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Public holidays in Western Australia 2028

Statewide public holidays 2028

Public holidays 2028, Western Australia13 statewide public holiday dates, plus Show Day, with no date yet published
HolidayDateWeekday
New Year's Day
  • (additional public holiday)
Download calendar entry: New Year's Day
Saturday and Monday
Australia Day Download calendar entry: Australia DayWednesday
Labour Day Download calendar entry: Labour DayMonday
Good Friday Download calendar entry: Good FridayFriday
Easter Saturday Download calendar entry: Easter SaturdaySaturday
Easter Sunday Download calendar entry: Easter SundaySunday
Easter Monday Download calendar entry: Easter MondayMonday
Anzac Day Download calendar entry: Anzac DayTuesday
King's Birthday Download calendar entry: King's BirthdayMonday
Western Australia Day Download calendar entry: Western Australia DayMonday
Christmas Day Download calendar entry: Christmas DayMonday
Boxing Day Download calendar entry: Boxing DayTuesday
Show Day, not yet proclaimed The date of Show Day in Western Australia for 2028 is set by proclamation in the Government Gazette. The date has not yet been proclaimed, so none is shown.

Download calendar file (.ics) The file contains only published dates, with no calculated or assumed entries.

Changes to public holidays from 2028

New laws change Western Australia's public holiday calendar from 2028. Easter Saturday and Show Day become public holidays, with Show Day set by proclamation to coincide with the first Monday of the September/October school holidays. Labour Day moves to the second Monday in March, or the third Monday in a State election year. The King's Birthday moves to the second Monday in June, and Western Australia Day moves to the second Monday in November.

Statewide public holiday dates
13plus Show Day, with no date yet published
Regional, part-day or workplace-specific
0
Public holidays on weekends, derived
Public holidays falling on a weekend: 3; with an additional weekday public holiday: 1
Long weekends, derived
7 long weekends combining weekend days with statewide public holidaysThis figure excludes Show Day because its date is not yet published.
Longest gap between public holidays
Awaiting a date for Show Day before calculating the gap
Australia's public holiday totals 2028, derived
Public holiday dates: most in ACT (14), fewest in TAS (10); published lists compared: 7Counts exclude the Friday before the AFL Grand Final, which is listed for VIC without a published date. Counts exclude Show Day, which is listed for WA without a published date.
Dates within school holidays, derived
Public holiday dates within the 2028 school holidays: 9 of 13This figure excludes Show Day because its date is not yet published.
Change in public holiday count since 2027
No comparison with 2027 while a holiday's date remains unknown

A derived label marks a figure calculated here from official dates; the official source does not publish the figure itself.

Find the published public holidays for Western Australia in 2028, with each date and weekday in the main table. The list includes any officially declared additional days for public holidays that fall on weekends. Where regional, part-day or workplace-specific holidays are listed, a separate table explains where, when or to whom they apply. Check those details to see whether a holiday applies to you. Source details at the end link to the government publication and show when the dates were read.

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Questions and answers

How many public holidays does WA have in 2028?

Western Australia has 13 public holiday dates in 2028 that apply across the whole state, plus Show Day, with no date yet published. See the main table above for the published public holidays in WA in 2028. Any regional, part-day and workplace-specific holidays are listed separately; they do not mean everyone gets a day off.

What happens when a public holiday falls on a weekend in WA in 2028?

In 2028, 3 of the statewide public holidays in WA fall on a weekend; the additional weekday public holiday is Monday 3 January for New Year's Day. A weekend public holiday does not always mean an additional weekday public holiday. Check the WA table on this page for any additional days officially published for 2028 before planning time off.

Do public holidays fall during the school holidays in WA in 2028?

In 2028, 9 of the 13 statewide public holiday dates in WA fall within the school holidays: Saturday 1 January, Monday 3 January, Wednesday 26 January, Friday 14 April, Saturday 15 April, Sunday 16 April, Monday 17 April, Monday 25 December, Tuesday 26 December. This figure excludes Show Day because its date is not yet published. The other dated public holidays fall in term time.

Sources

Dates on this page were last checked against the official pages on . If any dates differ, follow the official page.