Retail Trading Hours in Esperance
Esperance retail trading hours are, for the most part, consistent with hours approved by the State Government for general retail shops outside the Perth metropolitan area:
- 8.00am to 6.00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- 8.00am to 9.00pm on Thursday
- 8.00am to 5.00pm on Saturday
- Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
Additionally, a permanent change to Christmas trading hours was introduced in Esperance in 2014 to benefit local businesses and shoppers by providing long-term clarity to the hours that retailers could open through this period.
A copy of the gazettal of the change can be found here. The opening hours this results in for the coming Christmas period is below:
| Date |
Opening Hours |
| Sunday 10 December 2023 |
10am to 5pm |
| Monday 11 December 2023 |
Normal trading hours |
| Tuesday 12 December 2023 |
Normal trading hours |
| Wednesday 13 December 2023 |
Normal trading hours |
| Thursday 14 December 2023 |
Normal trading hours |
| Friday 15 December 2023 |
8am to 9pm |
| Saturday 16 December 2023 |
Normal trading hours |
| Sunday 17 December 2023 |
10am to 4pm |
| Monday 18 December 2023 |
8am to 9pm |
| Tuesday 19 December 2023 |
8am to 9pm |
| Wednesday 20 December 2023 |
8am to 9pm |
| Thursday 21 December 2023 |
Normal trading hours |
| Friday 22 December 2023 |
8am to 9pm |
| Saturday 23 December |
Normal trading hours |
Temporary additional Retail Trading Hours
| Sunday 24 December 2023 |
8am to 6pm |
| Monday 25 December 2023 |
CLOSED |
| Tuesday 26 December 2023 |
10am to 4pm |
| Sunday 31 December 2023 |
8am to 6pm |
| Monday 4 March 2024 |
10am to 4pm |
| Monday 1 April 2024 |
10am to 4pm |
Please note: these are the hours that retailers can be open. Retailers are not required to open on these days.
Additionally, those businesses that hold a ‘Small Retail Shop Certificate’ can trade 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Further details on retail trading hours are available at the Department of Commerce.