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## **How Public Holidays Work in Australia**

Australia has 7 holidays observed in every state and territory, plus the monarch's birthday in most states. Weekend holidays generally move to the following Monday.

Labour Day falls on different dates in each state, Easter Saturday and Sunday are holidays in some states, Queensland and Western Australia observe the King's Birthday in spring, and states add days such as Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria).

Sources: [Public holidays in Australia (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Australia)

![2026 year calendar with Australia public holidays highlighted in the CalendarBest builder](https://calendarbest.com/images/australia-public-holidays-2026-calendar.webp)

## **All Australia Holidays in 2019**

| Date | Holiday | About |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Tue, Jan 1](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019/01) | **New Year's Day** | First day of the year, usually spent at summer barbecues and the beach. |
| [Sat, Jan 26](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019/01)day off Mon, Jan 28 | **Australia Day** | Marks the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. Many First Nations people observe it as Invasion Day or Survival Day. |
| [Fri, Apr 19](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019/04) | **Good Friday** | The Friday before Easter, falling in autumn in Australia. |
| [Mon, Apr 22](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019/04) | **Easter Monday** | The Monday after Easter Sunday. |
| [Thu, Apr 25](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019/04) | **ANZAC Day** | Remembers Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in war, with dawn services and marches. |
| [Mon, Jun 10](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019/06) | **Queen's Birthday**Not nationwide | Second Monday of June in most states (not WA or QLD). |
| [Wed, Dec 25](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019/12) | **Christmas Day** | A summer Christmas, often with seafood, pavlova, and outdoor gatherings. |
| [Thu, Dec 26](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019/12) | **Boxing Day** | Start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Boxing Day Test cricket match. |

Click a date to see it on the monthly calendar.

## **Long Weekends in 2019**

- New Year's Day bridge day: take Mon, Dec 31 offDec 29 – Jan 1 · 4 days
- Australia Day Jan 26 – Jan 28 · 3 days
- Good Friday & Easter Monday Apr 19 – Apr 22 · 4 days
- ANZAC Day bridge day: take Fri, Apr 26 offApr 25 – Apr 28 · 4 days
- Christmas Day & Boxing Day bridge day: take Fri, Dec 27 offDec 25 – Dec 29 · 5 days

With 3 vacation days on the bridge days above you get 13 days off in total.

## **Working Days per Month**

- Jan21
- Feb20
- Mar21
- Apr19
- May23
- Jun20
- Jul23
- Aug22
- Sep21
- Oct23
- Nov21
- Dec20

Monday–Friday minus nationwide public holidays (254 in total). 2019 starts on a Tuesday.

Compared with other years: [2018](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/australia-2018) has 254 working days, [2020](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/australia-2020) has 256 working days (vs. 254 in 2019).

## **Plan 2019 Around These Holidays**

Add your vacation and bridge days to a calendar, then export it as a printable PDF. For the full year at a glance see the [2019 calendar](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2019).

[Open Calendar Builder](https://calendarbest.com/builder?month=2019-01)

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