Victoria Business Day Calculator

Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 23, 2026

Calculate business days in Victoria with its own public holidays. Victoria 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 Victoria differs from the national Australian holidays

Victoria layers its own public holidays on top of the national Australian set. It adds Labour Day on the second Monday of March, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday, the Friday before the AFL Grand Final in late September, and Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November. Victoria does not move Anzac Day when 25 April falls on a weekend, and its King's Birthday is the same June date as the national set. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, so the extra weekday holidays are what shift due dates.

Worked example

Adding 3 business days to Monday, November 2, 2026 using Victoria's public holidays lands on Friday, November 6, 2026. With the national Australian public holidays, the same calculation lands on Thursday, November 5, 2026: the gap comes from Victoria's own calendar.

Victoria public holidays in 2026

Date	Day	Public holiday	Notes
January 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day on Thursday January 1 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
January 26	Monday	Australia Day	Australia Day on Monday January 26 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
March 9	Monday	Labour Day	Labour Day on Monday March 9 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
April 3	Friday	Good Friday	Good Friday on Friday April 3 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
April 4	Saturday (weekend)	Easter Saturday	Easter Saturday on a Saturday (April 4) typically shifts to an adjacent weekday for substitute observance, depending on jurisdiction.
April 5	Sunday (weekend)	Easter Sunday	Easter Sunday on a Sunday (April 5) typically shifts to an adjacent weekday for substitute observance, depending on jurisdiction.
April 6	Monday	Easter Monday	Easter Monday on Monday April 6 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
April 25	Saturday (weekend)	ANZAC Day	ANZAC Day on a Saturday (April 25) typically shifts to an adjacent weekday for substitute observance, depending on jurisdiction.
June 8	Monday	King's Birthday	King's Birthday on Monday June 8 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
September 25	Friday	Friday before the AFL Grand Final	Friday before the AFL Grand Final on Friday September 25 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
November 3	Tuesday	Melbourne Cup Day	Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday November 3 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
December 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Christmas Day on Friday December 25 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
December 28	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)	Boxing Day (observed) on Monday December 28 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.

How to count Victoria business days

For an interactive calculation, use the Australia calculator and add Victoria's own dates under Advanced options. The per-year public holiday page below lists every Victoria date ready to paste in.

Victoria public holiday data is verified against Business Victoria (business.vic.gov.au).

Victoria FAQ

Does the Victoria calculator use different public holidays from the national Australian set?

Is the Victoria working week Monday to Friday?

Yes. Victoria uses the Monday to Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Australia. Only the public holiday set changes.