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.

States

State   Coat of arms   Badge   Floral   Bird    Animal   Fish   Motto   Colours   Other  
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

 

State gem: Black opal
[1]
Victoria
Coat of arms of Victoria
Badge of Victoria
Common (pink) heath
Helmeted honeyeater
Leadbeater's possum
Weedy seadragon
Peace and ProsperityNavy blue and white

  

State mineral: Gold
[2]
Queensland
Coat of arms of Queensland
Badge of Queensland
Cooktown orchid
Brolga
Koala
Barrier reef anemone fish
Audax at Fidelis
Bold but Faithful
Maroon

 

State gem: Sapphire
[3]
Western Australia
Coat of arms of Western Australia
Badge of Western Australia
Red and green kangaroo paw
Black swan
Numbat
-'
Gold and black

  

Fossil emblem: Gogo fish
[4]
South Australia
Coat of arms of South Australia
Badge of South Australia
Sturt's desert pea
-Hairy nosed wombat
Leafy seadragon
-Red, blue and gold

   

State gem: Opal
[5]
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

   

State mineral: Crocoite
[6]

Territories

Territory   Coat of arms   Floral   Bird   Animal   Motto   Colours   Other  
Australian Capital Territory
Coat of arms of Canberra[Note 1]
Royal bluebell
Gang-gang cockatoo
-For the Queen, the Law and the PeopleBlue and gold

  

[7]
Northern Territory
Coat of arms of the Northern Territory
Sturt's desert rose
Wedge-tailed eagle
Red kangaroo
-Black, white and red ochre

   

[8]
Norfolk Island
Coat of arms of Norfolk Island
Hibiscus_insularis
Norfolk Island Green Parrot
-InasmuchGreen and white

  

See also

Notes

  1. The ACT has no arms, but as the governments of the territory and city are unified, and the city's arms are used as though they were the territory's.

References

  1. Government of New South Wales website. "Symbols & Emblems of NSW". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria). "Victorian Symbols and Emblems". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. Queensland Government website. "State flags, emblems, and icons". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Western Australia). "Symbols of Western Australia". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. Government of South Australia website. "State insignia". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library website. "Emblems of Tasmania". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ACT Govt. Chief Minister Department website. "Emblems of Australian Capital Territory". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. Department of the Chief Minister. "Insignia of the Northern Territory". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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