No national public holiday falls in August. 17 August 2029 runs as an ordinary working day across the country outside greater Brisbane, sitting between the mid-winter quiet of July and the arrival of spring the following month on 1 September, in one of the more uninterrupted working stretches of the year for most Australian workplaces.
Traffic volumes, flight bookings and getaway trips peak on Friday afternoons across Australian cities as the working week ends. Friday 17 August 2029 falls on this day of the week, at the close of its standard five-day working stretch, marking the start of the weekend for the standard Monday-to-Friday workforce.
The working-day count on this page excludes both weekend days and any public holiday declared for the state selected, so the same date in 2029 can show a different total depending on which state's calendar applies to 17 August. Interstate businesses need to check more than one state's list before setting a national deadline.