II 12,191 10 July 2000 NOK Len Howard Conservation Park II 67 25 July 1995 SWA Leschenault Peninsula Conservation Park II 581 8 January 1993 SWA Leschenaultia Conservation Park II 341 23 September 1994 JAF Lupton Conservation Park II 9,329 15 March 1963 JAF Montebello Islands Conservation Park II 1,466 7 July 1992 CAR Mount Manning Range Conservation Park II 147,292 14 December 2005 COO, MUR Muja Conservation Park II 6,323 8 December 2004 JAF Penguin Island Conservation Park III 11 18 October 1918 SWA R 46235 Conservation Park II 391,813 10 July 2000 CEK, NOK Rapids Conservation Park II 2,383 30 November 2004 JAF Rock Gully Conservation Park Ia 670 22 June 2017 JAF Rowles Lagoon Conservation Park II 405 17 September 1897 COO Shell Beach Conservation Park III 518 8 January 1993 CAR Totadgin Conservation Park II 257 8 May 1888 AVW Unnamed WA01333 Conservation Park II 38 2 August 1888 JAF Unnamed WA17804 Conservation Park II 202 16 September 1921 COO Unnamed WA23088 Conservation Park II 7 2 June 1950 JAF Unnamed WA23920 Conservation Park II 107 2 April 1954 GES Unnamed WA24657 Conservation Park II 12 15 March 1957 JAF Unnamed WA29901 Conservation Park II 2 8 August 1969 GES Unnamed WA33448 Conservation Park II 35 27 June 1975 JAF Unnamed WA34213 Conservation Park II 324 3 September 1976 MAL Unnamed WA38749 Conservation Park II 69 25 May 1984 SWA Unnamed WA39584 Conservation Park II 113 26 September 1986 SWA Unnamed WA39752 Conservation Park II 160 23 January 1987 SWA Unnamed WA41986 Conservation Park II 2,369 14 January 1992 GES, SWA Unnamed WA43290 Conservation Park II 27 30 May 1995 SWA Unnamed WA46756 Conservation Park II 1 20 February 2002 SWA Unnamed WA47100 Conservation Park II 2,542 21 September 2006 ESP Unnamed WA48291 Conservation Park II 49 4 October 2005 SWA Unnamed WA48436 Conservation Park II 1,302 28 November 2005 MAL Unnamed WA48717 Conservation Park II 454 5 December 2006 SWA Unnamed WA49144 Conservation Park II 5 25 May 2007 CAR Unnamed WA49220 Conservation Park II 131 7 August 2007 SWA Unnamed WA49363 Conservation Park II 74 24 September 2008 SWA Unnamed WA49561 Conservation Park II 1 18 April 2008 SWA Unnamed WA49742 Conservation Park II 670 3 July 2008 ESP Unnamed WA49994 Conservation Park II 2,773 27 November 2008 SWA Unnamed WA51272 Conservation Park VI 41 19 September 2012 GES Unnamed WA51376 Conservation Park III 747 3 April 2014 GES Unnamed WA51963 Conservation Park II 0.16 17 June 2015 JAF Unnamed WA52103 Conservation Park Ia 695 22 January 2016 AVW Unnamed WA53269 Conservation Park VI 262 28 June 2018 AVW Unnamed WA53313 Conservation Park II 610 15 May 2020 SWA Unnamed WA53632 Conservation Park II 25 15 May 2020 SWA Unnamed WA53971 Conservation Park II 100, 107 22 December 2021 MUR, YAL Wallaroo Rock Conservation Park II 1,214 2 July 1965 COO Walyarta Conservation Park II 231,820 28 September 2016 DAL, GSD Westralia Conservation Park II 855 30 November 2004 JAF Yarra Yarra Lake Conservation Park II 10,758 5 October 2005 AVW
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 VIB: Victoria Bonaparte WAR: Warren bioregion YAL: Yalgoo bioregion
See also List of national parks of Western Australia List of named nature reserves of Western Australia List of unnamed nature reserves of Western Australia List of Indigenous Protected Areas of Western Australia
References
External links Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD): protected area data Australian Protected Areas Dashboard