The Easter weekend is coming early this year, providing many Australians with a four-day weekend thanks to Good Friday and Easter Monday.
While each state and territory does recognise the long weekend, there are some differences in what public holidays each jurisdiction grants.
Here’s a state-by-state (and territory) guide to the Easter weekend public holidays in Australia.
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Do I get a public holiday for Easter?
Yes, you get more than one.
Every state and territory in Australia observes both Good Friday, which falls on Friday, March 29, and Easter Monday, which this year is on April 1.
With the Saturday and Sunday in between, that makes for a four-day weekend for many workers, but there are some slight variations from state to state about how the weekend days are treated.
Is Easter Sunday a public holiday?
Most governments consider Easter Sunday – which falls on March 31 this year – to be a public holiday.
This applies to the ACT, NSW, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia.
But if you live in South Australia or Tasmania, those states don’t consider Easter Sunday an official public holiday.
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Is Easter Saturday a public holiday?
Again, for the most part the answer to this question is yes: Easter Saturday (or, if you’re in Queensland, “the day after Good Friday”) is an official public holiday in the ACT, NSW, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
In 2023, Easter Saturday falls on March 30.
Again, Tasmania is an exception, as is Western Australia; both treat it as a regular Saturday.
However, Tasmania is the one state that has a public holiday no one else does: in the Apple Isle, Easter Tuesday is observed (this year on April 2) – although it usually just applies to state government public servants.
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