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7/7 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 7/7 roster (7 days on, 7 days 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 7/7 roster pattern

Equal swing and R&R — 7 days at site followed by 7 days at home. Popular in civil construction and infrastructure. Because the cycle runs 14 days rather than a calendar month, holidays drift through it: across every possible swing start date, roughly 7 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

7 days

at site

R&R

7 days

at home

Full cycle

14 days

repeating

Your 2027 on a 7/7 roster

2027 has 365 days. A 7/7 roster completes about 26.1 full 14-day cycles in that time, which works out to roughly 183 days on site and 182 days at home. A different start date shifts the exact counts by a few days.

Cycles in the year

26.1

14 days each

Days on site

~183

expected over the year

Days at home

~182

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.

New Year's Day
1 Jan 2027
Australia Day
26 Jan 2027
Labour Day
1 Mar 2027
Good Friday
26 Mar 2027
Easter Sunday
28 Mar 2027
Easter Monday
29 Mar 2027
Anzac Day
25 Apr 2027
Anzac Day (additional day)
26 Apr 2027
Western Australia Day
7 Jun 2027
King's BirthdaySome regional areas observe the King’s Birthday on a different date.
27 Sep 2027
Christmas Day
25 Dec 2027
Boxing Day
26 Dec 2027
Christmas Day (additional day)
27 Dec 2027
Boxing Day (additional day)
28 Dec 2027

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 7/7 swing: a worked example

Take a 7/7 roster whose first swing day is Monday 4 January 2027. On that schedule, 7 of WA's 14 holiday dates land on swing and 7 land on R&R. 5 of the swing days are weekdays, which are the ones that cost real time at home: Labour Day (Mon, 1 Mar), Easter Monday (Mon, 29 Mar), Anzac Day (additional day) (Mon, 26 Apr), Western Australia Day (Mon, 7 June), King's Birthday (Mon, 27 Sept).

A different start date moves holidays between swing and R&R.

The same holidays on other patterns

PatternOn swingWeekday on swing
2/1 roster7 of 146
3/1 roster7 of 145
4/2 roster9 of 146
8/6 roster8 of 146
7/7 roster7 of 145

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 7/7 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.