Wondering how to maximise annual leave in 2025 so you can get more days off? You just need to plan your annual leave in this year around public holidays so you can maximize your days off to spend more time with your family or head out on trips.
Here’s how to optimise your annual leave with 2025 public holidays in Australia to get more time off. Whether it’s long weekends away or an extra long break, here’s how to hack public holidays.
We’ve done all the work for you by identifying public holidays and suggesting the days that you need to book off.
Keep in mind that public holidays do differ for different states and territories so we’re just covering the main ones. There are also additional regional and local public holidays.
January
Public Holidays:
- Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s Day)
- Sunday 26 January – Australia Day
- Monday 27 January – Australia Day public holiday
Action: Book extra annual leave day on the following days to get a whole week off
- Thursday 2 January
- Friday 3 January
- Monday 6 January
- Tuesday 7 January
Action: Book extra annual leave on the following days to get a 9 day break from Saturday 25 January 25 to Sunday 2 February around Australia Day.
- Tuesday 28 January
- Wednesday 29 January
- Thursday 30 January
- Friday 31 January
March
Public Holidays:
- Monday 3 March – Labour Day (WA)
- Monday 10 March – Labour Day (VIC), Canberra Day (ACT), Eight Hours Day (TAS), Adelaide Cup (SA)
Action: Book 1 annual leave day on Friday 28 February to get a 4-day weekend in WA
Action: Book 1 annual leave day on Friday 7 March to get a 4-day weekend in ACT, SA, TAS and VIC.
April
In 2025, Easter falls in April. The date of Easter changes every year as it falls on the first Sunday after the full moon following the March spring equinox.
This year, you can get 10 days off in a row by booking in 3 daya anu
This year, you can extend your Easter break by just a few days and score a total of ten days off in a row. With Good Friday kicking things off on April 18th and Anzac Day wrapping it all up on Friday April 25 you’ll get a chance for an extended getaway with just three days of leave.
Action: Book extra annual leave on the following days to get a 10 day break from Friday 18 April to Sunday April 27.
- Tuesday 22 April
- Wednesday 23 April
- Thursday 24 April
June
Enjoy some time off with the marks the King’s Birthday on the 2nd Sunday in June. It’s a public holiday in ACT, NSW, NT, SA, TAS and VIC.
Public Holiday:
- Monday 9 June – King’s Birthday
Action: Book 1 annual leave day on Friday 6 June or Tuesday 10 to get a 4-day weekend or book 4 days off from Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 June 2025 for 9 days off!
September
The last Monday in September is King’s Birthday in WA.
Public Holiday:
- Friday 26 September – Grand Final Friday (VIC)
- Monday 29 September – King’s Birthday (WA)
Action: Book annual leave on Friday 26 September or Tuesday 30 September 2024 to get a 4-day weekend.
It’s Grand Final Friday in Victoria on the last Friday of September. In 2025, this will be Friday 26 September 2024.
Action: Book leave on Monday 29 September for a 4-day weekend.
October
It’s Labour Day in ACT, NSW and SA, and it’s the King’s Birthday in QLD on Monday 6 October 2025.
Public Holiday:
- Monday 6 October
Action: Book annual leave on Friday 3 October or Tuesday 7 October for a 4-day weekend or book 4 days off from Tuesday 7 October to Friday 10 October to get 9 days off.
November
It’s Melbourne Cup Day in Victoria on the first Tuesday of November.
Public Holiday:
- Tuesday 4 November – Melbourne Cup Day (VIC)
Action: Book leave on Monday 3 November 2025 for a 4-day weekend.
December
It’s never too early to plan for next Christmas as before you know it 2025 will have flown by.
In 2025, Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall on Thursday and Fridat if you book the right days, you can have extended time off.
Public Holidays:
- Thursday 25 December – Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December – Boxing Day
- Thursday 1 January – New Year’s Day
Action: Book annual leave on the the following 5 days to get 16 days off in a row.
- Monday, 22 December
- Tuesday, 23 December
- Wednesday, 24 December
- Monday 30 December
- Tuesday 31 December
Want to plan more for your holidays? Here are public holidays and school term dates so you can plan your holidays whether you’re staying in your state, heading interstate or booking flights overseas.
- NSW Public Holidays & School Holidays {2024, 2025, 2026, 2027}
- Victoria School Term Dates & Public Holidays (2024, 2025, 2026)
- Queensland School Term Dates & Public Holidays {2024, 2025, 2026, 2027}
- South Australia School Term Dates & Public Holidays {2024, 2025, 2026, 2027}
- Western Australia School Term Dates & Public Holidays {2024, 2025, 2026, 2027}
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