How Many Working Days in 2026? Australia, by State
2026 has 250–253 working days, depending on your state. Compare the exact 2026 working-day totals for every Australian state and territory.
2026 has 261 weekdays in Australia. Take out the full-day statewide public holidays and you are left with 250 to 253 working days, depending on where you work. The Australian Capital Territory has the fewest, Queensland and Tasmania the most.
2026 working days, state by state
| State or territory | Weekdays | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 261 | 9 | 252 |
| Victoria | 261 | 10 | 251 |
| Queensland | 261 | 8 | 253 |
| South Australia | 261 | 9 | 252 |
| Western Australia | 261 | 10 | 251 |
| Tasmania | 261 | 8 | 253 |
| Northern Territory | 261 | 9 | 252 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 261 | 11 | 250 |
The middle column counts only the statewide holidays that land on a Monday to Friday. A holiday falling on a weekend costs a weekday only where the state adds a substitute or additional day.
What counts as a working day
Working-day totals count Monday to Friday, minus full-day statewide public holidays. They include statewide actual, observed and additional dates.
Regional or locality holidays, restricted-sector dates and part-day holidays are not deducted from a statewide total. Those dates can still affect the people, workplaces or localities they cover; they are simply not full-day statewide days off.
Why the totals differ by state
The Monday-to-Friday baseline is identical everywhere: 261 days. What moves a total is each jurisdiction's own holiday list, and how it handles a holiday that lands on a weekend.
The Australian Capital Territory has 11 statewide holidays on weekdays against 8 in Queensland and Tasmania. A 3-day spread is small over a year, but those holidays sit in different months, so a quarterly target feels it well before an annual one does.
Count your own date range
- Open the Working Days Calculator and choose your state or territory.
- Enter the first and last date of the range. It applies the same statewide holiday rules as the table above.
- For elapsed calendar time rather than working days, use the Date Calculator.
- Check the dates behind your total on the Public Holidays pages, or split the year up with the 2026 month-by-month table.
Frequently asked questions
How many working days are there in 2026 in Australia?
No single national figure applies. The states and territories range from 250 to 253 working days in 2026: the Australian Capital Territory at 250, Queensland and Tasmania at 253.
How many weekdays are in 2026?
261. That is every Monday to Friday in 2026, before a single public holiday comes off. A holiday on a Saturday or Sunday does not reduce it unless the state adds a weekday substitute.
How many working days are there in a year in Victoria?
251 in 2026. Victoria's 10 statewide holidays on weekdays come off the 261-weekday baseline.
What is left out of a statewide working-day total?
Anything that is not a full-day statewide holiday. Regional show days, restricted-sector dates and part-day evening holidays all stay in the count, even though they matter a great deal to the workplaces they cover.
How many working weeks is that?
About 50. Dividing 2026's 250 to 253 working days by a five-day week gives 50 to 50.6 weeks, before you take any annual leave.
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