Nature conservation

Native animals

Kangaroo population estimates for the Western Plains of NSW

Red and grey kangaroo population estimates by zone for 2012. These estimates only apply to the Western Plains.

 

Management ZoneRed KangaroosGrey Kangaroos
Tibooburra 937,64373,882
Broken Hill 1,138,627221,803
Lower Darling 295,180232,187
Cobar 252,750311,522
Bourke  429,000446,909
Narrabri 371,2571,246,675
Coonabarabran 357,2561,457,381
Griffith 366,603700,388
Total 4,148,3164,690,747

Red and grey kangaroo population estimates by zone for 2011. These estimates only apply to the Western Plains.

 

Management ZoneRed KangaroosGrey Kangaroos
Tibooburra 621,124 51,214
Broken Hill 1,079,052 179,320
Lower Darling 186,473 98,973
Cobar 210,921 176,060
Bourke  444,932 128,018
Narrabri 530,367 1,229,345
Coonabarabran  343,239 1,089,829
Griffith  556,415541,306
Total 3,972,5223,494,063

 

Red and grey kangaroo population estimates by zone for 2010. These estimates only apply to the Western Plains.

 

Management ZoneRed KangaroosGrey Kangaroos
Tibooburra 636,037 37,780
Broken Hill 855,368 241,831
Lower Darling 193,930 231,585
Cobar 148,176 256,097
Bourke 251,196 140,721
Narrabri 433,365 752,770
Coonabarabran 250,624 935,327
Griffith 245,208 562,930
Total 3,013,9083,159,044

 

Red and grey kangaroo population estimates by zone for 2009. These estimates only apply to the Western Plains.

 

Management ZoneRed KangaroosGrey Kangaroos
Tibooburra 560,706 92,905
Broken Hill 809,665 366,677
Lower Darling 185,449 215,420
Cobar 97,823 251,233
Bourke 180,413 147,001
Narrabri 189,118 447,330
Coonabarabran 202,199 695,066
Griffith 231,422 321,138
Total 2,456,795 2,536,769

 

 Red and grey kangaroo population estimates by zone for 2008. These estimates only apply to the Western Plains.

 

Management ZoneRed KangaroosGrey Kangaroos
Tibooburra 606,51893,058
Broken Hill 1,190,299439,369
Lower Darling 251,731367,220
Cobar 156,639 350,925
Bourke 140,371 152,776
Narrabri 124,915 514,483
Coonabarabran 170,804 583,873
Griffith228,433 638,262
Total2,869,709 3,139,966


Red and grey kangaroo population estimates by zone for 2007. These estimates only apply to the Western Plains.

 

Management ZoneRed KangaroosGrey Kangaroos
Tibooburra432,09664,222
Broken Hill1,092,982281,904
Lower Darling188,018226,569
Cobar85,913282,841
Bourke143,043183,442
Narrabri121,426697,531
Coonabarabran168,001568,378
Griffith292,970571,999
Total2,524,4482,876,886


Red and grey kangaroo population estimates by zone for 2006. These estimates only apply to the Western Plains.

 

Management ZoneRed KangaroosGrey Kangaroos
Tibooburra361,58659,033
Broken Hill725,034216,474
Lower Darling113,118220,665
Cobar107,825208,066
Bourke258,667110,114
Narrabri233,780398,589
Coonabarabran161,119905,593
Griffith221,656677,124
Total2,182,7852,795,658
Page last updated: 06 September 2012