Australian state and territory colours

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In Australia, state and territory colours are frequently part of a state or territory's set of state symbols.

Some states have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "state colours" while others have de facto state colours that have become well-known through popular use. State colours often appear on a variety of different media, from the state's flag to the colours used in sports. In particular the Sheffield Shield team caps popularised the usage of single colours to represent each state. The colours of state schools have been synonymous with states, whereby you find Queensland Public Schools are primarily Maroon, New South Wales Public Schools are primarily Sky Blue, and Western Australian Public Schools are Bottle Green. This does not come without exception however.

State/territory nameCurrent population [1] State/territory flagMain colourSecondary coloursFurther information
Australian Capital Territory 454,499 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg   Blue   Gold and White [2] see Sport in Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales 8,072,163 Flag of New South Wales.svg   Sky Blue   Navy Blue and White [3] see Sport in New South Wales
Northern Territory 232,605 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg   Red Ochre   Black and White [4] see Sport in Northern Territory
Queensland 5,156,138 Flag of Queensland.svg   Maroon   White and Gold [5] see Symbols of Queensland
South Australia 1,781,516 Flag of South Australia.svg   Red   Gold and Dark Blue [6] see Sport in South Australia
Tasmania 557,571 Flag of Tasmania.svg   Bottle Green   Yellow and Maroon [7] [8] see Sport in Tasmania
Victoria 6,503,491 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg   Navy Blue   Silver and White [9] see Sport in Victoria
Western Australia 2,660,026 Flag of Western Australia.svg   Gold   Black and Whitesee Sport in Western Australia

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