Northern Australia data
Land and Water
53% of Australia's landmass
credit: Australian Government, Our North, Our Future: 2021-2026 Targeted Growth.
10,000km of coastline
credit: Australian Government Northern Australia Biosecurity Framework. 2017.
78% of land in the north is recognised under land rights or native title legislation
credit: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Attorney-General’s Department. 2018.
Home to 7 world heritage sites that attract large numbers of visitors annually
credit: UNESCO World Heritage sites.
At 344,400 km2 the Great Barrier Reef is bigger than Victoria & Tasmania combined.
credit: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 2023.
Between Broome and Cooktown there’s more than 60 major rivers and hundreds of smaller streams, combined they extend over 1 million km.
credit: The Nature of Northern Australia report, 2007.
These major rivers and streams are the highest density of continuous intact tropical river ecosystems globally, carrying two-thirds of Australia's fresh water.
credit: The Nature of Northern Australia report, 2007.
The Kimberley region of WA is over 423,000km – almost twice the size of Victoria and three times the size of the UK.
credit: Development WA 2019.