If you have ever wondered how to make the most of your annual leave, planning holidays around Australia’s public holidays can maximise your time off.
Australia does pretty well compared to the rest of the world, with 10 paid public holidays per year, ranking 9th globally.
However you might be tempted to move to Iran as they have the world’s most paid public holidays with 27 day per year. Unsurprisingly the United States ranks the worst with no paid holidays.
Here’s a full list of the public holidays in each state and territory for 2022 and 2023.
October 2022
Monday October 3: Labour day for ACT, NSW and SA and Queen’s Birthday for Queensland
Thursday October 6: Royal Launceston Show for Tasmania
Friday October 14: Flinders Island Show for Tasmania
Thursday October 20: Royal Hobart Show for Tasmania
November 2022
Tuesday November 1: Melbourne Cup Day for Victoria
Monday November 7: Recreation Day for Tasmania
Friday November 25: Devonport Show for Tasmania
How Australia celebrated Christmas in days gone by
December 2022
Saturday December 24: Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday from 7pm to midnight) for Queensland, SA and NT)
Sunday December 25: Christmas Day
Monday December 26: Boxing Day (Proclamation Day for SA)
Tuesday December 27: Christmas holiday (Boxing Day holiday for NT and WA, Proclamation Day for SA).
Saturday December 31: New Year’s Eve for SA and NT
January 2023
Sunday January 1: New Year’s Day
Monday January 2: New Year holiday
Wednesday January 11: Devonport Cup for Tasmania
Thursday January 26: Australia Day
February 2023
Monday February 13: Royal Hobart Regatta for Tasmania
Wednesday February 22: Launceston Cup for Tasmania
March 2023
Monday March 6: Labour Day: for WA
Tuesday March 7: King Island Show for Tasmania
Monday March 13: Canberra Day for ACT, Eight Hours Day for Tasmania, Labour Day for Victoria and Adelaide Cup Day for SA
April 2023
Friday April 7: Good Friday
Saturday April 8: day following Good Friday (except Tasmania and WA)
Sunday April 9: Easter Sunday for nation (except Tasmania, SA and NT)
Monday April 10: Easter Monday
Tuesday April 11: Easter Tuesday for Tasmania
Tuesday April 25: Anzac Day
Monday May 1: Labour Day for Queensland and May Day for NT
Friday May 5: Agfest for Tasmania
Monday May 29: Reconciliation Day for ACT
Monday June 5: Western Australia Day for WA
Monday June 12: Queen’s Birthday (except Queensland and WA)
Friday July 7: Alice Springs Show Day for NT
Friday June 14: Tennant Creek Show Day for NT
Friday July 21: Katherine Dhow Day for NT
Friday July 28: Darwin Show Day for NT
August 2023
Monday August 7: Picnic Day for NT
Wednesday August 16: Ekka for Queensland
Friday August 18: Borroloola Show Day for NT
September 2023
Monday September 25: Queen’s Birthday for WA
Date TBC: AFL Grand Final Day for Victoria
October 2023
Monday October 2: Labour Day for ACT, NSW and SA, Queen’s Birthday for Queensland
Friday October 6: Burnie Show for Tasmania
Thursday October 12: Royal Launceston Show for Tasmania
Friday October 20: Flinders Island Show for Tasmania
Thursday October 26: Royal Hobart Show for Tasmania
November 2023
Monday November 6: Recreation Day for Tasmania
Tuesday November 7: Melbourne Cup Day for Victoria
December 2023
Friday December 1: Devonport Show for Tasmania
Sunday December 24: Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday from 7pm to midnight) for Queensland, SA and NT)
Monday December 25: Christmas Day
Tuesday December 26: Boxing Day (Proclamation Day for SA)
Wednesday December 27: Christmas holiday (Boxing Day holiday for NT and WA, Proclamation Day for SA).
Sunday December 31: New Year’s Eve for SA and NT
