Australian Aboriginal Flag

Identity and Pride Flags

One of the official flags of Australia, designed in 1971 by Luritja artist Harold Thomas.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Australian Aboriginal Flag
Category	Identity and Pride Flags
Adopted On	July 12, 1971
Designer	Harold Thomas
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	3
Main Colors	Black, Red, Yellow
Design Type	Black over red with a yellow disc

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Black		#000000
Red		#CC0000
Yellow		#FFCC00

Flag Design and Symbols

Black colour	Represents the Aboriginal people of Australia
Red colour	Represents the red earth and the spiritual relationship to the land
Yellow colour	Represents the sun, the giver of life
Yellow disc	The sun, protector and renewer of life
Design origin	Created for the land rights movement and recognised as an official flag of Australia in 1995

About the Australian Aboriginal Flag

One of the official flags of Australia, designed in 1971 by Luritja artist Harold Thomas.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Identity and Pride Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Black over red with a yellow disc; recorded proportion 2:3.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Black (#000000), Red (#CC0000) and Yellow (#FFCC00). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Yellow disc: The sun, protector and renewer of life; Design origin: Created for the land rights movement and recognised as an official flag of Australia in 1995.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to July 12, 1971. The designer is recorded as Harold Thomas.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Australian Aboriginal Flag

Australian Aboriginal Flag is filed under Identity and Pride Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is black over red with a yellow disc.
The reference proportion is 2:3.
The stored palette contains Black, Red and Yellow.
The record dates this design to July 12, 1971.
The designer is recorded as Harold Thomas.
Yellow disc: The sun, protector and renewer of life.
Design origin: Created for the land rights movement and recognised as an official flag of Australia in 1995.
One of the official flags of Australia, designed in 1971 by Luritja artist Harold Thomas.

Frequently asked questions about the Australian Aboriginal Flag

What is the Australian Aboriginal Flag?

One of the official flags of Australia, designed in 1971 by Luritja artist Harold Thomas.

What type of flag is the Australian Aboriginal Flag?

It is catalogued under Identity and Pride Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Australian Aboriginal Flag look like?

Black over red with a yellow disc, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the Australian Aboriginal Flag?

The reference proportion stored for this record is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the Australian Aboriginal Flag?

The reference palette lists Black #000000, Red #CC0000 and Yellow #FFCC00.

What do the symbols on the Australian Aboriginal Flag mean?

Yellow disc — The sun, protector and renewer of life. Design origin — Created for the land rights movement and recognised as an official flag of Australia in 1995.

When is the Australian Aboriginal Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives July 12, 1971.