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This is a gallery ofnational and subnationalflags ofOceania.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1908 – | Flag ofAustralia[1] See also:List of Australian flags | ABritish Blue Ensign defaced with the seven-pointCommonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of theSouthern Cross in the fly half. |
 | 1970 – | Flag ofFiji[2] See also:List of Fijian flags | A cyanBritish Blue Ensign defaced with the shield of Fiji's Coat of Arms in the fly half. |
 | 1979 – | Flag ofKiribati[3] | A horizontal bicolour of red and blue with a goldfrigatebird flying over the rising sun with seventeen rays centered on the upper half and three white wavy horizontal stripes on the lower half. |
 | 1979 – | Flag of theMarshall Islands[4] | A blue field with two diagonal stripes of orange and white radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner and the large white star with four large rays and twenty small rays on the upper hoist-side corner above the stripes. |
 | 1978 – | Flag of theFederated States of Micronesia[5] See also:List of Micronesian flags | A light blue field with four white five-pointed stars arranged in the diamond pattern in the center. |
 | 1968 – | Flag ofNauru[6] See also:List of Nauruan flags | A blue field with the thin yellow narrow horizontal stripe across in the center and the large white twelve-pointed star on the bottom of the stripe and near the hoist-side. |
 | 1902 – | Flag ofNew Zealand[7] See also:List of New Zealand flags | ABritish Blue Ensign defaced with four stars of theSouthern Cross in the fly half. |
 | 1981 – | Flag ofPalau[8] See also:List of Palauan flags | A light blue field with a large yellow disk slightly leaning towards the hoist side. |
 | 1971 – | Flag ofPapua New Guinea[9] See also:List of Papua New Guinean flags | Divided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner: the upper triangle is red with the soaringRaggiana bird-of-paradise and the lower triangle is black with the Southern Cross of four white larger five-pointed stars and the smaller star. |
 | 1962 – | Flag ofSamoa[10] See also:List of Samoan flags | A red field with the blue rectangle on the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing the Southern Cross of four white larger five-pointed stars and the smaller star in the center. |
 | 1977 – | Flag ofSolomon Islands[11] | A thin, yellow stripe dividing diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner: the upper triangle is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern and the lower triangle is green. |
 | 1875 – | Flag ofTonga[12] | A red field with the white rectangle on the upper hoist-side corner bearing the redGreek Cross in the centre. |
 | 1997 – | Flag ofTuvalu[13] | A cyanBritish Blue Ensign defaced with stars that represent the nine islands which comprise Tuvalu in the fly half. |
 | 1980 – | Flag ofVanuatu[14] See also:List of Vanuatuan flags | A horizontal bicolor of red and green with a golden pall, fimbriated in black, with a black chevron filling the lefthand space (alternately, a goldenfilletpall surmounting a blackgusset) and two gold crossednamele cycad fronds encircled in a goldboar tusk centered on the chevron. |
| Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1960 – | Flag ofAmerican Samoa[15] | United States (unincorporated and unorganized territory) | A red-edged white triangle pointing towards the hoist charged with abald eagle clutching a war club and afly-whisk. The white triangle divides the dark blue field into two separate triangles. |
 | 2002 – | Flag ofChristmas Island[16] | Australia (external territory) | Blue and green diagonal bicolour charged with aSouthern Cross of four seven-pointed white stars and one smaller five-pointed white star on the blue half, agolden bosun bird in gold on the green half, and a gold circle in the centre containing the shape of the island in green |
_Islands.png) | 2004 – | Flag of theCocos (Keeling) Islands[17] | Australia (external territory) | A green field with a palm tree on a gold disc in the canton, a gold crescent in the centre of the flag and a gold Southern Cross in the fly. |
 | 2006 – | Flag ofEaster Island[18] | Chile (special territory) | A white flag with a redreimiro in the centre |
 | 1984 – | Flag ofFrench Polynesia[19] | France (overseas country and collectivity) | Two red horizontal bands encase a whiteSpanish fess, withthe coat of arms centred on the white stripe |
 | 1948 – | Flag ofGuam[20] | United States (unincorporated and organized territory) | A dark blue background with a thin red border and theSeal in the center. |
  | 2010 – | Flags ofNew Caledonia[21] | France (sui generis collectivity) | Theflag of France is used for official purposes. |
 | 1979 – | Flag ofNorfolk Island[22] | Australia (external territory) | Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) in a central white stripe between two vertical green stripes. |
 | 1948 – | Flag of theNorthern Mariana Islands[23] | United States (commonwealth) | A circle of flowers and plants with a graylatte stone and a white star on a blue field. |
 | 1984 – | Flag of thePitcairn Islands[24] | United Kingdom (overseas territory) | ABritish Blue Ensign with the Pitcairn coat of arms defaced on thefly. |
 | 2009 – | Flag ofTokelau[25] | New Zealand (dependent territory) | A yellow Tokelauan canoe sailing towards the Southern Cross represented by four white stars on a blue field |
 | 1976 – | Flag ofWake Island[26] (unofficial) | United States (minor outlying island) | Horizontally divided between white and red, with a blue pentagon on the hoist, whereupon is found a map of the atoll and the wordsWake Island in blue on a gold disc, which is surrounded by three gold stars. |
 | 1794 – | Flags ofWallis and Futuna (unofficial)[27] | France (overseas collectivity) | TheFlag of France is used for official purposes. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1876–present | Flag ofNew South Wales[28][29] | ASt George's Cross with four gold stars and a lion in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. |
 | 1876–present | Flag ofQueensland[30] | A light blueMaltese cross with a crown on a white roundel in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. |
 | 1904–present | Flag ofSouth Australia[31] | Apiping shrike on a gold roundel in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. |
 | 1875–present | Flag ofTasmania[32][33] | A red lionpassant on a white roundel in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. |
.svg) | 1877–present | Flag ofVictoria[34] | TheSouthern Cross surmounted by a crown in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. |
 | 1953–present | Flag ofWestern Australia[35] | A black swan on a gold roundel in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1993-present | Flag of theAustralian Capital Territory[36] | A vertical 1:2 bicolour of blue (charged with theSouthern Cross) and gold (charged with a modifiedCoat of arms of the city of Canberra) |
 | 1978-present | Flag of theNorthern Territory[37] | A vertical 1:2 bicolour of black (charged with the Southern Cross) and ochre (charged with a stylisedSturt's Desert Rose) |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1979 – | Flag of theCook Islands[38] | ABritish Blue Ensign, with a ring made of fifteen stars defaced on thefly. |
 | 1975 – | Flag ofNiue[39] | A golden yellow flag with theUnion flag in the upper left (hoist) quarter of the flag. On the Union Jack are two yellow five-pointed stars on the vertical stripe and two on the horizontal stripe. In the centre of the Union flag is a blue disc with another, slightly larger, yellow five-pointed star. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1987 – | Flag ofNelson[40] | The flag is based on the City of Nelson'scoat of arms. |
 | 2004 – | Flag ofOtago[citation needed] | A blue and yellow field divided by a horizontal zigzag, with eight-pointed stars on either side thereof. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1997-- | Flag ofChuuk[41] | 38 white stars encircling a white coconut tree on a field of blue. |
 | 1981-- | Flag ofKosrae[42] | A white ceremonial fafa stone underneath four stars, flanked by wreaths, on a sky blue field. |
 | 1992-- | Flag ofPohnpei[43] | A circle of eleven white stars on a blue field surrounded by wreaths, with a coconut-shell cup underneath. |
 | 1980-- | Flag ofYap[44] | A white star encircled by a traditional canoe, itself inside a white ring, indicating arai stone, all on a blue field. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1837--[45] | Flag of theGambier Islands[46][47] | Divided horizontally into white, blue and white stripes, with five stars counterchanged. |
 | 1975--[48] | Flag of theTuamotu Archipelago[49] | Three horizontal stripes of red, white, and red, and a vertical blue stripe on the hoist, with two rows of eight blue stars on the white stripe. |
 | 2018--[50] | Flag of theMarquesas Islands[51] | Divided horizontally into yellow and red, with a white triangle on the hoist, whereupon is found amatatiki. |
 | Flag of theAustral Islands[52] | A red flag with an emblem consisting of a blue traditional pestle surrounded by five blue stars on a whiteCanadian pale. | |
 | Flag of theLeeward Islands[citation needed] | Seven horizontal stripes, alternately red and white. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1898 – | Flag ofHawaii[53] | Eight alternating horizontal stripes of white, red, and blue, with theUnion Jack in thecanton. |
Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | ?–? | Flag of theAustral Islands[59] | The third of the flag closest to the flagpole is white and says 'ARCHIPEL DES ILES AUSTRALES' in black. The rest of the flag is divided into five horizontal stripes of yellow, red, white, green, and blue. |
.svg) | 1901 –1903 | Flag ofAustralia[60] | Six-pointedCommonwealth star andDelta Crucis. |
.svg) | 1903 –1908 | Flag ofAustralia[61] | Seven-pointed Delta Crucis. |
 | 1867 –1869 | Flag of theKingdom of Bau[62] | A horizontaltricolour of white, blue, and red, with a rising sun in the blue stripe and a crown in the canton. |
 | 1893 –1901 | Flag of theCook Islands Federation[63] | A red-white-red tricolour with theUnion Jack in the canton, in the center of which is a palm tree on a white disc. |
.svg) | 1973 –1979 | Flag of theCook Islands[64] | Green flag with a ring of fifteen gold stars in the fly. |
 | 1865 –1867 | Flag of theConfederacy of Independent Kingdoms of Fiji[65] | A white eight-pointed star on a blue field. |
.svg) | 1871 –1874 | Flag of theKingdom of Fiji[66][67] | A dove carrying a wreath in its beak on a red shield underneath a crown, all on a vertical bicolour of white and sky blue. |
.svg) | 1877 –1883 | Flag of theColony of Fiji[68] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge in the fly. |
.svg) | 1883 –1903 | Flag of theColony of Fiji[69] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge in the fly. |
.svg) | 1903 –1908 | Flag of theColony of Fiji[70] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly. |
.svg) | 1908 –1924 | Flag of theColony of Fiji[71] | British blue ensign defaced with theFijian coat of arms on a white roundel. |
.svg) | 1924 –1970 | Flag of theColony of Fiji[72] | British blue ensign defaced with the Fijian coat of arms. |
 | 1869 –1871 | Flag of theConfederation of Lau[citation needed] | Divided horizontally between white and red, with a redGreek cross in the canton. |
.svg) | 1906 –1953 | Flag of theBritish New Hebrides[citation needed] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly. |
.svg) | 1953 –1980 | Flag of theBritish New Hebrides[citation needed] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly. |
.svg) | 1867 –1870 | Flag of theColony of New South Wales[73] | British blue ensign defaced with the letters "NSW" on the fly. |
.svg) | 1870 –1876 | Flag of theColony of New South Wales[74] | British blue ensign defaced with a Southern Cross surmounted by aCrown. |
 | 1835 –1840 | Flag of theUnited Tribes of New Zealand[75] | ASt. George's cross with the canton consisting of a blue field, another St. George's cross with whitefimbriation, and a white, eight-pointed star in each of the quarters. |
.svg) | 1870 –1876 | Flag of theColony of Queensland[76] | British blue ensign defaced with a portrait ofQueen Elizabeth II in the flag, labeled "QUEENSLAND" |
 | 1858 –1888 | Flag of theKingdom of Rarotonga[77] | A red field with a white horizontal stripe, on which are three blue stars. |
 | 1888 –1893 | Flag of theKingdom of Rarotonga[78] | A red field with a white horizontal stripe through the center and theUnion Jack in the canton, and three blue stars in the fly. |
.svg) | 1906 –1947 | Flag of theBritish Solomon Islands[79] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly. |
.svg) | 1947 –1956 | Flag of theBritish Solomon Islands[80] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly. |
.svg) | 1956 –1966 | Flag of theBritish Solomon Islands[81] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly. |
.svg) | 1966 –1977 | Flag of theBritish Solomon Islands[82][83] | British blue ensign defaced with thecoat of arms of the Solomon Islands on the fly. |
.svg) | 1870 –1876 | Flag of theColony of South Australia[84] | British blue ensign defaced with theSouthern Cross on a black roundel in the fly. |
.svg) | 1876 –1901 | Flag of theColony of South Australia[85] | British blue ensign defaced with an image ofBritannia and anAboriginal Australian man on a roundel on the fly. Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1904. |
.svg) | 1875 | Flag of theColony of Tasmania[86] | British blue ensign with the Southern Cross in the fly and a white cross over all. |
.svg) | 1976 –1978 | Flag of theColony of Tuvalu[87] | British blue ensign defaced with the colonial badge on the fly. |
.svg) | 1978 –1995 | Flag ofTuvalu[citation needed] | Cyan British ensign with nine gold stars on the fly, representing the islands of Tuvalu. |
.svg) | October -December 1995 | Flag ofTuvalu[citation needed] | Cyan British ensign with eight gold stars on the fly. |
.svg) | 1995 –1997 | Flag ofTuvalu[88] | Five uneven horizontal stripes of red, white, cyan, white and red again, over which are overlaid eight white stars. A white triangle radiates from the hoist, whereupon is found thecoat of arms of Tuvalu. |
.svg) | 1870 –1877 | Flag of theColony of Victoria[89] | British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross on the fly. |
.svg) | 1877 | Flag of theColony of Victoria[citation needed] | British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross on a blue shield surmounted by a Crown, all on a white roundel on the fly. |
.svg) | 1877 –1901 | Flag of theColony of Victoria[90][91] | British blue ensign defaced with a Southern Cross surmounted by a Crown on the fly. |
.svg) | 1870 –1901 | Flag of theColony of Western Australia[92] | British blue ensign defaced with a right-facing black swan on a gold roundel. Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1953. |
