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Gum Sucker: Victorians - Colonialists were called gum suckers, now Victorians are.

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Tasmaniac: Crazy Tasmanian - Tasmanians are unhinged according to this trope.

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Cane Toads: Queenslanders - Those cane toads... Anyone for a spot of cane toad golf?

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Barracoutas: Tasmanian - You looking at me?!

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Brizzy: Brisbane - Short form like Drizzy for Drake.

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Brisvegas: Brisbaner - This tongue-in-cheek name likens Brisbane and Las Vegas.

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Cockroaches: New South Wales - The story of why Queenslanders call New South Welshman cockroaches goes back to the 1970s.

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Blues: New South Wales - It's the colour of the rugby kit after all.

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Taswegian: Tasmanian - Taswegian as in Norwegian, because they're so far away and weird? Allegedly. 

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Westralian: Western Australia - Westralian is just fun to say.

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Waratahs: New South Wales - Even the rugby team is named after the Waratahs shrub.

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Apple Islanders: Tasmanian - The island was one of the major apple producers for some time.

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Tazzies: Tasmanian - You get the point with this one.

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Wise Men from the East: Aussies not from Western Australia - Western Aussies have a since of humour about outsiders telling them how to run their state.

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Cabbage Patch: Victorians - Victoria's small, like a cabbage patch.

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Vics: Victorians - This one is pretty self-explanatory.

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Crow-eaters: South Australian - Early South Australian colonisers allegedly ate crows.

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Top Enders: Northern Territorians - They are at the top end of the country.

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Banana Benders: Queenslanders - Queensland produces most of Australia's bananas.

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Novocastrian: Newcastler - This has an almost fantastical feel to it.

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Perthling: Perthite - There are Earthlings, then there are Perthlings.

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Sandgropers: Western Australians - Western Australians are sometimes called Sandgropers, unfortunately.

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The burn: Melbourne - If you go down to Melbourne, don't get the burn.

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The Gong: Wollongong - It's a natural short form of the city name.

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Holiday Isle: Tasmania - It's a nice place for the rest of us to go on holidays. 

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Actarians: ACTers - We've got to have a name for them.

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The Island of Inspiration: Tasmania - It's a beautiful place to get inspired, after all. 

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Maroons: Queenslanders - It's the colour of their ruby kit.

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On The Move: Victoria - The traffic and highways are likely behind this nickname.

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Nicknames - Did we leave any out? Tell the roo. 

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