New Year's Day in Australia
New Year's Day falls on Friday 1 January 2027 in Australia. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In 2028 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 January | Wednesday | midweek |
| 2026 | 1 January | Thursday | one bridge day makes it four days |
| 2027 | 1 January | Friday | long weekend |
| 2028 | 1 January | Saturday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
| 2028 | 3 January | Monday | long weekend |
5 of 5
- 01 01 New Year's Day Wednesday
- 01 01 New Year's Day Thursday
- 01 01 New Year's Day Friday
- 01 01 New Year's Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 03 01 New Year's Day Monday
A date that moves
New Year's Day does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is New Year's Day in Australia in 2027?
Friday, 1 January 2027.
Is New Year's Day on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 1 January 2025, 1 January 2026, 1 January 2027, 1 January 2028, 3 January 2028.
Which years does New Year's Day make a long weekend?
2027 (Friday), 2028 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2026 one bridge day buys four days off.