Queensland Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: August 26, 2026 · Holiday data: August 26, 2026
Calculate business days in Queensland with its own public holidays. Queensland 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 Queensland differs from the national Australian holidays
Queensland reshapes the national calendar in two ways. It adds Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Labour Day on the first Monday of May, and it observes the King's Birthday on the first Monday of October instead of the national June date, so the June holiday is dropped and the October one takes its place. Queensland moves Anzac Day only when 25 April falls on a Sunday, in which case the following Monday replaces it: that makes Monday 26 April 2027 a public holiday, while a Saturday 25 April, as in 2026, produces no extra day at all. A weekend Christmas Day, Boxing Day, or New Year's Day works the other way round, with the extra weekday granted in addition to the weekend date, which stays a public holiday. The Royal Queensland Show holiday (the Ekka, in Brisbane) applies only to the Brisbane area, not the whole state, so it is noted here but left out of the statewide count. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
Worked example
Adding 3 business days to Friday, October 2, 2026 using Queensland'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 Queensland's own calendar.
Queensland 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 |
| May 4 | Monday | Labour Day |
| October 5 | Monday | King's Birthday |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| December 26 | Saturday (weekend) | Boxing Day |
| December 28 | Monday | Boxing Day (additional) |
How to count Queensland business days
For an interactive calculation, use the Australia calculator and add Queensland's own dates under Advanced options. The per-year public holiday page below lists every Queensland date ready to paste in.
Queensland public holiday data is verified against the Holidays Act 1983 (legislation.qld.gov.au).
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Sources and verification
Official source: legislation.qld.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on August 26, 2026.
For informational purposes only
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.