When do the clocks go back in Australia?
The next change starts on Sunday 4 April 2027; each area's date and local time is in the table below.
Time left until the clocks go back in Sydney
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Every area at a glance
| Area (tz database) | Time now | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney New South Wales (most areas) | – Australia/Sydney | Sunday 4 April 2027, 03:00 AEDT → 02:00 AEST |
| Melbourne Victoria | – Australia/Melbourne | Sunday 4 April 2027, 03:00 AEDT → 02:00 AEST |
| Hobart Tasmania | – Australia/Hobart | Sunday 4 April 2027, 03:00 AEDT → 02:00 AEST |
| Adelaide South Australia | – Australia/Adelaide | Sunday 4 April 2027, 03:00 ACDT → 02:00 ACST |
| Lord Howe Lord Howe Island | – Australia/Lord_Howe | Sunday 4 April 2027, 02:00 +11 → 01:30 +1030 |
| Brisbane Queensland (most areas) | – Australia/Brisbane | No change — no daylight saving time |
| Darwin Northern Territory | – Australia/Darwin | No change — no daylight saving time |
| Perth Western Australia (most areas) | – Australia/Perth | No change — no daylight saving time |
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What is different here
- Queensland (most areas) (Australia/Brisbane) stays on UTC+10 all year — the last change in the tz database was on Sunday 1 March 1992.
- Northern Territory (Australia/Darwin) stays on UTC+9:30 all year — the tz database shows no clock change since at least 1970.
- Western Australia (most areas) (Australia/Perth) stays on UTC+8 all year — the last change in the tz database was on Sunday 29 March 2009.
- Lord Howe Island moves its clocks by 30 minutes, not a full hour.
- Australia is in the southern hemisphere: the clocks go forward in spring (around October) and back in autumn (around April).
- Time zone abbreviations used: +1030/+11, ACDT/ACST, AEDT/AEST.
Clock changes 2021–2031 (Sydney)
| Year | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sunday 3 October 2021, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 4 April 2021, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2022 | Sunday 2 October 2022, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 3 April 2022, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2023 | Sunday 1 October 2023, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 2 April 2023, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2024 | Sunday 6 October 2024, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 7 April 2024, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2025 | Sunday 5 October 2025, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 6 April 2025, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2026 | Sunday 4 October 2026, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 5 April 2026, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2027 | Sunday 3 October 2027, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 4 April 2027, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2028 | Sunday 1 October 2028, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 2 April 2028, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2029 | Sunday 7 October 2029, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 1 April 2029, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2030 | Sunday 6 October 2030, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 7 April 2030, 03:00 → 02:00 |
| 2031 | Sunday 5 October 2031, 02:00 → 03:00 | Sunday 6 April 2031, 03:00 → 02:00 |
Source: IANA time zone database (tzdata 2025b), the same data your browser uses. Every change on this page was checked against the browser time engine (Intl) before publishing. Area descriptions are the database's own (zone1970.tab). Future dates follow the rules in the database today; a government can change its rules, and the database is updated when it does.