Public holidays in Australia 2024
Australia has 7 public holidays in 2024. 7 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, which leaves 255 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
7public holidays
7weekday days off
255working days in 2024
104weekend days
The dates listed are the national public holidays. Each state and territory adds its own, such as Labour Day, the King's Birthday on different dates and local show days.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Australia Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | ANZAC Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 7 | 255 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 26 to Sun 28 January 2024Australia Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 April 2024 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 April 2024ANZAC Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Australia
- How many working days are there in Australia in 2024?
- 255 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 7 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Australia have in 2024?
- 7 public holidays. 0 fall on the weekend.
- What counts as the weekend in Australia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Australia 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Australia has 7 public holidays and 255 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/australia/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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