Ranked of 1,000 by conservation value. Both rankings are shown: plant data is being added, and neither is the final word. Lower is higher priority.
| Protected area | Rank without plants | Rank with plants | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gondwana Rainforests of Australia | 21 | 21 | 3,694 km² |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | 34 | 31 | 8,910 km² |
| Kakadu National Park | 4 | 52 | 18,922 km² |
| Wilinggin | 43 | 67 | 16,758 km² |
| Kosciuszko | 79 | 54 | 6,890 km² |
| Prince Regent | 86 | 81 | 5,718 km² |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | 37 | 110 | 15,556 km² |
| Uunguu | 68 | 149 | 7,537 km² |
| Warddeken | 44 | 150 | 13,705 km² |
| Dambimangari | 76 | 156 | 6,103 km² |
| Balanggarra | 119 | 192 | 10,901 km² |
| Greater Blue Mountains Area | 198 | 83 | 10,337 km² |
| Alpine | 121 | 226 | 6,624 km² |
| Karajarri | 210 | 306 | 24,366 km² |
| Wollemi | 329 | 244 | 5,056 km² |
| Limmen | 141 | 351 | 9,568 km² |
| Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers | 178 | 356 | 4,617 km² |
| Nyangumarta Warrarn | 320 | 368 | 28,276 km² |
| Southwest | 191 | 374 | 6,230 km² |
| Oxley Wild Rivers | 367 | 391 | 1,537 km² |
| Oyala Thumotang | 248 | 392 | 3,813 km² |
| Daintree | 393 | 129 | 1,162 km² |
| Marthakal | 197 | 403 | 3,182 km² |
| Djelk | 185 | 404 | 6,690 km² |
| Drysdale River | 403 | 410 | 4,477 km² |
| Rinyirru (Lakefield) | 295 | 411 | 5,429 km² |
| South-East Arnhem Land | 222 | 423 | 18,180 km² |
| Mary River | 227 | 447 | 1,209 km² |
| Nitmiluk | 245 | 472 | 1,132 km² |
| Judbarra / Gregory | 276 | 481 | 12,857 km² |
| Blue Mountains | 493 | 295 | 2,693 km² |
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Canopy (2026). Australia: protected areas in the Canopy Global 1000. Canopy Conservation, cg1k-22ffffd. Retrieved from https://canopyconservation.com/country/australia
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