# Count Australia State/Territory Working Days

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

- Calculator id: `australia-working-days-between` · Category: Everyday Life (`everyday`) · Tool name: `count_australia_working_days`
- Canonical page: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/australia-working-days-between · This document: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/australia-working-days-between.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/australia-working-days-between.json

## Purpose

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

**Use when:** 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.


## Input

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

## Output

| Field | Type | Unit | 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. |

## 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.

## Data Sources

- Fair Work Ombudsman Australian public holidays 2026 — https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/public-holidays/2026-public-holidays (government, published 2026)
- Fair Work Ombudsman Australian public holidays 2027 — https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/public-holidays/2027-public-holidays (government, published 2026)
- NSW Government public holidays — https://www.nsw.gov.au/about-nsw/public-holidays (state_government)
- Western Australia Government public holidays — https://www.wa.gov.au/service/employment/workplace-arrangements/public-holidays-western-australia (state_government)
- Fair Work Act 2009 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2009A00028/latest/details (legislation)

Data freshness: `static`. Fair Work publishes consolidated state/territory tables; refresh only after official source review.

## API

- `GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/australia-working-days-between?start_date=…&end_date=…&division=…`
- `POST https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/australia-working-days-between` with JSON body `{"inputs": {…}}`
- Response: unified envelope (`success`, `request`, `result.values`, `result.units`, `sources`, `freshness`, `timestamp`, `next_actions`, `links`); see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/response-format.md
- Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/australia-working-days-between · OpenAPI operationId `count_australia_working_days` in https://tttkmbb.com/openapi.json
- Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use, see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/rate-limits.md.

## MCP

- Server: `https://tttkmbb.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0, no auth)
- Tool: `count_australia_working_days` (dedicated) or `run_calculator` with `{"calculator_id": "australia-working-days-between", "inputs": {…}}`

## Example

- NSW Anzac range: inputs `{"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
```

## Limitations

The division is unknown or the task requires a local/employer/exchange calendar. Normalize endpoints, apply endpoint flags and count selected state/territory public holidays over the weekly baseline. All values are computed from the formula above; no measurement or live data is involved.

## FAQ

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

No; they remain in limited_or_part_day_events.

## Related

- [Australia State/Territory Public-Holiday Working Day](https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/australia-working-day.md) — Inspect a date and scope.