Regional Australia
Regional Australian jobs, in one search.
One search across current job advertisements in regional Australia, with what each advertisement says about visa sponsorship quoted from the advertisement itself.
Where a listing sits is decided by its postcode against the instrument that defines a designated regional area, and every listing says which postcode and which rule placed it. Regional Sponsor provides factual job information and reports sponsorship wording published in advertisements. It does not provide migration advice.
The labour market behind the advertisements
Where employment demand is concentrated across the country, and what is being advertised. Every figure is traceable to the release it came from, and nothing is shown that a source did not publish. These are counts of advertisements appearing on a defined set of job boards, not of vacancies.
- Reference period
- July 2026
- Advertisements
- 205,954
- Regions
- 50
- Occupation groups
- 56
Where the advertisements are
July 2026. States and territories, summed from the regions the index reports. Counts of advertisements, not of vacancies.
Advertisements per region
| State or territory | Advertisements | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 60,675 | |
| Queensland | 49,296 | |
| Victoria | 44,937 | |
| Western Australia | 26,759 | |
| South Australia | 14,058 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 4,393 | |
| Tasmania | 3,078 | |
| Northern Territory | 2,758 |
What is being advertised
July 2026. The 6 largest occupation groups of 56. Groups overlap and must not be added together.
| Occupation group | Advertisements | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| PROFESSIONALS (2) | 59,049 | |
| CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS (5) | 30,497 | |
| TECHNICIANS AND TRADES WORKERS (3) | 29,692 | |
| MANAGERS (1) | 25,316 | |
| COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL SERVICE WORKERS (4) | 19,540 | |
| SALES WORKERS (6) | 15,790 |
Where should I look?
Choose a kind of work and see which states advertise the most of it, and which are unusually oriented towards it. Advertising activity, not a recommendation about where to live.
How “regional” is decided
By one published instrument, LIN 22/022, which is written entirely in postcodes. A listing is placed by its postcode where a source publishes one, by its region where every postcode in that region agrees, and by its state where the instrument lists that state in full. An advertisement that cannot be placed says so rather than being guessed at.
Notes
- State and territory figures are sums of the regions Jobs and Skills Australia publishes, computed here. Their regions cover Australia exactly once, so the sum is well defined, but it is our arithmetic rather than a figure they released. The regional view carries their published figures unaltered.
- The Internet Vacancy Index counts advertisements appearing on a defined set of job boards. Vacancies never advertised online, or advertised only through an employer’s own site, are not in it. It is an indicator of advertising activity, not a measure of total Australian vacancies.