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.

Western
Australia

Northern
Territory

South
Australia

Queensland

New
South
Wales

Australian
Capital
Territory

Victoria

Tasmania

States

State	Coat of arms	Badge	Floral	Bird	Animal	Fish	Motto	Colours	Gem / Mineral	Fossil	Tartan
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 State Tartan
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]	-	-
South Australia	Coat of arms of South Australia	Badge of South Australia	Sturt's desert pea	Piping shrike	Hairy nosed wombat	Leafy seadragon	The Festival State The Wine State	Blue, red and gold	Opal (State Gemstone) Bornite (State Mineral)	Spriggina floundersi [3]	South Australia Tartan
Tasmania	Coat of arms of Tasmania	Badge of Tasmania	Tasmanian blue gum	Yellow wattlebird	Tasmanian devil	-	Ubertas et fidelitas Fertility and Faithfulness	Bottle green, yellow and maroon	Crocoite [4]	-	-
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 white	Gold	-	Victorian State Tartan
Western Australia	Coat of arms of Western Australia	Badge of Western Australia	Red and green kangaroo paw	Black swan	Numbat	Whale shark Whale shark	The Wildflower State The Golden State	Gold and black	-	Gogo fish [5]	-

Territories

Territory	Coat of arms	Floral	Bird	Animal	Motto	Colours	Fossil	Other
Australian Capital Territory	Coat of arms of Canberra[Note 1]	Royal bluebell	Gang-gang cockatoo	Brush-tailed rock-wallaby	For the Queen, the Law and the People	Blue and gold	Batocara mitchelli[6]	[7]
Northern Territory	Coat of arms of the Northern Territory	Sturt's desert rose	Wedge-tailed eagle	Red kangaroo	The Territory The Top End	Black, white and red ochre		[8]
Norfolk Island	Coat of arms of Norfolk Island	Phillip Island Hibiscus	Norfolk Island Green Parrot	-	Inasmuch	Green and sky blue

See also

• Australian state colours
• National colours of Australia
• National symbols of Australia
• List of Australian bird emblems
• List of Australian mammal emblems
• States and territories of Australia

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. "State Emblems of NSW". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
2. Queensland Government website. "State flags, emblems, and icons". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. Government of South Australia website. "Insignia". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
4. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library website. "Emblems of Tasmania". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
5. Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Western Australia). "Symbols of Western Australia". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
6. Batocara mitchelli Inspiring the ACT. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
7. ACT Govt. Chief Minister Department website. "Emblems of Australian Capital Territory". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
8. Government of Northern Territory. "Official symbols and emblems". Retrieved 18 March 2018.