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.
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australian, state, territory, colours, australia, state, territory, colours, frequently, part, state, territory, state, symbols, some, states, have, formally, adopted, colours, their, official, state, colours, while, others, have, facto, state, colours, that, . 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 AustraliaSee also edit nbsp Australia portal National colours of Australia List of symbols of states and territories of Australia State of Origin Interstate matches in Australian rules footballReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian state and territory colours amp oldid 1218030573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,