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**Public holidays in Western Australia - 2021 to 2023**
	2021	2022	2023
New Year's Day	Friday 1 January	Saturday 1 January & Monday 3 January	Sunday 1 January & Monday 2 January
Australia Day	Tuesday 26 January	Wednesday 26 January	Thursday 26 January
Labour Day	Monday 1 March	Monday 7 March	Monday 6 March
Good Friday	Friday 2 April	Friday 15 April	Friday 7 April
Easter Monday	Monday 5 April	Monday 18 April	Monday 10 April
Anzac Day	Sunday 25 April & Monday 26 April	Monday 25 April	Tuesday 25 April
Western Australia Day	Monday 7 June	Monday 6 June	Monday 5 June
Queen's Birthday #	Monday 27 September	Monday 26 September	Monday 25 September
Christmas Day	Saturday 25 December & Monday 27 December	Sunday 25 December & Monday 26 December*	Monday 25 December
Boxing Day	Sunday 26 December & Tuesday 28 December	Monday 26 December & Tuesday 27 December	Tuesday 26 December

When New Year’s Day, Anzac Day, or Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday the next following Monday is also a public holiday.
When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday the next following Monday is also a public holiday, and when Boxing Day falls on a Sunday or Monday the next following Tuesday is also a public holiday.

*Monday 26 December 2022 is a Boxing Day public holiday and also an additional Christmas Day public holiday at the same time.

^#Some regional areas in WA hold the Queen's Birthday public holiday on a different date - the 2021 dates have not been proclaimed. For previous years dates, visit the Previous years regional public holiday dates page.

School term and school holiday dates for WA are on the Department of Education website.

Earlier dates for public holidays can be found on the Previous years public holiday dates page.

Employment entitlements for public holidays

Employment entitlements for public holidays will vary based on an employee's award coverage and employment arrangements.

Visit the Public holiday pay and entitlements - state system employees page for information on public holiday employment entitlements and pay rates for employees in the WA state industrial relations system.
Visit the Fair Work Ombudsman website www.fairwork.gov.au for information for employees in the national industrial relations system.

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