Official Public Holidays in Australia
Official Public Holidays in Australia | Englischlernen online
🇦🇺 National Public Holidays in AustraliaThese holidays are observed across all states and territories:
📍 Other Public Holidays (State or Territory Specific)These holidays vary by location in Australia:
Queen’s Birthday
- New Year's Day – January 1
The beginning of the new calendar year. - Australia Day – January 26
National day marking the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. - Good Friday – Friday before Easter Sunday
A Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus. - Easter Monday – Monday after Easter Sunday
A continuation of the Easter celebrations. - Anzac Day – April 25
A day of remembrance for Australian and New Zealand soldiers who served and died in wars. - Christmas Day – December 25
Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ (also a widely cultural holiday). - Boxing Day – December 26
Traditionally a day for giving to the poor; now often a shopping holiday.
📍 Other Public Holidays (State or Territory Specific)These holidays vary by location in Australia:
Queen’s Birthday
- Usually celebrated in June, but the date can vary by state.
- Celebrates the birthday of the British monarch.
- Celebrates workers’ rights and the 8-hour workday movement.
Dates vary:- NSW, ACT, SA – 1st Monday in October
- VIC, TAS – 2nd Monday in March
- QLD, NT, WA – In May or March, depending on the region
- NSW, ACT, SA – 1st Monday in October
- Held on the first Tuesday of November
- Australia’s most famous horse race; a public holiday in Melbourne.
- Last Monday in May
- A day for acknowledging and strengthening relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
- First Monday in June
- Celebrates the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829.
- First Monday in August
- Originally a day off for railway workers; now a general holiday.
- Specific towns and regions often get a day off for their local agricultural shows, like Brisbane Exhibition Day.
