List of Australian flags


This is a list of flags of different designs that have been used in Australia.

National flags

Personal flags

Sovereign

Governor-General

State Governors

FlagDateUseDescription
1981–presentFlag of the Governor of New South WalesThe State Flag with a crowned badge.
1876–presentFlag of the Governor of QueenslandThe Union Flag defaced with the state badge.
1975–presentFlag of the Governor of South AustraliaThe State Flag with a crowned badge.
1977–presentFlag of the Governor of TasmaniaThe State Flag with a crowned badge.
1984–presentFlag of the Governor of VictoriaThe State Flag with a yellow field and crowned southern cross.
1988–presentFlag of the Governor of Western AustraliaThe State Flag with a crowned badge.

Prime Minister

States and territories

States

Internal territories

External territories

Civil ensigns

Australian Defence Force

Royal Australian Navy

Royal Australian Air Force

Australian Border Force

The department names of Australia's border protection service have slightly changed over time, they are as follows;
FlagDateUseDescription
2015–presentAustralian Border Force FlagThe Australian national flag defaced with "AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE"
2015Australian Border Force Flag as used temporarilyThe Australian national flag defaced with "BORDER FORCE"
1988–2015Australian Customs FlagThe Australian national flag defaced with "CUSTOMS"
1909–1988Australian Customs FlagThe Australian national flag defaced with "HMC"
1904–1909Australian Customs FlagThe Australian national flag defaced with "HMC"
1903–1904Australian Customs FlagThe Australian national flag defaced with "HMC AUSTRALIA"
1901–1903Australian Customs FlagThe Australian national flag defaced with "HMC AUSTRALIA"

Federal and state police

FlagDateUseDescription
:File:AustralianFederalPoliceFlag.png|Link to file1982–presentFlag of the Australian Federal PoliceA 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.
:File:NSW Police flag.jpg|Link to file1981–presentFlag of the New South Wales Police ForceAn azure-and-white horizontal bicolor with the badge of the New South Wales Police Force in the centre of the flag.
:File:NTPoliceFlag.png|Link to file2006–presentFlag of the Northern Territory PoliceA variant of the Northern Territory flag with the Northern Territory Police badge replacing the flower in the fly.
:File:Flag of the Queensland Police Service.svg|Link to file2006–presentFlag of the Queensland Police ServiceA light blue-and-dark blue horizontal bicolor with the badge of the Queensland Police Service in the centre of the flag.
:File:SAPoliceFlag.png|Link to file1993–presentFlag of the South Australia PoliceA British Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the South Australia Police within a white disk.
??–presentFlag of the Tasmania PoliceAn azure flag with the badge of the Tasmania Police in the centre of the flag.
:File:Flag of the Victoria Police.svg|Link to file??–presentFlag of the Victoria PoliceA British Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Victoria Police.
2005–presentFlag of the Western Australia PoliceA white flag with a stylised depiction of a swan and checkerboard in blue, with the Western Australia Police emblem added.

Cities and areas

Religious flags

Historical flags

Sporting flags