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Barossa - Yorke - Mid North 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 the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 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 405 Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Sources
JSA, ABS, DEWR, ATO and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Steady: online job ads in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North were the same as a year earlier, 548 a month in the three months to September 2026.

    Over the same year, ads were up 2.6% across South Australia and up 0.6% across Australia.[1][2]

    Section 1: Job ads and demand →

  2. Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 94 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (37) and health and welfare support workers (33).

    Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for food preparation assistants rose fastest, up 60.0%.[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. The unemployment rate in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North was 4.2% in September 2026, against 4.0% across South Australia.

    A year earlier it was 4.3%. These are the ABS's modelled estimates for the month, not seasonally adjusted.[3][4]

    Section 3: Unemployment and participation, monthly →

  4. 3,955 people in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 3.7% on a year earlier.

    68.8% of them had been in employment services for 12 months or more.[5]

    Section 5: Job seekers in employment services →
Unemployment rate
4.2%
ABS, September 2026 · down 0.1 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
56,366
ABS, September 2026 · no change since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month
548
JSA, September 2026 · no change since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
3,955
DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.7% 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.

Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
0.0%
548 ads a month[1]
South Australia
+2.6%
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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
400450500550600Jan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthBarossa - Yorke - Mid North, Sep 2026: 548548

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 2023502
November 2023496
December 2023471
January 2024493
February 2024499
March 2024530
April 2024501
May 2024511
June 2024491
July 2024455
August 2024457
September 2024505
October 2024545
November 2024552
December 2024504
January 2025530
February 2025488
March 2025518
April 2025443
May 2025477
June 2025456
July 2025517
August 2025511
September 2025548
October 2025552
November 2025552
December 2025506
January 2026513
February 2026502
March 2026550
April 2026529
May 2026560
June 2026557
July 2026572
August 2026565
September 2026548

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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthThe 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.
Sales assistants and salespersons: +27.8%Sales assistants and salespersons+27.8%Automotive and engineering trades: +23.5%Automotive and engineering trades+23.5%Food trades: +15.8%Food trades+15.8%Medical practitioners and nurses: +14.6%Medical practitioners and nurses+14.6%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: +13.0%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals+13.0%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +11.1%Hospitality, retail and service managers+11.1%Drivers and storepersons: +7.1%Drivers and storepersons+7.1%Other labourers: 0.0%Other labourers0.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: −6.3%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists−6.3%Carers and aides: −9.8%Carers and aides−9.8%Health and welfare support workers: −23.3%Health and welfare support workers−23.3%Legal, social and welfare professionals: −30.4%Legal, social and welfare professionals−30.4%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Medical practitioners and nurses9482+14.6%
Carers and aides3741−9.8%
Health and welfare support workers3343−23.3%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists3032−6.3%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals2623+13.0%
Sales assistants and salespersons2318+27.8%
Food trades2219+15.8%
Other labourers22220.0%
Automotive and engineering trades2117+23.5%
Hospitality, retail and service managers2018+11.1%
Legal, social and welfare professionals1623−30.4%
Drivers and storepersons1514+7.1%
Machine and stationary plant operators11110.0%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians108+25.0%
Mobile plant operators10100.0%
Cleaners and laundry workers1014−28.6%
Corporate managers990.0%
Science professionals and veterinarians87+14.3%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades880.0%
Other clerical and administrative workers87+14.3%
Food preparation assistants85+60.0%
Construction, production and distribution managers75+40.0%
Numerical clerks7fewer than 5n/a
Office managers, administrators and secretaries7fewer than 5n/a
Factory process workers770.0%
Farm, forestry and garden workers76+16.7%
Business, finance and human resource professionals68−25.0%
Engineers65+20.0%
Hospitality workers611−45.5%
Education professionals58−37.5%
Skilled animal and horticultural workers550.0%
Sales support workers58−37.5%
Chief executives, managing directors & legislatorsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Farmers and farm managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Construction tradesfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Construction and mining labourersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Health, education, ICT and other managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Arts and media professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Sports, travel and personal service workersfewer than 55n/a
Sales representatives and agentsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
ICT professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Information professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Sales, marketing & public relations professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Clerical and office support workers, couriersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Transport and design professionals, and architectsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood tradesfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Jewellers, arts and other trades workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Protective service workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a

3 Unemployment and participation, monthly

Monthly unemployment and participation in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, from the ABS's Regional Labour Force, to September 2026.

Figure 3.1: Unemployment rate, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, from January 2019Share of the labour force unemployed each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against South Australia and Australia.
  • Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
  • South Australia
  • Australia
2%4%6%8%10%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthBarossa - Yorke - Mid North, Sep 2026: 4.2%4.2%South AustraliaSouth Australia, Sep 2026: 4.0%4.0%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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, from January 2019Share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against South Australia and Australia.
  • Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
  • South Australia
  • Australia
55%60%65%70%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthBarossa - Yorke - Mid North, Sep 2026: 57.4%57.4%South AustraliaSouth Australia, Sep 2026: 64.1%64.1%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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, indexed to January 2019 = 100Employed people each month as an index, January 2019 = 100, against South Australia and Australia, so places of different size share one scale.
  • Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
  • South Australia
  • Australia

Index (Jan 2019 = 100)

90100110120130Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthBarossa - Yorke - Mid North, Sep 2026: 110.6110.6South AustraliaSouth Australia, Sep 2026: 119.1119.1AustraliaAustralia, 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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthThe 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%20%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Aged 15–24Aged 15–24, Sep 2026: 9.4%9.4%All agesAll ages, Sep 2026: 4.2%4.2%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Numbers for Figures 3.1 to 3.4: Labour force each month, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthUnemployment rate, South AustraliaUnemployment rate, AustraliaParticipation rate, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthParticipation rate, South AustraliaParticipation rate, Australia
January 20197.4%6.8%5.4%58.0%61.9%65.1%
February 20196.8%6.1%5.4%58.9%62.9%66.1%
March 20197.1%6.1%5.4%59.4%63.4%65.8%
April 20197.0%6.2%5.3%59.5%63.6%65.9%
May 20196.5%5.6%5.1%59.2%63.3%66.1%
June 20196.8%5.8%5.1%59.1%63.2%65.9%
July 20197.6%6.9%5.2%58.7%63.3%65.8%
August 20197.9%7.1%5.3%58.8%63.2%65.7%
September 20196.8%6.0%5.1%58.4%62.5%65.8%
October 20196.5%6.0%5.1%57.7%61.8%65.5%
November 20196.5%6.2%4.8%58.2%62.5%65.7%
December 20196.2%6.0%4.8%58.1%62.6%66.2%
January 20206.9%6.0%5.7%56.1%61.4%65.2%
February 20206.9%6.2%5.5%57.1%62.8%66.2%
March 20207.1%6.5%5.5%57.3%63.1%65.8%
April 20207.3%7.1%6.4%55.5%60.9%63.4%
May 20207.6%7.7%6.9%55.0%60.3%62.5%
June 20207.9%8.4%7.2%55.9%61.6%63.8%
July 20207.2%7.9%7.3%56.1%61.5%64.3%
August 20207.1%7.6%6.8%56.6%62.0%64.4%
September 20206.3%6.6%6.7%56.5%61.8%64.4%
October 20206.4%6.7%6.7%56.8%62.1%65.1%
November 20206.2%6.1%6.3%56.9%62.1%65.6%
December 20205.8%6.2%6.2%56.9%62.5%66.1%
January 20217.2%7.5%6.8%56.1%61.3%65.1%
February 20216.7%7.2%6.3%57.1%62.8%66.3%
March 20216.3%6.6%6.0%56.8%62.2%66.2%
April 20215.8%5.9%5.6%57.2%62.7%65.7%
May 20215.8%5.8%5.0%57.4%63.0%66.2%
June 20215.2%5.2%4.9%57.1%62.7%66.0%
July 20214.8%4.7%4.7%57.1%62.8%65.7%
August 20214.6%4.7%4.6%56.8%62.5%64.7%
September 20214.3%4.8%4.6%56.8%62.7%64.2%
October 20214.4%5.0%5.0%56.7%62.8%64.3%
November 20213.9%4.4%4.3%57.2%63.4%65.9%
December 20213.6%3.9%4.0%57.1%63.2%66.4%
January 20225.1%5.3%4.5%56.3%62.0%65.2%
February 20225.0%5.4%4.4%57.6%63.9%66.8%
March 20224.9%5.1%4.2%57.6%63.8%66.4%
April 20224.5%4.6%3.9%57.2%63.3%66.2%
May 20224.5%4.6%3.9%57.2%63.3%66.7%
June 20224.4%4.3%3.5%57.2%63.2%66.6%
July 20224.2%4.1%3.4%56.1%62.7%66.2%
August 20224.1%3.9%3.5%56.4%62.9%66.2%
September 20224.0%4.1%3.5%56.2%62.7%66.2%
October 20223.9%3.9%3.3%56.6%63.2%66.2%
November 20224.0%3.9%3.3%56.7%63.2%66.8%
December 20224.2%3.9%3.3%57.2%63.9%67.0%
January 20234.4%4.6%4.0%56.4%62.8%65.6%
February 20234.2%4.2%3.9%57.4%64.2%67.0%
March 20233.9%3.9%3.8%57.7%64.7%66.9%
April 20234.4%4.4%3.8%57.5%64.3%66.6%
May 20234.0%3.9%3.5%57.7%64.7%67.1%
June 20234.2%4.1%3.4%57.2%64.0%66.8%
July 20233.9%4.0%3.6%57.4%64.0%66.5%
August 20233.7%3.5%3.7%57.3%63.8%66.4%
September 20233.5%3.4%3.5%57.4%63.8%66.2%
October 20233.5%3.4%3.6%57.3%63.6%66.6%
November 20233.7%3.7%3.6%57.5%64.0%67.1%
December 20234.0%3.9%3.8%57.2%63.6%67.1%
January 20244.7%4.6%4.5%56.1%62.1%65.7%
February 20243.7%3.6%4.0%57.1%63.6%67.3%
March 20244.3%4.0%4.1%56.9%63.1%66.9%
April 20244.4%4.3%4.2%56.9%63.1%66.8%
May 20244.0%3.9%3.9%56.3%62.5%67.1%
June 20244.0%3.8%3.9%56.3%62.6%66.9%
July 20244.4%4.4%4.1%56.4%63.0%67.0%
August 20243.9%3.6%4.1%56.0%62.4%66.7%
September 20244.1%4.0%3.9%56.4%63.0%66.8%
October 20244.2%3.9%3.9%56.7%63.3%66.9%
November 20243.7%3.7%3.6%56.2%62.7%67.0%
December 20244.2%4.1%3.8%56.8%63.5%67.5%
January 20254.8%4.7%4.5%56.9%63.7%66.6%
February 20254.5%4.1%4.4%57.0%63.7%67.2%
March 20254.4%4.1%4.3%57.1%64.0%67.0%
April 20254.5%4.1%4.1%56.9%63.5%67.1%
May 20254.3%4.2%4.0%57.3%64.4%67.4%
June 20254.5%4.3%4.2%57.3%64.4%67.1%
July 20254.5%4.3%4.2%57.7%64.4%66.9%
August 20254.8%4.7%4.3%57.8%64.5%66.4%
September 20254.3%4.3%4.3%57.9%64.7%66.7%
October 20254.1%4.0%4.2%57.8%64.5%66.7%
November 20253.9%3.7%4.0%58.0%64.6%66.8%
December 20253.8%3.7%3.9%58.5%65.6%67.1%
January 20264.3%4.1%4.5%57.6%64.2%66.1%
February 20264.5%4.3%4.6%58.1%65.0%67.4%
March 20264.3%4.1%4.5%57.9%64.6%67.1%
April 20264.6%4.4%4.6%57.6%64.1%66.7%
May 20264.5%4.2%4.3%57.7%64.3%67.0%
June 20264.3%4.2%4.3%57.6%64.3%67.1%
July 20264.3%4.2%4.4%57.3%64.1%66.7%
August 20264.6%4.5%4.6%57.4%64.2%66.6%
September 20264.2%4.0%4.6%57.4%64.1%66.5%
Employed people as an index, January 2019 = 100, and youth unemployment
MonthEmployed people, index, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthEmployed people, index, South AustraliaEmployed people, index, AustraliaYouth unemployment rate (15–24), Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
January 2019100.0100.0100.017.9%
February 2019102.2102.4101.716.8%
March 2019103.0103.5101.517.5%
April 2019103.2103.9101.916.8%
May 2019103.3104.1102.515.4%
June 2019103.0103.7102.315.8%
July 2019101.5102.9102.217.5%
August 2019101.4102.6102.118.1%
September 2019101.9102.9102.615.8%
October 2019101.1101.9102.315.2%
November 2019102.0102.9103.015.0%
December 2019102.3103.4103.814.4%
January 202098.1101.4101.616.1%
February 2020100.1103.8103.416.0%
March 2020100.2104.2103.016.2%
April 202096.999.898.316.7%
May 202095.798.396.617.3%
June 202097.099.898.117.8%
July 202098.1100.398.816.4%
August 202099.1101.599.515.9%
September 202099.8102.299.514.5%
October 2020100.4102.7100.715.1%
November 2020100.9103.4101.914.9%
December 2020101.4104.0102.813.9%
January 202198.6100.6100.717.1%
February 2021101.0103.5103.115.8%
March 2021101.0103.3103.314.8%
April 2021102.3105.1103.113.2%
May 2021102.8105.8104.513.0%
June 2021102.9106.1104.311.9%
July 2021103.4106.8104.111.1%
August 2021103.2106.4102.710.9%
September 2021103.4106.6101.910.8%
October 2021103.3106.5101.711.1%
November 2021104.7108.4105.19.7%
December 2021105.0108.8106.38.7%
January 2022102.2105.3104.212.0%
February 2022104.8108.7107.011.7%
March 2022105.2109.0106.811.0%
April 2022105.0108.9107.09.9%
May 2022105.1109.3108.19.8%
June 2022105.2109.5108.59.6%
July 2022103.5109.0108.29.2%
August 2022104.3109.8108.39.3%
September 2022104.2109.4108.69.2%
October 2022105.1110.6109.18.9%
November 2022105.3110.9110.29.1%
December 2022106.2112.2110.79.5%
January 2023104.5109.8108.110.2%
February 2023106.8112.9110.89.7%
March 2023107.9114.4111.29.1%
April 2023107.1113.4110.810.2%
May 2023107.9114.8112.39.1%
June 2023106.9113.6112.09.8%
July 2023107.7113.8111.79.3%
August 2023108.0114.2111.78.9%
September 2023108.5114.5112.08.6%
October 2023108.5114.3112.68.6%
November 2023108.5114.7113.69.5%
December 2023107.9114.1113.710.2%
January 2024105.1110.7110.712.0%
February 2024108.2114.7114.19.6%
March 2024107.3113.4113.610.9%
April 2024107.2113.3113.510.9%
May 2024106.6112.7114.59.6%
June 2024106.8113.1114.49.2%
July 2024106.4113.2114.410.0%
August 2024106.3113.2114.18.8%
September 2024107.1114.0114.88.8%
October 2024107.5114.7114.98.9%
November 2024107.0114.0115.78.0%
December 2024107.7115.2116.69.2%
January 2025107.4114.8114.310.3%
February 2025108.1115.9115.89.6%
March 2025108.5116.6115.89.5%
April 2025108.1115.8116.29.4%
May 2025109.0117.4116.99.1%
June 2025108.8117.3116.49.4%
July 2025109.8117.4116.39.3%
August 2025109.8117.4115.69.7%
September 2025110.6118.5116.18.7%
October 2025110.7118.3116.58.1%
November 2025111.2119.1116.97.7%
December 2025112.5121.0117.87.4%
January 2026110.3118.2115.48.6%
February 2026111.1119.5117.89.2%
March 2026111.0119.2117.78.8%
April 2026110.2117.9117.09.5%
May 2026110.5118.7118.09.2%
June 2026110.5118.7118.49.0%
July 2026110.1118.5117.79.3%
August 2026110.0118.4117.59.9%
September 2026110.6119.1117.49.4%

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 the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.

Figure 4.1: Largest occupations by estimated employment, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, September 2026The 10 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026, of an estimated 56,440 people employed in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North across all occupations. The table adds September 2025 and the change. 3 of the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North's 10 largest occupations are in national shortage.
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers: 2,681Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers2,681Aged and Disabled Carers: 2,098Aged and Disabled Carers2,098Commercial Cleaners: 1,574Commercial Cleaners1,574Sales Assistants (General): 1,565Sales Assistants (General)1,565Registered Nurses: 1,540Registered Nurses1,540Livestock Farmers: 1,418Livestock Farmers1,418Truck Drivers: 1,217Truck Drivers1,217General Clerks: 1,216General Clerks1,216Crop Farmers: 1,031Crop Farmers1,031Retail Managers: 993Retail Managers993

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[6]; Jobs and Skills Australia[7].

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Largest occupations by estimated employment, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025ChangeNational shortage, 2026
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers2,6812,604+3.0%
Aged and Disabled Carers2,0982,037+3.0%Shortage
Commercial Cleaners1,5741,468+7.2%
Sales Assistants (General)1,5651,518+3.1%
Registered Nurses1,5401,422+8.3%Shortage
Livestock Farmers1,4181,268+11.8%
Truck Drivers1,2171,2170.0%Shortage
General Clerks1,2161,074+13.2%
Crop Farmers1,0311,016+1.5%
Retail Managers993898+10.6%
Figure 4.2: Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 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.
Delivery Drivers: +36.4%Delivery Drivers+36.4%Crane, Hoist and Lift Operators: +31.9%Crane, Hoist and Lift Operators+31.9%Couriers and Postal Deliverers: +23.4%Couriers and Postal Deliverers+23.4%Vocational Education Teachers: +19.6%Vocational Education Teachers+19.6%Sales Representatives: +18.4%Sales Representatives+18.4%Other Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers: −14.6%Other Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers−14.6%Police: −14.8%Police−14.8%Education Aides: −14.9%Education Aides−14.9%Pharmacy Sales Assistants: −16.4%Pharmacy Sales Assistants−16.4%Accountants: −26.8%Accountants−26.8%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, September 2025 to September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025Change
Delivery Drivers382280+36.4%
Crane, Hoist and Lift Operators314238+31.9%
Couriers and Postal Deliverers337273+23.4%
Vocational Education Teachers330276+19.6%
Sales Representatives322272+18.4%
Other Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers334391−14.6%
Police294345−14.8%
Education Aides542637−14.9%
Pharmacy Sales Assistants214256−16.4%
Accountants334456−26.8%
Figure 4.3: People employed in the largest occupations, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 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.
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers
  • Aged and Disabled Carers
  • Commercial Cleaners
  • Sales Assistants (General)
  • Registered Nurses
5001k1.5k2k2.5k3kSep 2022Sep 2024Sep 2026Mixed Crop and Livestock FarmersMixed Crop and Livestock Farmers, Sep 2021: 1,362Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers, Sep 2026: 2,6812,681Aged and Disabled CarersAged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2021: 1,470Aged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2026: 2,0982,098Commercial CleanersCommercial Cleaners, Sep 2021: 1,043Commercial Cleaners, Sep 2026: 1,5741,574Sales Assistants (General)Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2021: 1,861Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2026: 1,5651,565Registered NursesRegistered Nurses, Sep 2021: 1,054Registered Nurses, Sep 2026: 1,5401,540

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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People employed in the largest occupations, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, September 2021 to September 2026
MonthMixed Crop and Livestock FarmersAged and Disabled CarersCommercial CleanersSales Assistants (General)Registered Nurses
September 20211,3621,4701,0431,8611,054
September 20221,2411,5319331,7841,150
September 20231,4971,5538491,6981,065
September 20242,1521,6951,0821,6161,107
September 20252,6042,0371,4681,5181,422
September 20262,6812,0981,5741,5651,540

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 the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthPeople in employment services at each snapshot, November 2024 to June 2026.
3.4k3.6k3.8k4kMar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthBarossa - Yorke - Mid North, Jun 2026: 3,9553,955

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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, against South Australia and AustraliaShare of people in employment services who had been in services for 12 months or more, and in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North for 24 months or more, November 2024 to June 2026.
  • Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 12 months or more
  • Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 24 months or more
  • South Australia, 12 months or more
  • Australia, 12 months or more
40%50%60%70%Mar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 12 months or moreBarossa - Yorke - Mid North, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 68.8%68.8%Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 24 months or moreBarossa - Yorke - Mid North, 24 months or more, Jun 2026: 49.7%49.7%South Australia, 12 months or moreSouth Australia, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 66.8%66.8%Australia, 12 months or moreAustralia, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 64.4%64.4%

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[8].

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

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[8].

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People in employment services and the shares in services for 12 and 24 months or more
SnapshotPeople in employment services, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthIn services 12 months or more, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthIn services 24 months or more, Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthIn services 12 months or more, South AustraliaIn services 12 months or more, Australia
November 20243,50565.8%47.2%63.4%60.8%
December 20243,56065.7%47.5%63.2%60.7%
January 20253,64565.3%46.9%62.9%60.5%
February 20253,70065.7%47.3%62.6%60.3%
March 20253,79565.1%46.9%62.5%60.3%
April 20253,79065.7%46.8%63.1%60.5%
May 20253,84566.5%46.8%63.6%60.7%
June 20253,81568.0%47.6%64.4%61.3%
July 20253,83067.6%47.3%64.7%61.7%
August 20253,86068.0%47.4%65.1%62.2%
September 20253,87567.9%47.0%65.2%62.4%
October 20253,87068.3%47.5%65.4%62.7%
November 20253,86067.7%47.4%65.1%62.5%
December 20253,89567.4%47.5%65.1%62.6%
January 20263,95567.6%47.4%65.1%62.7%
February 20263,97567.5%47.8%65.4%63.1%
March 20263,94069.3%48.5%66.0%63.4%
April 20263,94069.2%48.9%66.5%63.8%
May 20263,94568.7%49.4%66.7%64.2%
June 20263,95568.8%49.7%66.8%64.4%
Figure 5.3: People in employment services by age group, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, June 2026The 5 age groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
Under 25: 845Under 2584525–34: 79025–3479035–44: 80035–4480045–54: 71545–5471555 and over: 81055 and over810

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

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People in employment services by age group, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, June 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 2584521%
25–3479020%
35–4480020%
45–5471518%
55 and over81020%
Figure 5.4: People in employment services by allowance group, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, June 2026The 3 allowance groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
JobSeeker Payment: 2,965JobSeeker Payment2,965Youth Allowance (other): 500Youth Allowance (other)500Other: 490Other490

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

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People in employment services by allowance group, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, June 2026
Allowance groupPeopleShare
JobSeeker Payment2,96575%
Youth Allowance (other)50013%
Other49012%

6 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in the Yorke Peninsula, the Barossa, the Clare Valley, and the Flinders Ranges and Outback. The Flinders Ranges and Outback reaches beyond this ABS area: 45% of its towns are in the area. The Yorke Peninsula, the Barossa and the Clare Valley have all their towns in it.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in these regions
227
ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026[9]
Figure 6.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Yorke Peninsula, Barossa, Clare Valley, and Flinders Ranges and OutbackThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 29 Oct 2026.
Healthcare & Medical: 76Healthcare & Medical76Hospitality & Tourism: 26Hospitality & Tourism26Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 21Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics21Retail & Consumer Products: 20Retail & Consumer Products20Community Services & Development: 19Community Services & Development19Construction: 16Construction16Trades & Services: 11Trades & Services11Mining, Resources & Energy: 9Mining, Resources & Energy9

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Yorke Peninsula, Barossa, Clare Valley, and Flinders Ranges and Outback
ClassificationLive jobs
Healthcare & Medical76
Hospitality & Tourism26
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics21
Retail & Consumer Products20
Community Services & Development19
Construction16
Trades & Services11
Mining, Resources & Energy9

Jobs by classification in the Yorke Peninsula

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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)Average salary and wages per earner, 2021–22 to 2023–24 income years (ATO), against South Australia and Australia.
  • Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
  • South Australia
  • Australia
$50k$60k$70k$80k2021–222022–232023–24Barossa - Yorke - Mid NorthBarossa - Yorke - Mid North, 2021–22: $56,199Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 2022–23: $59,091Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 2023–24: $61,968$61,968South AustraliaSouth Australia, 2021–22: $62,008South Australia, 2022–23: $65,014South Australia, 2023–24: $68,345$68,345AustraliaAustralia, 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, Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)
Income yearBarossa - Yorke - Mid NorthSouth AustraliaAustralia
2021–22$56,199$62,008$69,980
2022–23$59,091$65,014$73,647
2023–24$61,968$68,345$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 the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North's job market, each with its period and source.

How many jobs are advertised in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North?

548 online job ads a month were placed in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North's job market growing or shrinking?

Steady: online job ads in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North were the same as a year earlier, 548 a month in the three months to September 2026. Over the same year, ads were up 2.6% across South Australia and up 0.6% across Australia.

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

Which jobs are most in demand in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North?

Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 94 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (37) and health and welfare support workers (33). Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for food preparation assistants rose fastest, up 60.0%.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North?

The unemployment rate in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North was 4.2% in September 2026, against 4.0% across South Australia. A year earlier it was 4.3%. 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 the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North?

No, it is falling. Unemployment in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North was down 0.1 points on a year earlier in September 2026, at 4.2% against 4.3% (ABS modelled estimates). Across South Australia it was down 0.3 points.

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

What are the biggest occupations in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North?

An estimated 2,681 of the 56,440 people employed in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North in September 2026 worked as Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers, the largest occupation there. Next were Aged and Disabled Carers (2,098 people) and Commercial Cleaners (1,574 people). These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

Which occupations are growing fastest in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North?

Among occupations with at least 200 people employed in both September 2025 and September 2026, Delivery Drivers grew fastest in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North, up 36.4% to an estimated 382 people employed, followed by Crane, Hoist and Lift Operators (up 31.9%) and Couriers and Postal Deliverers (up 23.4%). These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

How many people are in Workforce Australia employment services in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North?

3,955 people in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 3.7% on a year earlier. 68.8% 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 the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North been in Workforce Australia employment services?

At 30 June 2026, 68.8% had been in employment services for 12 months or more, and 49.7% for two years or more, against 66.8% and 46.2% across South Australia.

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[8].

How many jobs are on ViewJobs in the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North?

227 jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Yorke Peninsula, the Barossa, the Clare Valley, and the Flinders Ranges and Outback, as of 29 Oct 2026. The Flinders Ranges and Outback reaches beyond the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North: 45% of its towns are in the area. The most advertised are Healthcare & Medical (76), Hospitality & Tourism (26) and Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics (21).

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
The Barossa - Yorke - Mid North here is ABS SA4 405 Barossa - Yorke - Mid North. 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.[6]
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. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  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). Barossa - Yorke - Mid North job market report, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/sa/barossa-yorke-mid-north

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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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