freshwater crocodiles are found in the states of western australia, queensland, and the northern territory. main habitats include freshwater wetlands, billabongs, rivers and creeks. this species can live in areas where saltwater crocodiles can not, and are known to inhabit areas above the escarpment in kakadu national park and in very arid and rocky conditions (such as katherine gorge, where they are common and are relatively safe from saltwater crocodiles during the dry season). however, they are still consistently found in low-level billabongs, living alongside the saltwater crocodiles near the tidal reaches of rivers.