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Acacia
Gidgee (Acacia cambagei) woodland, Central Queensland.
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Queensland35%
New South Wales18%
South Australia6%
Western Australia12%
Victoria5%
Tasmania2%
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Distribution of native forest in Australia, by jurisdiction
Leasehold forest
Multiple-use public forest
Nature conservation reserve
Other Crown land
Private land (including Indigenous)
Unresolved tenure
Plantations – all tenures
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Australia’s forestsBlack cypress pine (Callitris endlicheri).
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Callitris
Melaleuca
Melaleuca forested wetlands, Northern Territory.
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Casuarina forest, New South Wales.
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Casuarina
Shining gum (Eucalyptus nitens) plantation, New South Wales.
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Plantations
Mangrove stand.
Mangroves
Warm temperate rainforest.
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Rainforest
Forests by tenure
This poster has been prepared by the Bureau of Rural Sciences using information from reports on the state of Australia’s forests. The latest of these, Australia’s State of the Forests Report 2008, can be obtained from:
BRS Publication Sales GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 260 Ph: 1800 020 157 Fax: 02 6272 4747 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.brs.gov.au
Contact details Bureau of Rural Sciences GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601 For more information on forest issues visit: www.daff.gov.au/forestsaustralia
A series of forest profiles is available:AcaciaAustralia’s forestsCallitrisCasuarinaEucalyptsMangrovesMelaleuca PlantationsRainforest
© Government of Australia 2008
The Australian Government acting through the Bureau of Rural Sciences has exercised due care and skill in the preparation and compilation of the information and data set out in this publication. Notwithstanding, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Bureau of Rural Sciences, its employees and advisers disclaim all liability, including expense or cost incurred by any person as a result of accessing, using or relying upon any of the information or data set out in this publication.
Source: National Forest Inventory, 2008
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Acacia
Callitris
Casuarina
Eucalypts
Plantations
Mangroves
Melaleuca
Rainforest
Other
Non-forest / no data
Eucalypt forest distributionLegend
Eucalypt woodlands
Eucalypt open forests
Eucalypt closed forests
Eucalypt mallee forests and woodlands
Source: National Forest Inventory, 2008.
Eucalypts
Eucalypt low woodland.
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Eucalypt (Eucalyptus dumosa) mallee open forest.
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Australia’s forest typesForest type Total (’000 ha) % of total
Native forest Acacia 10 365 7
Callitris 2 597 2
Casuarina 2 229 1
Eucalypt 116 449 78
Eucalypt woodlands 70 107 60
Eucalypt open 36 674 31
Eucalypt mallee 9 247 8
Eucalypt closed 421 0.4
Mangrove 980 1
Melaleuca 7 556 5
Rainforest 3 280 2
Other 3 942 3
Native forest total 147 397 99
Plantationa 1 818 1
Australian forest total 149 215 100
a Comprises both hardwood and softwood plantations. Plantation area as at 2006 from Parsons and Gavran (2007).
Note: Totals may not tally due to rounding.
Sources: National Forest Inventory, National Plantation Inventory.
Eucalypt medium woodland.
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