Is today a public holiday in Western Australia?
Public holidays in Western Australia are set by WA legislation. Here's today's status and the next one coming up.
What about the other states?
Public holidays in Western Australia
This page always answers for today in Western Australia. When WA has a gazetted public holiday the verdict turns to “Yes” with the holiday's name; on any other day it's “No”, followed by a live countdown to the next one.
Whether a day is a public holiday in WA is set by WA legislation, which is why the answer can differ from the state next door. Substitute days — when a holiday lands on a weekend — are counted and labelled here too.
Common questions
No. Easter Saturday is not a gazetted public holiday in WA — only Good Friday and Easter Monday are. It is a public holiday in some other states, such as NSW, Victoria, SA and the ACT.
Generally yes. Working a gazetted WA public holiday usually attracts public-holiday penalty rates under your award or agreement, and many employees are entitled to the day off on full pay. Check your specific award for the exact rate.
WA sets its own public holidays by legislation. Nationally shared days aside, each jurisdiction picks its own — so WA can observe a holiday on a date when the rest of the country is at work, and vice versa.
The next public holiday in WA is shown at the top of this page with a live countdown, and it updates automatically as each one passes. The full list of upcoming dates is on the Western Australia public holidays page.