National Public Holidays


  • New Year’s Day (except TAS) - Sunday 1 January
  • Additional public holiday for New Year's Day - Monday 2 January
  • Australia Day - Thursday 26 January
  • Good Friday - Friday 7 April
  • Easter Saturday (except TAS & WA) - Saturday 8 April 
  • Easter Sunday (except NT, SA & TAS) - Sunday 9 April
  • Easter Monday - Monday 10 April
  • Anzac Day - Tuesday 25 April 
  • King/Queens Birthday (except QLD & WA) – Monday 12 June
  • Christmas Day - Monday 25 December
  • Boxing Day (proclamation-day SA) – Tuesday 26 December

Note:

  • South Australia and Northern Territory have a part-day public holiday for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve from 7pm to 12 midnight
  • Queensland has a part-day public holiday for Christmas Eve from 6pm to 12 midnight


Australian Capital Territory

  • Canberra Day – Monday 13 March
  • Reconciliation Day - Monday 29 May
  • Labour Day - Monday 2 October

New South Wales

  • Labour Day - Monday 2 October


Northern Territory

  • May Day - Monday 1 May
  • Picnic Day - Monday 7 August
  • Christmas Eve (from 7pm to midnight) - Sunday 24 December
  • New Year's Eve (from 7pm to midnight) - Sunday 31 December


Queensland

  • Day following Good Friday – Saturday 8 April
  • Labour Day - Monday 1 May
  • Royal Queensland Show “Ekka” (Brisbane area only) - Wednesday 16 August
  • King's Birthday - Monday 2 October
  • Christmas Eve (from 6pm to midnight) - Sunday 24 December


South Australia

  • Adelaide Cup Day (subject to proclamation) - Monday 13 March
  • Day following Good Friday – Saturday 8 April
  • Labour Day - Monday 2 October
  • Christmas Eve (from 7pm to midnight) - Sunday 24 December
  • Proclamation Day – Tuesday 26 December
  • New Year's Eve (from 7pm to midnight) - Sunday 31 December


Tasmania

  • Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of the state) - Monday 13 February
  • Eight Hours Day - Monday 13 March
  • Easter Tuesday (restricted public holiday. Observed by some Awards/Agreements and the state public service) - Tuesday 11 April
  • Recreation Day (all parts of the state which do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta) - Monday 6 November


Victoria

  • Labour Day - Monday 13 March
  • Saturday before Easter Sunday – Saturday 8 April
  • Friday before AFL Grand Final (subject to AFL schedule) - TBC
  • Melbourne Cup - Tuesday 7 November

Western Australia

  • Labour Day - Monday 6 March
  • Western Australia Day - Monday 5 June
  • King's Birthday (Some regional areas in WA hold the King's Birthday public holiday on a different date) - Monday 25 September