It is easy to fall in love with the bush capital way of life, but do you ever stop to think how much our natural assets are worth?

The value of Australia's environmental assets has almost trebled in the past decade, rising from $2.953 billion in 2006 to $6.138 billion in mid-2016.

A crow ushers in storm clouds over Charlotte Pass, Kosciuszko National Park. Credit:Michael Daniel

Canberra's natural assets more than doubled in value, rising from $35.9 billion in 2005-06 to and estimated $76.1 billion.

Peter Meadows, assistant director of the ABS Environmental Accounts Development, said the sharp rise in natural capital value was "outstripping growth in GDP."