This is a list offlags of different designs that have been used inAustralia. The position of the flag on the official order of precedence is indicated, with other national flags having a precedence of "2".[1] When multiple flags are flown together in a line,flags should be flown in order of precedence from left to right.[2]
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Precedence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1908–present | Australian National Flag,naval jack andstate ensign[3] | ABlue Ensigndefaced with theCommonwealth Star in the lowerhoist quarter and the five stars of theSouthern Cross in thefly half. | 1 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Precedence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1876–present | Flag of New South Wales[4][5] | ASt George's Cross with four gold stars and a lion in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. | 3-1 |
.svg) | 1877–present | Flag of Victoria[4] | TheSouthern Cross surmounted by a crown in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. | 3-2 |
 | 1876–present[a] | Flag of Queensland[4] | A light blueMaltese cross with a crown on a white background in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. | 3-3 |
 | 1904–present | Flag of South Australia[4][6] | Apiping shrike on a gold background in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. | 3-4 |
 | 1953–present | Flag of Western Australia[4] | A black swan on a gold background in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. | 3-5 |
 | 1876–present | Flag of Tasmania[4] | A red lion on a white background in the fly of aBritish blue ensign. | 3-6 |
 | 1993–present | Flag of the Australian Capital Territory[4] | One third blue with theSouthern Cross, the other two thirds are yellow with the coat of arms of Canberra. | 3-7 |
 | 1978–present | Flag of the Northern Territory[4] | One third black with theSouthern Cross, the other two thirds are Ochre withSturt's Desert Rose, the floral emblem of the Territory. | 3-8 |
 | 1980–present | Flag of Norfolk Island[4] | A green field with a white square containing a greenNorfolk Island pine. | 3-?[b] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1986–present | Flag of Christmas Island[4] | The blue and green diagonal panels represent the sea and the island's vegetation, a small map of the island is included in the centre. The main emblem is agolden bosun bird. The flag was selected from a competition held in 1986. |
| Link to file | 2004–present | Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | A green field with symbols such as a palm tree on a gold disc, which represents the islands' tropical flora; a crescent, which represent theMuslimCocos Malays; and theSouthern Cross, which represent Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. The flag mostly uses thenational colours of Australia. |
.svg) | 2009–present | Flag of theAustralian Antarctic Territory[citation needed] | A light blue version of the Australian National Flag. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Precedence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1971–present | Australian Aboriginal Flag[7][8] | A black and red flag with a yellow circle in the middle. The flag was designed in 1971 byHarold Thomas. | 4 |
| Link to file | 1992–present | Torres Strait Islander Flag[7][8] | A five-pointed star and traditional headdress in white, on a blue, green and black background. It was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Precedence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2000–present | Australian Defence Force Ensign[9] | A tricolour of dark blue (navy); red (army) and light blue (airforce) with the triservice badge. | 4-1 |
 | 1967–present | Australian White Ensign[9] | A version of the national flag with a white field defaced with a blueCommonwealth Star in the lower canton quarter and a blueSouthern Cross in the fly. | 4-2 |
 | 1982–present | Royal Australian Air Force Ensign[9][10] | The national flag with anAir Force blue field, the Southern Cross tilted and the RAAF roundel (Kangaroo) placed in the lower fly. | 4-3 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Precedence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1909–present | Australian Red Ensign[3] | ARed Ensigndefaced with theCommonwealth Star in the lowerhoist quarter and the five stars of theSouthern Cross in thefly half. | 4 |
| 20 September 2001–present | Centenary Flag | Australian National Flag modified with the addition of a crimson strip |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Precedence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1962–2022 | Personal Australian Flag ofQueen Elizabeth II[11] | Consists of a banner of the coat of arms of Australia, defaced with a gold seven-pointed federation star with a blue disc containing the letter E below a crown, surrounded by a garland of golden roses. | Where practical, it should be flown alone when flown on or outside a building occupied by the monarch. Also flown on vehicles carrying the monarch |
 | 2024–present | King's Flag for Australia[12][13] | Consists of a banner of the coat of arms of Australia. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Precedence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1909–1936 | Flag of theGovernor-General of Australia[11] | AUnion Flag defaced with a seven pointed star, crowned, surrounded by ears of corn and a gold circlet. The crown used is theTudor Crown. | Flown continuously when the governor-general is in residence and on vehicles carrying to the governor-general |
 | 1936–Present[c] | Flag of theGovernor-General of Australia[14] | A crowned lion standing on a crown on a blue field. The crown used is theTudor Crown. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Precedence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1981–present | Standard of thegovernor of New South Wales[11] | The state flag with a crowned badge. | Flown continuously when the governor is in residence, at events the governor attends and on vehicles carrying to the governor |
 | 1984–present | Standard of thegovernor of Victoria[11] | The state flag with a yellow field and crowned southern cross. | |
 | 1876–present[a] | Standard of thegovernor of Queensland[11] | TheUnion Flag defaced with the state badge. | |
 | 1975–present[d] | Standard of thegovernor of South Australia[11] | The state flag with a crowned badge.St Edward's Crown was replaced with theTudor Crown in 2024.[15] | |
 | 1988–present | Standard of thegovernor of Western Australia[11] | The state flag with a crowned badge. | |
 | 1977–present | Standard of thegovernor of Tasmania[11] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1982–present | Armorial Flag of theCity of Adelaide[16] | Blue background divided into four quarters by a Saint George's Cross outlined in gold overlain with the Arms of the City of Adelaide. Flag bordered on three sides by diagonal blue and gold stripes.[17] |
| Link to file | Flag of the local government area ofAnangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara[18] | The logo of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara on a red field. | |
 | 1947–present | Flag of theCity of Brisbane[19] | Blue background (representing theBrisbane River) bordered by a golden checker pattern (representing the Sun and Brisbane's warm climate) with the flag divided into six quarters. The upper hoist quarter contains a goldencaducei superimposed on wavy white lines, representing the Brisbane River and its ties to the city's commerce. The lower hoist quarter contains twoStafford knots and a white star arranged vertically (all represent the achievements inastronomy ofSir Thomas Brisbane, for whom the city is named). The remaining segments alternate between these two designs. The flag design is based on the shield on thecoat of arms of Brisbane.[20][21] |
 | 2009–present | Flag of theCity of Darwin[22] | According to council policy, Darwin maintains both the coat of arms flag and a logo flag.[22] |
 | Flag of theCity of Hobart[19] | The flag of Hobart City Council, of Tasmania, Australia. Designed in 1951 by Hobart architect and alderman, I.G. Anderson and first flown in 1953. The star is derived from the arms of Lord Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire (1760–1816), Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time of colonial settlement (1804), and after whom Hobart is named. The colour used on the arms Lord Hobart was, in fact, sable (black), rather than blue. The red lion is from the Tasmanian flag – and its location at the top of the shield signifies Hobart's position as the Capital City.[23] | |
 | Flag of theCity of Melbourne[19] | White background divided into fourquarters by a Saint George's Cross outlined by a concise and overlain withSt Edward's Crown. Quadrant features represent the main activities of the economy of the City of Melbourne in the mid 19th century and are, in a clockwise direction from top left, a fleece hanging from a red ring (wool), a black bull standing on ahillock (cattle), a three-mast ship in full sail (shipping), and a spouting whale in the sea (whaling). The flag design is identical to the shield on thecoat of arms of Melbourne.[24] | |
 | 1949–present | Flag of theCity of Perth[19] | Saint George's Cross overlaid with the City of Perth coat of arms in the centre.[25] |
 | 1908–present | Flag of theCity of Sydney[19] | The flag is a horizontal triband of three colours – white, gold and blue. The top third features three designs. In the top left the arms belong to Thomas Townshend, Viscount Sydney, after whom the city was named. The English Naval Flag in the centre acknowledges the role Arthur Philip played in Sydney's foundation. The red cross is overlaid with a globe and two stars – the principal features of James Cook's Arms, which were granted as a posthumous honour for his service in mapping Australia. The arms in the top right belong to the first Lord Mayor of Sydney, Thomas Hughes. It was during his term of office that the title of Mayor became Lord Mayor, and the official coat of arms for the city was granted. The remaining field of the flag features a ship under full sail, an allusion to the prominence of Sydney as a maritime port.[26] |
| circa 1960–2008 | Flag of the City ofToowoomba[27] | The flag of Toowoomba city is a violet coloured ensign which makes reference to the city's floral emblem of the day, the Toowoomba Violet (aka the sweet violet, Lat. 'Viola odorata').[28] Notable is the city's coat of arms[29] in the centre of the ensign and the city's name on the left of the flag, lettered from top to bottom.[30] | |
| Link to file | 2008–present | Flag ofToowoomba[27] | A new Toowoomba flag was created in 2007 and became the official flag of the Toowoomba Region on 15 March 2008 with the amalgamation of 8 councils; The councils were Clifton Shire, Crows Nest Shire, Cambooya Shire, Jondaryan Shire, Millmerran Shire, Pittsworth Shire, Rosalie Shire and Toowoomba City.[31] The predominant colours are white and teal. The three white rings in the flag intersect to create eight spaces from their loops and exterior, symbolising the unity of the eight amalgamated former councils. The colour of teal also represents unity.[32] |
| Link to file | 1965–present | Flag ofWagga Wagga[33] | The Wagga Wagga City Flag is square. The upper quarter of the flag contains eight stalks of wheat positioned so as to form twocapital lettersW on avert (green) field. The lower quarter of the upper half of the flag contains a wavy blue line ongold (yellow) representing the river winding through the wheat fields. The lower half of the flag contains the head of a ram positioned centrally on avert (green) field. |
.svg) | 1850–present | UpperMurray River Flag[34] | Flown by vessels on the upper reaches of the Murray River, predominantly in Victoria. The blue bars are said to represent the four major rivers that form the Murray-Darling River system and their dark hue represents the darker colour of the Murray River's darker waters in Victoria and NSW. |
.svg) | 1850–present | LowerMurray River Flag[34] | Flown by vessels on the lower reaches of the Murray River, predominantly in South Australia. The blue bars are said to represent the four major rivers that form the Murray-Darling River system and their light hue represents the lighter colour of the Murray River's lighter waters in South Australia. |
| Link to file | 1996–present | Flag ofDangar Island,New South Wales[35] | The black field divided by a white cross represents theSaint Piran's Cross, honouring the Cornish heritage ofHenry Cary Dangar, after whom the island is named. The four red eight-pointed stars invoke the New South Wales version of the Southern Cross. In the canton, the yellow tower symbolises the sandstone tower that has stood on the island since 1886, while themullet serves as a homage to the fact that the island was previously known as Mullet Island. |
| Link to file | 1998–present | Flag ofLord Howe Island, New South Wales[36] | The flag is unofficial. It features a blue background, a white cross of St George and the cross of St Andrew, and a yellow circle in the centre with a blue depiction of the island. |
 | 1996–present | Flag ofScotland Island, New South Wales[37] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1948–present | Australian Civil Air Ensign[9] | Stars altered to white to improve visibility |
 | 2015–present | Australian Border Force Flag[9] | The Australian national flag defaced with "AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE" |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to file | 1982–present | Flag of theAustralian Federal Police[9] | A black-white-black vertical tricolor, with the badge of the Australian Federal Police in the centre of the white stripe. A black-and-white checkerboard borders the flag. |
| Link to file | 2006–present | Flag of theQueensland Police Service[38] | A light blue-and-dark blue horizontal bicolor with the badge of the Queensland Police Service in the centre of the flag. |
| Link to file | 2005–present | Flag of theWestern Australia Police[39] | A white flag with a stylised depiction of a swan and chequerboard in blue, with the Western Australia Police emblem added. Replaced previous flag in use from 1970–2000. |
| Link to file | Flag of theVictoria Police | ABritish blue ensign with the Victoria Police badge in the fly.[1] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to file | 1983–present | Boxing Kangaroo sporting flag[40] | A golden kangaroo wearing red boxing gloves on a green field. A registered trademark of theAustralian Olympic Committee.[40] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to file (external) | 2021–present | Flag ofTaungurung[41] | A rectangle diagonally divided by a yellow wavy line. (Heraldic) The right side is ocher with the 7 stars arranged into the constellation of thePleiades, the left side is black. |
 | 1998–present | Flag ofSouth Sea Islanders[42][43] | Designed in 1994 and formally adopted by the Australian South Sea Islanders United Council in 1998.[44] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1901–1903 | Original1901 Federal Flag Design Competition winner[3] | ABlue Ensign defaced with the six-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (each star had a varying number of points: 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5—with Alpha Crucis being larger than Beta and Gamma and with Delta being smaller than Beta and Gamma[45]). It was first flown inMelbourne on 3 September 1901, that date now recognised asFlag Day. |
.svg) | 1903–1908 | Australian flag as approved byKing Edward VII[3] | Flag modified so that all stars of southern cross have seven points, except the smallest star with 5 points |
.svg) | 1901–1903 | Red version of the 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition winner[3] | ARed Ensign defaced with the six-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (each star had a varying number of points: 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5—with Alpha Crucis being larger than Beta and Gamma and with Delta being smaller than Beta and Gamma[46]). |
.svg) | 1903–1909 | Red Ensign, first version approved by King Edward VII[3] | Flag modified so that all stars of southern cross have seven points, except the smallest star with 5 points |
.svg) | 1877 | Flag of Victoria[47][48] | |
.svg) | 1876–1963 | Flag of Queensland[49] | |
.svg) | 1870–1876 | Flag of South Australia[50] | |
.svg) | 1876–1904 | ||
 | 1902–1949 | Flag of theTerritory of Papua[citation needed] | British blue ensign with a white disk on the fly, filled with theTudor Crown and the word "PAPUA". |
 | 1914–1949 | Flag of theTerritory of New Guinea[51] | British blue ensign with a white disk on the fly, filled with theTudor Crown and the initialism "T.N.G." |
 | 1971–1975 | Flag of theTerritory of Papua and New Guinea[51] | 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. |
.svg) | 1935–1948 | Australian Civil Air Ensign[9] | Based on theBritish Civil Air Ensign, with the addition of the Southern Cross and Commonwealth Star in yellow. |
.svg) | 1770–1801 | Union Flag | The Union Flag of theKingdom of Great Britain. First raised in Australia byCaptain Cook on April 1770 atBotany Bay.[52] |
 | 1801– present | Union Flag | The Union Flag of theUnited Kingdom and the British Empire. Given priority over what is now known as the Australian National Flag until the passage of theFlags Act 1953. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1823/24–1831 | National Colonial Flag for Australia[53] | ABritish White Ensign, featuring four white stars on the red cross |
 .svg) | 1831–1903 (de facto Flag of Australia); 1903–1920s (still commonly used) | Australian Federation Flag/New South Wales Ensign[53] | A British White Ensign, featuring the Cross in Azure with five Argent Stars often varying between 5–8 Points. It was thede facto flag of Australia from 1 January 1901 to 3 September 1901. It was widely used in New South Wales as a local shipping ensign until 1883 when the Admiralty banned its continued use at sea. The Australian government received approval to fly the Blue Ensign in 1903—but the Australian Federation Flag was still commonly unofficially used by members of the populace as late as the 1920s. |
  | 1854 | Eureka Flag[53] | The battle flag of theEureka Stockade featured the five stars of the constellationCrux Australis in white on a white cross and blue field. The flag has become an Australian symbol of protests and democracy, commonly used by trade unions, the Republican movement and far-right groups. |
 | 1806 | Bowman flag[54] | A white swallow-tail fly, with a crest featuring the Rose ofEngland, the thistle ofScotland and the shamrock ofNorthern Ireland supported by an emu and kangaroo. The design was an inspiration for Australia's national coat of arms. |
.svg) | Post 1910–c. 1945 | British Empire flag | An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring its constituent dominions and India. The Australian coat of arms are featured in the bottom right. It was flown by civilians as a display of patriotism on special occasions such asEmpire Day. The flag was flown at the official unveiling of theDangarsleigh War Memorial in 1921, and again at the centennial in 2021.[55] |
 | 1849–1853 | Australian Anti-Transportation League Flag[53] | British Blue Ensign, with yellow Southern Cross and white border, to which branch names were added |
The 1901 Southern Cross star-points ranged from nine (Alpha) to five (Epsilon) and inner diameter of each was 4/9 of their outer diameters. Beta, Gamma and Epsilon were the same outer diameter as today, Alpha was 1/6 and Delta 1/10 of the fly width. In 1903 Alpha, Beta and Delta were altered to the same design as the Gamma Star (1/7 fly width, seven points) thus making the Southern Cross the same as on the current flag.
The 1901 Southern Cross star-points ranged from nine (Alpha) to five (Epsilon) and inner diameter of each was 4/9 of their outer diameters. Beta, Gamma and Epsilon were the same outer diameter as today, Alpha was 1/6 and Delta 1/10 of the fly width. In 1903 Alpha, Beta and Delta were altered to the same design as the Gamma Star (1/7 fly width, seven points) thus making the Southern Cross the same as on the current flag.
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