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4/2 FIFO roster calendar 2027 — Western Australia public holidays
By FIFO Planner · Published · Last updated
Western Australia has 14 public holiday dates in 2027, and 10 of them fall on a weekday. This page lists each one with the day it lands on, and shows how they sit against a 4/2 roster (4 weeks on, 2 weeks off). It is written for workers flying out of Perth to the Pilbara, Goldfields, and Mid-West regions, where iron ore, gold, and LNG operations drive most WA FIFO rosters.
About the 4/2 roster pattern
28 consecutive days on swing at site, followed by 14 days R&R at home. The 42-day cycle is common in major mining operations in WA and QLD. Because the cycle runs 42 days rather than a calendar month, holidays drift through it: across every possible swing start date, roughly 9 of WA'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 WA overlay shows the exact conflicts.
On swing
28 days
at site
R&R
14 days
at home
Full cycle
42 days
repeating
Your 2027 on a 4/2 roster
2027 has 365 days. A 4/2 roster completes about 8.7 full 42-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
8.7
42 days each
Days on site
~243
expected over the year
Days at home
~122
expected over the year
Western Australia public holidays 2027
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman 2027 list, checked 2026-10-03. Part-day and local holidays are not listed.
4 of these fall on a weekend in 2027 (Easter Sunday on Sunday 28 Mar, Anzac Day on Sunday 25 Apr, Christmas Day on Saturday 25 Dec, Boxing Day on Sunday 26 Dec), so they are worth less to anyone already rostered off on weekends, and the remaining 10 are the ones to plan R&R around.
Holidays specific to WA rather than national: Labour Day, Easter Sunday, Western Australia Day, King's Birthday. Interstate workers on the same site may not have these days off, which matters when planning travel or crew changeovers.
How WA compares with the other states in 2027
WA has 14 holiday dates this year, the same as every other state. Only WA has Western Australia Day, so crew based in other states do not get those days off. The King's Birthday is 27 Sep in WA, but 4 Oct in QLD and 14 Jun in NT, SA, NSW and VIC.
WA holidays on a 4/2 swing: a worked example
Take a 4/2 roster whose first swing day is Monday 4 January 2027. On that schedule, 9 of WA's 14 holiday dates land on swing and 5 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), Labour Day (Mon, 1 Mar), Easter Monday (Mon, 29 Mar), King's Birthday (Mon, 27 Sept), Christmas Day (additional day) (Mon, 27 Dec), Boxing 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 | 7 of 14 | 5 |
| 4/2 roster | 9 of 14 | 6 |
| 8/6 roster | 8 of 14 | 6 |
| 7/7 roster | 7 of 14 | 5 |
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, 27 Feb to Mon, 1 Mar (3 days off): Labour Day.
- Fri, 26 Mar to Mon, 29 Mar (4 days off): Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday.
- Sat, 24 Apr to Mon, 26 Apr (3 days off): Anzac Day, Anzac Day (additional day).
- Sat, 5 June to Mon, 7 June (3 days off): Western Australia Day.
- Sat, 25 Sept to Mon, 27 Sept (3 days off): King's Birthday.
- Sat, 25 Dec to Tue, 28 Dec (4 days off): Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day (additional day), Boxing Day (additional day).
How FIFO Planner handles WA holidays on your 4/2 roster
Switch on the WA 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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