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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