Department of Community Services

Wildfire Statistics from 1950 to 2006

Year Lightning Caused Human Caused Total Fires Hectares Burned
2006 53 26 79 95,033
2005 57 26 83 129,472
2004 249 33 282 1,714,875
2003 28 49 77 49,037
2002 30 39 69 36,336
2001 50 18 68 17,334
2000 23 31 54 7,653
1999 119 40 159 194,456
1998 87 110 197 343,672
1997 43 70 113 11,470
1996 83 66 149 91,067
1995 76 71 147 261,380
1994 185 70 255 421,710
1993 77 59 136 115,104
1992 68 48 116 37,815
1991 125 62 187 120,271
1990 73 81 154 7,389
1989 160 84 244 383,188
1988 59 56 115 6,614
1987 45 80 125 88,901
1986 152 65 217 101,698
1985 28 82 110 19,455
1984 88 80 168 23,229
1983 155 44 199 54,837
1982 128 76 204 240,111
1981 23 68 91 14,197
1980 57 93 150 154,205
1979 21 44 65 7,389
1978 28 74 102 7,483
1977 80 46 126 312,469
1976 47 65 112 59,143
1975 104 62 166 31,555
1974 47 46 93 3,465
1973 39 71 110 1,450
1972 84 58 142 70,589
1971 72 67 139 301,730
1970 9 109 118 100
1969 76 64 140 618,109
1968 20 66 86 11,578
1967 49 48 97 123,975
1966 52 50 102 191,648
1965 17 58 75 18,000
1964 3 22 25 193
1963 16 27 43 17,506
1962 15 31 46 13,382
1961 9 40 49 44,037
1960 8 41 49 8,878
1959 27 33 60 39,498
1958 38 62 100 889,032
1957 41 47 88 77,945
1956 4 51 55 1,490
1955 21 54 75 49,926
1954 13 44 57 49,34
1953 16 39 55 175,800
1952 8 17 25 39,805
1951 18 53 71 339,151
1950 9 28 37 177,024
Grand Total 3,202 3,092 6,294 8,148,354