CAPAD (Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database) contains information on all protected areas in Australia, including their IUCN management categories.
The current version of CAPAD is CAPAD 2014. The data below has been superceded, but is still available for historic purposes.
During mid-2006 state and territory nature conservation agencies provided information on their terrestrial protected areas. This information was compiled into CAPAD 2006.
CAPAD 2006 figures include interim protected areas. These are land parcels purchased or identified to become protected areas with binding agreements. Most are properties purchased through the National Reserve System Program which have an agreement to establish a protected area and are now in the process of getting formal recognition as a protected area.
Marine Protected Area information is being collected and collated independently of the terrestrial protected area information.
Download data
Download CAPAD 2006 data for the following areas:
- CAPAD 2006 National summary (XLS - 73KB)
a consolidated data set for all terrestrial protected areas in Australia - CAPAD 2006 Commonwealth summary (XLS - 22KB)
protected areas managed by the Australian Government - CAPAD 2006 ACT summary (XLS - 22KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership - CAPAD 2006 New South Wales summary (XLS - 49KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership excluding some protected areas on private land - CAPAD 2006 Northern Territory summary (XLS - 45KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership - CAPAD 2006 Queensland summary (XLS - 49KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership - CAPAD 2006 South Australia summary (XLS - 41KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership - CAPAD 2006 Tasmania summary (XLS - 32KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership - CAPAD 2006 Victoria summary (XLS - 35KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership excluding some protected areas on private land - CAPAD 2006 Western Australia summary (XLS - 46KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership excluding some protected areas on private land