National park 2017 wetland system extents 
Definition of national park 
based on wetland mapping version 7.0 
 2017 wetland system extent by national park Download this table in .CSV format   
National park 
Total areaha ) 
Wetland area by system  
Totalha ) 
 
artificial and highly modified 
intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 
intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 
lacustrine (natural) 
lacustrine (slightly modified) 
palustrine (natural) 
palustrine (slightly modified) 
riverine 
 
 
Total 
9,629,369 
425 
100,534 
52 
31,176 
269 
204,457 
283 
117,960 
455,157 
 
 
Albinia National Park 7,363 
< 1 
76 
373 
449 
 
Alton National Park 558 
0 
 
Alwal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 42,521 
215 
331 
546 
 
Amamoor National Park 39 
0 
 
Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park 8,686 
340 
204 
410 
953 
 
Apudthama National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 319,185 
942 
214 
18,085 
986 
20,226 
 
Astrebla Downs National Park 170,497 
51 
313 
364 
 
Auburn River National Park 410 
78 
78 
 
Baga National Park 146 
0 
 
Ban Ban National Park 1,958 
0 
 
Bania National Park 32,867 
53 
53 
 
Barnard Island Group National Park 31 
1 
1 
 
Barron Gorge National Park 2,970 
9 
47 
56 
 
Basilisk Range National Park 2,221 
2 
2 
 
Batavia National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 56,010 
1,161 
25 
1,186 
 
Beeron National Park 7,046 
0 
 
Bellthorpe National Park 8,079 
14 
14 
 
Benarkin National Park 204 
0 
 
Bendidee National Park 928 
0 
 
Beninbi National Park 2,596 
3 
3 
 
Bingera National Park 5,440 
5 
276 
35 
316 
 
Biniirr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 29,308 
476 
476 
 
Binya National Park 13,379 
51 
46 
4 
101 
 
Black Mountain National Park 3 
0 
 
Blackbraes National Park 51,287 
203 
352 
554 
 
Blackdown Tableland National Park 47,826 
81 
81 
 
Blackwood National Park 1,647 
0 
 
Bladensburg National Park 84,253 
1 
1,773 
1,774 
 
Bluff Hill National Park 1,811 
18 
18 
 
Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land) 79,686 
2,135 
2,135 
 
Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park 203,164 
77 
6,273 
6,350 
 
Bowling Green Bay National Park 57,427 
23,156 
51 
281 
33 
475 
23,997 
 
Brampton Islands National Park 974 
< 1 
10 
10 
 
Bribie Island National Park 8,612 
504 
29 
< 1 
5,405 
< 1 
5,938 
 
Broad Sound Islands National Park 2,748 
201 
14 
215 
 
Bromley (Ampulin) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 40,343 
273 
734 
2,885 
267 
4,158 
 
Bromley (Kungkaychi) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 10,681 
0 
 
Brook Islands National Park 59 
0 
 
Bulburin National Park 34,298 
228 
228 
 
Bulleringa National Park 53,784 
< 1 
745 
745 
 
Bunya Mountains National Park 19,373 
1 
1 
 
Burleigh Head National Park 26 
0 
 
Burrum Coast National Park 25,923 
841 
4,111 
19 
4,971 
 
Byfield National Park 16,847 
1,999 
1,205 
1,064 
4,268 
 
Cania Gorge National Park 2,924 
2 
2 
 
Cape Hillsborough National Park 1,074 
7 
7 
 
Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 169,988 
4,250 
44 
1,141 
1,497 
6,931 
 
Cape Palmerston National Park 7,192 
2,816 
462 
3,278 
 
Cape Upstart National Park 8,576 
306 
5 
311 
 
Capricorn Coast National Park 182 
7 
7 
 
Capricornia Cays National Park 193 
0 
 
Capricornia Cays National Park (scientific) 41 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Carnarvon National Park 301,338 
1 
147 
1,096 
1,245 
 
Castle Tower National Park 9,307 
16 
16 
 
Cherbourg National Park 998 
0 
 
Chesterton Range National Park 31,005 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park 3,483 
44 
44 
 
Claremont Isles National Park 61 
0 
 
Clump Mountain National Park 326 
0 
 
Coalstoun Lakes National Park 26 
5 
5 
 
Conondale National Park 35,835 
< 1 
74 
75 
 
Conway National Park 32,666 
2 
1,573 
2 
6 
72 
1,654 
 
Cordalba National Park 2,477 
209 
209 
 
Crater Lakes National Park 964 
144 
144 
 
Crows Nest National Park 1,796 
< 1 
73 
73 
 
Cudmore (Limited Depth) National Park 21,218 
1 
405 
406 
 
Culgoa Floodplain National Park 61,784 
1,293 
12 
813 
2,119 
 
Currawinya National Park 343,868 
5 
9,270 
2 
18,090 
170 
375 
27,912 
 
Curtain Fig National Park 203 
20 
< 1 
21 
 
Curtis Island National Park 10,331 
684 
391 
97 
1,172 
 
Daarrba National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 415 
38 
38 
 
D'Aguilar National Park 39,228 
< 1 
73 
74 
 
Daintree National Park 16 
1 
1 
 
Daintree National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 116,227 
1,080 
1,128 
573 
2,781 
 
Dalrymple National Park 1,755 
44 
83 
127 
 
Dan Dan National Park 1,646 
0 
 
Danbulla National Park 11,426 
5 
5 
5 
27 
42 
 
Davies Creek National Park 500 
21 
21 
 
Dawes National Park 8,912 
13 
13 
 
Deepwater National Park 4,860 
1,392 
3 
1,395 
 
Deer Reserve National Park 3,226 
5 
5 
 
Diamantina National Park 511,221 
19 
4,492 
2 
51,347 
1 
37,564 
93,426 
 
Dinden National Park 21,073 
44 
35 
79 
 
Dipperu National Park (scientific) 11,206 
16 
14 
3 
115 
148 
 
Djiru National Park 4,178 
249 
249 
 
Dryander National Park 13,338 
246 
< 1 
< 1 
247 
 
Dularcha National Park 470 
< 1 
40 
40 
 
Ella Bay National Park 4,355 
55 
1,037 
1,092 
 
Endeavour River National Park 2,131 
1,058 
437 
71 
1,566 
 
Epping Forest National Park (scientific) 2,693 
0 
 
Erringibba National Park 876 
0 
 
Errk Oykangand National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 38,237 
36 
784 
2,386 
3,206 
 
Esk National Park 384 
46 
46 
 
Eubenangee Swamp National Park 2,473 
49 
1,554 
7 
1,610 
 
Eudlo Creek National Park 42 
9 
9 
 
Eungella National Park 62,212 
461 
461 
 
Eurimbula National Park 29,534 
749 
760 
98 
1,607 
 
Expedition National Park 22,554 
235 
235 
 
Expedition (Limited Depth) National Park 109,115 
14 
14 
 
Fairlies Knob National Park 306 
2 
2 
 
Family Islands National Park 624 
2 
2 
 
Ferntree Creek National Park 72 
13 
13 
 
Finucane Island National Park 7,493 
6,128 
5 
6,133 
 
Fitzroy Island National Park 308 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Flinders Group National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 2,809 
65 
65 
 
Forest Den National Park 5,892 
36 
36 
 
Fort Lytton National Park 13 
< 1 
< 1 
< 1 
1 
 
Forty Mile Scrub National Park 6,307 
0 
 
Frankland Group National Park 84 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Freshwater National Park 161 
27 
27 
 
Gadgarra National Park 8,074 
15 
15 
 
Gatton National Park 426 
0 
 
Geham National Park 22 
0 
 
Gheebulum Kunungai (Moreton Island) National Park 17,071 
20 
175 
1,239 
1,434 
 
Girramay National Park 29,023 
< 1 
1,991 
2,496 
103 
4,590 
 
Girraween National Park 11,762 
< 1 
212 
563 
775 
 
Girringun National Park 319,792 
7 
5,530 
10 
970 
41 
6,698 
13,256 
 
Glass House Mountains National Park 3,246 
325 
33 
358 
 
Glastonbury National Park 527 
0 
 
Glenbar National Park 2,979 
0 
 
Gloucester Island National Park 3,113 
10 
10 
 
Goneaway National Park 26,084 
532 
532 
 
Good Night Scrub National Park 6,672 
< 1 
5 
6 
 
Goodedulla National Park 25,764 
0 
 
Goold Island National Park 817 
9 
< 1 
10 
 
Goomboorian National Park 1,816 
21 
21 
 
Great Basalt Wall National Park 35,131 
96 
24 
121 
 
Great Sandy National Park 224,896 
3,526 
3,071 
28,599 
215 
35,411 
 
Green Island National Park 8 
0 
 
Grey Peaks National Park 3,348 
129 
10 
139 
 
Grongah National Park 22,905 
435 
435 
 
Gulngay National Park 4,850 
2 
1,075 
1,576 
91 
2,743 
 
Gympie National Park 1,769 
7 
7 
 
Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park 4,945 
3,589 
330 
2 
55 
3,976 
 
Hampton National Park 4 
0 
 
Hann Tableland National Park 10,798 
0 
 
Hasties Swamp National Park 55 
20 
< 1 
20 
 
Hell Hole Gorge National Park 12,735 
8 
8 
 
Herberton Range National Park 6,536 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Hinchinbrook Island National Park 39,769 
8,066 
515 
179 
8,760 
 
Holbourne Island National Park 36 
0 
 
Homevale National Park 51,558 
1 
5 
387 
393 
 
Hope Islands National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 62 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Howick Group National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 85 
21 
21 
 
Hull River National Park 3,653 
1,423 
1,154 
37 
2,614 
 
Humboldt National Park 7,701 
2 
1 
4 
 
Idalia National Park 141,135 
120 
120 
 
Isla Gorge National Park 7,890 
0 
 
Japoon National Park 24,820 
13 
75 
88 
 
Jardine River National Park 118 
4 
4 
 
Junee National Park 5,411 
7 
11 
18 
 
Juunju Daarrba Nhirrpan National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 8,042 
2 
2 
 
Kalkajaka National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 895 
19 
19 
 
Kelvin National Park 3,827 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Keppel Bay Islands National Park 726 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Keppel Bay Islands National Park (scientific) 95 
0 
 
Kinrara National Park 7,513 
3 
3 
 
Kirrama National Park 17,498 
< 1 
< 1 
15 
15 
 
Kondalilla National Park 1,568 
< 1 
32 
32 
 
Koombooloomba National Park 29,232 
84 
2 
57 
142 
 
Kroombit Tops National Park 43,217 
14 
14 
 
KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 158,789 
306 
2,960 
3,266 
 
Kuranda National Park 31,172 
21 
273 
294 
 
Kurrimine Beach National Park 894 
92 
564 
656 
 
Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 53,136 
365 
3 
29 
516 
912 
 
Lake Bindegolly National Park 12,526 
2,565 
2,513 
5,078 
 
Lama Lama National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 35,552 
569 
800 
92 
1,460 
 
Lamington National Park 21,377 
68 
68 
 
Lindeman Islands National Park 2,826 
6 
4 
10 
 
Littabella National Park 8,383 
2 
650 
18 
670 
 
Little Mulgrave National Park 10,972 
25 
25 
 
Lizard Island National Park 937 
6 
4 
4 
14 
 
Lochern National Park 24,788 
601 
601 
 
Lockyer National Park 11,765 
974 
974 
 
Maalan National Park 2,471 
0 
 
Ma'alpiku Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 26 
0 
 
Macalister Range National Park 5,628 
18 
18 
 
Magnetic Island National Park 3,949 
5 
1 
4 
11 
 
Main Range National Park 38,305 
1 
465 
466 
 
Malbon Thompson Range National Park 625 
16 
179 
2 
196 
 
Maleny National Park 1,882 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Mapleton National Park 10,077 
6 
72 
78 
 
Mapleton Falls National Park 26 
0 
 
Maria Creek National Park 748 
290 
80 
11 
381 
 
Mariala National Park 27,044 
0 
 
Marpa National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 35 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Mazeppa National Park 4,126 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Melsonby (Gaarraay) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 8,640 
399 
399 
 
Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park 2 
0 
 
Millstream Falls National Park 361 
27 
27 
 
Minerva Hills National Park 2,824 
31 
31 
 
Mitirinchi Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 1 
0 
 
Molle Islands National Park 1,780 
3 
7 
10 
 
Moogerah Peaks National Park 944 
< 1 
6 
7 
 
Mooloolah River National Park 1,676 
< 1 
33 
839 
41 
914 
 
Moorrinya National Park 32,594 
2 
94 
96 
 
Moresby Range National Park 648 
4 
53 
3 
60 
 
Mount Abbot National Park (scientific) 1,380 
2 
2 
 
Mount Aberdeen National Park 2,943 
45 
45 
 
Mount Archer National Park 4,262 
0 
 
Mount Barney National Park 18,316 
34 
34 
 
Mount Bauple National Park (scientific) 539 
0 
 
Mount Binga National Park 1,070 
15 
15 
 
Mount Chinghee National Park 1,259 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Mount Colosseum National Park 827 
0 
 
Mount Cook National Park 486 
1 
1 
 
Mount Coolum National Park 363 
274 
< 1 
274 
 
Mount Etna Caves National Park 580 
0 
 
Mount Hypipamee National Park 348 
0 
 
Mount Lewis National Park 28,825 
11 
127 
138 
 
Mount Mackay National Park 3,688 
< 1 
213 
1 
215 
 
Mount Martin National Park 2,272 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Mount O'Connell National Park 756 
0 
 
Mount Ossa National Park 867 
0 
 
Mount Pinbarren National Park 23 
0 
 
Mount Spurgeon National Park 1,217 
0 
 
Mount Walsh National Park 14,180 
77 
77 
 
Mount Windsor National Park 48,941 
5 
544 
549 
 
Mowbray National Park 8,799 
5 
3 
8 
 
Mudlo National Park 2,188 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Munga-Thirri National Park 1,014,417 
7,293 
112 
7,405 
 
Muundhi (Jack River) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 164,791 
2,410 
1,815 
4,225 
 
Nairana National Park 19,369 
4 
66 
301 
371 
 
Nangur National Park 1,812 
0 
 
Naree Budjong Djara National Park 13,218 
590 
218 
3,158 
2 
3,969 
 
Narkoola National Park 14,059 
0 
 
Narrien Range National Park 7,455 
0 
 
Nerang National Park 1,659 
2 
1 
4 
 
Newry Islands National Park 485 
13 
18 
31 
 
Ngalba Bulal National Park 3 
0 
 
Ngalba-bulal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 42,403 
< 1 
163 
2 
18 
231 
414 
 
Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 16,495 
664 
664 
 
Nicoll Scrub National Park 27 
0 
 
Noosa National Park 2,895 
12 
1,597 
< 1 
1,610 
 
Northumberland Islands National Park 1,769 
5 
5 
 
Nour Nour National Park 4,943 
0 
 
Nuga Nuga National Park 2,982 
29 
8 
37 
 
Oakview National Park 4,349 
0 
 
Olkola National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 373,580 
5 
3,000 
1,625 
4,630 
 
Orpheus Island National Park 1,242 
6 
< 1 
8 
14 
 
Oyala Thumotang National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 381,275 
3,517 
3,323 
6,839 
 
Palmerston Rocks National Park 10 
0 
 
Palmgrove National Park (scientific) 25,010 
501 
501 
 
Paluma Range National Park 80,009 
94 
33 
948 
1,075 
 
Peak Range National Park 2,517 
0 
 
Percy Isles National Park 3,507 
21 
40 
62 
 
Pidna National Park 153 
0 
 
Pinnacles National Park 24,347 
402 
402 
 
Pioneer Peaks National Park 1,945 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Pipeclay National Park 14 
13 
13 
 
Piper Islands National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 7 
2 
2 
 
Poona National Park 5,350 
236 
2,950 
3,186 
 
Porcupine Gorge National Park 5,197 
58 
82 
140 
 
Possession Island National Park 488 
4 
48 
52 
 
Precipice National Park 10,504 
100 
100 
 
Pumicestone National Park 1,015 
352 
< 1 
494 
18 
865 
 
Raine Island National Park (scientific) 36 
0 
 
Ravensbourne National Park 688 
5 
5 
 
Redcliffe Tableland National Park 10,296 
20 
20 
 
Reliance Creek National Park 29 
9 
17 
26 
 
Repulse Islands National Park 150 
0 
 
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 543,932 
1 
21,433 
75 
18,783 
5,765 
46,058 
 
Rundle Range National Park 2,154 
30 
30 
 
Rungulla National Park 120,772 
2 
3 
1,612 
1,617 
 
Russell River National Park 6,200 
45 
514 
1,797 
37 
2,394 
 
Sandbanks National Park 7 
0 
 
Sarabah National Park 1 
1 
1 
 
Smith Islands National Park 1,153 
0 
 
Snake Range National Park 2,689 
0 
 
South Cumberland Islands National Park 3,365 
5 
3 
8 
 
Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park 1,656 
1,009 
143 
1,152 
 
Southwood National Park 7,120 
0 
 
Springbrook National Park 6,542 
16 
29 
45 
 
Squirrel Creek National Park 6,465 
< 1 
< 1 
 
St Helena Island National Park 71 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Staaten River National Park 468,784 
20 
3,715 
4,704 
8,439 
 
Sundown National Park 12,633 
327 
327 
 
Swain Reefs National Park 56 
0 
 
Tagalaka National Park 78,440 
25 
9 
59 
1,034 
1,128 
 
Tamborine National Park 2,092 
< 1 
5 
6 
 
Tarong National Park 1,518 
0 
 
Taunton National Park (scientific) 11,626 
9 
10 
55 
73 
 
Teerk Roo Ra National Park 448 
126 
59 
185 
 
Tewantin National Park 5,551 
< 1 
210 
549 
759 
 
The Lakes National Park 44,732 
25 
750 
5 
152 
258 
1,189 
 
The Palms National Park 72 
0 
 
Three Islands Group National Park 77 
24 
24 
 
Thrushton National Park 25,661 
0 
 
Topaz Road National Park 37 
0 
 
Tregole National Park 7,577 
0 
 
Triunia National Park 34 
0 
 
Tuchekoi National Park 384 
10 
10 
 
Tully Falls National Park 17,043 
1 
3 
4 
 
Tully Gorge National Park 60,597 
151 
312 
463 
 
Tumoulin National Park 1,872 
9 
9 
 
Turtle Group National Park 121 
64 
64 
 
Undara Volcanic National Park 66,348 
1,228 
357 
1,585 
 
Venman Bushland National Park 427 
< 1 
46 
46 
 
Warro National Park 6,080 
4 
4 
 
Welford National Park 123,542 
7 
43 
127 
8,730 
8,908 
 
West Hill National Park 1,066 
344 
10 
353 
 
White Mountains National Park 112,569 
8 
2,824 
2,832 
 
Whitsunday Islands National Park 17,465 
542 
25 
< 1 
567 
 
Wickham National Park 146 
0 
 
Wietalaba National Park 1,831 
5 
5 
 
Wild Cattle Island National Park 591 
32 
32 
 
Wiliyan-ngurru National Park 13,758 
74 
74 
 
Wondul Range National Park 14,613 
0 
 
Wongi National Park 10,937 
18 
713 
731 
 
Woocoo National Park 244 
0 
 
Woondum National Park 4,050 
< 1 
25 
25 
 
Wooroonooran National Park 115,259 
78 
742 
819 
 
Woowoonga National Park 2,642 
50 
50 
 
Woroon National Park 551 
0 
 
Wrattens National Park 26,463 
< 1 
107 
107 
 
Wuthara Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 106 
1 
1 
 
Wuthathi (Saunders Islands) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 67 
35 
35 
 
Wuthathi (Shelburne Bay) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 37,272 
937 
1,899 
579 
< 1 
3,415 
 
Wuthathi (Sir Charles Hardy Group) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) 131 
2 
2 
 
Yamarrinh Wachangan Islands (Denham Group) National Park (CYPAL) 70 
< 1 
< 1 
 
Yungaburra National Park 5 
0 
 
Yuwi Paree Toolkoon National Park 36 
0 
 
 
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals  due to incomplete coverage of national parks.
Disclaimer 
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
This page should be cited as: 
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2022) National park 2017 wetland system extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-extent-2017/national-park.html