Public Holidays in Australia in 2017
Day |
Date |
Holiday |
Comments |
Sunday |
January 01 |
New Years Day |
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Monday |
January 02 |
New Years Holiday |
Public Holiday as News Years Day falls on a Sunday |
Thursday |
January 26 |
Australia Day |
26 January or, if that day falls on weekend, the following Monday |
Monday |
March 06 |
Labour Day |
1st Monday in March. WA only |
Monday |
March 13 |
Adelaide Cup |
2nd Monday in March. SA Only |
Monday |
March 13 |
Canberra Day |
2nd Monday in March. ACT Only |
Monday |
March 13 |
Labour Day |
2nd Monday in March, VIC, TAS Only |
Friday |
April 14 |
Good Friday |
Friday before Easter Sunday |
Saturday |
April 15 |
Easter Saturday |
Public Holiday in all states exc. Tasmania and WA |
Sunday |
April 16 |
Easter Sunday |
Public Holiday in ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC |
Monday |
April 17 |
Easter Monday |
Monday after Easter Sunday |
Tuesday |
April 18 |
Easter Tuesday |
Tasmania. Government only |
Tuesday |
April 25 |
Anzac Day |
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Monday |
May 01 |
Labour Day |
1st Monday in May. QLD, NT Only |
Sunday |
May 14 |
Mother's Day |
2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
Monday |
June 05 |
Western Australia Day |
First Monday in June. WA only |
Monday |
June 12 |
Queen's Birthday |
2nd Monday in June. except QLD, WA |
Monday |
August 07 |
Picnic Day |
1st Monday in August. NT Only |
Wednesday |
August 16 |
Ekka People's Day |
Royal Queensland Show. Brisbane only |
Sunday |
September 03 |
Father's Day |
1st Sunday in September. Not a public holiday |
Monday |
September 25 |
Family & Community Day |
1st Monday of 3rd term school holidays. ACT Only |
Monday |
September 25 |
Queens Birthday |
Last Monday in Sep, or 1st Monday in Oct. WA Only |
Friday |
September 29 |
Grand Final Eve |
Victoria |
Monday |
October 02 |
Labour Day |
1st Monday in October. NSW/ACT/SA |
Monday |
October 02 |
Queens Birthday |
1st Monday in October. QLD |
Tuesday |
November 07 |
Melbourne Cup Day |
1st Tuesday in November. VIC Only |
Monday |
December 25 |
Christmas Day |
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Tuesday |
December 26 |
Boxing Day |
Except South Australia |
Tuesday |
December 26 |
Proclamation Day |
First working day after Christmas Day |