Queen's Birthday in Australia
This year: Monday, June 10th, 2024Queen Elizabeth II is promoted as the Supreme Governor with the Church of England. She has been reigning as the Queen since 1952. She is the second longest reigning Queen next to Queen Victoria. She was born on April 21, 1926, but she has been celebrating her birthday on a different date. The official date of the birthday of the Queen varies in each Commonwealth Country. It is said that the Queen’s Birthday must have a fine climate so people can commemorate it with outdoor celebrations. Due to this, the Commonwealth Countries have different dates when celebrating the Queen’s Birthday.
The Public and the Queen’s Birthday in Australia
The Queen’s Birthday is celebrated in different countries all over the world, especially the Commonwealth countries. In Australia, Queen’s Birthday is widely celebrated on the 2nd Monday in the month of June. Only the Western Australia celebrates the Queen’s Birthday on 29th September. To give honor to the Queen’s Birthday, it is proclaimed as a public holiday in Australia (except Western Australia). This means that public offices and government departments are not open on this day. Schools have no classes as well. The commercial areas may be open for business but in limited hours. The public transportation companies may also have restricted services during this event.
The People’s Activities during the Queen’s Birthday in Australia
Because the Queen’s Birthday happens on a Monday, it becomes a three-day weekend. This means a longer period for the Australians to be with their families. The people also take this long weekend to explore other parts of Australia. They usually plan trips and visit the beaches or the mountainsides. The hotels and restaurants may be busy because of the surge of guests who take advantage of the three-day weekend.
In Melbourne, the Queen’s Birthday coincides with major sporting events such as the Australian Football League. This sport which gathers huge crowd is played at the Melbourne Cricket Club. The Queen’s Birthday also opens the winter season even if it is not yet possible to ski on that week and the succeeding weeks.
It is also a tradition to have fireworks display during the Queen’s Birthday. The fireworks can only be bought and lighted on the three-day weekend of the Queen’s Birthday. The selling and buying of fireworks is banned for the rest of the year.
In Western Australia, the Queen’s Birthday happens on the either the last Monday of September or the first Monday of October depending on the proclamation of the governor. Like in major territories of Australia, the Western Australia declares the Queen’s Birthday as a national holiday. This means that there are also no offices and schools during the event. The public in Western Australia also take advantage of the three-day weekend during the Queen’s Birthday.
Weekday | Date | Year | Name | Holiday Type | Where it is Observed |
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Monday | Jun 10 | 2013 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 30 | 2013 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 9 | 2014 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 29 | 2014 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 8 | 2015 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 28 | 2015 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 13 | 2016 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 26 | 2016 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 12 | 2017 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 2 | 2017 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 11 | 2018 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 1 | 2018 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 10 | 2019 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 30 | 2019 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 8 | 2020 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 28 | 2020 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 14 | 2021 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 27 | 2021 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 13 | 2022 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 26 | 2022 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 12 | 2023 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 2 | 2023 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 10 | 2024 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 30 | 2024 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 9 | 2025 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 29 | 2025 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 8 | 2026 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 28 | 2026 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 14 | 2027 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 27 | 2027 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 12 | 2028 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 2 | 2028 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 11 | 2029 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 1 | 2029 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 10 | 2030 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 30 | 2030 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 9 | 2031 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 29 | 2031 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 14 | 2032 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 27 | 2032 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 13 | 2033 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 26 | 2033 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 12 | 2034 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 2 | 2034 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 11 | 2035 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 1 | 2035 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 9 | 2036 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 29 | 2036 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 8 | 2037 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 28 | 2037 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 14 | 2038 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 27 | 2038 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 13 | 2039 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 26 | 2039 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 11 | 2040 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 1 | 2040 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 10 | 2041 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 30 | 2041 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 9 | 2042 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 29 | 2042 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 8 | 2043 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 28 | 2043 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 13 | 2044 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 26 | 2044 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 12 | 2045 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 2 | 2045 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 11 | 2046 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Oct 1 | 2046 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 10 | 2047 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 30 | 2047 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 8 | 2048 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 28 | 2048 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 14 | 2049 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Monday | Sep 27 | 2049 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Jun 13 | 2050 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Queen's Birthday Facts
Other Holidays in June
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Shavuot
June 12 -
Western Australia Day
June 3 -
Queensland Day
June 6 -
June Solstice
June 20 -
Eid-al-Adha
June 17