{"id":102907,"date":"2025-04-01T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/?p=102907"},"modified":"2025-04-01T15:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T04:28:28","slug":"daylight-saving-time-ends-in-australia-what-changes-and-who-misses-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/daylight-saving-time-ends-in-australia-what-changes-and-who-misses-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Daylight Saving Time Ends in Australia: What Changes and Who Misses Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As temperatures cool across much of Australia, millions are about to shift their clocks and gain an extra hour of sleep, marking the end of <strong>daylight saving time (DST)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Daylight Saving Time Ends in 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/apr\/01\/when-does-daylight-saving-time-end-in-australia-heres-when-your-clocks-will-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daylight saving time in Australia<\/a> will officially end on <strong>Sunday, 6 April 2025<\/strong>, at <strong>3am AEDT<\/strong> (<em>Australian Eastern Daylight Time<\/em>). At that moment, clocks will move <strong>back one hour<\/strong> to <strong>2am<\/strong>, effectively returning to <strong>standard time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This yearly transition always occurs on the <strong>first Sunday of April<\/strong>. The clocks will <strong>move backward<\/strong>. This means people will <strong>gain an hour<\/strong>, enjoying more daylight in the morning and less in the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While most smartphones, computers, and digital systems will adjust automatically, manual clocks \u2014 including <strong>microwaves<\/strong>, <strong>ovens<\/strong>, and <strong>analog watches<\/strong> \u2014 must be set back manually by <strong>one hour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which States and Territories Observe Daylight Saving?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Daylight saving is <strong>not universal<\/strong> across Australia. The states and territories are split:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Observe daylight saving:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>New South Wales<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Victoria<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>South Australia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Tasmania<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Australian Capital Territory<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do not observe daylight saving:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Queensland<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Western Australia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Northern Territory<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These non-observing regions stay on the <strong>same time year-round<\/strong>, mainly due to their geographic location closer to the equator, where daylight variation is less significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Some Regions Use Daylight Saving<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em>Professor Tim Bedding<\/em>, astrophysics researcher at the University of Sydney, the use of DST depends on <strong>latitude<\/strong>. States farther from the equator experience <strong>longer daylight hours in summer<\/strong>, and DST helps shift that light to the end of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, states like <strong>Queensland<\/strong>, which are nearer to the equator, see less difference between day and night throughout the year, reducing the need for DST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Daylight Saving Affects Sleep Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reece Kemp<\/em>, sleep expert and research assistant at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/fhmri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute<\/a> (FHMRI)<\/strong>, highlights that <strong>sleep patterns naturally adjust<\/strong> over time. He notes that DST changes can be tricky for some, but manageable with small steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t need drastic changes,\u201d Kemp explains. \u201cMaking small adjustments in the days leading up to the transition is usually enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He adds that the end of daylight saving can benefit those trying to <strong>shift to an earlier sleep schedule<\/strong>. For instance, someone who typically sleeps from <strong>11pm to 7am<\/strong> might find their natural rhythm shifting to <strong>10pm to 6am<\/strong> after the clock change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What About Work Hours and Pay?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/library.fairwork.gov.au\/viewer\/?krn=K600489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fair Work Ombudsman<\/a><\/strong>, how daylight saving affects <strong>wages<\/strong> depends on employment agreements. If an employee\u2019s award or registered agreement doesn\u2019t mention daylight saving, then payment is made <strong>\u201cby the clock.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means shifts will be paid based on actual clock time, regardless of whether an hour is gained or lost. For employees working overnight, this can lead to a shift being <strong>one hour shorter or longer<\/strong> depending on the DST transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Daylight Saving Starts Again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark your calendars \u2014 daylight saving will resume on the<strong><strong> first Sunday<\/strong>, 5 October 2025<\/strong>, when clocks will <strong>move forward by one hour<\/strong> at <strong>2am AEDT<\/strong>, bringing back longer evenings for the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of Australians are about to turn their clocks back \u2014 but not everyone will.<br \/>\nA subtle shift in time could quietly impact your sleep, work, and daily routine.<br \/>\nFind out which states are affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":102914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102907"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102913,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102907\/revisions\/102913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}