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Richmond - Tweed job market report

Online job ads, monthly unemployment, employment by occupation, people in employment services, pay, longer-term ABS trends and the jobs on ViewJobs in Richmond - Tweed, from Jobs and Skills Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, and the Australian Taxation Office. Every figure is numbered and sourced.

Latest data
JSA September 2026; ABS Regional Labour Force September 2026; JSA NERO September 2026; DEWR June 2026; ATO 2023–24; ABS 2023 to 2025 and the 2021 Census
Updated
27 October 2026
Area
ABS SA4 112 Richmond - Tweed
Sources
JSA, ABS, DEWR, ATO and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Shrinking: online job ads in Richmond - Tweed were down 6.4% on a year earlier, from 1,547 to 1,448 a month in the three months to September 2026.

    Over the same year, ads were down 0.8% across New South Wales and up 0.6% across Australia.[1][2]

    Section 1: Job ads and demand →

  2. Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 150 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (137) and sales assistants and salespersons (113).

    Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for construction, production and distribution managers rose fastest, up 53.8%.[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. The unemployment rate in Richmond - Tweed was 4.1% in September 2026, against 4.7% across New South Wales.

    A year earlier it was 3.8%. These are the ABS's modelled estimates for the month, not seasonally adjusted.[3][4]

    Section 3: Unemployment and participation, monthly →

  4. At 30 June 2026, 65.5% had been in employment services for 12 months or more, and 44.8% for two years or more, against 64.6% and 43.4% across New South Wales.[5][6]

    Section 5: Job seekers in employment services →
Unemployment rate
4.1%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
130,665
ABS, September 2026 · up 1.4% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month
1,448
JSA, September 2026 · down 6.4% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
9,020
DEWR, June 2026 · down 0.6% since June 2025[5]

1 Job ads and demand

Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Richmond - Tweed
−6.4%
1,448 ads a month[1]
New South Wales
−0.8%
the sum of its areas[1][2]
Australia
+0.6%
the sum of every area[1][2]

Change in online job ads, the three months to September 2026 against a year earlier.

Figure 1.1: Online job ads a month, Richmond - TweedThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8k2kJan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Richmond - TweedRichmond - Tweed, Sep 2026: 1,4481,448

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Richmond - Tweed
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 20231,899
November 20231,765
December 20231,515
January 20241,450
February 20241,420
March 20241,527
April 20241,451
May 20241,415
June 20241,332
July 20241,360
August 20241,383
September 20241,470
October 20241,508
November 20241,505
December 20241,372
January 20251,407
February 20251,374
March 20251,438
April 20251,290
May 20251,344
June 20251,395
July 20251,491
August 20251,493
September 20251,547
October 20251,577
November 20251,506
December 20251,348
January 20261,332
February 20261,383
March 20261,510
April 20261,403
May 20261,342
June 20261,314
July 20261,379
August 20261,407
September 20261,448

2 Which jobs are in demand

Online job ads by occupation group (ANZSCO sub-major groups), the three months to September 2026 against a year earlier.

Figure 2.1: Change in online job ads by occupation, Richmond - TweedThe 12 occupation groups with the most ads, fastest-rising first. Groups with fewer than 5 ads a month now or a year earlier are left out; the table lists all 48.
Drivers and storepersons: +17.8%Drivers and storepersons+17.8%Legal, social and welfare professionals: +10.2%Legal, social and welfare professionals+10.2%Medical practitioners and nurses: +7.9%Medical practitioners and nurses+7.9%Sales assistants and salespersons: +6.6%Sales assistants and salespersons+6.6%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +1.7%Hospitality, retail and service managers+1.7%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: 0.0%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals0.0%Hospitality workers: −5.0%Hospitality workers−5.0%Food trades: −10.3%Food trades−10.3%Cleaners and laundry workers: −17.5%Cleaners and laundry workers−17.5%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: −21.1%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists−21.1%Carers and aides: −21.3%Carers and aides−21.3%Other labourers: −28.6%Other labourers−28.6%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Richmond - Tweed
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Medical practitioners and nurses150139+7.9%
Carers and aides137174−21.3%
Sales assistants and salespersons113106+6.6%
Legal, social and welfare professionals10898+10.2%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists86109−21.1%
Hospitality, retail and service managers5958+1.7%
Drivers and storepersons5345+17.8%
Food trades5258−10.3%
Cleaners and laundry workers4757−17.5%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals44440.0%
Other labourers4056−28.6%
Hospitality workers3840−5.0%
Automotive and engineering trades3545−22.2%
Education professionals3231+3.2%
Corporate managers3121+47.6%
Other clerical and administrative workers26260.0%
Business, finance and human resource professionals2432−25.0%
Numerical clerks2429−17.2%
Health and welfare support workers2232−31.3%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians2124−12.5%
Sales representatives and agents2125−16.0%
Construction, production and distribution managers2013+53.8%
Mobile plant operators2024−16.7%
Construction trades1822−18.2%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades1819−5.3%
Office managers, administrators and secretaries1817+5.9%
Engineers1614+14.3%
Sports, travel and personal service workers1618−11.1%
Construction and mining labourers1412+16.7%
Factory process workers1314−7.1%
Jewellers, arts and other trades workers129+33.3%
Health, education, ICT and other managers11110.0%
Skilled animal and horticultural workers1112−8.3%
Food preparation assistants1112−8.3%
Transport and design professionals, and architects10100.0%
Sales, marketing & public relations professionals910−10.0%
Sales support workers913−30.8%
Clerical and office support workers, couriers8fewer than 5n/a
Machine and stationary plant operators813−38.5%
Farm, forestry and garden workers813−38.5%
Science professionals and veterinarians67−14.3%
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood trades660.0%
Arts and media professionals5fewer than 5n/a
ICT professionals550.0%
Chief executives, managing directors & legislatorsfewer than 56n/a
Information professionalsfewer than 56n/a
Protective service workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Farmers and farm managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a

3 Unemployment and participation, monthly

Monthly unemployment and participation in Richmond - Tweed, from the ABS's Regional Labour Force, to September 2026.

Figure 3.1: Unemployment rate, Richmond - Tweed, from January 2019Share of the labour force unemployed each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against New South Wales and Australia.
  • Richmond - Tweed
  • New South Wales
  • Australia
2%4%6%8%May 2020Dec 2021Jul 2023Feb 2025Sep 2026Richmond - TweedRichmond - Tweed, Sep 2026: 4.1%4.1%New South WalesNew South Wales, Sep 2026: 4.7%4.7%AustraliaAustralia, Sep 2026: 4.6%4.6%

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

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Figure 3.2: Participation rate, Richmond - Tweed, from January 2019Share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against New South Wales and Australia.
  • Richmond - Tweed
  • New South Wales
  • Australia
55%60%65%70%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Richmond - TweedRichmond - Tweed, Sep 2026: 60.8%60.8%New South WalesNew South Wales, Sep 2026: 65.6%65.6%AustraliaAustralia, Sep 2026: 66.5%66.5%

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

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Figure 3.3: Employed people, Richmond - Tweed, indexed to January 2019 = 100Employed people each month as an index, January 2019 = 100, against New South Wales and Australia, so places of different size share one scale.
  • Richmond - Tweed
  • New South Wales
  • Australia

Index (Jan 2019 = 100)

90100110120Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Richmond - TweedRichmond - Tweed, Sep 2026: 114.4114.4New South WalesNew South Wales, Sep 2026: 112.4112.4AustraliaAustralia, Sep 2026: 117.4117.4

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

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Figure 3.4: Youth unemployment (15–24) and all ages, Richmond - TweedThe unemployment rate each month among people aged 15 to 24, against all ages, January 2019 to September 2026.
  • Aged 15–24
  • All ages
0%5%10%15%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Aged 15–24Aged 15–24, Sep 2026: 8.9%8.9%All agesAll ages, Sep 2026: 4.1%4.1%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Numbers for Figures 3.1 to 3.4: Labour force each month, Richmond - Tweed, January 2019 to September 2026Every month and every line the figures above chart. The ABS publishes the full monthly series from January 2012.[3]

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

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Unemployment and participation rates
MonthUnemployment rate, Richmond - TweedUnemployment rate, New South WalesUnemployment rate, AustraliaParticipation rate, Richmond - TweedParticipation rate, New South WalesParticipation rate, Australia
January 20194.5%4.3%5.4%57.3%64.3%65.1%
February 20195.2%4.7%5.4%58.3%65.3%66.1%
March 20194.7%4.6%5.4%57.8%65.1%65.8%
April 20194.9%4.5%5.3%58.4%65.5%65.9%
May 20194.7%4.5%5.1%58.8%65.9%66.1%
June 20194.9%4.6%5.1%58.6%65.6%65.9%
July 20194.6%4.5%5.2%58.5%65.4%65.8%
August 20194.7%4.4%5.3%58.5%65.1%65.7%
September 20194.1%4.4%5.1%58.2%65.2%65.8%
October 20195.1%4.7%5.1%58.4%64.9%65.5%
November 20194.2%4.4%4.8%57.9%64.7%65.7%
December 20194.8%4.4%4.8%59.0%65.6%66.2%
January 20204.8%4.8%5.7%58.7%64.2%65.2%
February 20204.7%5.0%5.5%59.4%65.1%66.2%
March 20204.8%5.1%5.5%59.3%65.0%65.8%
April 20206.4%6.3%6.4%56.8%62.6%63.4%
May 20206.4%6.3%6.9%56.3%61.8%62.5%
June 20206.4%6.6%7.2%58.3%63.2%63.8%
July 20206.5%7.1%7.3%58.7%64.2%64.3%
August 20205.6%6.4%6.8%58.7%64.3%64.4%
September 20206.3%6.8%6.7%59.4%64.8%64.4%
October 20205.6%6.3%6.7%59.2%64.7%65.1%
November 20205.6%6.0%6.3%60.0%65.2%65.6%
December 20205.5%6.2%6.2%60.0%65.6%66.1%
January 20215.2%6.4%6.8%58.5%64.1%65.1%
February 20215.1%6.0%6.3%60.0%65.7%66.3%
March 20215.0%5.8%6.0%60.1%65.6%66.2%
April 20214.7%5.4%5.6%59.6%65.1%65.7%
May 20214.7%5.0%5.0%60.5%65.9%66.2%
June 20213.7%5.1%4.9%59.8%65.7%66.0%
July 20214.0%4.5%4.7%60.5%64.7%65.7%
August 20214.4%4.7%4.6%58.7%61.9%64.7%
September 20214.3%4.5%4.6%58.1%61.6%64.2%
October 20214.1%5.3%5.0%57.1%62.2%64.3%
November 20213.8%4.4%4.3%58.9%64.5%65.9%
December 20213.6%3.9%4.0%59.6%65.1%66.4%
January 20224.8%4.5%4.5%58.7%63.8%65.2%
February 20223.6%4.0%4.4%59.2%65.3%66.8%
March 20224.4%4.1%4.2%58.6%65.2%66.4%
April 20224.2%3.5%3.9%58.8%65.0%66.2%
May 20224.4%4.0%3.9%60.1%66.1%66.7%
June 20223.5%3.3%3.5%59.8%65.9%66.6%
July 20222.6%3.3%3.4%58.1%65.6%66.2%
August 20223.5%3.5%3.5%59.2%65.6%66.2%
September 20223.6%3.3%3.5%59.6%66.0%66.2%
October 20222.7%3.0%3.3%59.3%66.0%66.2%
November 20223.1%3.1%3.3%60.0%66.5%66.8%
December 20222.8%3.1%3.3%59.8%66.8%67.0%
January 20233.4%3.4%4.0%58.8%65.0%65.6%
February 20233.4%3.4%3.9%59.9%66.4%67.0%
March 20233.5%3.5%3.8%59.4%65.7%66.9%
April 20232.9%3.4%3.8%59.3%65.9%66.6%
May 20232.8%3.1%3.5%59.8%66.3%67.1%
June 20232.9%2.9%3.4%59.9%66.2%66.8%
July 20233.5%3.3%3.6%59.6%65.7%66.5%
August 20233.1%3.6%3.7%59.4%66.0%66.4%
September 20233.1%3.3%3.5%59.5%65.7%66.2%
October 20233.2%3.4%3.6%59.7%66.0%66.6%
November 20233.1%3.3%3.6%60.1%66.7%67.1%
December 20233.6%3.3%3.8%60.3%66.6%67.1%
January 20243.9%4.5%4.5%58.7%65.1%65.7%
February 20243.9%3.9%4.0%60.1%66.2%67.3%
March 20243.6%4.0%4.1%59.6%66.1%66.9%
April 20243.8%4.0%4.2%59.6%65.8%66.8%
May 20243.4%3.7%3.9%59.8%66.2%67.1%
June 20243.8%3.8%3.9%59.9%66.1%66.9%
July 20243.6%3.9%4.1%60.4%66.5%67.0%
August 20243.8%4.1%4.1%60.0%65.9%66.7%
September 20243.5%3.7%3.9%60.3%66.1%66.8%
October 20243.4%3.9%3.9%59.9%65.8%66.9%
November 20243.4%3.7%3.6%60.5%66.3%67.0%
December 20243.1%3.6%3.8%60.9%66.9%67.5%
January 20253.9%4.4%4.5%60.2%65.9%66.6%
February 20253.5%4.3%4.4%60.1%66.3%67.2%
March 20254.4%4.4%4.3%60.1%66.3%67.0%
April 20253.8%3.9%4.1%60.4%66.3%67.1%
May 20253.7%4.1%4.0%60.3%66.4%67.4%
June 20253.9%4.3%4.2%60.1%66.1%67.1%
July 20253.9%3.9%4.2%61.0%66.0%66.9%
August 20253.7%4.3%4.3%59.9%65.2%66.4%
September 20253.8%4.2%4.3%60.2%65.4%66.7%
October 20253.6%4.1%4.2%60.6%65.9%66.7%
November 20253.0%3.6%4.0%60.2%65.5%66.8%
December 20253.3%3.7%3.9%60.7%66.1%67.1%
January 20264.1%4.5%4.5%60.1%65.0%66.1%
February 20263.6%4.3%4.6%60.9%66.4%67.4%
March 20264.2%4.6%4.5%61.3%66.8%67.1%
April 20264.1%4.5%4.6%60.7%66.0%66.7%
May 20263.7%4.3%4.3%60.8%66.2%67.0%
June 20263.2%3.9%4.3%60.9%66.4%67.1%
July 20263.7%4.1%4.4%61.4%66.2%66.7%
August 20263.8%4.3%4.6%61.1%65.9%66.6%
September 20264.1%4.7%4.6%60.8%65.6%66.5%
Employed people as an index, January 2019 = 100, and youth unemployment
MonthEmployed people, index, Richmond - TweedEmployed people, index, New South WalesEmployed people, index, AustraliaYouth unemployment rate (15–24), Richmond - Tweed
January 2019100.0100.0100.010.5%
February 2019101.1101.2101.711.7%
March 2019100.9101.0101.510.8%
April 2019101.7101.9101.911.0%
May 2019102.7102.5102.510.5%
June 2019102.2102.1102.311.0%
July 2019102.5102.0102.210.4%
August 2019102.4101.9102.110.5%
September 2019102.7102.0102.69.5%
October 2019102.0101.3102.311.7%
November 2019102.2101.5103.09.7%
December 2019103.6102.9103.811.0%
January 2020103.4100.3101.611.2%
February 2020104.7101.8103.410.9%
March 2020104.7101.6103.010.6%
April 202098.596.698.313.7%
May 202097.895.396.613.4%
June 2020101.297.298.112.9%
July 2020101.898.198.812.9%
August 2020102.798.999.510.9%
September 2020103.299.299.512.2%
October 2020103.899.6100.710.8%
November 2020105.1100.7101.911.0%
December 2020105.3101.1102.810.8%
January 2021103.098.6100.710.4%
February 2021105.9101.4103.110.2%
March 2021106.1101.5103.310.0%
April 2021105.8101.1103.19.4%
May 2021107.4102.8104.59.6%
June 2021107.4102.6104.37.9%
July 2021108.3101.5104.18.7%
August 2021104.796.9102.79.6%
September 2021103.796.6101.99.5%
October 2021102.196.8101.79.2%
November 2021105.9101.5105.18.2%
December 2021107.3103.1106.37.6%
January 2022104.5100.6104.29.9%
February 2022107.0103.7107.07.6%
March 2022105.1103.5106.89.0%
April 2022105.8104.1107.08.6%
May 2022108.0105.4108.19.0%
June 2022108.7105.9108.57.2%
July 2022106.6105.7108.25.5%
August 2022107.6105.7108.37.4%
September 2022108.3106.8108.67.5%
October 2022108.9107.4109.15.6%
November 2022109.7108.3110.26.3%
December 2022109.9109.0110.75.7%
January 2023107.4106.0108.17.1%
February 2023109.5108.5110.87.1%
March 2023108.6107.6111.27.3%
April 2023109.1108.3110.86.2%
May 2023110.2109.5112.35.8%
June 2023110.3109.8112.06.2%
July 2023109.4108.8111.77.5%
August 2023109.6109.1111.76.7%
September 2023110.0109.3112.06.6%
October 2023110.3109.8112.67.1%
November 2023111.3111.3113.66.9%
December 2023111.1111.2113.78.2%
January 2024108.0107.6110.78.7%
February 2024110.7110.4114.18.9%
March 2024110.3110.2113.68.3%
April 2024110.1109.9113.58.8%
May 2024110.8110.8114.58.0%
June 2024110.6110.6114.48.7%
July 2024112.2111.4114.48.3%
August 2024111.3110.4114.18.6%
September 2024112.3111.3114.87.8%
October 2024111.6110.6114.97.8%
November 2024112.8111.8115.77.9%
December 2024114.0113.2116.67.3%
January 2025111.9110.7114.39.1%
February 2025112.4111.6115.88.2%
March 2025111.4111.6115.810.2%
April 2025112.6112.4116.29.0%
May 2025112.8112.4116.98.9%
June 2025112.0111.6116.49.5%
July 2025113.9112.2116.39.2%
August 2025112.3110.6115.68.6%
September 2025112.8111.2116.18.8%
October 2025113.9112.1116.58.0%
November 2025113.9112.3116.96.8%
December 2025114.5113.2117.87.6%
January 2026112.5110.7115.49.5%
February 2026114.6113.4117.88.6%
March 2026114.9113.9117.79.7%
April 2026114.0112.7117.09.6%
May 2026114.5113.3118.08.6%
June 2026115.4114.4118.47.2%
July 2026115.7113.7117.78.2%
August 2026115.3113.3117.58.4%
September 2026114.4112.4117.48.9%

Note: Monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier.

4 Who works here: employment by occupation

Estimated employment by occupation in Richmond - Tweed, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.

Figure 4.1: Largest occupations by estimated employment, Richmond - Tweed, September 2026The 10 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026, of an estimated 131,137 people employed in Richmond - Tweed across all occupations. The table adds September 2025 and the change. 5 of Richmond - Tweed's 10 largest occupations are in national shortage.
Sales Assistants (General): 7,133Sales Assistants (General)7,133Aged and Disabled Carers: 3,819Aged and Disabled Carers3,819Registered Nurses: 3,530Registered Nurses3,530General Clerks: 2,882General Clerks2,882Retail Managers: 2,812Retail Managers2,812Receptionists: 2,009Receptionists2,009Carpenters and Joiners: 1,965Carpenters and Joiners1,965Secondary School Teachers: 1,857Secondary School Teachers1,857Child Carers: 1,755Child Carers1,755Primary School Teachers: 1,649Primary School Teachers1,649

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; Jobs and Skills Australia[8].

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Largest occupations by estimated employment, Richmond - Tweed, September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025ChangeNational shortage, 2026
Sales Assistants (General)7,1336,786+5.1%
Aged and Disabled Carers3,8193,932−2.9%Shortage
Registered Nurses3,5303,304+6.8%Shortage
General Clerks2,8822,621+10.0%
Retail Managers2,8122,712+3.7%
Receptionists2,0091,724+16.5%
Carpenters and Joiners1,9651,885+4.2%Shortage
Secondary School Teachers1,8572,144−13.4%Shortage
Child Carers1,7551,851−5.2%Shortage
Primary School Teachers1,6491,596+3.3%
Figure 4.2: Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Richmond - Tweed, September 2025 to September 2026Estimated employment in September 2026 against September 2025, among occupations with at least 200 people employed at both points: the 5 fastest growing, then the 5 fastest shrinking.
Plasterers: +28.8%Plasterers+28.8%Payroll Clerks: +18.7%Payroll Clerks+18.7%Occupational Therapists: +17.0%Occupational Therapists+17.0%Receptionists: +16.5%Receptionists+16.5%Electricians: +16.0%Electricians+16.0%Crop Farm Workers: −16.7%Crop Farm Workers−16.7%Medical Technicians: −17.4%Medical Technicians−17.4%Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers: −18.0%Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers−18.0%University Lecturers and Tutors: −19.0%University Lecturers and Tutors−19.0%Welfare Support Workers: −23.9%Welfare Support Workers−23.9%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[7].

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Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Richmond - Tweed, September 2025 to September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025Change
Plasterers697541+28.8%
Payroll Clerks553466+18.7%
Occupational Therapists303259+17.0%
Receptionists2,0091,724+16.5%
Electricians1,5481,335+16.0%
Crop Farm Workers260312−16.7%
Medical Technicians237287−17.4%
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers688839−18.0%
University Lecturers and Tutors601742−19.0%
Welfare Support Workers7951,044−23.9%
Figure 4.3: People employed in the largest occupations, Richmond - Tweed, September 2021 to September 2026Estimated people employed each September from 2021 to 2026, one point a year, in the 5 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026.
  • Sales Assistants (General)
  • Aged and Disabled Carers
  • Registered Nurses
  • General Clerks
  • Retail Managers
2k4k6k8kSep 2022Sep 2024Sep 2026Sales Assistants (General)Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2021: 6,616Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2026: 7,1337,133Aged and Disabled CarersAged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2021: 3,506Aged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2026: 3,8193,819Registered NursesRegistered Nurses, Sep 2021: 3,396Registered Nurses, Sep 2026: 3,5303,530General ClerksGeneral Clerks, Sep 2021: 2,787General Clerks, Sep 2026: 2,8822,882Retail ManagersRetail Managers, Sep 2021: 3,062Retail Managers, Sep 2026: 2,8122,812

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[7].

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People employed in the largest occupations, Richmond - Tweed, September 2021 to September 2026
MonthSales Assistants (General)Aged and Disabled CarersRegistered NursesGeneral ClerksRetail Managers
September 20216,6163,5063,3962,7873,062
September 20226,0924,4222,9052,5313,016
September 20236,1524,3762,7832,6522,517
September 20246,3114,1603,0262,4952,334
September 20256,7863,9323,3042,6212,712
September 20267,1333,8193,5302,8822,812

Note: Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.

5 Job seekers in employment services

People in Workforce Australia employment services in Richmond - Tweed, from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, to June 2026. These are people getting help to find work, not an unemployment count.

Figure 5.1: People in Workforce Australia employment services, Richmond - TweedPeople in employment services at each snapshot, November 2024 to June 2026.
8k8.25k8.5k8.75k9k9.25kMar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Richmond - TweedRichmond - Tweed, Jun 2026: 9,0209,020

Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5].

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Figure 5.2: In employment services for 12 months or more and 24 months or more, Richmond - Tweed, against New South Wales and AustraliaShare of people in employment services who had been in services for 12 months or more, and in Richmond - Tweed for 24 months or more, November 2024 to June 2026.
  • Richmond - Tweed, 12 months or more
  • Richmond - Tweed, 24 months or more
  • New South Wales, 12 months or more
  • Australia, 12 months or more
40%50%60%70%Mar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Richmond - Tweed, 12 months or moreRichmond - Tweed, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 65.5%65.5%Richmond - Tweed, 24 months or moreRichmond - Tweed, 24 months or more, Jun 2026: 44.8%44.8%New South Wales, 12 months or moreNew South Wales, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 64.6%64.6%Australia, 12 months or moreAustralia, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 64.4%64.4%

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[6].

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Numbers for Figures 5.1 and 5.2: People in employment services at each snapshot, Richmond - Tweed, November 2024 to June 2026Every snapshot loaded, one row each.[5]

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[6].

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People in employment services and the shares in services for 12 and 24 months or more
SnapshotPeople in employment services, Richmond - TweedIn services 12 months or more, Richmond - TweedIn services 24 months or more, Richmond - TweedIn services 12 months or more, New South WalesIn services 12 months or more, Australia
November 20248,24561.7%42.1%60.7%60.8%
December 20248,29562.1%42.2%60.7%60.7%
January 20258,53062.0%41.8%60.4%60.5%
February 20258,62562.1%41.6%60.4%60.3%
March 20259,09562.7%41.8%60.5%60.3%
April 20259,14062.4%41.1%60.8%60.5%
May 20259,15062.5%41.1%61.0%60.7%
June 20259,07563.0%41.3%61.7%61.3%
July 20258,95063.7%41.8%62.0%61.7%
August 20258,78564.3%42.4%62.6%62.2%
September 20258,81064.0%42.3%62.8%62.4%
October 20258,76564.3%43.0%63.1%62.7%
November 20258,71064.2%42.9%62.9%62.5%
December 20258,67063.8%42.8%63.1%62.6%
January 20268,85563.9%43.0%63.1%62.7%
February 20268,96564.6%43.4%63.5%63.1%
March 20268,94564.7%43.8%63.8%63.4%
April 20268,97064.9%44.0%64.1%63.8%
May 20268,98065.3%44.4%64.4%64.2%
June 20269,02065.5%44.8%64.6%64.4%
Figure 5.3: People in employment services by age group, Richmond - Tweed, June 2026The 5 age groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
Under 25: 1,685Under 251,68525–34: 2,08025–342,08035–44: 1,91035–441,91045–54: 1,87045–541,87055 and over: 1,47055 and over1,470

Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5].

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People in employment services by age group, Richmond - Tweed, June 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 251,68519%
25–342,08023%
35–441,91021%
45–541,87021%
55 and over1,47016%
Figure 5.4: People in employment services by allowance group, Richmond - Tweed, June 2026The 3 allowance groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
JobSeeker Payment: 6,955JobSeeker Payment6,955Youth Allowance (other): 935Youth Allowance (other)935Other: 1,130Other1,130

Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5].

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People in employment services by allowance group, Richmond - Tweed, June 2026
Allowance groupPeopleShare
JobSeeker Payment6,95577%
Youth Allowance (other)93510%
Other1,13013%

6 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in North Coast NSW, a ViewJobs region that reaches beyond this ABS area: 41% of its towns are in the area.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in North Coast NSW
2,010
ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026[9]
Figure 6.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, North Coast NSWThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 29 Oct 2026.
Healthcare & Medical: 877Healthcare & Medical877Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 350Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics350Hospitality & Tourism: 176Hospitality & Tourism176Retail & Consumer Products: 134Retail & Consumer Products134Community Services & Development: 115Community Services & Development115Self Employment: 77Self Employment77Trades & Services: 36Trades & Services36Farming, Animals & Conservation: 35Farming, Animals & Conservation35

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, North Coast NSW
ClassificationLive jobs
Healthcare & Medical877
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics350
Hospitality & Tourism176
Retail & Consumer Products134
Community Services & Development115
Self Employment77
Trades & Services36
Farming, Animals & Conservation35

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7 Pay

Average salary and wages per earner from the ATO's taxation statistics, by income year. The newest regional figures are for the 2023–24 income year.

Figure 7.1: Average salary and wages per earner, Richmond - Tweed, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)Average salary and wages per earner, 2021–22 to 2023–24 income years (ATO), against New South Wales and Australia.
  • Richmond - Tweed
  • New South Wales
  • Australia
$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k2021–222022–232023–24Richmond - TweedRichmond - Tweed, 2021–22: $55,407Richmond - Tweed, 2022–23: $59,292Richmond - Tweed, 2023–24: $62,403$62,403New South WalesNew South Wales, 2021–22: $72,962New South Wales, 2022–23: $77,277New South Wales, 2023–24: $80,137$80,137AustraliaAustralia, 2021–22: $69,980Australia, 2022–23: $73,647Australia, 2023–24: $76,760$76,760

Sources: Australian Taxation Office[10]; ViewJobs[11].

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Average salary and wages per earner, Richmond - Tweed, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)
Income yearRichmond - TweedNew South WalesAustralia
2021–22$55,407$72,962$69,980
2022–23$59,292$77,277$73,647
2023–24$62,403$80,137$76,760

Note: Averages are pulled up by high earners. The ATO counts a postcode that spans regions in the region holding most of it.

9 Quick answers

Short answers to the questions people ask about Richmond - Tweed's job market, each with its period and source.

How many jobs are advertised in Richmond - Tweed?

1,448 online job ads a month were placed in Richmond - Tweed, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is Richmond - Tweed's job market growing or shrinking?

Shrinking: online job ads in Richmond - Tweed were down 6.4% on a year earlier, from 1,547 to 1,448 a month in the three months to September 2026. Over the same year, ads were down 0.8% across New South Wales and up 0.6% across Australia.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Which jobs are most in demand in Richmond - Tweed?

Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 150 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (137) and sales assistants and salespersons (113). Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for construction, production and distribution managers rose fastest, up 53.8%.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Richmond - Tweed?

The unemployment rate in Richmond - Tweed was 4.1% in September 2026, against 4.7% across New South Wales. A year earlier it was 3.8%. These are the ABS's modelled estimates for the month, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Is unemployment rising in Richmond - Tweed?

Yes. Unemployment in Richmond - Tweed was up 0.3 points on a year earlier in September 2026, at 4.1% against 3.8% (ABS modelled estimates). Across New South Wales it was up 0.5 points.

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

What are the biggest occupations in Richmond - Tweed?

An estimated 7,133 of the 131,137 people employed in Richmond - Tweed in September 2026 worked as Sales Assistants (General), the largest occupation there. Next were Aged and Disabled Carers (3,819 people) and Registered Nurses (3,530 people). These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[7].

Which occupations are growing fastest in Richmond - Tweed?

Among occupations with at least 200 people employed in both September 2025 and September 2026, Plasterers grew fastest in Richmond - Tweed, up 28.8% to an estimated 697 people employed, followed by Payroll Clerks (up 18.7%) and Occupational Therapists (up 17.0%). These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[7].

How many people are in Workforce Australia employment services in Richmond - Tweed?

9,020 people in Richmond - Tweed were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, down 0.6% on a year earlier. 65.5% of them had been in employment services for 12 months or more.

Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5].

How long have people in Richmond - Tweed been in Workforce Australia employment services?

At 30 June 2026, 65.5% had been in employment services for 12 months or more, and 44.8% for two years or more, against 64.6% and 43.4% across New South Wales.

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[6].

How many jobs are on ViewJobs in Richmond - Tweed?

2,010 jobs are live on ViewJobs in North Coast NSW, a ViewJobs region that reaches beyond Richmond - Tweed, as of 29 Oct 2026. 41% of its towns are in the area. The most advertised are Healthcare & Medical (877), Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics (350) and Hospitality & Tourism (176).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

10 Notes and method

What the figures count, where they come from, and the rules this report applies to them.

The area
Richmond - Tweed here is ABS SA4 112 Richmond - Tweed. The reports cover 50 areas, 42 regional ABS regions and the eight capital cities: the areas Jobs and Skills Australia publishes online job ads for.
Online job ads
Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. It counts ads, not jobs filled, by occupation and area.
State and national ads
This report reads the index's series by area, so a state or national figure here is the sum of its areas, marked as ViewJobs analysis. It can differ from the state and national totals Jobs and Skills Australia publishes separately.[2]
Small numbers
A figure under 5 ads a month is shown as "fewer than 5". A group with fewer than 5 ads a month, now or a year earlier, is left out of every change, and every ranking by change.
Unemployment
Monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas.
Employment by occupation
Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it. Occupations are ANZSCO unit groups, named as Jobs and Skills Australia publishes them. The growth rankings take only occupations with at least 200 people employed at both points.[7]
People in employment services
The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR). Counts are of people by home address; the ABS area is the SA4 that address falls in. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.[5]
Pay
Average salary and wages per earner come from the ATO's Taxation Statistics for individuals. An income year runs from 1 July to 30 June and the figures are published more than a year later, so none leads this report. The ATO assigns a postcode that spans regions wholly to the region holding most of it. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.[10]
ABS figures
The latest ABS income and jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023; population and business counts are more recent. Every figure shows its year. Change is measured from 2019: the ABS figures for 2018 and 2019 differ sharply for some industries in some areas. Industries with fewer than 1,000 employee jobs are listed but not ranked.
Jobs on ViewJobs
ViewJobs regions do not follow ABS boundaries. Section 6 counts the ads open on ViewJobs on 29 Oct 2026 in each ViewJobs region with at least 20% of its towns in this area, and counts each region whole: a region that reaches beyond the area can include ads from outside it, and a region with fewer of its towns here is left out. A classification links to its own page once it has enough ads for one.

11 References

Every figure on this page points at one of these entries.

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. State and national figures are the sum of the ABS areas in Jobs and Skills Australia's regional series.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of the ABS's modelled labour market regions, with rates worked out from the sums.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  8. Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List, 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/occupation-shortage. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 28 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List, CC BY 4.0.
  9. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.
  10. Australian Taxation Office, Taxation Statistics, 2023–24. data.gov.au/data/dataset/faea4485-f407-457d-97f8-3f0822ccd654/resource/9d8577b7-a096-4758-9b3b-0649f3b83de7/download/ts24individual06taxablestatusstatesa4postcode.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 2.5 AU. Accessed 26 October 2026.
  11. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics, 2023–24. ato.gov.au/about-ato/research-and-statistics/in-detail/taxation-statistics. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.

Cite this report

ViewJobs (2026). Richmond - Tweed job market report, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/nsw/richmond-tweed

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Contains data from Jobs and Skills Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, used under CC BY 4.0, and from the Australian Taxation Office, used under CC BY 2.5 AU. ViewJobs has charted the data and, where marked as ViewJobs analysis, added areas together.

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