That's 1938 working hours at the 38-hour standard week. We subtracted 104 weekend days and 7 public holidays from the 366 calendar days in 2024.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Counted? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monday | New Year's Day | Subtracted |
| 2024-01-26 | Friday | Australia Day | Subtracted |
| 2024-03-29 | Friday | Good Friday | Subtracted |
| 2024-03-30 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Falls on weekend |
| 2024-03-31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Falls on weekend |
| 2024-04-01 | Monday | Easter Monday | Subtracted |
| 2024-04-25 | Thursday | Anzac Day | Subtracted |
| 2024-12-25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Subtracted |
| 2024-12-26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Subtracted |
Source: date-holidays, derived from each country's official labour code. Regional and observance holidays are excluded.
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There are 255 working days in Australia in 2024. That's calculated from 366 calendar days minus 104 weekend days and 7 public holidays that fall on a weekday. The remaining 2 public holidays land on weekends and don't reduce the working-day count.
Australia has 1938 working hours in 2024, based on the 38-hour statutory work week (7.6 hours per day × 255 working days). Source: Fair Work Act 2009 (Australia).
9 public holidays fall in 2024: New Year's Day (2024-01-01); Australia Day (2024-01-26); Good Friday (2024-03-29); Easter Saturday (2024-03-30); Easter Sunday (2024-03-31); Easter Monday (2024-04-01) and 3 more.
No — only nationwide public and bank holidays defined by Fair Work Act 2009 (Australia) are subtracted. Regional, observance, and optional holidays vary by state or canton and aren't included so the headline figure stays consistent for nationwide payroll, billing, and capacity-planning use.
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