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The table provides a list of Australian national and state emblems.
| flower | animal | bird | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) | red kangaroo (Megaleia rufa) | emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) |
| Australian Capital Territory | royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) | gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) | |
| New South Wales | waratah (Telopea speciosissima) | platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) | kookaburra (Dacelo gigas) |
| Northern Territory | Sturt's desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) | red kangaroo (Megaleia rufa) | wedge-tailed eagle (Uroaëtus audax) |
| Queensland | Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum) | koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) | |
| South Australia | Sturt's desert pea (Clianthus formosus) | hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) | piping shrike, or magpie (Gymnorhina leuconota) |
| Tasmania | Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) | ||
| Victoria | common heath (Epacris impressa) | Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) | helmeted honeyeater (Meliphaga cassidix) |
| Western Australia | red-and-green kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii) | numbat, or banded anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus) | black swan (Cygnus atratus) |