New Year's Day 2026 — Australia
1 January 2026 · Thursday
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What is New Year's Day?
New Year's Day is a public holiday in every Australian state and territory. The annual dataset uses the date published by the relevant governments, including any additional weekday declared when 1 January falls on a weekend.
Because public-holiday legislation is administered by states and territories, Australia-wide status is assigned only after the date appears across all eight jurisdictions.
An additional public holiday is kept as a separate entry rather than replacing the actual 1 January date where an official list publishes both.
- Applies in:
- Australia-wide
Dates in other years
| Year | Weekday | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wednesday | 1 January 2025 | Fixed |
| 2026 | Thursday | 1 January 2026 | Fixed |
| 2027 | Friday | 1 January 2027 | Fixed |
Frequently asked questions
- When is New Year's Day 2026?
- In 2026, New Year's Day falls on 1 January 2026 (Thursday).
- Is New Year's Day a public holiday throughout Australia?
- Yes. It is published by all eight state and territory governments.
- Can there be an additional weekday holiday?
- Yes. When an official jurisdictional list publishes an additional day for a weekend date, the calendar records that day separately.
Official sources
Verified by the Calendana editorial team · Last updated: 17 June 2026
- NSW Government — Public holidays
- Business Victoria — Victorian public holidays
- Queensland Government — Public holidays
- Government of Western Australia — Public holidays in Western Australia
- SafeWork SA — Public holidays
- WorkSafe Tasmania — Public holidays
- ACT Government — Public holidays
- Northern Territory Government — NT public holidays