Holidays and Observances in Australia in 2022
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
| Jan 3 | Monday | Day off for New Year's Day | State Holiday | All except Heard and McDonald Islands |
| Jan 6 | Thursday | Epiphany | Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Friday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 17 | Monday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Jan 26 | Wednesday | Australia Day | National Holiday | |
| Feb 1 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 1 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | State Holiday | Christmas Island |
| Feb 2 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year Holiday (Day 2) | State Holiday | Christmas Island |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Royal Hobart Regatta | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 28 | Monday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Mar 1 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| Mar 2 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Mar 7 | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday | WA |
| Mar 14 | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday | Tasmania, Victoria |
| Mar 14 | Monday | Adelaide Cup | State Holiday | SA |
| Mar 14 | Monday | Canberra Day | State Holiday | ACT |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | St Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | National Close the Gap Day | Observance | |
| Mar 21 | Monday | Harmony Day | Observance | |
| Mar 21 | Monday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Apr 2 | Saturday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Apr 3 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 6 | Wednesday | Self Determination Day | State Holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Apr 10 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Good Friday | Restricted Trading Day | Victoria |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday | |
| Apr 16 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 16 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | State Holiday | ACT, Heard and McDonald Islands, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic |
| Apr 17 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | State Holiday | ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA |
| Apr 17 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 18 | Monday | Easter Monday | National Holiday | |
| Apr 19 | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday | State Public Sector Holiday | Tasmania |
| Apr 22 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 23 | Saturday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 23 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 24 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| Apr 25 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 25 | Monday | ANZAC Day | National Holiday | |
| Apr 25 | Monday | ANZAC Day Observed | Half Day Restricted Trading Day | Victoria |
| Apr 27 | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| Apr 28 | Thursday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| May 2 | Monday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| May 2 | Monday | May Day | State Holiday | NT, Queensland |
| May 3 | Tuesday | Hari Raya Puasa | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| May 5 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| May 19 | Thursday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 26 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| May 26 | Thursday | National Sorry Day | Observance | |
| May 30 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | State Holiday | ACT |
| Jun 5 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| Jun 5 | Sunday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| Jun 6 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| Jun 6 | Monday | Western Australia Day | State Holiday | WA |
| Jun 6 | Monday | Queensland Day | Local observance | |
| Jun 12 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| Jun 13 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | State Holiday | All except Christmas Island, Qld, WA |
| Jun 16 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jul 3 | Sunday | First Day of NAIDOC Week | Observance | |
| Jul 9 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Jul 10 | Sunday | Hari Raya Haji | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Jul 11 | Monday | Day off for Hari Raya Haji | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Jul 31 | Sunday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Aug 1 | Monday | New South Wales Bank Holiday | State Bank Holiday | NSW |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Northern Territory Picnic Day | State Holiday | NT |
| Aug 7 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 8 | Monday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| Aug 10 | Wednesday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | State Holiday | Queensland* |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Sep 4 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Sep 23 | Friday | Friday before the AFL Grand Final | State Holiday | Victoria |
| Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 26 | Monday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 26 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | State Holiday | WA |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 3 | Monday | Territory Day | State Holiday | Christmas Island |
| Oct 3 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | State Holiday | Queensland |
| Oct 3 | Monday | Labour Day | State Holiday | ACT, NSW, SA |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 8 | Saturday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Oct 8 | Saturday | Hari Maulad Nabi | State Holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Oct 10 | Monday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 10 | Monday | Day off for Hari Maulad Nabi | State Holiday | Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Oct 15 | Saturday | International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | Observance | |
| Oct 16 | Sunday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 17 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 18 | Tuesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 20 | Thursday | Royal Hobart Show | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| Oct 25 | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | All Saints' Day | Christian | |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day | State Holiday | Victoria |
| Nov 2 | Wednesday | All Souls' Day | Christian | |
| Nov 7 | Monday | Recreation Day | State Holiday | Tasmania* |
| Nov 11 | Friday | Remembrance Day | Observance | |
| Nov 27 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| Dec 8 | Thursday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 19 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 22 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Part Day Holiday | NT, Qld, SA |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | National Holiday | |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Restricted Trading Day | Victoria |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Christmas Day Observed | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands, NT, SA, WA |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | National Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Proclamation Day | State Holiday | SA |
| Dec 27 | Tuesday | Christmas Day Observed | State Holiday | ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic |
| Dec 27 | Tuesday | Boxing Day Observed | State Holiday | Christmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands |
| Dec 27 | Tuesday | Day off for Proclamation Day | State Holiday | SA |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Part Day Holiday | NT, SA |
* Observed only in part of this territory. Hover your mouse over the region or click on the holiday for details. | ||||
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