Public holidays in Australia 2025
Australia has 7 public holidays in 2025. 6 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 255 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
7public holidays
6weekday days off
255working days in 2025
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 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Australia Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Friday | ANZAC Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 6 | 255 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 April 2025ANZAC Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2025 in Australia
- How many working days are there in Australia in 2025?
- 255 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 6 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Australia have in 2025?
- 7 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Australia Day (26 January 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Australia 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Australia has 7 public holidays and 255 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/australia/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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