This year, all the major supermarkets will stay open on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Just make sure you have what you need by December 25, with all shops closed on Christmas Day. Individual store times may vary, so be sure to check the website.

Woolworths

Christmas Eve (24 December 2021)
Woolworths stores in NSW & ACT – All stores open
Woolworths stores in VIC – All stores open
Woolworths stores in QLD – All stores open
Woolworths stores in WA – All stores open
Woolworth stores in SA – All stores open
Woolworths stores in NT – All stores open
Woolworths stores in TAS – All stores open

Christmas Day (25 December 2021)
Woolworths stores in NSW & ACT – All stores closed
Woolworths stores in VIC – All stores closed
Woolworths stores in QLD – All stores closed
Woolworths stores in WA – All stores closed
Woolworth stores in SA – All stores closed
Woolworths stores in NT – All stores closed
Woolworths stores in TAS – All stores closed

Boxing Day (26 December 2021)
Woolworths stores in NSW & ACT – All stores open
Woolworths stores in VIC – All stores open
Woolworths stores in QLD – Most stores are open (except Ayr, Blackwater, Bowen, Charters Towers, Childers, Chinchilla, Kingaroy, Mission Beach, Mt Isa, Pittsworth, Proserpine, Roma, Weipa).
Woolworths stores in WA – All stores open
Woolworth stores in SA – Most stores are open (except Milicent)
Woolworths stores in NT – Most stores are open
Woolworths stores in TAS – All stores open

Coles

Christmas Eve (24 December 2021)
Coles stores in NSW & ACT – All stores open
Coles stores in VIC – All stores open until 10pm (ex. Benalla, Geelong Bay City, Mooroopna, Myrtleford, Sale and Wodonga Plaza open until 9pm. Ballarat (Peel St), Campbellfield, Echuca, Melton South, Ringwood East, Sunbury and Wangaratta open until 11pm. Elsternwick open until midnight.)
Coles stores in QLD – All stores open until 6pm
Coles stores in WA – All stores open until 9pm
Coles stores in SA – All stores open until 9pm
Coles stores in NT – All stores open until 9pm
Coles stores in TAS – All stores open from 6am-10pm

Christmas Day (25 December 2021)
Coles stores in NSW & ACT – All stores closed
Coles stores in VIC – All stores closed
Coles stores in QLD – All stores closed
Coles stores in WA – All stores closed
Coles stores in SA – All stores closed
Coles stores in NT – All stores closed
Coles stores in TAS – All stores closed

Boxing Day (26 December 2021)
Coles stores in NSW & ACT – All stores open, excluding Smithfield
Coles stores in VIC – All stores open
Coles stores in QLD – 9am – 6pm Boxing Day (Ayr, Mt Isa & Goondiwindi closed. Selected stores open 7am – 9pm)
Coles stores in WA –  All Perth metro stores open 8am-6pm, regional stores vary.
Coles stores in SA – All Adelaide metro stores open 9am-5pm, regional stores open 8am-8pm
Coles stores in NT – All stores open from 8am – 8pm
Coles stores in TAS – All stores open from 8am, Burnie, Devonport, Meadow Mews and Ulverstone open from 7am.

Aldi

Christmas Eve (24 December 2021)
Aldi stores in NSW & ACT – All stores open
Aldi stores in VIC – All stores open
Aldi stores in QLD – All stores open
Aldi stores in WA – All stores open
Aldi stores in SA – All stores open
Aldi stores in NT – All stores open
Aldi stores in TAS – All stores open

Christmas Day (25 December 2021)
Aldi stores in NSW & ACT – All stores closed
Aldi stores in VIC – All stores closed
Aldi stores in QLD – All stores closed
Aldi stores in WA – All stores closed
Aldi stores in SA – All stores closed
Aldi stores in NT – All stores closed
Aldi stores in TAS – All stores closed

Boxing Day (26 December 2021)
Aldi stores in NSW & ACT – All stores open from 9am
Aldi stores in VIC – All stores open from 9am
Aldi stores in QLD – All stores open from 9am
Aldi stores in WA – All stores open from 9am
Aldi stores in SA – All stores open from 11am
Aldi stores in NT – All stores open from 9am
Aldi stores in TAS – All stores open from 9am

Related food news: Woolworths’ new Christmas range has arrived and this year there’s options for vegans