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	navy 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 Prosperity	Navy 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 red ochre	State mineral: Crocoite ^[6]

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 People	Blue 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	-	Inasmuch	Green and sky blue

↑ 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.

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

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