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Count Australia State/Territory Working Days

Counts working and non-working dates for a selected Australian state or territory in 2026-2027.

When to use

You need an auditable state/territory working-day count.

Do not use when: The division is unknown or the task requires a local/employer/exchange calendar.

Example user requests

Count NSW working days from 2026-04-20 to 2026-05-04.

Formula

for each included date: working_days += selected status.is_working_day

Normalize endpoints, apply endpoint flags and count selected state/territory public holidays over the weekly baseline.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`start_date`	date	yes	First date in 2026-2027.
`end_date`	date	yes	Last date in 2026-2027.
`division`	enum: act \| nsw \| nt \| qld \| sa \| tas \| vic \| wa	yes	Required Australian state/territory code: act, nsw, nt, qld, sa, tas, vic or wa.
`include_start_date`	boolean	default true	Whether start_date participates.
`include_end_date`	boolean	default true	Whether end_date participates.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
`normalized_start_date`	date	Earlier endpoint.
`normalized_end_date`	date	Later endpoint.
`working_days`	integer	Working dates counted.
`non_working_days`	integer	Weekend and full-day public-holiday dates.
`public_holidays_counted`	list	Full-day state/territory events in range.
`territory`	string	AU.
`territory_name`	string	Australia.
`division`	string	Normalized state/territory code.
`division_name`	string	State/territory name.
`weekday`	string	Gregorian weekday.
`is_working_day`	boolean	True when the date is not a weekend or included full-day state/territory public holiday.
`day_type`	string	Regular weekday, regular weekend or public holiday.
`weekend_days`	string_list	CLDR baseline weekend.
`holiday_names`	string_list	Full-day public holidays applying on the date.
`holiday_observed`	boolean	True when an additional/substitute date is explicitly listed.
`limited_or_part_day_events`	string_list	Regional, partial-day, public-service-only or otherwise limited events that do not close the full division by default.
`calendar_scope`	string	State/territory-wide full-day public holidays plus weekly baseline.
`calendar_profile`	string	australia-fairwork-public-holidays.
`source_quality`	string	Official government sources with state/territory scope.
`regional_policy`	string	Limited-event policy.
`dataset_version`	string	Pinned Fair Work package.

Example

NSW Anzac range: {"start_date":"2026-04-20","end_date":"2026-05-04","division":"nsw","include_start_date":true,"include_end_date":true} → {"working_days":10}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/australia-working-days-between?start_date=2026-04-20&end_date=2026-05-04&division=nsw&include_start_date=true&include_end_date=true

Machine access

API: GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/australia-working-days-between (query parameters) or POST with a JSON body {"inputs": {...}}
Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/australia-working-days-between · Markdown: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/australia-working-days-between.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/australia-working-days-between.json
MCP: server https://tttkmbb.com/mcp, tool count_australia_working_days
OpenAPI operationId: count_australia_working_days
Freshness: static. Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use (see rate limits).

Sources

Fair Work Ombudsman Australian public holidays 2026 (government)
Fair Work Ombudsman Australian public holidays 2027 (government)
NSW Government public holidays (state_government)
Western Australia Government public holidays (state_government)
Fair Work Act 2009 (legislation)

FAQ

Are part-day events counted as full-day closures?

No; they remain in limited_or_part_day_events.

Related calculators

Australia State/Territory Public-Holiday Working Day — Inspect a date and scope.