Queensland is the second-largest state in Australia.
As at 2020, it contained more than 1,000 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] 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.
[108] 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.