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2/1 FIFO roster calendar 2027 — South Australia public holidays
By FIFO Planner · Published · Last updated
South Australia has 14 public holiday dates in 2027, and 9 of them fall on a weekday. This page lists each one with the day it lands on, and shows how they sit against a 2/1 roster (2 weeks on, 1 week off). It is written for workers flying out of Adelaide to the Olympic Dam, Roxby Downs, and Spencer Gulf regions, where copper, uranium, and gold operations drive most SA FIFO rosters.
About the 2/1 roster pattern
14 consecutive days on swing at site, followed by 7 days R&R at home. The full cycle repeats every 21 days. Because the cycle runs 21 days rather than a calendar month, holidays drift through it: across every possible swing start date, roughly 9 of SA's 14 public holiday dates in 2027 land while you are on site. Where yours fall depends on your own start date — set it in FIFO Planner and the SA overlay shows the exact conflicts.
On swing
14 days
at site
R&R
7 days
at home
Full cycle
21 days
repeating
Your 2027 on a 2/1 roster
2027 has 365 days. A 2/1 roster completes about 17.4 full 21-day cycles in that time, which works out to roughly 243 days on site and 122 days at home. A different start date shifts the exact counts by a few days.
Cycles in the year
17.4
21 days each
Days on site
~243
expected over the year
Days at home
~122
expected over the year
South Australia public holidays 2027
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman 2027 list, checked 2026-10-03. Part-day and local holidays are not listed.
5 of these fall on a weekend in 2027 (Easter Saturday on Saturday 27 Mar, Easter Sunday on Sunday 28 Mar, Anzac Day on Sunday 25 Apr, Christmas Day on Saturday 25 Dec, Proclamation Day (Boxing Day) on Sunday 26 Dec), so they are worth less to anyone already rostered off on weekends, and the remaining 9 are the ones to plan R&R around.
Holidays specific to SA rather than national: Adelaide Cup Day, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, King's Birthday, Labour Day. Interstate workers on the same site may not have these days off, which matters when planning travel or crew changeovers.
How SA compares with the other states in 2027
SA has 14 holiday dates this year, the same as every other state. Only SA has Adelaide Cup Day and Proclamation Day, so crew based in other states do not get those days off. The King's Birthday is 14 Jun in SA, but 27 Sep in WA and 4 Oct in QLD.
SA holidays on a 2/1 swing: a worked example
Take a 2/1 roster whose first swing day is Monday 4 January 2027. On that schedule, 7 of SA's 14 holiday dates land on swing and 7 land on R&R. 6 of the swing days are weekdays, which are the ones that cost real time at home: Australia Day (Tue, 26 Jan), Adelaide Cup Day (Mon, 8 Mar), Easter Monday (Mon, 29 Mar), Labour Day (Mon, 4 Oct), Christmas Day (additional day) (Mon, 27 Dec), Proclamation Day (additional day) (Tue, 28 Dec).
A different start date moves holidays between swing and R&R.
The same holidays on other patterns
| Pattern | On swing | Weekday on swing |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1 roster | 7 of 14 | 6 |
| 3/1 roster | 4 of 14 | 2 |
| 4/2 roster | 9 of 14 | 6 |
| 8/6 roster | 7 of 14 | 5 |
| 7/7 roster | 3 of 14 | 1 |
Every pattern starts on Monday 4 January 2027 for this comparison.
Long weekends in 2027
- Fri, 1 Jan to Sun, 3 Jan (3 days off): New Year's Day.
- Sat, 6 Mar to Mon, 8 Mar (3 days off): Adelaide Cup Day.
- Fri, 26 Mar to Mon, 29 Mar (4 days off): Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday.
- Sat, 12 June to Mon, 14 June (3 days off): King's Birthday.
- Sat, 2 Oct to Mon, 4 Oct (3 days off): Labour Day.
- Sat, 25 Dec to Tue, 28 Dec (4 days off): Christmas Day, Proclamation Day (Boxing Day), Christmas Day (additional day), Proclamation Day (additional day).
How FIFO Planner handles SA holidays on your 2/1 roster
Switch on the SA holiday overlay and these dates appear on the same calendar as your swing and R&R days. Export to ICS with holidays included, and use it offline at camp.
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