CAPAD 2018

During 2018 state and territory nature conservation agencies provided information on their terrestrial and marine protected areas. This information was compiled into CAPAD 2018.

CAPAD 2018 figures include interim protected areas. These are land parcels purchased or identified to become protected areas with binding agreements and are now in the process of getting formal recognition as a protected area.

GIS data is available via the Find Environmental Data (FED) website for the terrestrial data and the marine data. Access to the data is via the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence model. The information is available in ArcGIS format.

Terrestrial protected area data

Download CAPAD 2018 data for the following areas:

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 National summary (XLSX - 112.2 KB) - Updated Nov 2020
a consolidated data set for all terrestrial protected areas in Australia

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 Commonwealth summary (XLSX - 29.58 KB)
protected areas managed by the Australian Government

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 ACT summary (XLSX - 26.58 KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 NSW summary (XLSX - 141. KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership excluding some protected areas on private land

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 NT summary (XLSX - 62.91 KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 Qld summary (XLSX - 171.16 KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 SA summary (XLSX - 249.12 KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 Tas summary (XLSX - 407.44 KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 Vic summary (XLSX - 509.49 KB) - Updated Jan 2021
protected areas under all forms of ownership excluding some protected areas on private land

Terrestrial CAPAD 2018 WA summary (XLSX - 255.45 KB)
protected areas under all forms of ownership excluding some protected areas on private land

Technical Specifications for the CAPAD - Terrestrial 2018 (PDF - 475.15 KB)
Technical Specifications for the CAPAD - Terrestrial 2018 (DOCX - 135.26 KB)

Marine protected area data

Download CAPAD 2018 data for the following marine areas:

Marine CAPAD 2018 National summary (XLSX - 18.94 KB)
a consolidated data set for all marine protected areas in Australian State and Commonwealth waters

Marine CAPAD 2018 Commonwealth summary (XLSX - 107.6 KB)
Marine protected areas managed by the Australian Government

Marine CAPAD 2018 NSW summary (XLSX - 40.51 KB)
Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of New South Wales

Marine CAPAD 2018 NT summary (XLSX - 15.06 KB)
Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of Northern Territory

Marine CAPAD 2018 Qld summary (XLSX - 142.79 KB)
Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of Queensland

Marine CAPAD 2018 SA summary (XLSX - 39.4 KB)
Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of South Australia

Marine CAPAD 2018 Tas summary (XLSX - 60.02 KB)
Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of Tasmania

Marine CAPAD 2018 Vic summary (XLSX - 21.64 KB)
Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of Victoria

Marine CAPAD 2018 WA summary (XLSX - 40.17 KB)
Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of Western Australia

Technical Specifications for the CAPAD - Marine 2018 (PDF - 448.05 KB)
Technical Specifications for the CAPAD - Marine 2018 (DOCX - 127.45 KB)