Tasmanian Reserve Estate Spatial Layer

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Tasmanian Reserve Estate spatial layer has been created to provide the mapped extent of the reserve system in Tasmania. This reserve system extends over land, inland waters, estuaries and marine areas. 

The layer provides a spatial representation of Tasmania’s Reserve Estate for use as the authoritative source of information on the extent, type and distribution of the comprehensive, adequate and representative (CAR) reserve system in Tasmania. ​

Tasmanian Reserve Estate

To use the interactive map:

  • Zoom in to your area of interest

  • Click on the reserved area for reserve details


The Tasmanian Reserve Estate spatial layer can also be accessed:

​​​Area of Ta​​​smania reserved as at 30 June 2025

The Tasmanian Reserve Estate spatial layer as at 30 June 2025 indicates a total reserved area of 3,626,000 hectares, including: 

  • formal and informal reserves on public land

  • reserves on private land

  • Marine Protected Areas

The terrestrial reserved area is 3,433​​,000 hectares, or 50.4% of the area of Tasmania.

The Tasmanian Reserve Estate includes a further 144,100 hectares in Marine Protected Areas, of which Macquarie Island Marine Protected Area is 83,500 hectares. There are a further 49,000 hectares under reserve in other areas of the marine and estuarine environments.

Please note: The area of Tasmania used is 6.81 million hectares, based on the mean high-water mark. This includes Macquarie Island and other Tasmanian offshore islands. It excludes estuaries.  

The layer is created with an as-at date of the end of each financial year. It becomes available at the end of November.

​Business rules and m​​​etadata​​​

The Tasmanian Reserve Estate spatial layer has been developed by following established Business Rules:

 Metadata and Business Rules for Tasmanian Reserve Estate Spatial Layer (PDF 551Kb)

This ensures: 

  • the layer is kept up to date

  • provides a consistent basis for reporting on attributes of the reserve system 

A matrix is given to show which reserve classes are used for various reporting requirements. 

Areas by cl​​​ass

Areas for the Reserve Estate by reserve class with terrestrial and marine breakdowns are available in the following table:

 Tas reserve class areas as-at 30th June 2025 (PDF 51Kb)

If you cannot access the pdf and need the information in another format please contact our team by phone 03 6165 8843 or email TasmanianReserveEstate@nre.tas.gov.au

Please visit the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife website for more information about reserves on public land.
 

Report of TASVEG v​​​​egetation communities in Tasmania's reserve system

The document below provides information f​​or each TASVEG community:

​Area within different reserve types is given, along with catchment, interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia, and natural resource management regional breakdowns. Threatened Native Vegetation Communities have also been indicated in the spreadsheet.  

​Reporting u​​ses

The Tasmanian Reserve Estate spatial layer is used to underpin regular reporting about the reserve system. Reporting occurs for:

Contact

Senior Spatial Analyst

Felicity Faulkner
134 Macquarie Street,
HOBART, TAS, 7000.
Phone: 03 6165 8843