2021 Holidays Australia

All 2021 public holidays of Australia are listed in the table below, with the states and territories where each one applies. Seven of them are shared by every state and territory: New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day (in South Australia the 26 December holiday is Proclamation Day); the others differ by state, such as Labour Day, the King’s Birthday and Easter Saturday. When a public holiday falls on a weekend, most states add an extra weekday holiday, shown as “(additional day)”; in Tasmania, and for Anzac Day in Queensland and the Northern Territory, the holiday moves to the weekday instead, shown as “(substitute day)”. The table also lists common observances like Mother’s Day and Remembrance Day, which are not public holidays. For a printable calendar with the public holidays of your state or territory, go to the 2021 calendar page.

DateHolidayWhereNumber of days to go
1 JanuaryFridayNew Year's DayAll states-
26 JanuaryTuesdayAustralia DayAll states-
14 FebruarySundayValentine's DayObservance-
16 FebruaryTuesdayShrove TuesdayObservance-
17 FebruaryWednesdayAsh WednesdayObservance-
1 MarchMondayLabour Day Western AustraliaWA-
8 MarchMondayLabour Day VictoriaVIC-
8 MarchMondayEight Hours Day TasmaniaTAS-
8 MarchMondayCanberra DayACT-
8 MarchMondayAdelaide Cup DaySA-
18 MarchThursdayNational Close the Gap DayObservance-
21 MarchSundayHarmony DayObservance-
2 AprilFridayGood FridayAll states-
3 AprilSaturdayEaster SaturdayNSW, QLD, SA, VIC, ACT, NT-
4 AprilSundayEaster SundayAll states except TAS-
4 AprilSundayDaylight saving endsObservance (NSW, SA, TAS, VIC, ACT)-
5 AprilMondayEaster MondayAll states-
25 AprilSundayAnzac DayAll states except QLD, NT (moved to Mon 26 Apr)-
26 AprilMondayAnzac Day (additional day)NSW, QLD, WA, ACT, NT; QLD, NT: holiday moved-
3 MayMondayLabour Day QueenslandQLD-
3 MayMondayMay Day Northern TerritoryNT-
9 MaySundayMother's DayObservance-
26 MayWednesdayNational Sorry DayObservance-
27 MayThursdayNational Reconciliation Week beginsObservance-
31 MayMondayReconciliation DayACT-
7 JuneMondayWestern Australia DayWA-
14 JuneMondayKing's BirthdayNSW, SA, TAS, VIC, ACT, NT-
4 JulySundayNAIDOC Week beginsObservance-
2 AugustMondayPicnic DayNT-
2 AugustMondayBank Holiday (banks only)Observance (NSW, ACT)-
18 AugustWednesdayVietnam Veterans' DayObservance-
5 SeptemberSundayFather's DayObservance-
3 OctoberSundayDaylight saving beginsObservance (NSW, SA, TAS, VIC, ACT)-
4 OctoberMondayLabour DayNSW, SA, ACT-
4 OctoberMondayKing's Birthday QueenslandQLD-
31 OctoberSundayHalloweenObservance-
2 NovemberTuesdayMelbourne Cup DayVIC-
11 NovemberThursdayRemembrance DayObservance-
24 DecemberFridayChristmas EveObservance; public holiday from 6pm in QLD, from 7pm in SA and NT-
25 DecemberSaturdayChristmas DayAll states-
26 DecemberSundayBoxing DayAll states except SA (Proclamation Day), TAS (moved to Tue 28 Dec)-
26 DecemberSundayProclamation DaySA-
27 DecemberMondayChristmas Day (additional day)All states-
28 DecemberTuesdayProclamation Day (additional day)SA-
28 DecemberTuesdayBoxing Day (additional day)All states except SA (Proclamation Day); TAS: holiday moved-
31 DecemberFridayNew Year's EveObservance; public holiday from 7pm in SA and NT-
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