Australian state and territory colours information
In Australia, state and territory colours are frequently part of a state or territory's set of state symbols.
Some states have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "state colours" while others have de facto state colours that have become well-known through popular use. State colours often appear on a variety of different media, from the state's flag to the colours used in sports. In particular the Sheffield Shield team caps popularised the usage of single colours to represent each state. The colours of state schools have been synonymous with states, whereby you find Queensland Public Schools are primarily Maroon, New South Wales Public Schools are primarily Sky Blue, and Western Australian Public Schools are Bottle Green. This does not come without exception however.
State/territory name
Current population[1]
State/territory flag
Main colour
Secondary colours
Further information
Australian Capital Territory
454,499
Blue
Gold and White[2]
see Sport in Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
8,072,163
Sky Blue
Navy Blue and White[3]
see Sport in New South Wales
Northern Territory
232,605
Red Ochre
Black and White[4]
see Sport in Northern Territory
Queensland
5,156,138
Maroon
White and Gold[5]
see Symbols of Queensland
South Australia
1,781,516
Red
Gold and Dark Blue[6]
see Sport in South Australia
Tasmania
557,571
Bottle Green
Yellow and Maroon[7][8]
see Sport in Tasmania
Victoria
6,503,491
Navy Blue
Silver and White[9]
see Sport in Victoria
Western Australia
2,660,026
Gold
Black and White
see Sport in Western Australia
^"Population: Census, 2021". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
^"ACT Flags and Emblems". ACT Government Chief Minister's Department.
^Symbols and emblems of NSW Archived 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
^"Northern Territory Flag". Department of the Chief Minister. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
^"State colour". Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
^"State Emblems and Insignia". Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2016-09-09., Government of South Australia
^Department of Premier and Cabinet - TASMANIA : Sporting colours
^"Tasmanian Sporting Colours - Story of their Origin". The Mercury. 13 February 1925.
^"Ensigns of Public Authority". Department of Premier and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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