A Guide to Land Tenure in WA

Understanding how Crown land tenure works in Western Australia (WA) is important for Aboriginal communities and organisations when making plans for long-term goals and projects involving land.

DPIRD have published the WA Land Tenure Setting Up for Success Guide [8.68 MB] to provide a practical resource for understanding and navigating land tenure in WA. It is designed to support those engaging with land for development, management, or investment purposes across a range of tenure types.

This guide offers clear, accessible “how‑to” information on key aspects of land tenure, including tenure types, approval processes, and Indigenous Land Use Agreements. It outlines the processes involved in accessing, managing, and working with land under different tenure categories.

The purpose of this guide is to:

1. provide planning tools to assist with preparing for an application for land tenure;

2. outline key features of the different types of Crown land tenure available in WA;

3. clarify the process for obtaining a grant of Crown land tenure.