Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. As at 2020, it contained more than 1000 protected areas.[1] In August 2023, it was estimated a total of 14.5 million hectares or 8.38% of Queensland's landmass was protected.[2]
Name | Local government area | Area[7] | Established[6] | World Heritage Area | IBRA region[6] | Coordinates[6] |
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Albinia | Central Highlands | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) | 2008 | BBN | 24°28′30″S 148°29′31″E / 24.475°S 148.492°E | |
Alton | Balonne | 5.58 km2 (2.15 sq mi) | 1973 | BBS | 27°59′49″S 149°19′52″E / 27.997°S 149.331°E | |
Alwal* | Cook | 425 km2 (164 sq mi) | 2010 | CYP | 15°12′14″S 143°35′02″E / 15.204°S 143.584°E | |
Amamoor | Gympie | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) | 2006[8] | SEQ | 26°19′30″S 152°38′46″E / 26.325°S 152.646°E | |
Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) | Cook | 88 km2 (34 sq mi) | 2006 | CYP, WET | 15°33′29″S 145°12′36″E / 15.558°S 145.210°E | |
Apudthama* | Cook | 3,192 km2 (1,232 sq mi) | 1977 | CYP | 11°21′18″S 142°37′48″E / 11.355°S 142.630°E | |
Astrebla Downs | Diamantina | 1,760 km2 (680 sq mi) | 1996 | CHC, MGD | 24°14′49″S 140°35′06″E / 24.247°S 140.585°E | |
Auburn River | North Burnett | 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) | 1964 | BBS | 25°43′08″S 151°03′18″E / 25.719°S 151.055°E | |
Baga | Livingstone | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) | 1977 | BBN | 23°12′54″S 150°37′44″E / 23.215°S 150.629°E | |
Ban Ban | North Burnett, Gympie | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) | 2006[9] | SEQ | 25°49′55″S 151°57′58″E / 25.832°S 151.966°E | |
Bania | North Burnett, Bundaberg | 331 km2 (128 sq mi) | 2008[10] | BBS, SEQ | 24°58′52″S 151°28′55″E / 24.981°S 151.482°E | |
Barnard Island Group | Cassowary Coast | 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 17°44′17″S 146°09′36″E / 17.738°S 146.160°E |
Barron Gorge | Mareeba, Cairns | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | 1940[11] | Wet Tropics | WET | 16°52′37″S 145°38′31″E / 16.877°S 145.642°E |
Basilisk Range | Cassowary Coast | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | 2010 | WET | 17°42′29″S 145°57′50″E / 17.708°S 145.964°E | |
Batavia* | Cook | 560 km2 (220 sq mi) | 2012 | CYP | 12°20′20″S 142°41′06″E / 12.339°S 142.685°E | |
Beeron | North Burnett | 70 km2 (27 sq mi) | 2009 | BBS | 26°00′18″S 151°18′58″E / 26.005°S 151.316°E | |
Bellthorpe | Moreton Bay, Somerset | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) | 2010[12] | SEQ | 26°52′26″S 152°42′43″E / 26.874°S 152.712°E | |
Benarkin | Somerset | 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi) | 2006[13] | SEQ | 26°45′36″S 152°10′16″E / 26.760°S 152.171°E | |
Bendidee | Goondiwindi | 9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi) | 1979 | BBS | 28°17′53″S 150°31′08″E / 28.298°S 150.519°E | |
Beninbi | North Burnett | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) | 2006[14] | SEQ | 25°52′48″S 151°44′17″E / 25.880°S 151.738°E | |
Bingera | Bundaberg | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | 2006[15] | SEQ | 25°01′41″S 152°18′58″E / 25.028°S 152.316°E | |
Biniirr* | Cook | 293 km2 (113 sq mi) | 2016 | CYP | 15°08′02″S 144°57′22″E / 15.134°S 144.956°E | |
Binya | Paroo | 137 km2 (53 sq mi) | 2009 | MUL | 28°50′49″S 145°36′43″E / 28.847°S 145.612°E | |
Blackbraes | Etheridge, Charters Towers, Flinders | 514 km2 (198 sq mi) | 1998 | EIU, GUP | 19°29′02″S 144°03′25″E / 19.484°S 144.057°E | |
Blackdown Tableland | Central Highlands | 480 km2 (190 sq mi) | 1980 | BBS | 23°48′50″S 149°06′04″E / 23.814°S 149.101°E | |
Blackwood | Charters Towers | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | 1991 | BBN | 21°27′25″S 146°43′01″E / 21.457°S 146.717°E | |
Bladensburg | Winton | 849 km2 (328 sq mi) | 1984 | CHC, MGD | 22°38′31″S 143°03′58″E / 22.642°S 143.066°E | |
Bluff Hill | Mackay | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 2008 | CMC | 21°03′18″S 148°46′37″E / 21.055°S 148.777°E | |
Boodjamulla | Burke, Mount Isa | 2,820 km2 (1,090 sq mi) | 1984 | Australian Fossil Mammal Sites | GFU, GUP, MGD, MII | 18°38′20″S 138°16′37″E / 18.639°S 138.277°E |
Bowling Green Bay | Townsville, Burdekin | 581 km2 (224 sq mi) | 1940[16] | BBN | 19°30′25″S 146°57′36″E / 19.507°S 146.960°E | |
Brampton Islands | Mackay | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 20°47′17″S 149°17′20″E / 20.788°S 149.289°E |
Bribie Island | Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast | 86 km2 (33 sq mi) | 1988 | SEQ | 26°53′56″S 153°07′26″E / 26.899°S 153.124°E | |
Broad Sound Islands | Livingstone, Isaac | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | 1980 | Great Barrier Reef | BBN, CMC | 22°12′32″S 149°53′35″E / 22.209°S 149.893°E |
Bromley (Ampulin)* | Cook | 404 km2 (156 sq mi) | 2004 | CYP | 12°08′10″S 142°58′30″E / 12.136°S 142.975°E | |
Bromley (Kungkaychi)* | Cook | 107 km2 (41 sq mi) | 2004 | CYP | 12°32′10″S 142°55′41″E / 12.536°S 142.928°E | |
Brook Islands | Cassowary Coast | 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 18°08′24″S 146°16′55″E / 18.140°S 146.282°E |
Bulburin | Gladstone, Bundaberg | 344 km2 (133 sq mi) | 2006[17] | SEQ | 24°33′00″S 151°30′47″E / 24.550°S 151.513°E | |
Bulleringa | Mareeba, Etheridge | 544 km2 (210 sq mi) | 1992 | EIU, GUP | 17°33′18″S 143°46′52″E / 17.555°S 143.781°E | |
Bunya Mountains | South Burnett, Western Downs, Toowoomba | 195 km2 (75 sq mi) | 1908 | BBS, SEQ | 26°49′08″S 151°32′06″E / 26.819°S 151.535°E | |
Burleigh Head | Gold Coast | 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) | 1947 | SEQ | 28°05′42″S 153°27′25″E / 28.095°S 153.457°E | |
Burrum Coast | Bundaberg, Fraser Coast | 261 km2 (101 sq mi) | 1960 | SEQ | 25°02′46″S 152°27′47″E / 25.046°S 152.463°E | |
Byfield | Livingstone | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) | 1989 | CMC | 22°49′12″S 150°44′53″E / 22.820°S 150.748°E | |
Cania Gorge | North Burnett | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) | 1977 | BBS | 24°40′59″S 150°59′06″E / 24.683°S 150.985°E | |
Cape Hillsborough | Mackay | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | 1969 | CMC | 20°54′43″S 149°01′41″E / 20.912°S 149.028°E | |
Cape Melville* | Cook | 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) | 1973 | CYP | 14°24′00″S 144°27′50″E / 14.400°S 144.464°E | |
Cape Palmerston | Mackay, Isaac | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) | 1976 | CMC | 21°35′28″S 149°25′41″E / 21.591°S 149.428°E | |
Cape Upstart | Whitsunday | 86 km2 (33 sq mi) | 1969 | BBN | 19°44′56″S 147°48′14″E / 19.749°S 147.804°E | |
Capricorn Coast | Livingstone | 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi) | 1943[18] | BBN, CMC | 23°17′10″S 150°48′29″E / 23.286°S 150.808°E | |
Capricornia Cays | Gladstone | 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi) | 1960 | Great Barrier Reef | SEQ | 23°17′46″S 151°42′29″E / 23.296°S 151.708°E |
Capricornia Cays^ | Gladstone | 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) | 1937 | Great Barrier Reef | SEQ | 23°51′22″S 152°22′30″E / 23.856°S 152.375°E |
Carnarvon | Central Highlands, Maranoa, Murweh | 2,980 km2 (1,150 sq mi) | 1932 | BBS | 25°02′10″S 148°05′10″E / 25.036°S 148.086°E | |
Castle Tower | Gladstone | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) | 1975 | BBS, SEQ | 24°10′41″S 151°19′37″E / 24.178°S 151.327°E | |
Cherbourg | South Burnett | 9.95 km2 (3.84 sq mi) | 2006[19] | SEQ | 26°24′40″S 151°59′31″E / 26.411°S 151.992°E | |
Chesterton Range | Murweh, Maranoa | 312 km2 (120 sq mi) | 1992 | BBS | 26°11′31″S 147°21′22″E / 26.192°S 147.356°E | |
Chillagoe-Mungana Caves | Mareeba | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) | 1940 | EIU | 17°12′04″S 144°30′29″E / 17.201°S 144.508°E | |
Claremont Isles | Cook | 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 13°56′10″S 143°45′22″E / 13.936°S 143.756°E |
Clump Mountain | Cassowary Coast | 3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi) | 1978 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°50′35″S 146°05′31″E / 17.843°S 146.092°E |
Coalstoun Lakes | North Burnett | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) | 1929 | SEQ | 25°35′49″S 151°54′36″E / 25.597°S 151.910°E | |
Conondale | Sunshine Coast, Somerset, Gympie | 358 km2 (138 sq mi) | 1977 | SEQ | 26°43′08″S 152°33′32″E / 26.719°S 152.559°E | |
Conway | Whitsunday | 327 km2 (126 sq mi) | 1936 | CMC | 20°23′02″S 148°47′28″E / 20.384°S 148.791°E | |
Cordalba | Bundaberg | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) | 2000 | SEQ | 25°07′12″S 152°06′04″E / 25.120°S 152.101°E | |
Crater Lakes | Tablelands | 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi) | 1934 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°15′04″S 145°38′17″E / 17.251°S 145.638°E |
Crows Nest | Toowoomba | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 1967 | SEQ | 27°16′08″S 152°07′05″E / 27.269°S 152.118°E | |
Cudmore | Barcaldine | 212 km2 (82 sq mi) | 1998 | DEU | 22°56′28″S 146°17′38″E / 22.941°S 146.294°E | |
Culgoa Floodplain | Balonne, Paroo | 619 km2 (239 sq mi) | 1994 | DRP, MUL | 28°54′04″S 146°57′58″E / 28.901°S 146.966°E | |
Currawinya | Bulloo, Paroo | 3,443 km2 (1,329 sq mi) | 1991 | MUL | 28°30′22″S 144°29′28″E / 28.506°S 144.491°E | |
Curtain Fig | Tablelands | 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) | 2008[20] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°16′48″S 145°34′12″E / 17.280°S 145.570°E |
Curtis Island | Gladstone | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) | 1992 | Great Barrier Reef | BBN | 23°35′38″S 151°13′01″E / 23.594°S 151.217°E |
D'Aguilar | Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Somerset | 391 km2 (151 sq mi) | 1930 | SEQ | 27°22′37″S 152°45′36″E / 27.377°S 152.760°E | |
Daarrba* | Cook | 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi) | 1973 | CYP | 15°04′05″S 145°07′26″E / 15.068°S 145.124°E | |
Daintree* | Douglas | 1,166 km2 (450 sq mi) | 1967[21] | Wet Tropics | WET | 16°22′01″S 145°14′53″E / 16.367°S 145.248°E |
Dalrymple | Charters Towers | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 1990 | EIU | 19°47′49″S 146°06′32″E / 19.797°S 146.109°E | |
Dan Dan | Gladstone | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | 2001 | BBS, SEQ | 24°09′43″S 151°03′47″E / 24.162°S 151.063°E | |
Danbulla | Tablelands, Mareeba, Cairns | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) | 2003 | Wet Tropics | EIU, WET | 17°07′16″S 145°34′52″E / 17.121°S 145.581°E |
Davies Creek | Mareeba | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) | 1971 | EIU, WET | 17°00′14″S 145°34′52″E / 17.004°S 145.581°E | |
Dawes | Gladstone, North Burnett | 89 km2 (34 sq mi) | 2006[22] | BBS, SEQ | 24°32′06″S 151°15′50″E / 24.535°S 151.264°E | |
Deepwater | Gladstone | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) | 1979 | SEQ | 24°20′17″S 151°56′24″E / 24.338°S 151.940°E | |
Deer Reserve | Somerset | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) | 2006[23] | SEQ | 27°05′10″S 152°31′37″E / 27.086°S 152.527°E | |
Diamantina | Diamantina | 5,070 km2 (1,960 sq mi) | 1993 | CHC, MGD | 23°47′56″S 141°25′23″E / 23.799°S 141.423°E | |
Dinden | Mareeba, Cairns | 207 km2 (80 sq mi) | 2005[24] | Wet Tropics | WET | 16°59′42″S 145°38′20″E / 16.995°S 145.639°E |
Dipperu^ | Isaac | 111 km2 (43 sq mi) | 1980[25] | BBN | 21°56′53″S 148°43′12″E / 21.948°S 148.720°E | |
Djiru | Cassowary Coast | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) | 2009[26] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°53′31″S 146°03′47″E / 17.892°S 146.063°E |
Dryander | Whitsunday | 132 km2 (51 sq mi) | 1989 | CMC | 20°13′59″S 148°34′59″E / 20.233°S 148.583°E | |
Dularcha | Sunshine Coast | 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi) | 1921[27] | SEQ | 26°47′10″S 152°57′22″E / 26.786°S 152.956°E | |
Ella Bay | Cassowary Coast, Cairns | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) | 1978[28] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°25′55″S 146°02′24″E / 17.432°S 146.040°E |
Endeavour River | Cook | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | 1975 | CYP | 15°26′10″S 145°13′05″E / 15.436°S 145.218°E | |
Epping Forest^ | Isaac | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | 1971[29] | BBN | 22°21′25″S 146°42′22″E / 22.357°S 146.706°E | |
Erringibba | Western Downs | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) | 1990 | BBS | 27°17′20″S 149°42′22″E / 27.289°S 149.706°E | |
Errk Oykangand* | Carpentaria | 382 km2 (147 sq mi) | 1977 | CYP, GUP | 15°29′13″S 142°05′24″E / 15.487°S 142.090°E | |
Esk | Somerset | 3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi) | 2006[30] | SEQ | 27°17′42″S 152°19′16″E / 27.295°S 152.321°E | |
Eubenangee Swamp | Cairns | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | 1977[31] | WET | 17°25′26″S 145°57′43″E / 17.424°S 145.962°E | |
Eudlo Creek | Sunshine Coast | 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) | 1918 | SEQ | 26°42′18″S 152°57′47″E / 26.705°S 152.963°E | |
Eungella | Mackay | 622 km2 (240 sq mi) | 1936 | BBN, CMC | 21°00′14″S 148°34′34″E / 21.004°S 148.576°E | |
Eurimbula | Gladstone | 237 km2 (92 sq mi) | 1977 | SEQ | 24°12′11″S 151°43′44″E / 24.203°S 151.729°E | |
Expedition | Banana, Maranoa, Central Highlands | 1,292 km2 (499 sq mi) | 1953[32] | BBS | 25°16′30″S 149°02′53″E / 25.275°S 149.048°E | |
Fairlies Knob | Fraser Coast | 2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi) | 1910 | SEQ | 25°29′56″S 152°16′52″E / 25.499°S 152.281°E | |
Family Islands | Cassowary Coast | 6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 17°56′53″S 146°09′50″E / 17.948°S 146.164°E |
Ferntree Creek | Sunshine Coast | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) | 1947 | SEQ | 26°36′36″S 152°57′54″E / 26.610°S 152.965°E | |
Finucane Island | Burke, Carpentaria | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) | 2003 | GUP | 17°37′52″S 139°46′52″E / 17.631°S 139.781°E | |
Fitzroy Island | Cairns | 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 16°55′59″S 145°59′38″E / 16.933°S 145.994°E |
Flinders Group* | Cook | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | 1939 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 14°10′44″S 144°15′18″E / 14.179°S 144.255°E |
Forest Den | Barcaldine | 59 km2 (23 sq mi) | 1991 | DEU | 22°07′12″S 145°13′12″E / 22.120°S 145.220°E | |
Fort Lytton | Brisbane | 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi) | 1988[33] | SEQ | 27°24′47″S 153°09′04″E / 27.413°S 153.151°E | |
Forty Mile Scrub | Mareeba, Tablelands | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) | 1970 | EIU | 18°05′49″S 144°51′22″E / 18.097°S 144.856°E | |
Frankland Group | Cairns | 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 17°09′29″S 146°00′36″E / 17.158°S 146.010°E |
Freshwater | Moreton Bay | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) | 1973 | SEQ | 27°10′37″S 152°59′28″E / 27.177°S 152.991°E | |
Gadgarra | Tablelands | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) | 2010[34] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°16′41″S 145°42′11″E / 17.278°S 145.703°E |
Gatton | Lockyer Valley | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) | 2006[35] | SEQ | 27°36′22″S 152°18′07″E / 27.606°S 152.302°E | |
Geham | Toowoomba | 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) | 2006[36] | SEQ | 27°23′17″S 152°02′17″E / 27.388°S 152.038°E | |
Gheebulum Kunungai (Moreton Island) | Brisbane | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) | 1966 | SEQ | 27°14′28″S 153°24′54″E / 27.241°S 153.415°E | |
Girramay | Cassowary Coast | 290 km2 (110 sq mi) | 2007[37] | Wet Tropics | WET | 18°09′32″S 145°50′24″E / 18.159°S 145.840°E |
Girraween | Southern Downs | 118 km2 (46 sq mi) | 1930[38] | NET | 28°51′22″S 151°56′56″E / 28.856°S 151.949°E | |
Girringun | Hinchinbrook, Tablelands, Cassowary Coast, Charters Towers | 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi) | 1965 | Wet Tropics | EIU, WET | 18°20′53″S 145°45′22″E / 18.348°S 145.756°E |
Glass House Mountains | Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) | 1954 | SEQ | 26°57′00″S 152°56′35″E / 26.950°S 152.943°E | |
Glastonbury | Gympie | 5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi) | 2001 | SEQ | 26°17′20″S 152°30′29″E / 26.289°S 152.508°E | |
Glenbar | Fraser Coast, Gympie | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) | 2006[39] | SEQ | 25°50′17″S 152°20′38″E / 25.838°S 152.344°E | |
Gloucester Island | Whitsunday | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) | 1934 | Great Barrier Reef | BBN, CMC | 20°00′47″S 148°27′29″E / 20.013°S 148.458°E |
Goneaway | Barcoo | 248 km2 (96 sq mi) | 1995[40] | CHC | 23°46′05″S 142°13′59″E / 23.768°S 142.233°E | |
Good Night Scrub | Bundaberg, North Burnett | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) | 1998 | SEQ | 25°18′25″S 151°53′20″E / 25.307°S 151.889°E | |
Goodedulla | Rockhampton | 255 km2 (98 sq mi) | 1994 | BBS | 23°14′53″S 149°44′20″E / 23.248°S 149.739°E | |
Goold Island | Cassowary Coast | 8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 18°09′58″S 146°10′23″E / 18.166°S 146.173°E |
Goomboorian | Gympie | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 37015[41] | SEQ | 26°07′19″S 152°46′16″E / 26.122°S 152.771°E | |
Great Basalt Wall | Charters Towers | 352 km2 (136 sq mi) | 1987 | DEU, EIU | 20°00′32″S 145°14′28″E / 20.009°S 145.241°E | |
Great Sandy | Fraser Coast, Gympie, Noosa | 2,215 km2 (855 sq mi) | 1971[42] | K'gari (Fraser Island) | SEQ | 25°14′49″S 153°08′42″E / 25.247°S 153.145°E |
Green Island | Cairns | 0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi) | 1937 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 16°45′36″S 145°58′26″E / 16.760°S 145.974°E |
Grey Peaks | Cairns | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) | 1971 | Wet Tropics | WET | 16°55′16″S 145°50′17″E / 16.921°S 145.838°E |
Grongah | Gympie, Fraser Coast | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) | 2007[43] | SEQ | 25°55′23″S 152°08′20″E / 25.923°S 152.139°E | |
Gulngay | Cassowary Coast | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) | 2019[44] | WET | 18°02′06″S 146°00′40″E / 18.035°S 146.011°E | |
Gympie | Gympie | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 2006[45] | SEQ | 26°03′18″S 152°42′32″E / 26.055°S 152.709°E | |
Halifax Bay Wetlands | Hinchinbrook | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 1978[46] | WET | 18°46′12″S 146°16′01″E / 18.770°S 146.267°E | |
Hampton | Toowoomba | 0.04 km2 (0.015 sq mi) | 2006 | SEQ | 27°21′11″S 152°04′26″E / 27.353°S 152.074°E | |
Hann Tableland | Mareeba | 108 km2 (42 sq mi) | 1989 | EIU | 16°52′30″S 145°13′16″E / 16.875°S 145.221°E | |
Hasties Swamp | Tablelands | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) | 1980 | WET | 17°17′56″S 145°28′34″E / 17.299°S 145.476°E | |
Hell Hole Gorge | Quilpie | 127 km2 (49 sq mi) | 1992 | MUL | 25°32′42″S 144°09′11″E / 25.545°S 144.153°E | |
Herberton Range | Tablelands | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) | 2008[47] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°21′40″S 145°28′19″E / 17.361°S 145.472°E |
Hinchinbrook Island | Cassowary Coast | 404 km2 (156 sq mi) | 1932[48] | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 18°22′16″S 146°12′50″E / 18.371°S 146.214°E |
Holbourne Island | Whitsunday | 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) | 1982 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 19°43′34″S 148°21′29″E / 19.726°S 148.358°E |
Homevale | Isaac | 420 km2 (160 sq mi) | 1995 | BBN, CMC | 21°25′59″S 148°38′31″E / 21.433°S 148.642°E | |
Hope Islands* | Cook, Douglas | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) | 1939 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 16°17′53″S 145°29′53″E / 16.298°S 145.498°E |
Howick Group* | Cook | 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 14°30′29″S 144°59′20″E / 14.508°S 144.989°E |
Hull River | Cassowary Coast | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) | 1994[49] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°58′55″S 146°03′14″E / 17.982°S 146.054°E |
Humboldt | Central Highlands | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) | 2008[50] | BBN, BBS | 24°12′29″S 148°57′22″E / 24.208°S 148.956°E | |
Idalia | Quilpie, Blackall-Tambo, Longreach | 1,440 km2 (560 sq mi) | 1990 | MGD, MUL | 24°57′14″S 144°40′55″E / 24.954°S 144.682°E | |
Isla Gorge | Banana | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) | 1964[51] | BBS | 25°08′28″S 149°55′48″E / 25.141°S 149.930°E | |
Japoon | Cassowary Coast | 248 km2 (96 sq mi) | 1992 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°46′41″S 145°53′42″E / 17.778°S 145.895°E |
Junee | Isaac | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | 2000 | BBN | 22°45′22″S 148°59′35″E / 22.756°S 148.993°E | |
Juunju Daarrba Nhirrpan* | Cook | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) | 1977 | CYP | 14°56′31″S 145°03′43″E / 14.942°S 145.062°E | |
Kalkajaka* | Cook | 9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi) | 1967 | CYP, WET | 15°39′58″S 145°14′02″E / 15.666°S 145.234°E | |
Kelvin | Mackay | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) | 2009 | CMC | 21°35′13″S 149°11′06″E / 21.587°S 149.185°E | |
Keppel Bay Islands | Livingstone, Gladstone | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) | 1940 | Great Barrier Reef | BBN, CMC | 23°04′12″S 150°53′42″E / 23.070°S 150.895°E |
Keppel Bay Islands^ | Livingstone | 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) | 1940 | Great Barrier Reef | BBN, CMC | 23°09′32″S 151°04′30″E / 23.159°S 151.075°E |
Kinrara | Tablelands | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) | 2003 | EIU | 18°27′18″S 144°57′04″E / 18.455°S 144.951°E | |
Kirrama | Tablelands, Cassowary Coast | 176 km2 (68 sq mi) | 2005[52] | Wet Tropics | WET | 18°09′54″S 145°43′16″E / 18.165°S 145.721°E |
Kondalilla | Sunshine Coast | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | 1945[53] | SEQ | 26°40′55″S 152°50′02″E / 26.682°S 152.834°E | |
Koombooloomba | Tablelands, Cassowary Coast | 293 km2 (113 sq mi) | 2010[54] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°58′05″S 145°36′11″E / 17.968°S 145.603°E |
Kroombit Tops | Gladstone, Banana, North Burnett | 433 km2 (167 sq mi) | 1974 | BBS, SEQ | 24°25′26″S 150°56′35″E / 24.424°S 150.943°E | |
KULLA (McIlwraith Range)* | Cook | 1,584 km2 (612 sq mi) | 2008[55] | CYP | 13°54′04″S 143°20′31″E / 13.901°S 143.342°E | |
Kuranda | Mareeba, Cairns | 274 km2 (106 sq mi) | 2005[56] | Wet Tropics | EIU, WET | 16°41′17″S 145°25′30″E / 16.688°S 145.425°E |
Kurrimine Beach | Cassowary Coast | 9.10 km2 (3.51 sq mi) | 1977 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°43′52″S 146°05′49″E / 17.731°S 146.097°E |
Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range)* | Cook | 532 km2 (205 sq mi) | 1981[57] | CYP | 12°37′59″S 143°16′44″E / 12.633°S 143.279°E | |
Lake Bindegolly | Bulloo | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) | 1991 | MUL | 28°00′40″S 144°11′49″E / 28.011°S 144.197°E | |
Lama Lama* | Cook | 356 km2 (137 sq mi) | 2008 | CYP | 14°25′34″S 143°44′46″E / 14.426°S 143.746°E | |
Lamington | Scenic Rim, Gold Coast | 214 km2 (83 sq mi) | 1915 | Gondwana Rainforests | SEQ | 28°14′38″S 153°09′25″E / 28.244°S 153.157°E |
Lindeman Islands | Mackay | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 20°28′52″S 149°05′10″E / 20.481°S 149.086°E |
Littabella | Bundaberg, Gladstone | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) | 1980 | SEQ | 24°42′29″S 151°57′54″E / 24.708°S 151.965°E | |
Little Mulgrave | Cairns | 109 km2 (42 sq mi) | 2010[58] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°06′14″S 145°42′11″E / 17.104°S 145.703°E |
Littleton | Etheridge, Croydon | 794 km2 (307 sq mi) | 2015 | EIU, GUP | 18°20′42″S 142°39′40″E / 18.345°S 142.661°E | |
Lizard Island | Cook | 9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi) | 1939[59] | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 14°39′54″S 145°27′36″E / 14.665°S 145.460°E |
Lochern | Longreach | 249 km2 (96 sq mi) | 1994 | CHC, MGD | 24°03′25″S 143°17′24″E / 24.057°S 143.290°E | |
Lockyer | Lockyer Valley | 113 km2 (44 sq mi) | 2008[60] | SEQ | 27°27′47″S 152°15′25″E / 27.463°S 152.257°E | |
Ma'alpiku Island* | Cook | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 12°36′58″S 143°26′53″E / 12.616°S 143.448°E |
Maalan | Tablelands | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) | 2005[61] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°33′36″S 145°33′22″E / 17.560°S 145.556°E |
Macalister Range | Douglas, Cairns | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) | 2010 | Wet Tropics | WET | 16°39′04″S 145°31′30″E / 16.651°S 145.525°E |
Magnetic Island | Townsville | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) | 1954[62] | Great Barrier Reef | BBN | 19°08′20″S 146°49′55″E / 19.139°S 146.832°E |
Main Range | Southern Downs, Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley | 383 km2 (148 sq mi) | 1909[63] | Gondwana Rainforests | BBS, SEQ | 28°11′20″S 152°25′59″E / 28.189°S 152.433°E |
Maleny | Sunshine Coast | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | 2006[64] | SEQ | 26°39′47″S 152°42′58″E / 26.663°S 152.716°E | |
Mapleton | Sunshine Coast | 101 km2 (39 sq mi) | 2011[65] | SEQ | 26°34′23″S 152°48′58″E / 26.573°S 152.816°E | |
Mapleton Falls | Sunshine Coast | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) | 1973 | SEQ | 26°37′44″S 152°50′24″E / 26.629°S 152.840°E | |
Maria Creek | Cassowary Coast | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) | 1976 | WET | 17°46′41″S 146°04′12″E / 17.778°S 146.070°E | |
Mariala | Quilpie | 273 km2 (105 sq mi) | 1992 | MUL | 26°03′43″S 145°02′28″E / 26.062°S 145.041°E | |
Marpa* | Cook | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 14°13′05″S 143°46′34″E / 14.218°S 143.776°E |
Mazeppa | Isaac | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) | 1972 | BBN | 22°13′44″S 147°17′17″E / 22.229°S 147.288°E | |
Melsonby (Gaarraay)* | Cook | 86 km2 (33 sq mi) | 2006[66] | CYP | 15°12′11″S 144°51′22″E / 15.203°S 144.856°E | |
Michaelmas and Upolu Cays | Douglas | 0.03 km2 (0.012 sq mi) | 1975 | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 16°36′25″S 145°58′26″E / 16.607°S 145.974°E |
Millstream Falls | Tablelands | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) | 1909 | WET | 17°38′06″S 145°27′58″E / 17.635°S 145.466°E | |
Minerva Hills | Central Highlands | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | 1978 | BBN | 24°04′37″S 148°03′25″E / 24.077°S 148.057°E | |
Mitirinchi Island* | Cook | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 12°24′14″S 143°29′20″E / 12.404°S 143.489°E |
Molle Islands | Whitsunday | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 1980 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 20°22′19″S 148°51′40″E / 20.372°S 148.861°E |
Moogerah Peaks | Scenic Rim | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) | 1948[67] | SEQ | 28°01′19″S 152°32′38″E / 28.022°S 152.544°E | |
Mooloolah River | Sunshine Coast | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) | 1960 | SEQ | 26°43′23″S 153°05′46″E / 26.723°S 153.096°E | |
Moorrinya | Flinders | 326 km2 (126 sq mi) | 1993 | DEU | 21°24′00″S 144°57′22″E / 21.400°S 144.956°E | |
Moresby Range | Cassowary Coast | 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) | 1972 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°32′02″S 146°04′37″E / 17.534°S 146.077°E |
Mount Abbot^ | Whitsunday | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | 2010 | BBN | 20°06′58″S 147°43′01″E / 20.116°S 147.717°E | |
Mount Aberdeen | Whitsunday | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) | 1952 | BBN | 20°12′00″S 147°55′48″E / 20.200°S 147.930°E | |
Mount Archer | Rockhampton, Livingstone | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) | 1994[68] | BBN | 23°19′52″S 150°35′28″E / 23.331°S 150.591°E | |
Mount Barney | Scenic Rim | 183 km2 (71 sq mi) | 1947[69] | Gondwana Rainforests | SEQ | 28°17′06″S 152°40′34″E / 28.285°S 152.676°E |
Mount Bauple^ | Fraser Coast | 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) | 1977 | SEQ | 25°48′40″S 152°34′37″E / 25.811°S 152.577°E | |
Mount Binga | Toowoomba | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | 2006[70] | SEQ | 27°02′10″S 151°56′53″E / 27.036°S 151.948°E | |
Mount Chinghee | Scenic Rim | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | 1994[71] | Gondwana Rainforests | SEQ | 28°18′11″S 152°56′49″E / 28.303°S 152.947°E |
Mount Colosseum | Gladstone | 8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi) | 1994[72] | SEQ | 24°24′25″S 151°35′20″E / 24.407°S 151.589°E | |
Mount Cook | Cook | 5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi) | 1970 | CYP | 15°29′28″S 145°15′32″E / 15.491°S 145.259°E | |
Mount Coolum | Sunshine Coast | 3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi) | 1990 | SEQ | 26°35′06″S 153°05′13″E / 26.585°S 153.087°E | |
Mount Etna Caves | Livingstone | 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi) | 1975[73] | BBN | 23°09′36″S 150°28′26″E / 23.160°S 150.474°E | |
Mount Hypipamee | Tablelands | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) | 1939 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°25′26″S 145°29′17″E / 17.424°S 145.488°E |
Mount Lewis | Mareeba, Douglas | 279 km2 (108 sq mi) | 2009[74] | Wet Tropics | EIU, WET | 16°30′54″S 145°16′16″E / 16.515°S 145.271°E |
Mount Mackay | Cassowary Coast | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) | 2005[75] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°56′35″S 145°58′26″E / 17.943°S 145.974°E |
Mount Martin | Mackay | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | 1994 | CMC | 21°05′31″S 148°53′49″E / 21.092°S 148.897°E | |
Mount O'Connell | Livingstone | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) | 1989 | BBN | 22°44′49″S 150°02′31″E / 22.747°S 150.042°E | |
Mount Ossa | Mackay | 8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi) | 1994 | CMC | 20°58′30″S 148°49′23″E / 20.975°S 148.823°E | |
Mount Pinbarren | Noosa | 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) | 1929 | SEQ | 26°19′05″S 152°51′18″E / 26.318°S 152.855°E | |
Mount Spurgeon | Mareeba | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | 2008[76] | Wet Tropics | WET | 16°26′06″S 145°12′18″E / 16.435°S 145.205°E |
Mount Walsh | North Burnett, Fraser Coast | 141 km2 (54 sq mi) | 1947[77] | SEQ | 25°37′26″S 152°03′47″E / 25.624°S 152.063°E | |
Mount Windsor | Cook, Douglas, Mareeba | 482 km2 (186 sq mi) | 2005[78] | Wet Tropics | EIU, WET | 16°14′53″S 145°00′14″E / 16.248°S 145.004°E |
Mowbray | Douglas, Mareeba | 87 km2 (34 sq mi) | 1998 | Wet Tropics | WET | 16°36′22″S 145°27′07″E / 16.606°S 145.452°E |
Mudlo | Gympie | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | 2007[79] | SEQ | 26°01′34″S 152°12′40″E / 26.026°S 152.211°E | |
Munga-Thirri | Diamantina | 10,120 km2 (3,910 sq mi) | 1967 | SSD | 25°34′05″S 138°21′14″E / 25.568°S 138.354°E | |
Muundhi (Jack River)* | Cook | 1,648 km2 (636 sq mi) | 2005 | CYP | 14°52′59″S 144°35′17″E / 14.883°S 144.588°E | |
Nairana | Isaac | 194 km2 (75 sq mi) | 2003 | BBN | 21°41′35″S 146°54′32″E / 21.693°S 146.909°E | |
Nangur | Gympie | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 2006[80] | SEQ | 26°07′12″S 151°59′02″E / 26.120°S 151.984°E | |
Naree Budjong Djara | Redland | 132 km2 (51 sq mi) | 1962[81] | SEQ | 27°40′16″S 153°26′49″E / 27.671°S 153.447°E | |
Narkoola | Balonne | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) | 2010 | MUL | 28°03′40″S 147°04′48″E / 28.061°S 147.080°E | |
Narrien Range | Isaac | 75 km2 (29 sq mi) | 1991 | BBN | 22°54′36″S 146°58′01″E / 22.910°S 146.967°E | |
Nerang | Gold Coast | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) | 2009 | SEQ | 27°58′05″S 153°17′53″E / 27.968°S 153.298°E | |
Newry Islands | Mackay | 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) | 1938 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 20°50′31″S 148°54′11″E / 20.842°S 148.903°E |
Ngalba Bulal* | Cook, Douglas | 425 km2 (164 sq mi) | 1989 | Wet Tropics | CYP, EIU, WET | 15°54′54″S 145°10′30″E / 15.915°S 145.175°E |
Ngaynggarr* | Cook | 165 km2 (64 sq mi) | 2016 | CYP | 15°08′53″S 144°44′24″E / 15.148°S 144.740°E | |
Nicoll Scrub | Gold Coast | 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) | 1986 | SEQ | 28°11′17″S 153°25′26″E / 28.188°S 153.424°E | |
Noosa | Noosa, Sunshine Coast | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) | 1939[82] | SEQ | 26°26′28″S 153°05′31″E / 26.441°S 153.092°E | |
Northumberland Islands | Isaac, Mackay | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) | 1937 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 21°36′07″S 149°48′00″E / 21.602°S 149.800°E |
Nour Nour | North Burnett | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) | 2007[83] | SEQ | 25°17′56″S 151°25′37″E / 25.299°S 151.427°E | |
Nuga Nuga | Central Highlands | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) | 1991 | BBS | 24°57′47″S 148°41′17″E / 24.963°S 148.688°E | |
Oakview | Gympie | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) | 2009[84] | SEQ | 26°08′49″S 152°20′49″E / 26.147°S 152.347°E | |
Olkola* | Cook, Carpentaria | 3,732 km2 (1,441 sq mi) | 2014 | CYP | 15°33′25″S 143°07′05″E / 15.557°S 143.118°E | |
Orpheus Island | Hinchinbrook | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | 1960[85] | Great Barrier Reef | WET | 18°36′50″S 146°29′38″E / 18.614°S 146.494°E |
Oyala Thumotang* | Cook | 3,816 km2 (1,473 sq mi) | 1977 | CYP | 13°34′41″S 142°47′56″E / 13.578°S 142.799°E | |
Palmerston Rocks | Cassowary Coast | 0.10 km2 (0.039 sq mi) | 1977[86] | WET | 17°34′05″S 145°53′56″E / 17.568°S 145.899°E | |
Palmgrove^ | Central Highlands | 256 km2 (99 sq mi) | 1991 | BBS | 24°59′28″S 149°16′12″E / 24.991°S 149.270°E | |
Paluma Range | Townsville, Charters Towers, Hinchinbrook | 790 km2 (310 sq mi) | 1952[87] | Wet Tropics | BBN, EIU, WET | 19°06′22″S 146°18′29″E / 19.106°S 146.308°E |
Peak Range | Isaac, Central Highlands | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) | 1983 | BBN | 22°28′44″S 147°52′44″E / 22.479°S 147.879°E | |
Percy Isles | Isaac | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) | 1938 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 21°39′04″S 150°16′19″E / 21.651°S 150.272°E |
Pidna | Toowoomba | 1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi) | 2006[88] | SEQ | 26°53′38″S 151°58′26″E / 26.894°S 151.974°E | |
Pinnacles | Townsville | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) | 2011 | BBN, EIU | 19°25′37″S 146°34′16″E / 19.427°S 146.571°E | |
Pioneer Peaks | Mackay | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | 1980 | CMC | 21°01′41″S 148°56′20″E / 21.028°S 148.939°E | |
Pipeclay | Gympie | 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) | 1974 | SEQ | 25°59′02″S 153°00′22″E / 25.984°S 153.006°E | |
Piper Islands* | Cook | 0.06 km2 (0.023 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 12°14′38″S 143°13′37″E / 12.244°S 143.227°E |
Poona | Fraser Coast | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | 1991 | SEQ | 25°35′20″S 152°49′16″E / 25.589°S 152.821°E | |
Porcupine Gorge | Flinders | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) | 1970 | EIU | 20°21′36″S 144°27′22″E / 20.360°S 144.456°E | |
Possession Island | Torres | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) | 1977 | CYP | 10°43′26″S 142°23′49″E / 10.724°S 142.397°E | |
Precipice | Banana | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) | 1989 | BBS | 25°18′25″S 150°06′04″E / 25.307°S 150.101°E | |
Pumicestone | Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | 2010 | SEQ | 26°59′35″S 153°03′40″E / 26.993°S 153.061°E | |
Raine Island^ | Cook | 0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi) | 1985 | Great Barrier Reef | 11°35′24″S 144°02′06″E / 11.590°S 144.035°E | |
Ravensbourne | Toowoomba, Somerset | 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi) | 1922[89] | SEQ | 27°21′22″S 152°11′49″E / 27.356°S 152.197°E | |
Reliance Creek | Mackay | 0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi) | 1980 | CMC | 21°02′46″S 149°06′40″E / 21.046°S 149.111°E | |
Repulse Islands | Whitsunday | 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi) | 1994 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 20°35′53″S 148°52′48″E / 20.598°S 148.880°E |
Rinyirru (Lakefield)* | Cook | 5,440 km2 (2,100 sq mi) | 1979 | CYP | 15°00′43″S 144°01′12″E / 15.012°S 144.020°E | |
Rundle Range | Gladstone | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | 1990 | BBN | 23°38′46″S 150°58′26″E / 23.646°S 150.974°E | |
Rungulla | Etheridge | 1,201 km2 (464 sq mi) | 2015 | EIU, GUP | 19°08′10″S 143°25′08″E / 19.136°S 143.419°E | |
Russell River | Cairns | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | 1969 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°16′52″S 145°58′41″E / 17.281°S 145.978°E |
Sandbanks | Cook | 0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 13°26′17″S 143°58′19″E / 13.438°S 143.972°E |
Sarabah | Scenic Rim | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) | 1973 | SEQ | 28°02′49″S 153°07′23″E / 28.047°S 153.123°E | |
Smith Islands | Mackay | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 20°40′52″S 149°09′04″E / 20.681°S 149.151°E |
Snake Range | Central Highlands | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) | 1972 | BBN | 24°02′20″S 147°34′59″E / 24.039°S 147.583°E | |
South Cumberland Islands | Mackay | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) | 1938 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 20°51′58″S 149°36′58″E / 20.866°S 149.616°E |
Southern Moreton Bay Islands | Gold Coast | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | 1998[90] | SEQ | 27°48′00″S 153°23′42″E / 27.800°S 153.395°E | |
Southwood | Western Downs | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) | 1970[91] | BBS | 27°48′47″S 150°08′17″E / 27.813°S 150.138°E | |
Springbrook | Gold Coast | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) | 1937[92] | Gondwana Rainforests | SEQ | 28°11′56″S 153°17′17″E / 28.199°S 153.288°E |
St Helena Island | Brisbane | 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi) | 1979 | SEQ | 27°23′20″S 153°13′59″E / 27.389°S 153.233°E | |
Staaten River | Mareeba, Carpentaria | 4,700 km2 (1,800 sq mi) | 1977 | GUP | 16°36′00″S 142°44′10″E / 16.600°S 142.736°E | |
Sundown | Southern Downs | 126 km2 (49 sq mi) | 1977[93] | NAN, NET | 28°51′11″S 151°43′12″E / 28.853°S 151.720°E | |
Swain Reefs | Isaac, Livingstone, Mackay | 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) | 1995 | Great Barrier Reef | 21°47′24″S 152°27′04″E / 21.790°S 152.451°E | |
Tamborine | Scenic Rim, Gold Coast | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | 1908 | SEQ | 27°53′02″S 153°11′06″E / 27.884°S 153.185°E | |
Tarong | South Burnett | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) | 1995 | SEQ | 26°50′13″S 151°50′46″E / 26.837°S 151.846°E | |
Taunton^ | Central Highlands | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) | 1994 | BBN, BBS | 23°32′20″S 149°13′01″E / 23.539°S 149.217°E | |
Teerk Roo Ra | Redland | 4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi) | 2007 | SEQ | 27°30′00″S 153°21′04″E / 27.500°S 153.351°E | |
Tewantin | Noosa | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) | 2010 | SEQ | 26°23′13″S 152°59′17″E / 26.387°S 152.988°E | |
The Palms | Toowoomba | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) | 1950 | SEQ | 26°55′34″S 151°53′17″E / 26.926°S 151.888°E | |
Three Islands Group | Cook | 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi) | 1939[94] | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 15°06′54″S 145°25′34″E / 15.115°S 145.426°E |
Thrushton | Balonne, Maranoa | 257 km2 (99 sq mi) | 1990 | MUL | 27°47′13″S 147°40′52″E / 27.787°S 147.681°E | |
Topaz Road | Tablelands | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) | 1977 | WET | 17°23′56″S 145°42′04″E / 17.399°S 145.701°E | |
Tregole | Murweh | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) | 1995 | BBS, MUL | 26°28′59″S 147°04′08″E / 26.483°S 147.069°E | |
Triunia | Sunshine Coast | 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) | 1994 | SEQ | 26°39′11″S 152°54′11″E / 26.653°S 152.903°E | |
Tuchekoi | Noosa | 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi) | 2009[95] | SEQ | 26°22′08″S 152°50′24″E / 26.369°S 152.840°E | |
Tully Falls | Tablelands, Cassowary Coast | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) | 2006[96] | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°40′12″S 145°35′31″E / 17.670°S 145.592°E |
Tully Gorge | Cassowary Coast, Tablelands | 602 km2 (232 sq mi) | 1963 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°49′37″S 145°51′11″E / 17.827°S 145.853°E |
Turtle Group | Cook | 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) | 1939 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 14°39′18″S 145°15′07″E / 14.655°S 145.252°E |
Undara Volcanic | Etheridge, Mareeba | 683 km2 (264 sq mi) | 1989 | EIU | 18°18′36″S 144°36′50″E / 18.310°S 144.614°E | |
Venman Bushland | Redland | 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi) | 1994[97] | SEQ | 27°38′02″S 153°11′56″E / 27.634°S 153.199°E | |
Warro | Gladstone | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) | 2006 | SEQ | 24°38′53″S 151°42′58″E / 24.648°S 151.716°E | |
Welford | Barcoo, Longreach | 1,240 km2 (480 sq mi) | 1994[98] | CHC, MGD, MUL | 24°58′01″S 143°28′52″E / 24.967°S 143.481°E | |
West Hill | Isaac | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | 1938 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 21°51′07″S 149°27′40″E / 21.852°S 149.461°E |
White Mountains | Charters Towers, Flinders | 1,122 km2 (433 sq mi) | 1990 | DEU, EIU | 20°30′50″S 145°00′11″E / 20.514°S 145.003°E | |
Whitsunday Islands | Whitsunday | 170 km2 (66 sq mi) | 1936 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 20°15′11″S 148°59′17″E / 20.253°S 148.988°E |
Wickham | Logan | 1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi) | 2009 | SEQ | 27°49′52″S 153°09′36″E / 27.831°S 153.160°E | |
Wietalaba | Gladstone | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | 2014[99] | BBS, SEQ | 24°17′42″S 151°12′32″E / 24.295°S 151.209°E | |
Wild Cattle Island | Gladstone | 5.80 km2 (2.24 sq mi) | 1992 | Great Barrier Reef | SEQ | 23°58′26″S 151°24′22″E / 23.974°S 151.406°E |
Wiliyan-ngurru | Mount Isa | 138 km2 (53 sq mi) | 1988 | MGD, MII | 20°01′05″S 138°11′02″E / 20.018°S 138.184°E | |
Wondul Range | Goondiwindi, Toowoomba | 147 km2 (57 sq mi) | 1992 | BBS | 28°15′22″S 150°59′31″E / 28.256°S 150.992°E | |
Wongi | Fraser Coast, South Burnett | 109 km2 (42 sq mi) | 2006[100] | SEQ | 25°30′22″S 152°14′42″E / 25.506°S 152.245°E | |
Woocoo | Fraser Coast | 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi) | 2006[101] | SEQ | 25°38′17″S 152°19′44″E / 25.638°S 152.329°E | |
Woondum | Gympie, Noosa | 40 km2 (15 sq mi) | 2009[102] | SEQ | 26°16′41″S 152°48′54″E / 26.278°S 152.815°E | |
Wooroonooran | Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Tablelands | 1,149 km2 (444 sq mi) | 1921 | Wet Tropics | WET | 17°21′43″S 145°48′18″E / 17.362°S 145.805°E |
Woowoonga | North Burnett | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) | 2006[103] | SEQ | 25°27′22″S 152°07′12″E / 25.456°S 152.120°E | |
Woroon | South Burnett | 5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi) | 2006 | SEQ | 26°04′12″S 151°45′54″E / 26.070°S 151.765°E | |
Wrattens | Gympie, Somerset | 217 km2 (84 sq mi) | 2009[104] | SEQ | 26°18′58″S 152°20′02″E / 26.316°S 152.334°E | |
Wuthara Island* | Cook | 1.10 km2 (0.42 sq mi) | 1990 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 12°17′17″S 143°24′40″E / 12.288°S 143.411°E |
Wuthathi (Saunders Islands)* | Cook | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 11°46′08″S 143°05′35″E / 11.769°S 143.093°E |
Wuthathi (Shelburne Bay)* | Cook | 373 km2 (144 sq mi) | 2016 | CYP | 11°59′02″S 143°00′25″E / 11.984°S 143.007°E | |
Wuthathi (Sir Charles Hardy Group)* | Cook | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) | 1989 | Great Barrier Reef | CYP | 11°55′05″S 143°28′52″E / 11.918°S 143.481°E |
Yamarrinh Wachangan Islands (Denham Group)* | Cook | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) | 1989 | CYP | 11°10′12″S 143°00′58″E / 11.170°S 143.016°E | |
Yungaburra | Tablelands | 0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi) | 1953 | WET | 17°17′17″S 145°34′16″E / 17.288°S 145.571°E | |
Yuwi Paree Toolkoon | Mackay | 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) | 1998 | Great Barrier Reef | CMC | 21°10′23″S 149°15′58″E / 21.173°S 149.266°E |
Marine protected areas within the Queensland jurisdiction consist of fish habitat areas declared under the Fisheries Act 1994 and marine parks declared under the Marine Parks Act 2004.[105][106][107]
Fish habitat areas are listed in two lists - 'A' and 'B'.[105]
The Queensland jurisdiction only included the following three marine parks as of 2016; the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is located within the Australian government's jurisdiction.[105]