Indigenous Protected Areas in 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 [ edit ] 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
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