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Australian Holidays

Australian Holidays

Various public & national holidays observed in Australia


sitesworld.comNameDateACTNSWNTQLDSATASVICWA
New Year's Day1 JanuaryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Australia Day26 JanuaryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Royal Hobart Regatta2nd Monday in FebruaryNoNoNoNoNoHNoNo
Labour Day1st Monday in MarchNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Adelaide Cup* as proclaimed by the Governor of South Australia2nd Monday in MarchNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Canberra DayYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Eight Hours DayNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Labour DayNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Good Fridayvariable dateYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Easter Saturdayvariable dateYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
Easter Sundayvariable dateNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Easter Mondayvariable dateYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Easter Tuesdayvariable dateNoNoNoNoNoCNoNo
Anzac Day25 AprilYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Labour Day1st Monday in MayNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
May DayNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Western Australia Day1st Monday in JuneNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Queen's Birthday2nd Monday in JuneYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Picnic Day1st Monday in AugustNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Queen's BirthdayAs proclaimed by the Governor of Western Australia (September/October)NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Family & Community Day1st Monday of 3rd term school holidays (Sept/Oct)^YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Labour Day1st Monday in OctoberYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
Recreation Day1st Monday in NovemberNoNoNoNoNoNHNoNo
Melbourne Cup1st Tuesday of NovemberNoNoNoNoNoNoYesᾠNo
Christmas Eve24 DecemberNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Christmas Day25 DecemberYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Boxing Day26 DecemberYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Proclamation DayNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
New Year's Eve31 DecemberNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Total holidays1211111011 + 2 half days121110sitesworld.com
Legend:
C = Conditional: Public Service employees or where defined in Employment Agreement/Award
H = Hobart area only
NH = Not Hobart area
^ Note that when Family and Community Day falls on Labour Day holiday in the ACT, this holiday changes to the 2nd Monday of 3rd term school holidays.
From 7pm to midnight
Outside of Melbourne, another day may be substituted instead.
* The holiday is legislated for the 3rd Monday of May. Since 2006 it has been moved via the issuing of a special Proclamation by the Governor, to the 2nd Monday of March, on a trial basis.