Maps and Facts
South Australia Maps & Facts
| Population | 1,527,400 | 
Sth Australia State Map |
| Forest cover | 11% | |
| Australia’s native forest | 6.6% | |
| Australia’s plantation forest | 9.2% | |
| Australia’s land area | 12.7% | |
| Land area | 98,400,000 ha |
Did you know?
- South Australia was home to Australia’s first commercial plantation forests. Today, all timber harvested in South Australia comes from plantations. Read more about the history of plantation forests in Australia.
- South Australia’s major commercial tree species, the Radiata Pine, is actually native to a coastal area of Monterey, in California. The earliest record of the species’ introduction to Australia is in 1857. Find out more about this and other tree species grown and harvested in South Australia
- The European Sirex wood wasp can single-handedly kill a tree, and has become a major pest problem in Radiata Pine plantations. In South Australia, however, Sirex wasp has been successfully controlled by the introduction of biological control agents - a parasitic wasp and a nematode - which destroy the wasp larvae. Read more about research and development in forest management.
- South Australia’s 23,900 hectares of Native Forest Reserves are managed for native flora and fauna conservation and are not cut for timber. They protect valuable areas of native Eucalypt forest and woodland, as well as wetland environments. Read more about forest management in South Australia.
Case Studies
- “Bundaleer Forest receives heritage icon status”
- “Plantations of South Australia”
- “Blueprint for management of Honan Native Forest”
- “Long term planning for the Southern Hills Forest District”
- “Biodiversity Corridors”
Links
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Links to relevant forests websites in South Australia, including education, community, government and industry sites.
