List of national parks of Western Australia explained

See main article: List of national parks of Australia and List of protected areas of Western Australia. Western Australia, as of 2023, has 112 national parks, of which all but four are named. The oldest of these, John Forrest, was proclaimed in 1900 while the latest, Pimbee and Bunuba, were proclaimed in 2023. The largest number of national parks to be proclaimed was in 2004, when 28 parks were created in the state. Just under 2.6 percent of the state of Western Australia is covered by national parks.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

The proposed Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park in the Helena and Aurora Range had its first stage of approval completed in October 2022.^[7] Another proposed national park in Western Australia is the Edel Land National Park. Steep Point, the most westerly part of the Australian mainland, would be located within the boundaries of the park.^[8]

At the time of the last two-yearly Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report in 2022, 6511458hectare of land in Western Australia was covered by national park, which is 8.55 percent of all protected areas in the state. Overall, just over 30 percent of Western Australia is covered by protected areas.^[2]

National parks list

Name	IUCN	Gazetted area(hectare)	Declared	Coordinates	IBRA
	II	8,499	23 May 1969		GES
	II	4,459	7 August 1970		JAF
	II	13,105	16 February 1973		GES
	II	4,620	30 November 2004		JAF
	II	20,475	30 November 2004		JAF
	II	28,168	11 November 1977		COO
	II	11,017	8 December 2004		WAR
	II	5,443	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	51	28 January 1927		WAR
	II	220,000	August 2023		CEK, DAL
	II	277,673	22 October 1954		COO, ESP, MAL
	II	31,199	21 May 1948		ESP
	II	69,488	9 October 1964		CAR
	II	27,072	4 November 2020		CAR
	II	235,223	20 January 1978		GAS
	II	119,004	28 November 1980		WAR
	II	2,379	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	2,748	20 January 1967		DAL
	II	62,664	28 October 2009		YAL
	II	2,564	19 May 1972		SWA
	II	16,536	2 March 2022		JAF
	II	447,673	27 September 1974		NOK
	II	2,977	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	3,815	12 October 1979		HAM
	II	295,706	19 January 1973		ESP
	II	1,379	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	53,145	8 January 1993		CAR
	II	68,708	6 December 1963		MAL
	II	875	29 January 1993		WAR
	II	66,146	14 April 2000		COO
	II	60,008	20 October 1978		MUR
	II	107	13 February 1970		JAF
	II	19,287	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	6,410	8 December 2004		WAR
	II	14,009	8 December 2004		WAR
	II	21,114	8 December 2004		JAF
	II	12,672	8 December 2004		JAF
	II	202	24 April 1959		JAF
	II	2,107	10 January 1964		JAF
	II	1,138	8 March 1963		ESP, JAF
	II	12,269	30 November 2004		JAF
	II	16,986	30 November 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	1,564	5 July 2019		GES
	II	6,868	8 December 2004		WAR
	II	2,700	30 November 1900		JAF
	II	397	7 December 1934		JAF
	II	183,162	22 November 1963		GES
	II	624,428	31 October 1969		PIL
	II	1,283,729	22 April 1977		GSD, LSD
	II	142,275	8 January 1993		CAR
	II	6,354	30 November 2004		JAF
	II	9,636	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	8,471	18 February 2021		MUR
	II	17,319	10 July 2000		NOK
	II	21,600	7 November 1902		JAF, WAR
	II	57	1 February 1946		JAF
	II	27,231	24 January 1992		GES, SWA
	II	609,300	5 May 2023	-25.8444°N 121.6806°W	GAS
	II	2,493	30 November 2004		JAF
	II	238,344	7 November 1969		PIL
	II	18,698	30 November 2004		JAF
	II	2,066	13 August 1982		VIB
	II	115,052	10 July 2000		NOK
	II	17,235	10 March 1967		SWA
	III	9,163	22 September 1989		GAS
	II	37,122	23 December 1988		JAF, WAR
	II	22,069	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	42,299	8 December 2004		WAR
	II	39,573	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	127,800	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	1,031	17 January 2022		YAL
	II	5,137	17 January 2013		PIL
	II	19,390	31 August 1956		SWA
	II	973	2 July 1965		SWA
	Ia	3,352	4 December 2019		NOK
	II	39,953	27 April 1979		MAL
	II		August 2023		CAR
	II	2,686	4 September 1925		JAF
	II	584,817	10 April 1964		NOK
	II	243,831	6 March 1987		OVP
	II	3,322	17 July 1959		JAF, WAR
	II	4,286	29 March 1968		JAF
	II	52,622	23 December 1988		JAF, WAR
	II	173	29 August 1924		WAR
	II	113,605	6 June 1913		AVW, ESP, JAF
	II	10,027	21 June 1974		ESP
	II	4,322	23 May 1969		GES
	II	4,021	9 September 1955		WAR
	II	1,410	16 October 1987		SWA
	II	91	19 July 1963		CEK, DAL
Unnamed WA17519 National Park	II	132	3 September 1920		WAR
Unnamed WA46400 National Park	II	1,571	13 December 2000		JAF
Unnamed WA47688 National Park	II	81	26 July 2004		JAF
Unnamed WA53843 National Park	II	548	17 February 2021		WAR
	II	15,895	22 September 2021		CEK, DAL
	II	18,545	30 September 1910		WAR
	II	1,814	8 June 1893		JAF
	II	46,368	30 November 2004		JAF
	II	2,991	15 March 1901		WAR
	II	44,482	8 July 1955		GES, SWA
	II	3,975	3 March 1961		ESP, JAF
	II	24,799	4 July 2000		JAF
	II	3,671	9 February 1962		WAR
	II	6,354	8 December 2004		JAF, SWA
	II	1,746	23 April 1909		WAR
	II	11,649	30 November 2004		JAF
	II	2,081	10 December 1971		CEK, DAL
	III	1,455	15 November 1968		OVP
	II	3,892	8 December 2004		JAF, WAR
	II	14,123	5 February 1909		SWA
	II	2,860	25 August 1905		SWA
	II	728	8 December 2004		JAF

Notes

• John Forrest National Park is considered to be Western Australia's oldest national park, declared on 30 November 1900. Despite this, Walyunga National Park is officially stated as having been declared on 8 June 1893.
• National parks were created after the 2022 Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report, limited or incomplete information available at this point.

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
• GSD: Great Sandy Desert
• HAM: Hampton bioregion
• JAF: Jarrah Forest

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

See also

• List of named nature reserves of Western Australia
• List of unnamed nature reserves of Western Australia
• List of conservation parks of Western Australia
• List of Indigenous Protected Areas of Western Australia

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - WA summary . . www.dcceew.gov.au/ . . 27 August 2023.
2. Web site: Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary . . www.dcceew.gov.au/ . . 27 August 2023.
3. Web site: Dryandra Woodland is Western Australia’s newest national park . Government of Western Australia. 27 August 2023. 16 May 2022.
4. Web site: WA's new national park and nature reserve bigger than Bali . . 5 May 2023 . www.dbca.wa.gov.au . . 2 September 2023 .
5. Web site: New and expanded national parks in WA's Mid West-Gascoyne . . 9 August 2023 . www.dbca.wa.gov.au . . 4 September 2023 .
6. Web site: Halfway milestone for WA's Plan for Our Parks initiative . . 21 August 2023 . www.dbca.wa.gov.au . . 5 September 2023 .
7. Web site: Proposed Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park one step closer . . 27 August 2023. 25 October 2022.
8. Web site: Edel Land National Park (proposed) . . www.dbca.wa.gov.au . . 2 September 2023 .