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2027 Australian public holidays for staff rosters

Every 2027 public holiday, state by state, with where each list comes from. New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are checked against their governments’ lists; the rest are marked until they are.

Every state at a glance

State or territoryWhole-day holidaysDates
New South Wales14Checked against NSW Government, 13 September 2026
Victoria14Checked against Business Victoria, 18 September 2026
Queensland13Checked against Queensland Government, 13 September 2026
South Australia14Checked against SafeWork SA, 18 September 2026
Western Australia14Checked against Government of Western Australia, 13 September 2026
Tasmania10Checked against WorkSafe Tasmania, 18 September 2026
Northern Territory14Checked against NT Government, 18 September 2026
Australian Capital Territory16Checked against ACT Government, 13 September 2026

Every 2027 public holiday, date by date

DateDayHolidayWhere
1 JanuaryFridayNew Year's DayNSWVICQLDSAWATASNTACT
6 JanuaryWednesdayDevonport CupTAS
26 JanuaryTuesdayAustralia DayNSWVICQLDSAWATASNTACT
8 FebruaryMondayRoyal Hobart RegattaTAS
24 FebruaryWednesdayLaunceston CupTAS
1 MarchMondayLabour DayWA
2 MarchTuesdayKing Island ShowTAS
8 MarchMondayAdelaide Cup DaySA
8 MarchMondayCanberra DayACT
8 MarchMondayEight Hours DayTAS
8 MarchMondayLabour DayVIC
26 MarchFridayGood FridayNSWVICQLDSAWATASNTACT
27 MarchSaturdayEaster SaturdayNSWSANTACT
27 MarchSaturdaySaturday before Easter SundayVIC
27 MarchSaturdayThe day after Good FridayQLD
28 MarchSundayEaster SundayNSWVICQLDSAWANTACT
29 MarchMondayEaster MondayNSWVICQLDSAWATASNTACT
30 MarchTuesdayEaster TuesdayTAS
25 AprilSundayAnzac DayNSWVICSAWATASACT
26 AprilMondayAdditional day for Anzac DayNSWWAACT
26 AprilMondayAnzac DayQLDNT
3 MayMondayLabour DayQLD
3 MayMondayMay DayNT
7 MayFridayAgfestTAS
31 MayMondayReconciliation DayACT
7 JuneMondayWestern Australia DayWA
14 JuneMondayKing's BirthdayNSWVICSATASNTACT
2 JulyFridayAlice Springs Show DayNT
9 JulyFridayTennant Creek Show DayNT
16 JulyFridayKatherine Show DayNT
23 JulyFridayDarwin Show DayNT
2 AugustMondayBank HolidayNSW
2 AugustMondayPicnic DayNT
11 AugustWednesdayRoyal Queensland ShowQLD
13 AugustFridayBorroloola Show DayNT
27 SeptemberMondayKing's BirthdayWA
1 OctoberFridayBurnie ShowTAS
4 OctoberMondayKing's BirthdayQLD
4 OctoberMondayLabour DayNSWSAACT
7 OctoberThursdayRoyal Launceston ShowTAS
15 OctoberFridayFlinders Island ShowTAS
21 OctoberThursdayRoyal Hobart ShowTAS
1 NovemberMondayRecreation DayTAS
2 NovemberTuesdayMelbourne CupVIC
26 NovemberFridayDevonport ShowTAS
24 DecemberFridayChristmas EveQLDSANT
25 DecemberSaturdayChristmas DayNSWVICQLDSAWATASNTACT
26 DecemberSundayBoxing DayNSWVICQLDWANTACT
26 DecemberSundayProclamation Day holiday and Boxing DaySA
27 DecemberMondayAdditional day for Christmas DayNSWVICQLDSAWATASNTACT
28 DecemberTuesdayAdditional day for Boxing DayNSWVICQLDWANTACT
28 DecemberTuesdayAdditional day for Proclamation DaySA
28 DecemberTuesdayBoxing DayTAS
31 DecemberFridayNew Year's EveSANT

How public holiday entitlements work

A date on this page says a day is a public holiday. It does not say what anybody is paid, whether they can be asked to work, or whether a part-time employee who does not usually work that day is affected. Those come from the National Employment Standards and the award, agreement or contract that covers the employee.

Public holidays generally follow the state or territory where an employee is based for work. That is not necessarily where the business is registered, or where one particular shift happens to be worked.

So a business with venues in two states can have two sets of public holidays on the same roster. Where somebody’s base is not obvious, the Fair Work Ombudsman explains how it is worked out.

An employer can ask an employee to work on a public holiday if the request is reasonable, and the employee can refuse if the request is not reasonable or if refusing is reasonable. The Fair Work Ombudsman explains all of this.

Planning checklist

  • Mark the holidays on the calendar before you build any roster that includes them
  • Decide whether you open, and for what hours, before asking anybody to work
  • Treat a public holiday shift as a request the employee can answer, and keep a record of the answer
  • Look up what working the day is paid under the award or agreement, and enter that multiplier in your roster costing
  • Check minimum engagement and breaks under the award before you roster short holiday trading hours
  • Add the days a calendar may leave out: days proclaimed each year, regional show days and part-day holidays
  • Check which state each person is based in, if you roster people across a border

Downloads

A CSV of every checked state, and a calendar file for each of them.

CSV of every checked stateNew South Wales, calendar fileNew South Wales, csv fileVictoria, calendar fileVictoria, csv fileQueensland, calendar fileQueensland, csv fileSouth Australia, calendar fileSouth Australia, csv fileWestern Australia, calendar fileWestern Australia, csv fileTasmania, calendar fileTasmania, csv fileNorthern Territory, calendar fileNorthern Territory, csv fileAustralian Capital Territory, calendar fileAustralian Capital Territory, csv file

The dates and these files are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0, with Roster Flow credited as the source.

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