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Public Holidays Australia 2027: Every Date by State (and What You Get Paid)

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Every 2027 public holiday in every state and territory, including the Anzac Day Monday rules, the Christmas and Boxing Day extra days on 27 and 28 December, part-day holidays and the pay rates that apply.

MC

Leave & Entitlements Specialist · JD, Monash University — Admitted in Victoria (non-practising)

Public holidays 2027 at a glance

Every state and territory has published its 2027 public holiday list, and the Fair Work Ombudsman has collected them on its 2027 public holidays page. Only one statewide date is still open: Victoria's Friday before the AFL Grand Final, which depends on the 2027 AFL fixture.

Three things are different about 2027:

  • Anzac Day falls on a Sunday (25 April). States treat this differently. Some add Monday 26 April as an extra holiday, two move the holiday to the Monday, and three keep it on the Sunday with no Monday off.
  • Christmas Day is a Saturday and Boxing Day is a Sunday. Every state and territory gives two weekday holidays on Monday 27 December and Tuesday 28 December. Tasmania handles it slightly differently (see below).
  • Easter is early: Good Friday is 26 March and Easter Monday is 29 March.

The dates every jurisdiction shares:

Holiday2027 dateNotes
New Year's DayFriday 1 JanuaryAll states
Australia DayTuesday 26 JanuaryAll states
Good FridayFriday 26 MarchAll states
Easter SaturdaySaturday 27 MarchNot WA or Tas
Easter SundaySunday 28 MarchNot Tas
Easter MondayMonday 29 MarchAll states
Anzac DaySunday 25 April and/or Monday 26 AprilVaries (see next section)
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December + Monday 27 DecemberAll states
Boxing DaySunday 26 December + Tuesday 28 DecemberTas: Tuesday 28 December only. SA calls it Proclamation Day

The state pages below each have a full table. Our state public holiday pages also show the next holiday where you live.

Anzac Day 2027 falls on a Sunday. Do you get Monday off?

It depends on your state or territory:

State or territorySunday 25 AprilMonday 26 April
New South WalesPublic holidayAdditional public holiday
Western AustraliaPublic holidayAdditional public holiday
ACTPublic holiday (declared for 2027)Public holiday
QueenslandNot a public holidayAnzac Day public holiday
Northern TerritoryNot a public holidayAnzac Day public holiday
VictoriaPublic holidayOrdinary working day
South AustraliaPublic holidayOrdinary working day
TasmaniaPublic holidayOrdinary working day

The ACT result is new. Under its Holidays Act the Monday is the Anzac Day holiday when 25 April is a Sunday. On 14 August 2026 the ACT Government also declared Sunday 25 April 2027 a public holiday, so ACT workers get both days (ACT Government announcement). The ACT has said it will consult on a permanent rule from 2028.

For pay, this matters most to weekend workers. In Queensland and the NT, someone who works Sunday 25 April is paid ordinary Sunday rates, and the public holiday rate applies on Monday 26 April. In NSW, WA and the ACT, public holiday rates apply on both days.

Christmas 2027: why 27 and 28 December are both public holidays

In 2027, Christmas Day falls on a Saturday and Boxing Day on a Sunday. Every state and territory adds weekday holidays to make up for it:

  • Monday 27 December: additional public holiday for Christmas Day
  • Tuesday 28 December: additional public holiday for Boxing Day (Proclamation Day in South Australia)

In NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, the ACT and the NT, the weekend days stay public holidays as well. That means four public holidays in a row, from Saturday 25 to Tuesday 28 December. If you work on the Saturday or Sunday, public holiday rates apply to that shift too.

Tasmania is the exception. It keeps Saturday 25 December as Christmas Day and adds Monday 27 December, but it moves Boxing Day to Tuesday 28 December. Sunday 26 December is not a public holiday in Tasmania.

The part-day holidays also apply. In Queensland, Christmas Eve (Friday 24 December) is a public holiday from 6pm to midnight. In South Australia and the Northern Territory, both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve (Friday 31 December) are public holidays from 7pm to midnight. Public holiday rates apply only to the hours inside that window. Hours before 6pm or 7pm are paid at the ordinary Friday rate.

New South Wales public holidays 2027

HolidayDate
New Year's DayFriday 1 January
Australia DayTuesday 26 January
Good FridayFriday 26 March
Easter SaturdaySaturday 27 March
Easter SundaySunday 28 March
Easter MondayMonday 29 March
Anzac DaySunday 25 April
Additional day for Anzac DayMonday 26 April
King's BirthdayMonday 14 June
Labour DayMonday 4 October
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December
Boxing DaySunday 26 December
Additional day for Christmas DayMonday 27 December
Additional day for Boxing DayTuesday 28 December

The NSW Bank Holiday is Monday 2 August 2027. The NSW Government says it "is not a declared public holiday". It mainly affects banks and some financial institutions, so most employees work as normal. Source: NSW Government. More on the NSW public holidays page.

Victoria public holidays 2027

HolidayDate
New Year's DayFriday 1 January
Australia DayTuesday 26 January
Labour DayMonday 8 March
Good FridayFriday 26 March
Saturday before Easter SundaySaturday 27 March
Easter SundaySunday 28 March
Easter MondayMonday 29 March
Anzac DaySunday 25 April (no Monday holiday)
King's BirthdayMonday 14 June
Friday before the AFL Grand FinalNot yet set. It depends on the 2027 AFL fixture
Melbourne CupTuesday 2 November (all of Victoria unless your council has set a different local day)
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December
Boxing DaySunday 26 December
Additional day for Christmas DayMonday 27 December
Additional day for Boxing DayTuesday 28 December

Some websites already list a 2027 Grand Final Friday date. The Victorian Government has not announced one, so treat any date you see as a guess until it does. Source: Business Victoria. More on the Victorian public holidays page.

Queensland public holidays 2027

HolidayDate
New Year's DayFriday 1 January
Australia DayTuesday 26 January
Good FridayFriday 26 March
The day after Good FridaySaturday 27 March
Easter SundaySunday 28 March
Easter MondayMonday 29 March
Anzac DayMonday 26 April (not Sunday 25 April)
Labour DayMonday 3 May
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)Wednesday 11 August
King's BirthdayMonday 4 October
Christmas Eve (6pm to midnight)Friday 24 December
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December and Monday 27 December
Boxing DaySunday 26 December and Tuesday 28 December

Queensland's King's Birthday is in October, not June. Show holidays outside Brisbane are on regional dates. Source: Queensland Government. More on the Queensland public holidays page.

South Australia public holidays 2027

HolidayDate
New Year's DayFriday 1 January
Australia DayTuesday 26 January
Adelaide Cup DayMonday 8 March
Good FridayFriday 26 March
Easter SaturdaySaturday 27 March
Easter SundaySunday 28 March
Easter MondayMonday 29 March
Anzac DaySunday 25 April (no Monday holiday)
King's BirthdayMonday 14 June
Labour DayMonday 4 October
Christmas Eve (7pm to midnight)Friday 24 December
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December
Proclamation Day holidaySunday 26 December
Additional day for Christmas DayMonday 27 December
Additional day for Proclamation DayTuesday 28 December
New Year's Eve (7pm to midnight)Friday 31 December

Source: SafeWork SA. More on the South Australian public holidays page.

Western Australia public holidays 2027

HolidayDate
New Year's DayFriday 1 January
Australia DayTuesday 26 January
Labour DayMonday 1 March
Good FridayFriday 26 March
Easter SundaySunday 28 March
Easter MondayMonday 29 March
Anzac DaySunday 25 April and Monday 26 April
Western Australia DayMonday 7 June
King's BirthdayMonday 27 September
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December and Monday 27 December
Boxing DaySunday 26 December and Tuesday 28 December

In 2027, WA has no Easter Saturday public holiday. Some regional areas, including Karratha and Port Hedland, have held King's Birthday on a different date in past years. Their 2027 dates had not been published when we checked. The WA Government has reviewed its public holiday schedule and says the 2028 dates will be published once confirmed. The 2027 list above is unaffected. Source: WA Government. More on the WA public holidays page.

Tasmania public holidays 2027

HolidayDate
New Year's DayFriday 1 January
Australia DayTuesday 26 January
Royal Hobart Regatta (certain areas only)Monday 8 February
Eight Hours DayMonday 8 March
Good FridayFriday 26 March
Easter MondayMonday 29 March
Easter Tuesday (generally Tasmanian Public Service only)Tuesday 30 March
Anzac DaySunday 25 April (no Monday holiday)
King's BirthdayMonday 14 June
Royal Hobart Show (certain areas, including Hobart)Thursday 21 October
Recreation Day (areas that don't observe Regatta)Monday 1 November
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December
Additional day for Christmas DayMonday 27 December
Boxing DayTuesday 28 December

Tasmania has no Easter Saturday or Easter Sunday public holiday. In 2027, Sunday 26 December is not a public holiday because Boxing Day moves to the Tuesday. Source: WorkSafe Tasmania. More on the Tasmanian public holidays page.

ACT public holidays 2027

HolidayDate
New Year's DayFriday 1 January
Australia DayTuesday 26 January
Canberra DayMonday 8 March
Good FridayFriday 26 March
Easter SaturdaySaturday 27 March
Easter SundaySunday 28 March
Easter MondayMonday 29 March
Anzac DaySunday 25 April and Monday 26 April
Reconciliation DayMonday 31 May
King's BirthdayMonday 14 June
Labour DayMonday 4 October
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December and Monday 27 December
Boxing DaySunday 26 December and Tuesday 28 December

The ACT also has a bank holiday on the first Monday in August (2 August 2027). Like the NSW one, it doesn't apply to most employees. Source: ACT Government, ACT Public Holidays 2027 (correct as at 14 August 2026). More on the ACT public holidays page.

Northern Territory public holidays 2027

HolidayDate
New Year's DayFriday 1 January
Australia DayTuesday 26 January
Good FridayFriday 26 March
Easter SaturdaySaturday 27 March
Easter SundaySunday 28 March
Easter MondayMonday 29 March
Anzac DayMonday 26 April (not Sunday 25 April)
May DayMonday 3 May
King's BirthdayMonday 14 June
Picnic DayMonday 2 August
Christmas Eve (7pm to midnight)Friday 24 December
Christmas DaySaturday 25 December and Monday 27 December
Boxing DaySunday 26 December and Tuesday 28 December
New Year's Eve (7pm to midnight)Friday 31 December

The NT also has regional show days, which are holidays only in their local area: Alice Springs (Friday 2 July), Tennant Creek (Friday 9 July), Katherine (Friday 16 July), Darwin (Friday 23 July) and Borroloola (Friday 13 August). Source: NT Government. More on the NT public holidays page.

What you get paid on a public holiday in 2027

If you don't work the public holiday: full-time and part-time employees who would normally have worked that day are paid their ordinary rate for the hours they would have worked (Fair Work Act s 116). Casuals are not paid for a public holiday they don't work. If a holiday falls on a day you don't normally work, such as a Saturday holiday for a Monday-to-Friday employee, you get nothing extra.

If you work the public holiday: your modern award sets the rate. It is a percentage of the minimum hourly rate for your classification. Some common examples:

AwardFull-time / part-timeCasual (includes the 25% loading)
General Retail (MA000004, cl 22.1 Table 12)225%250%
Hospitality (MA000009)225%250%
Fast Food (MA000003)225%250%
Restaurant (MA000119)225%250%
Clerks: Private Sector (MA000002)250%275%
Nurses (MA000034)200%200% of the casual rate

Retail example, using the Level 1 adult minimum of $27.81 an hour (from 1 July 2026): a full-time or part-time employee earns $62.57 an hour on a public holiday, and a casual earns $69.53 an hour. The 250% and 275% Retail figures you may see quoted are overtime rates for public holiday work, not the ordinary public holiday rate. Don't apply the percentage to the casual rate. The casual percentage is applied to the minimum hourly rate and already includes the loading.

The rates above apply until 30 June 2027. The Fair Work Commission's 2027 Annual Wage Review will set new minimums from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2027, so King's Birthday in WA and Queensland, Labour Day in NSW, SA and the ACT, Melbourne Cup and the Christmas holidays will be paid on the new rates. Enterprise agreements can set different rates, but not below the award overall.

Work out your own figure with the public holiday pay calculator, or check every award's percentages on the public holiday rates page.

For employers: planning for 2027

  • Check where each employee is based. Employees get the public holidays of the place where their job is based, not where they happen to be working that day (Fair Work Ombudsman). A Melbourne-based employee working in Sydney on Melbourne Cup Day is still entitled to the holiday.
  • Anzac Day weekend. If you run payroll in more than one state, a Monday 26 April shift is ordinary time in Victoria, SA and Tasmania and a public holiday everywhere else. A Sunday 25 April shift is a public holiday everywhere except Queensland and the NT.
  • Christmas week. Rosters covering Saturday 25 to Tuesday 28 December 2027 can include four public holidays (three in Tasmania). Permanent staff who normally work Monday and Tuesday are paid for 27 and 28 December even if you close.
  • Requests to work. You can ask an employee to work a public holiday. They can refuse if the request is unreasonable or their refusal is reasonable, taking into account things like the type of business, the employee's circumstances, the pay rate and how much notice you gave (Fair Work Act s 114).
  • Swapping days. Many awards let an employer and employee agree to substitute another day for a public holiday. Retail is one example (MA000004 cl 33.2). Put the agreement in writing and keep it with your time and wages records.

Planning a Christmas close-down? The Christmas shutdown checker shows what you can direct and what you must pay.

Frequently asked questions

Is Monday 26 April 2027 a public holiday?
Yes in NSW, WA, the ACT, Queensland and the NT. No in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, where Anzac Day stays on Sunday 25 April.

Is 28 December 2027 a public holiday?
Yes, in every state and territory. In Tasmania it is Boxing Day itself. Everywhere else it is the additional day for Boxing Day (Proclamation Day in SA).

When is Easter 2027?
Good Friday is 26 March, Easter Saturday 27 March, Easter Sunday 28 March and Easter Monday 29 March. Tasmania also has Easter Tuesday on 30 March, generally for the Tasmanian Public Service only.

When is the King's Birthday in 2027?
Monday 14 June in NSW, Victoria, SA, Tasmania, the ACT and the NT. Monday 27 September in WA (some regional WA areas use a different date). Monday 4 October in Queensland.

When is Labour Day 2027?
WA: Monday 1 March. Victoria: Monday 8 March (Tasmania's Eight Hours Day is the same day). Queensland: Monday 3 May (the NT's May Day is the same day). NSW, SA and the ACT: Monday 4 October.

Do casuals get paid for public holidays they don't work?
No. Casuals are paid only for hours they work. When they work a public holiday, they get the award's casual public holiday rate, for example 250% under the Retail and Hospitality awards.

Is Christmas Eve 2027 a public holiday?
Only part of the day, and only in Queensland (6pm to midnight), South Australia (7pm to midnight) and the Northern Territory (7pm to midnight). SA and the NT also have New Year's Eve, Friday 31 December, from 7pm to midnight.

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About Megan Cole

Former Fair Work Commission Associate (2021–2024) after two years as a plaintiff-side employment paralegal in Melbourne. Juris Doctor from Monash University (2020). Writes about unfair dismissal, leave entitlements, termination, and enterprise bargaining. Admitted in Victoria, currently non-practising. Based in Fitzroy North.

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