There has been a growing call around the country to do just that, culminating with a vote at the annual National General Assembly of the Australian Local Government Association earlier this year.

If the outcome of that vote is an indication, the idea of switching the date from January 26 is far from conclusive.

Only 126 delegates from the 560 councils represented at the recent meeting in Canberra voted on the motion, which was passed by the slimmest of margins with 64 in favour and 62 against.

Hobart City Lord Mayor Sue Hickey led the push for change saying that Australia Day shouldn’t be on a date that many indigenous people regard as ‘invasion day’.

“It marks the arrival of the first fleet from England in 1788,” the lord mayor said.

Ms Hickey said she feared Australia Day would continue to be marred by protests until the date was switched.

"There are 365 days of the year so why not move it to one that avoids all the protests," she said.

"This shouldn't be an emotional debate, it should be a rational debate."

Ms Hickey said she didn't have a specific date in mind for when Australia Day should be celebrated, but believed it should be a long weekend and possibly at the end of January.

"If we can spend a weekend celebrating the monarch of England's birthday I can't see why we can't be celebrating all that's fantastic about being Australian," she said.

But the respective lord mayors of Melbourne City and Brisbane City Council vehemently opposed the call to change the date and voted accordingly.

The City of Fremantle in Perth has moved some of its Australia Day events to January 28, citing cultural sensitivities.

The push for change has been backed by the City of Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who oversees the massive Australia Day celebrations on Sydney Harbour.

"The lord mayor of Sydney supports the campaign to change the date and will discuss the issue with the City's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel in the near future," a spokesperson said.

The ALGA board will meet in July to consider what action to take.

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has an active Australia Day but there has not been a discussion about any proposal to change the date of the event, according to a council spokesperson.

“But I am sure there will be some discussion in the future,” the spokesperson said.

Our poll closes at noon on Monday July 10, 2017.