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Australia calendar 2028

All 12 months with ISO week numbers and available public holidays, plus direct links to dedicated school, Sun and Moon calendars.

Solar calendar Moon calendar 52 calendar weeks Download holidays as ICS
Calendar legend Nationwide public holiday Regional public holiday

Choose the applicable region

Select a region

The regional view places nationwide and applicable regional public holidays together with published school breaks directly in the monthly grid.

Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

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Calendar 2028 as PDF or PNG

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Choose the workplace state or territory. Evening-only holidays are not counted as a whole day off. Local show days and institutional dates apply only to the named areas.

This year shows projected recurring rules, not an officially published annual list. One-off decisions and local exceptions may follow.

Basis for recurring rules: official 2027 overview

Calculated from this calendar

Australia 2028: calendar analysis

This analysis is calculated from the holiday entries displayed on this page. It distinguishes unique dates, nationwide dates and regional scope instead of treating every stored row as a day off everywhere.

27
distinct holiday dates

35 stored entries

6
nationwide dates

5 Monday to Friday

1
nationwide weekend date

Saturday or Sunday

14
regional scopes

29 regional entries

The 35 stored holiday entries fall on 27 distinct dates. Several regional holidays can share a date, so counting table rows as universally free days would be misleading.

Nationwide dates: 6. Of these, 5 fall from Monday through Friday and 1 falls on a weekend. A weekday date still needs to be checked against the employment rules that apply to the individual case.

Regional entries: 29 across 14 stored scope codes. Select the actual state, canton, region or municipality before using them for leave or working-day planning.

December has the highest count with 7 displayed entries. This describes the stored calendar distribution, not an automatic entitlement to time off.

Understanding annual planning

Using the Australia calendar 2028

The overview contains 35 calendar entries for 2028. Dates with different scopes can appear separately even when they fall on the same day.

The list distinguishes 14 scopes. Check the location or region beside each date.

What matters in Australia

Australia’s eight states and territories have different holiday lists. King’s Birthday and Labour Day do not share one date everywhere, and Anzac Day substitute rules vary. Evening-only holidays are not deducted as a whole working day. Local show days and institutional exceptions have narrower scopes.

Plan work and leave with the calendar

Check the holiday scope and employment effect first. Then select your workplace in the calculator and use your actual working pattern. An observance, a partial-day holiday or a public-service date is not automatically a full day off.

Bridge days depend on the public holidays at the workplace and the personal working week.

Daylight at the right location

The solar calendar applies to the named reference location and its time zone. Use the place calculator for another city; a country name alone does not determine sunrise times.

Future years and changes

Recurring rules can produce future dates, but cannot anticipate new laws, elections or one-off days off. Recheck distant dates before making a binding plan.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the Australia calendar 2028

What should I check for dates in Australia?
Australia’s eight states and territories have different holiday lists. King’s Birthday and Labour Day do not share one date everywhere, and Anzac Day substitute rules vary. Evening-only holidays are not deducted as a whole working day. Local show days and institutional exceptions have narrower scopes.
Does every calendar entry mean a day off work?
Check the holiday scope and employment effect first. Then select your workplace in the calculator and use your actual working pattern. An observance, a partial-day holiday or a public-service date is not automatically a full day off.
What does the ICS download include?
The download includes the displayed dates with their scope. It does not establish complete local coverage or an individual entitlement to time off.
Are long-range dates final?
No. Recurring rules can change; additional or transferred dates need a specific decision.
Detailed annual overviews

School holidays, Sun, Moon and calendar weeks

Compact notes in the annual calendar link to dedicated detail pages, keeping this country view focused on its month grid and public holidays.

Calendar weeks 2028

52 calendar weeks · Monday to Sunday under ISO 8601

View every week and date →

Moon calendar 2028

50 primary phases in UTC

View new and full moons →

School holidays 2028

School-holiday dates are not currently available for this country and year.

Sun calendar 2028

Canberra · 366 daily values

Solar times for the reference place →

Place data for the displayed solar reference location: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · adapted and stored locally

Australia · 2028

Public holidays

Regional holidays apply only in the listed states, cantons, regions or municipalities.

Projected dates
DatePublic holidayApplies in
New Year's Day View details → Nationwide
Additional public holiday for New Year's Day View details → Nationwide
Australia Day View details → Nationwide
Royal Hobart Regatta (southern areas) View details → Tasmania: areas observing Royal Hobart Regatta, City of Hobart
Labour Day View details → Western Australia
Canberra Day View details → Australian Capital Territory
Adelaide Cup Day View details → South Australia
Eight Hours Day View details → Tasmania
Labour Day View details → Victoria
Good Friday View details → Nationwide
Easter Saturday View details → Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Easter Sunday View details → Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Easter Monday View details → Nationwide
Easter Tuesday (public service) View details → Tasmanian public service
Anzac Day View details → Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Labour Day View details → Queensland
May Day View details → Northern Territory
Reconciliation Day View details → Australian Capital Territory
Western Australia Day View details → Western Australia
King's Birthday View details → Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Picnic Day View details → Northern Territory
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane) View details → Brisbane area
King's Birthday (regional exceptions) View details → Western Australia
King's Birthday View details → Queensland
Labour Day View details → Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia
Royal Hobart Show (Hobart and selected areas) View details → Tasmania: Royal Hobart Show holiday area, Tasmania: areas observing Royal Hobart Regatta, City of Hobart
Recreation Day (areas not observing Regatta Day) View details → Tasmania: areas not observing Royal Hobart Regatta
Melbourne Cup (local exceptions) View details → Victoria
Christmas Eve (7 pm–midnight) View details → Not automatically a day off during the confirmed martial-law period Northern Territory, South Australia
Christmas Eve (6 pm–midnight) View details → Not automatically a day off during the confirmed martial-law period Queensland
Christmas Day View details → Nationwide
Boxing Day View details → Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Proclamation Day View details → South Australia
Boxing Day View details → Tasmania
New Year's Eve (7 pm–midnight) View details → Not automatically a day off during the confirmed martial-law period Northern Territory, South Australia