New Year’s Day in Australia is celebrated on January 1 each year. It is a public holiday in every state and territory. When January 1 falls on a weekend, the following Monday is an additional public holiday: New Year’s Day 2028 is a Saturday, so Monday 3 January 2028 is a public holiday everywhere. In Tasmania the holiday moves to that Monday and the Saturday itself is not a public holiday.
The celebrations for New Year’s Day actually start on New Year’s Eve when people come together and remember the past year and prepare for the countdown to the New Year. At midnight bottles of champagne are popped to toast the New Year, fireworks are lit and people hug and kiss to wish each other a Happy New Year. See below the dates of New Year’s Day in Australia for this year and the following years.
| Holiday | Date | Week number | Days to go |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day 2068 | 1 January 2068 Sunday – additional public holiday Monday 2 January 2068 (All states; TAS: holiday moved) | 52 | 15064 |
| New Year's Day 2069 | 1 January 2069 Tuesday | 01 | 15430 |
| New Year's Day 2070 | 1 January 2070 Wednesday | 01 | 15795 |
| New Year's Day 2071 | 1 January 2071 Thursday | 01 | 16160 |
| New Year's Day 2072 | 1 January 2072 Friday | 53 | 16525 |
| New Year's Day 2073 | 1 January 2073 Sunday – additional public holiday Monday 2 January 2073 (All states; TAS: holiday moved) | 52 | 16891 |
| New Year's Day 2074 | 1 January 2074 Monday | 01 | 17256 |
| New Year's Day 2075 | 1 January 2075 Tuesday | 01 | 17621 |
| New Year's Day 2076 | 1 January 2076 Wednesday | 01 | 17986 |
| New Year's Day 2077 | 1 January 2077 Friday | 53 | 18352 |
| New Year's Day 2078 | 1 January 2078 Saturday – additional public holiday Monday 3 January 2078 (All states; TAS: holiday moved) | 52 | 18717 |
| New Year's Day 2079 | 1 January 2079 Sunday – additional public holiday Monday 2 January 2079 (All states; TAS: holiday moved) | 52 | 19082 |
| New Year's Day 2080 | 1 January 2080 Monday | 01 | 19447 |
| New Year's Day 2081 | 1 January 2081 Wednesday | 01 | 19813 |
| New Year's Day 2082 | 1 January 2082 Thursday | 01 | 20178 |
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