Australian state and territory colours

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 nameCurrent populationState/territory flagMain colourSecondary coloursFurther information
Australian Capital Territory454,499  Blue    Gold and Whitesee Sport in Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales8,072,163  Sky Blue    Navy Blue and Whitesee Sport in New South Wales
Northern Territory232,605  Red Ochre    Black and Whitesee Sport in Northern Territory
Queensland5,156,138  Maroon    White and Goldsee Symbols of Queensland
South Australia1,781,516  Red    Gold and Dark Bluesee Sport in South Australia
Tasmania557,571  Bottle Green    Yellow and Maroonsee Sport in Tasmania
Victoria6,503,491  Navy Blue    Silver and Whitesee Sport in Victoria
Western Australia2,660,026   Gold    Black and Whitesee Sport in Western Australia
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