Public holidays in
Australia 2001
24holidays244working days in 200122holidays on weekdays
22 public holidays fall on a weekday in 2001; bank, school and optional days are marked in the Type column.
Holiday calendar
Regions of Australia| Date / weekday | Holiday | Applies in | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | All of Australia | Public | |
| Australia Day | All of Australia | Public | |
| Labour Day | RegionalWestern Australia | Public | |
| Adelaide Cup Day | RegionalSouth Australia | Public | |
| Canberra Day | RegionalAustralian Capital Territory | Public | |
| Eight Hours Day | RegionalTasmania | Public | |
| Labour Day | RegionalVictoria | Public | |
| Good Friday | All of Australia | Public | |
| Holy Saturday | RegionalAustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria | Public | |
| Easter Sunday | All of Australia | Public | |
| Easter Monday | All of Australia | Public | |
| Anzac Day | All of Australia | Public | |
| Labour Day | RegionalQueensland | Public | |
| May Day | RegionalNorthern Territory | Public | |
| Reconciliation Day | RegionalAustralian Capital Territory | Public | |
| Western Australia Day | RegionalWestern Australia | Public | |
| Queen's Birthday | RegionalAustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria | Public | |
| Picnic Day | RegionalNorthern Territory | Public | |
| Queen's Birthday | RegionalWestern Australia | Public | |
| Labour Day | RegionalAustralian Capital Territory, New South Wales and South Australia | Public | |
| Queen's Birthday | RegionalQueensland | Public | |
| Melbourne Cup | RegionalVictoria | Public | |
| Christmas Day | All of Australia | Public | |
| St. Stephen's Day | All of Australia | Public |
The weekend in Australia is Saturday and Sunday.
About this answer
Holidays are listed on their observed date. When a country moves a weekend holiday to a weekday, the weekday is shown. Regional holidays apply only in the regions named.
Holiday calendar for Australia derived from Nager.Date (MIT, source 2026-09-14) and date-holidays (ISC, CC BY 3.0), generated for 2000 to 2060.