List of symbols of states and territories of Australia

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.

Western
Australia

Northern
Territory

South
Australia

Queensland

New
South
Wales

Australian
Capital
Territory

Victoria

Tasmania

States

State	Coat of arms	Badge	Floral	Bird	Mammal	Fish	Motto	Colours	Gem / Mineral	Fossil	Tartan^{[Note 1]}	Main article
New South Wales	Coat of arms of New South Wales	Badge of New South Wales	Waratah	Kookaburra	Platypus	Eastern blue groper	Orta recens quam pura nites Newly risen how brightly you shine	Sky blue	Black opal	Mandageria fairfaxir^[1]	New South Wales tartan	Symbols of New South Wales
Queensland	Coat of arms of Queensland	Badge of Queensland	Cooktown orchid	Brolga	Koala	Barrier reef anemone fish	Audax at Fidelis Bold but Faithful	Maroon	Sapphire ^[2]	Muttaburrasaurus langdoni^[3]	Queensland tartan	Symbols of Queensland
South Australia	Coat of arms of South Australia	Badge of South Australia	Sturt's desert pea	Piping shrike	Hairy nosed wombat	Leafy seadragon	-	Blue, red and gold	Opal(State Gemstone) Bornite(State Mineral)	Spriggina floundersi ^[4]	South Australian tartan	Symbols of South Australia
Tasmania	Coat of arms of Tasmania	Badge of Tasmania	Tasmanian blue gum	-	Tasmanian devil	-	Ubertas et fidelitas Fertility and Faithfulness	Bottle green, yellow and maroon	Crocoite ^[5]	-	Tasmanian tartan	Symbols of Tasmania
Victoria	Coat of arms of Victoria	Badge of Victoria	Common (pink) heath	Helmeted honeyeater	Leadbeater's possum	Weedy seadragon	Peace and Prosperity	Navy blue and silver	Gold	Koolasuchus Cleelandi ^[6]	Victorian tartan	Symbols of Victoria
Western Australia	Coat of arms of Western Australia	Badge of Western Australia	Red and green kangaroo paw	Black swan	Numbat	Whale shark Whale shark	-	Gold and black	-	Gogo fish ^[7]	Western Australia tartan	Symbols of Western Australia

Territories

Territory	Coat of arms	Floral	Bird	Animal	Motto	Colours	Fossil	Tartan	Main article
Australian Capital Territory	Coat of arms of Canberra^{[Note 2]}	Royal bluebell	Gang-gang cockatoo	Brush-tailed rock-wallaby	For the King, the Law and the People	Blue and gold	Batocara mitchelli'^[8]	City of Canberra tartan^{[Note 3]}	Symbols of Australian Capital Territory^[9]
Northern Territory	Coat of arms of the Northern Territory	Sturt's desert rose	Wedge-tailed eagle	Red kangaroo	-	Black, white and red ochre	-	-	Symbols of the Northern Territory^[10]
Norfolk Island	Coat of arms of Norfolk Island	Phillip Island Hibiscus	Norfolk Island Green Parrot	-	Inasmuch	Green and sky blue	-	-	-

Notes

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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

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

[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.

[9] 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.

[11] 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.

[NSW-2] Government of New South Wales website. "State Emblems of NSW". Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[QLD-3] Queensland Government website. "State flags, emblems, and icons". Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[4] "Queensland's new State fossil emblem". Queensland Government. The State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[SA-5] Department of the Premier and Cabinet Website. "Using the state insignia and emblems". Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[TAS-6] Tasmanian Parliamentary Library website. "Emblems of Tasmania". Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[VIC-7] Victorian Government Website. "Victoria's state emblems". Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[WA-8] Western Australia Government Website. "Symbols of Western Australia". Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[10] Batocara mitchelli Inspiring the ACT. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[ACT-12] ACT Govt. Chief Minister Department website. "Emblems of Australian Capital Territory". Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[NT-13] Government of Northern Territory. "Official symbols and emblems". Retrieved 2 October 2022.

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List of symbols of states and territories of Australia

Contents

States

Territories

See also

Notes

References