List of symbols of states and territories of Australia

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This is a list of the symbols of the states and territories of Australia . Each state and territory has a unique set of official symbols, as well as the national symbols of Australia.

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States

State  Coat of arms  Badge  Floral  Bird   Mammal  Fish  Motto  Colours  Gem / Mineral  Fossil  Tartan [Note 1]  Main article  
New South Wales
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Coat of arms of New South Wales
Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Badge of New South Wales
State Badge of New South Wales.svg
Waratah
Telopea speciosissima suellen.JPG
Kookaburra
KookaburraKC.JPG
Platypus
Platypus.jpg
Eastern blue groper
Achoerodus viridis.jpg
Orta recens quam pura nites
Newly risen how brightly you shine
Sky blue
 
Black opal
FlameQueenOpal1.jpg
Mandageria fairfaxir [1] New South Wales tartan
New South Wales tartan.jpg
Symbols of New South Wales
Queensland
Flag of Queensland.svg
Coat of arms of Queensland
Coat of Arms of Queensland.svg
Badge of Queensland
State Badge of Queensland.svg
Cooktown orchid
Cooktown orchids.jpg
Brolga
Brolga-1-Healesville,-Vic,-3.1.2008 edit.jpg
Koala
Koala climbing tree.jpg
Barrier reef anemone fish
Amphiprion akindynos.jpg
Audax at Fidelis
Bold but Faithful
Maroon
 
Sapphire
Sapphire01.jpg [2]
Muttaburrasaurus langdoni [3]
Muttaburrasaurus NT.jpg
Queensland tartan
Queensland tartan.jpg
Symbols of Queensland
South Australia
Flag of South Australia.svg
Coat of arms of South Australia
South Australian Coat of Arms.svg
Badge of South Australia
Badge of South Australia.svg
Sturt's desert pea
Sturts desert pea.jpg
Piping shrike
Bird illustration by Elizabeth Gould for Birds of Australia, digitally enhanced from rawpixel's own facsimile book82.jpg
Hairy nosed wombat
Haarnasenwombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii).jpg
Leafy seadragon
Leafy Seadragon Phycodurus eques 2500px.jpg
Blue, red and gold
   
Opal(State Gemstone)
OpalDoublet.jpg Bornite(State Mineral)
Bornite-Quartz-135210.jpg
Spriggina floundersi
Spriggina floundersi - MUSE.jpg [4]
South Australian tartan
South Australia Official tartan.jpg
Symbols of South Australia
Tasmania
Flag of Tasmania.svg
Coat of arms of Tasmania
Tasmania Coat of Arms.svg
Badge of Tasmania
Badge of Tasmania.svg
Tasmanian blue gum
Starr 050125-3239 Eucalyptus globulus.jpg
Tasmanian devil
Sarcophilus harrisii taranna.jpg
Ubertas et fidelitas
Fertility and Faithfulness
Bottle green, yellow and maroon
   
Crocoite
Crocoite09.jpg [5]
Tasmanian tartan
Tasmanian tartan.jpg
Symbols of Tasmania
Victoria
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
Coat of arms of Victoria
Coat of Arms of Victoria.svg
Badge of Victoria
Badge of Victoria (modern).svg
Common (pink) heath
Epacris Hybrids Diadem BotGardBln1105InflorescencesZ.jpg
Helmeted honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops - Glen Davis.jpg
Leadbeater's possum
Leadbeater's Possum 01 Pengo.jpg
Weedy seadragon
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus1.jpg
Peace and ProsperityNavy blue and silver
  
Gold
Replica of Welcome Nugget at Museums Victoria.jpg
Koolasuchus cleelandi
Koolasuchus.png [6]
Victorian tartan
Victoria State (Official) tartan.jpg
Symbols of Victoria
Western Australia
Flag of Western Australia.svg
Coat of arms of Western Australia
Western Australian Coat of Arms.svg
Badge of Western Australia
Badge of Western Australia.svg
Red and green kangaroo paw
Anigozanthos manglesii Kings Park.JPG
Black swan
Black Swans.jpg
Numbat
Numbat.jpg
Whale shark
Whale shark Similan Dive Center - great whale shark.jpg
Whale shark
Gold and black
  
Gogo fish
Gogonasus BW.jpg [7]
Western Australia tartan
Western Australia (Scottish Associations) tartan.jpg
Symbols of Western Australia

Territories

Territory  Coat of arms  Floral  Bird  Animal  Motto  Colours  Fossil  Tartan  Main article  
Australian Capital Territory
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg
Coat of arms of Canberra [Note 2]
Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory.svg
Royal bluebell
Wahlenbergia gloriosa closeup.jpg
Gang-gang cockatoo
Gang-gang female MJC01.jpg
Brush-tailed rock-wallaby
Brush-tailed-rock-wallaby-4.jpg
For the King, the Law and the PeopleBlue and gold
  
Batocara mitchelli [8] City of Canberra tartan [Note 3]
City of Canberra tartan.jpg
Symbols of the Australian Capital Territory [9]
Northern Territory
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
Coat of arms of the Northern Territory
Northern Territory Coat of Arms.svg
Sturt's desert rose
Sturts Desert Rose.JPG
Wedge-tailed eagle
Wedge Tailed Eagle.jpg
Red kangaroo
Red kangaroo - melbourne zoo.jpg
Black, white and red ochre
   
Symbols of the Northern Territory [10]
Norfolk Island
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg
Coat of arms of Norfolk Island
Coat of arms of Norfolk Island.svg
Phillip Island Hibiscus
Hibiscus insularis.jpg
Norfolk Island Green Parrot
Cyanoramphus cookii -Palm Glen, Norfolk Island, Australia-8.jpg
InasmuchGreen and sky blue
  

See also

Notes

  1. All of the State tartans are registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans as district tartans. However, only some of them have been officially adopted, approved or procured by the relevant State. For more information, see District tartans of Australia.
  2. The ACT has no arms, but as the governments of the territory and city are unified, the city's arms are used as though they were the territory's.
  3. The City of Canberra tartan is registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans as a fashion tartan. It has not been officially adopted by the ACT government, but has that government's support. The tartan is also used by Canberra's official town crier. For more information, see District tartans of Australia.

References

  1. Government of New South Wales website. "State Emblems of NSW" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. Queensland Government website. "State flags, emblems, and icons" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "Queensland's new State fossil emblem". Queensland Government. The State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. Department of the Premier and Cabinet Website. "Using the state insignia and emblems" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library website. "Emblems of Tasmania" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. Victorian Government Website. "Victoria's state emblems" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. Western Australia Government Website. "Symbols of Western Australia" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. Batocara mitchelli Inspiring the ACT. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. ACT Govt. Chief Minister Department website. "Emblems of Australian Capital Territory" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. Government of Northern Territory. "Official symbols and emblems" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.