Public Holidays in Australia - Public Holidays

Public Holidays

Name Date ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
New Year's Day 1 January Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Australia Day 26 January Yes Yes# Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Royal Hobart Regatta 2nd Monday in February No No No No No H No No
Labour Day 1st Monday in March No No No No No No No Yes
Adelaide Cup 2nd Monday in March No No No No Yes~ No No No
Canberra Day Yes No No No No No No No
Eight Hours Day No No No No No Yes No No
Labour Day No No No No No No Yes No
Good Friday variable date Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Easter Saturday variable date Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Easter Sunday variable date No Yes No No No No No No
Easter Monday variable date Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Easter Tuesday variable date No No No No No Yes No No
Anzac Day 25 April Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Labour Day 1st Monday in May No No No Yes No No No No
May Day No No Yes No No No No No
Western Australia Day 1st Monday in June No No No No No No No Yes
Queen's Birthday 2nd Monday in June Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Picnic Day 1st Monday in August No No Yes No No No No No
Holiday in lieu of Queen's Birthday As proclaimed by the Governor of Western Australia (September/October) No No No No No No No Yes
Family & Community Day 1st Monday of 3rd term school holidays (Sept/Oct)^ Yes No No No No No No No
Labour Day 1st Monday in October Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
Queen's Birthday No No No Yes No No No No
Recreation Day 1st Monday in November No No No No No NH No No
Melbourne Cup 1st Tuesday of November No No No No No No Yes† No
Christmas Day 25 December Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boxing Day 26 December Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Proclamation Day No No No No Yes No No No
New Year's Eve 31 December No No No No Yes~ No No No
Total holidays 12 11 11 10 11 12 11 10
Legend:
# In NSW, when Australia Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there is no public holiday on that day and instead the following Monday is declared a public holiday.
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.

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