New South Wales Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 23, 2026
Calculate business days in New South Wales with its own public holidays. New South Wales shares the Monday to Friday working week and the Saturday and Sunday weekend with the rest of Australia, but its public holiday calendar is different, so due dates and deadlines can land differently from the national count.
How New South Wales differs from the national Australian holidays
New South Wales follows the national Australian public holidays and adds several of its own. It observes Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday around the Easter long weekend, gazettes an extra public holiday for Anzac Day on the following Monday when 25 April falls on a weekend, and takes Labour Day on the first Monday of October. The NSW Bank Holiday on the first Monday of August is a bank and financial-sector holiday rather than a general public holiday, so most non-bank workplaces stay open; this calculator counts it as a closure because it works on a bank-open-day basis. The King's Birthday stays on the national June date. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, so it is the public holiday set, not the weekend, that changes the count.
Worked example
Adding 3 business days to Friday, October 2, 2026 using New South Wales's public holidays lands on Thursday, October 8, 2026. With the national Australian public holidays, the same calculation lands on Wednesday, October 7, 2026: the gap comes from New South Wales's own calendar.
New South Wales public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| January 26 | Monday | Australia Day |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 4 | Saturday (weekend) | Easter Saturday |
| April 5 | Sunday (weekend) | Easter Sunday |
| April 6 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| April 25 | Saturday (weekend) | ANZAC Day |
| April 27 | Monday | Anzac Day (observed) |
| June 8 | Monday | King's Birthday |
| August 3 | Monday | Bank Holiday |
| October 5 | Monday | Labour Day |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 28 | Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
How to count New South Wales business days
For an interactive calculation, use the Australia calculator and add New South Wales's own dates under Advanced options. The per-year public holiday page below lists every New South Wales date ready to paste in.
New South Wales public holiday data is verified against the NSW Government (nsw.gov.au).
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This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.