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
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
1981–present | Flag of the Governor of New South Wales | The State Flag with a crowned badge. | |
1876–present | Flag of the Governor of Queensland | The Union Flag defaced with the state badge. | |
1975–present | Flag of the Governor of South Australia | The State Flag with a crowned badge. | |
1977–present | Flag of the Governor of Tasmania | The State Flag with a crowned badge. | |
1984–present | Flag of the Governor of Victoria | The State Flag with a yellow field and crowned southern cross. | |
1988–present | Flag of the Governor of Western Australia | The 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;- Department of Trade and Customs
- Department of Customs and Excise
- Department of Police and Customs
- Department of Business and Consumer Affairs
- Department of Industry and Commerce
- Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
- Australian Customs Service
- Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
- Australian Border Force
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
2015–present | Australian Border Force Flag | The Australian national flag defaced with "AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE" | |
2015 | Australian Border Force Flag as used temporarily | The Australian national flag defaced with "BORDER FORCE" | |
1988–2015 | Australian Customs Flag | The Australian national flag defaced with "CUSTOMS" | |
1909–1988 | Australian Customs Flag | The Australian national flag defaced with "HMC" | |
1904–1909 | Australian Customs Flag | The Australian national flag defaced with "HMC" | |
1903–1904 | Australian Customs Flag | The Australian national flag defaced with "HMC AUSTRALIA" | |
1901–1903 | Australian Customs Flag | The Australian national flag defaced with "HMC AUSTRALIA" |
Federal and state police
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
:File:AustralianFederalPoliceFlag.png|Link to file | 1982–present | Flag of the Australian Federal Police | 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. |
:File:NSW Police flag.jpg|Link to file | 1981–present | Flag of the New South Wales Police Force | An 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 file | 2006–present | Flag of the Northern Territory Police | A 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 file | 2006–present | Flag of the Queensland Police Service | A 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 file | 1993–present | Flag of the South Australia Police | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the South Australia Police within a white disk. |
??–present | Flag of the Tasmania Police | An 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 | ??–present | Flag of the Victoria Police | A British Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of the Victoria Police. |
2005–present | Flag of the Western Australia Police | A white flag with a stylised depiction of a swan and checkerboard in blue, with the Western Australia Police emblem added. |