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Shepparton 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 Shepparton, 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 216 Shepparton
Sources
JSA, ABS, DEWR, ATO and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Steady: online job ads in Shepparton were up 0.1% on a year earlier, from 849 to 850 a month in the three months to September 2026.

    Over the same year, ads were up 0.1% across Victoria and up 0.6% across Australia.[1][2]

    Section 1: Job ads and demand →

  2. Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 86 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by legal, social and welfare professionals (66) and carers and aides (63).[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. The unemployment rate in Shepparton was 4.0% in September 2026, against 5.0% across Victoria.

    A year earlier it was 4.0%. These are the ABS's modelled estimates for the month, not seasonally adjusted.[3][4]

    Section 3: Unemployment and participation, monthly →

  4. 4,560 people in Shepparton were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 6.3% on a year earlier.

    65.5% of them had been in employment services for 12 months or more.[5]

    Section 5: Job seekers in employment services →
Unemployment rate
4.0%
ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[3]
Employed people
66,548
ABS, September 2026 · down 0.2% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month
850
JSA, September 2026 · up 0.1% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
4,560
DEWR, June 2026 · up 6.3% 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.

Shepparton
+0.1%
850 ads a month[1]
Victoria
+0.1%
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, SheppartonThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
7008009001k1.1k1.2kJan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026SheppartonShepparton, Sep 2026: 850850

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Shepparton
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 20231,112
November 20231,067
December 2023959
January 2024947
February 2024945
March 20241,045
April 20241,010
May 20241,014
June 2024952
July 2024884
August 2024841
September 2024857
October 2024909
November 2024910
December 2024835
January 2025821
February 2025788
March 2025847
April 2025802
May 2025795
June 2025773
July 2025807
August 2025813
September 2025849
October 2025851
November 2025839
December 2025780
January 2026797
February 2026854
March 2026918
April 2026868
May 2026846
June 2026848
July 2026883
August 2026873
September 2026850

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, SheppartonThe 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.
Health and welfare support workers: +55.6%Health and welfare support workers+55.6%Medical practitioners and nurses: +21.1%Medical practitioners and nurses+21.1%Sales assistants and salespersons: +18.2%Sales assistants and salespersons+18.2%Drivers and storepersons: +16.7%Drivers and storepersons+16.7%Legal, social and welfare professionals: +15.8%Legal, social and welfare professionals+15.8%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +14.3%Hospitality, retail and service managers+14.3%Other clerical and administrative workers: 0.0%Other clerical and administrative workers0.0%Automotive and engineering trades: −2.6%Automotive and engineering trades−2.6%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: −4.1%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals−4.1%Other labourers: −7.7%Other labourers−7.7%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: −15.3%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists−15.3%Carers and aides: −22.2%Carers and aides−22.2%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Shepparton
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Medical practitioners and nurses8671+21.1%
Legal, social and welfare professionals6657+15.8%
Carers and aides6381−22.2%
Sales assistants and salespersons5244+18.2%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists5059−15.3%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals4749−4.1%
Automotive and engineering trades3738−2.6%
Hospitality, retail and service managers3228+14.3%
Health and welfare support workers2818+55.6%
Drivers and storepersons2824+16.7%
Other labourers2426−7.7%
Other clerical and administrative workers23230.0%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians2217+29.4%
Farm, forestry and garden workers2117+23.5%
Business, finance and human resource professionals2027−25.9%
Corporate managers1816+12.5%
Education professionals1528−46.4%
Food trades1519−21.1%
Cleaners and laundry workers149+55.6%
Construction, production and distribution managers1312+8.3%
Numerical clerks1311+18.2%
Health, education, ICT and other managers1216−25.0%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades1216−25.0%
Sales representatives and agents1211+9.1%
Mobile plant operators1210+20.0%
Construction trades914−35.7%
Hospitality workers98+12.5%
Food preparation assistants8fewer than 5n/a
Engineers7fewer than 5n/a
Skilled animal and horticultural workers7fewer than 5n/a
Office managers, administrators and secretaries710−30.0%
Machine and stationary plant operators770.0%
Factory process workers79−22.2%
Farmers and farm managers6fewer than 5n/a
Sports, travel and personal service workers611−45.5%
Sales support workers6fewer than 5n/a
Science professionals and veterinarians57−28.6%
Jewellers, arts and other trades workers56−16.7%
Chief executives, managing directors & legislatorsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Arts and media professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Information professionalsfewer than 55n/a
Sales, marketing & public relations professionalsfewer 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
Construction and mining labourersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
ICT professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Clerical and office support workers, couriersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Protective service workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a

3 Unemployment and participation, monthly

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

Figure 3.1: Unemployment rate, Shepparton, from January 2019Share of the labour force unemployed each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Shepparton
  • Victoria
  • Australia
2%4%6%8%May 2020Dec 2021Jul 2023Feb 2025Sep 2026SheppartonShepparton, Sep 2026: 4.0%4.0%VictoriaVictoria, Sep 2026: 5.0%5.0%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, Shepparton, from January 2019Share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Shepparton
  • Victoria
  • Australia
55%60%65%70%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026SheppartonShepparton, Sep 2026: 60.6%60.6%VictoriaVictoria, Sep 2026: 67.3%67.3%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, Shepparton, indexed to January 2019 = 100Employed people each month as an index, January 2019 = 100, against Victoria and Australia, so places of different size share one scale.
  • Shepparton
  • Victoria
  • Australia

Index (Jan 2019 = 100)

90100110120Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026SheppartonShepparton, Sep 2026: 103.7103.7VictoriaVictoria, Sep 2026: 115.7115.7AustraliaAustralia, 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, SheppartonThe 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: 10.7%10.7%All agesAll ages, Sep 2026: 4.0%4.0%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Numbers for Figures 3.1 to 3.4: Labour force each month, Shepparton, 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, SheppartonUnemployment rate, VictoriaUnemployment rate, AustraliaParticipation rate, SheppartonParticipation rate, VictoriaParticipation rate, Australia
January 20194.7%5.0%5.4%61.3%65.5%65.1%
February 20194.6%5.1%5.4%62.2%66.8%66.1%
March 20194.4%4.9%5.4%61.7%66.2%65.8%
April 20194.2%5.0%5.3%61.4%66.0%65.9%
May 20193.9%4.5%5.1%61.6%66.2%66.1%
June 20193.7%4.6%5.1%61.3%66.0%65.9%
July 20193.9%4.8%5.2%60.8%65.9%65.8%
August 20194.1%4.9%5.3%60.9%66.0%65.7%
September 20193.9%4.6%5.1%60.9%66.0%65.8%
October 20193.9%4.5%5.1%61.0%65.9%65.5%
November 20193.8%4.3%4.8%61.4%66.2%65.7%
December 20194.0%4.8%4.8%62.1%67.2%66.2%
January 20204.9%5.8%5.7%60.3%66.4%65.2%
February 20204.4%5.7%5.5%60.5%67.0%66.2%
March 20204.8%5.4%5.5%60.4%66.5%65.8%
April 20205.0%6.1%6.4%58.6%64.3%63.4%
May 20205.3%6.6%6.9%58.2%63.6%62.5%
June 20205.5%7.1%7.2%58.8%64.3%63.8%
July 20205.3%6.7%7.3%58.5%64.1%64.3%
August 20205.6%7.1%6.8%58.2%63.2%64.4%
September 20205.4%6.5%6.7%57.7%62.2%64.4%
October 20205.3%6.8%6.7%58.9%64.0%65.1%
November 20205.1%6.7%6.3%59.9%65.6%65.6%
December 20205.0%6.3%6.2%60.3%66.2%66.1%
January 20215.2%6.9%6.8%60.2%65.9%65.1%
February 20214.9%6.1%6.3%60.9%66.9%66.3%
March 20214.9%6.4%6.0%60.9%66.9%66.2%
April 20214.5%5.6%5.6%60.4%66.1%65.7%
May 20214.0%4.7%5.0%60.6%66.4%66.2%
June 20213.8%4.3%4.9%60.2%65.8%66.0%
July 20213.7%4.4%4.7%60.4%66.1%65.7%
August 20213.6%4.0%4.6%60.4%66.1%64.7%
September 20214.1%4.6%4.6%59.3%64.2%64.2%
October 20214.1%5.3%5.0%59.1%63.9%64.3%
November 20213.6%4.4%4.3%60.7%66.5%65.9%
December 20213.4%4.2%4.0%61.2%67.3%66.4%
January 20224.0%4.5%4.5%60.7%66.0%65.2%
February 20223.9%4.5%4.4%61.5%67.6%66.8%
March 20223.7%4.3%4.2%61.2%67.0%66.4%
April 20223.6%4.4%3.9%61.1%67.1%66.2%
May 20223.3%3.7%3.9%61.1%66.9%66.7%
June 20223.0%3.1%3.5%61.1%66.9%66.6%
July 20222.9%3.1%3.4%61.4%66.3%66.2%
August 20223.4%3.8%3.5%60.2%66.5%66.2%
September 20223.2%3.4%3.5%60.0%66.2%66.2%
October 20224.3%3.5%3.3%59.7%66.3%66.2%
November 20223.9%3.4%3.3%60.4%67.1%66.8%
December 20223.7%3.5%3.3%60.5%67.0%67.0%
January 20234.2%4.5%4.0%59.9%65.8%65.6%
February 20233.9%4.1%3.9%61.2%67.8%67.0%
March 20233.6%3.9%3.8%61.3%67.9%66.9%
April 20233.7%4.0%3.8%60.8%67.2%66.6%
May 20233.3%3.7%3.5%61.1%67.8%67.1%
June 20233.2%3.5%3.4%61.0%67.5%66.8%
July 20233.2%3.5%3.6%60.4%67.4%66.5%
August 20233.3%3.5%3.7%59.9%66.8%66.4%
September 20233.3%3.4%3.5%59.9%66.7%66.2%
October 20233.2%3.6%3.6%60.6%67.2%66.6%
November 20233.3%3.8%3.6%60.7%67.4%67.1%
December 20233.6%4.0%3.8%60.7%67.5%67.1%
January 20243.8%4.4%4.5%60.2%66.2%65.7%
February 20243.7%4.2%4.0%61.3%68.1%67.3%
March 20243.8%4.3%4.1%60.9%67.6%66.9%
April 20243.7%4.5%4.2%61.0%67.5%66.8%
May 20243.8%4.3%3.9%61.2%68.0%67.1%
June 20243.5%4.3%3.9%61.0%67.8%66.9%
July 20243.7%4.3%4.1%60.9%68.0%67.0%
August 20243.7%4.4%4.1%60.8%67.7%66.7%
September 20243.6%4.3%3.9%60.9%68.0%66.8%
October 20243.7%4.3%3.9%61.0%67.9%66.9%
November 20243.4%3.9%3.6%61.1%67.9%67.0%
December 20243.7%4.4%3.8%61.2%68.3%67.5%
January 20254.2%5.2%4.5%60.7%67.3%66.6%
February 20254.1%5.0%4.4%61.2%68.2%67.2%
March 20253.8%4.6%4.3%61.0%67.8%67.0%
April 20253.8%4.4%4.1%61.3%67.9%67.1%
May 20253.6%4.3%4.0%61.1%67.9%67.4%
June 20253.6%4.3%4.2%61.1%67.9%67.1%
July 20253.7%4.4%4.2%60.8%67.6%66.9%
August 20253.8%4.2%4.3%60.8%67.6%66.4%
September 20254.0%4.7%4.3%60.9%67.8%66.7%
October 20253.8%4.4%4.2%60.7%67.4%66.7%
November 20253.8%4.5%4.0%61.1%68.0%66.8%
December 20253.8%4.5%3.9%61.0%68.0%67.1%
January 20264.3%4.7%4.5%60.4%66.7%66.1%
February 20264.2%5.0%4.6%61.4%68.3%67.4%
March 20264.2%5.0%4.5%60.7%67.2%67.1%
April 20264.2%5.0%4.6%60.5%66.9%66.7%
May 20263.9%4.8%4.3%60.8%67.5%67.0%
June 20263.9%4.9%4.3%60.9%67.7%67.1%
July 20263.9%4.9%4.4%60.8%67.5%66.7%
August 20264.0%4.9%4.6%60.7%67.4%66.6%
September 20264.0%5.0%4.6%60.6%67.3%66.5%
Employed people as an index, January 2019 = 100, and youth unemployment
MonthEmployed people, index, SheppartonEmployed people, index, VictoriaEmployed people, index, AustraliaYouth unemployment rate (15–24), Shepparton
January 2019100.0100.0100.012.3%
February 2019101.7102.0101.711.6%
March 2019101.3101.6101.511.0%
April 2019101.0101.3101.910.3%
May 2019101.6102.2102.59.3%
June 2019101.4101.9102.38.5%
July 2019100.5101.8102.28.9%
August 2019100.7102.0102.19.3%
September 2019101.1102.4102.68.9%
October 2019101.4102.6102.39.0%
November 2019102.2103.4103.08.8%
December 2019103.3104.6103.89.8%
January 202099.4102.3101.612.4%
February 2020100.5103.4103.411.3%
March 2020100.0103.2103.012.1%
April 202096.899.098.312.5%
May 202095.897.496.613.2%
June 202096.598.098.113.5%
July 202096.497.998.813.0%
August 202095.596.199.513.4%
September 202094.994.999.513.1%
October 202096.997.4100.713.5%
November 202098.899.7101.913.0%
December 202099.7101.0102.812.6%
January 202199.299.9100.713.3%
February 2021100.9102.1103.112.3%
March 2021100.8101.7103.311.9%
April 2021100.6101.4103.110.2%
May 2021101.5102.7104.58.8%
June 2021101.2102.1104.38.6%
July 2021101.4102.5104.18.6%
August 2021101.5102.8102.78.8%
September 202199.199.3101.910.1%
October 202198.798.2101.710.4%
November 2021102.0103.2105.18.7%
December 2021102.9104.8106.38.1%
January 2022101.6102.7104.29.3%
February 2022103.4105.4107.08.8%
March 2022103.1104.9106.88.2%
April 2022103.2105.1107.07.8%
May 2022103.5105.6108.17.0%
June 2022103.9106.4108.56.2%
July 2022104.4105.7108.25.9%
August 2022101.9105.5108.37.1%
September 2022101.8105.7108.66.6%
October 2022100.4106.1109.18.4%
November 2022101.8107.7110.27.7%
December 2022102.2107.9110.77.5%
January 2023101.0105.1108.18.7%
February 2023103.5109.1110.88.1%
March 2023104.0109.9111.27.5%
April 2023103.1108.8110.87.9%
May 2023104.2110.3112.36.8%
June 2023104.1110.4112.06.9%
July 2023103.2110.5111.77.4%
August 2023102.2109.7111.77.9%
September 2023102.5110.0112.07.8%
October 2023103.8110.9112.67.9%
November 2023103.9111.1113.68.2%
December 2023103.6111.4113.79.2%
January 2024102.4109.1110.79.9%
February 2024104.6112.7114.19.6%
March 2024104.0112.0113.69.8%
April 2024104.2111.8113.59.3%
May 2024104.4112.9114.59.4%
June 2024104.3112.8114.48.5%
July 2024103.9113.3114.48.8%
August 2024103.7113.0114.18.9%
September 2024104.0113.7114.88.5%
October 2024104.0113.6114.98.4%
November 2024104.4114.3115.77.6%
December 2024104.4114.5116.68.3%
January 2025103.0112.2114.39.4%
February 2025104.1114.1115.89.1%
March 2025104.2114.1115.88.4%
April 2025104.7114.6116.28.1%
May 2025104.7114.8116.97.8%
June 2025104.5115.0116.47.8%
July 2025104.0114.6116.37.9%
August 2025103.9115.0115.68.0%
September 2025103.9115.0116.18.8%
October 2025103.8114.8116.58.4%
November 2025104.5115.9116.98.4%
December 2025104.4116.0117.88.5%
January 2026103.0113.8115.49.9%
February 2026104.7116.4117.810.5%
March 2026103.5114.7117.710.8%
April 2026103.4114.3117.011.0%
May 2026104.2115.7118.010.0%
June 2026104.2116.1118.410.1%
July 2026104.2115.9117.710.2%
August 2026103.9115.9117.510.5%
September 2026103.7115.7117.410.7%

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 Shepparton, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.

Figure 4.1: Largest occupations by estimated employment, Shepparton, September 2026The 10 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026, of an estimated 67,124 people employed in Shepparton across all occupations. The table adds September 2025 and the change. 5 of Shepparton's 10 largest occupations are in national shortage.
Registered Nurses: 2,825Registered Nurses2,825Receptionists: 2,212Receptionists2,212Sales Assistants (General): 2,099Sales Assistants (General)2,099Aged and Disabled Carers: 1,786Aged and Disabled Carers1,786Truck Drivers: 1,643Truck Drivers1,643Retail Managers: 1,399Retail Managers1,399Livestock Farmers: 1,266Livestock Farmers1,266Secondary School Teachers: 1,151Secondary School Teachers1,151General Clerks: 1,139General Clerks1,139Motor Mechanics: 1,121Motor Mechanics1,121

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

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Largest occupations by estimated employment, Shepparton, September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025ChangeNational shortage, 2026
Registered Nurses2,8252,591+9.0%Shortage
Receptionists2,2122,326−4.9%
Sales Assistants (General)2,0992,349−10.6%
Aged and Disabled Carers1,7861,606+11.2%Shortage
Truck Drivers1,6431,756−6.4%Shortage
Retail Managers1,3991,356+3.2%
Livestock Farmers1,2661,315−3.7%
Secondary School Teachers1,1511,081+6.5%Shortage
General Clerks1,1391,257−9.4%
Motor Mechanics1,1211,051+6.7%Shortage
Figure 4.2: Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Shepparton, 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.
Bookkeepers: +13.0%Bookkeepers+13.0%Aged and Disabled Carers: +11.2%Aged and Disabled Carers+11.2%Construction Managers: +10.3%Construction Managers+10.3%Crop Farmers: +9.5%Crop Farmers+9.5%Bar Attendants and Baristas: +9.5%Bar Attendants and Baristas+9.5%Crop Farm Workers: −11.4%Crop Farm Workers−11.4%Forklift Drivers: −11.4%Forklift Drivers−11.4%Plasterers: −12.2%Plasterers−12.2%Hairdressers: −14.5%Hairdressers−14.5%Plumbers: −15.6%Plumbers−15.6%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Shepparton, September 2025 to September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025Change
Bookkeepers1,019902+13.0%
Aged and Disabled Carers1,7861,606+11.2%
Construction Managers545494+10.3%
Crop Farmers907828+9.5%
Bar Attendants and Baristas1,0951,000+9.5%
Crop Farm Workers568641−11.4%
Forklift Drivers715807−11.4%
Plasterers689785−12.2%
Hairdressers378442−14.5%
Plumbers9211,091−15.6%
Figure 4.3: People employed in the largest occupations, Shepparton, 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.
  • Registered Nurses
  • Receptionists
  • Sales Assistants (General)
  • Aged and Disabled Carers
  • Truck Drivers
1k2k3k4kSep 2022Sep 2024Sep 2026Registered NursesRegistered Nurses, Sep 2021: 1,956Registered Nurses, Sep 2026: 2,8252,825ReceptionistsReceptionists, Sep 2021: 1,182Receptionists, Sep 2026: 2,2122,212Sales Assistants (General)Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2021: 3,449Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2026: 2,0992,099Aged and Disabled CarersAged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2021: 1,308Aged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2026: 1,7861,786Truck DriversTruck Drivers, Sep 2021: 1,178Truck Drivers, Sep 2026: 1,6431,643

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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People employed in the largest occupations, Shepparton, September 2021 to September 2026
MonthRegistered NursesReceptionistsSales Assistants (General)Aged and Disabled CarersTruck Drivers
September 20211,9561,1823,4491,3081,178
September 20223,1801,2743,1511,4971,273
September 20233,5151,5372,6691,5741,317
September 20242,8362,0992,5061,5791,545
September 20252,5912,3262,3491,6061,756
September 20262,8252,2122,0991,7861,643

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 Shepparton, 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, SheppartonPeople in employment services at each snapshot, November 2024 to June 2026.
3.8k4k4.2k4.4k4.6kMar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026SheppartonShepparton, Jun 2026: 4,5604,560

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, Shepparton, against Victoria and AustraliaShare of people in employment services who had been in services for 12 months or more, and in Shepparton for 24 months or more, November 2024 to June 2026.
  • Shepparton, 12 months or more
  • Shepparton, 24 months or more
  • Victoria, 12 months or more
  • Australia, 12 months or more
40%50%60%70%Mar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Shepparton, 12 months or moreShepparton, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 65.5%65.5%Shepparton, 24 months or moreShepparton, 24 months or more, Jun 2026: 44.6%44.6%Victoria, 12 months or moreVictoria, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 61.6%61.6%Australia, 12 months or moreAustralia, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 64.4%64.4%

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

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Numbers for Figures 5.1 and 5.2: People in employment services at each snapshot, Shepparton, 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, SheppartonIn services 12 months or more, SheppartonIn services 24 months or more, SheppartonIn services 12 months or more, VictoriaIn services 12 months or more, Australia
November 20243,93562.0%42.1%56.5%60.8%
December 20243,97562.9%41.8%56.5%60.7%
January 20254,07562.5%41.6%56.3%60.5%
February 20254,16561.6%41.4%56.1%60.3%
March 20254,20561.8%41.3%56.2%60.3%
April 20254,22062.2%41.4%56.6%60.5%
May 20254,28062.0%41.0%56.8%60.7%
June 20254,29062.7%41.7%57.6%61.3%
July 20254,32062.8%41.9%58.0%61.7%
August 20254,35063.0%42.0%58.7%62.2%
September 20254,38562.9%42.0%58.9%62.4%
October 20254,46063.3%42.2%59.2%62.7%
November 20254,43563.5%42.4%59.0%62.5%
December 20254,39564.5%43.0%59.2%62.6%
January 20264,47064.8%43.0%59.4%62.7%
February 20264,55064.9%43.2%59.8%63.1%
March 20264,56064.8%43.0%60.3%63.4%
April 20264,56064.8%43.0%60.7%63.8%
May 20264,57065.5%43.9%61.3%64.2%
June 20264,56065.5%44.6%61.6%64.4%
Figure 5.3: People in employment services by age group, Shepparton, June 2026The 5 age groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
Under 25: 1,085Under 251,08525–34: 1,07025–341,07035–44: 92035–4492045–54: 79045–5479055 and over: 68555 and over685

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

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People in employment services by age group, Shepparton, June 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 251,08524%
25–341,07023%
35–4492020%
45–5479017%
55 and over68515%
Figure 5.4: People in employment services by allowance group, Shepparton, June 2026The 3 allowance groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
JobSeeker Payment: 3,390JobSeeker Payment3,390Youth Allowance (other): 585Youth Allowance (other)585Other: 590Other590

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

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People in employment services by allowance group, Shepparton, June 2026
Allowance groupPeopleShare
JobSeeker Payment3,39074%
Youth Allowance (other)58513%
Other59013%

6 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in Goulburn, a ViewJobs region that reaches beyond this ABS area: 51% of its towns are in the area.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in Goulburn
273
ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026[9]
Figure 6.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, GoulburnThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 29 Oct 2026.
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 65Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics65Community Services & Development: 44Community Services & Development44Healthcare & Medical: 34Healthcare & Medical34Retail & Consumer Products: 24Retail & Consumer Products24Farming, Animals & Conservation: 18Farming, Animals & Conservation18Hospitality & Tourism: 18Hospitality & Tourism18Education & Training: 14Education & Training14Self Employment: 12Self Employment12

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Goulburn
ClassificationLive jobs
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics65
Community Services & Development44
Healthcare & Medical34
Retail & Consumer Products24
Farming, Animals & Conservation18
Hospitality & Tourism18
Education & Training14
Self Employment12

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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, Shepparton, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)Average salary and wages per earner, 2021–22 to 2023–24 income years (ATO), against Victoria and Australia.
  • Shepparton
  • Victoria
  • Australia
$50k$60k$70k$80k2021–222022–232023–24SheppartonShepparton, 2021–22: $55,859Shepparton, 2022–23: $58,418Shepparton, 2023–24: $61,014$61,014VictoriaVictoria, 2021–22: $68,898Victoria, 2022–23: $72,396Victoria, 2023–24: $75,049$75,049AustraliaAustralia, 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, Shepparton, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)
Income yearSheppartonVictoriaAustralia
2021–22$55,859$68,898$69,980
2022–23$58,418$72,396$73,647
2023–24$61,014$75,049$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 Shepparton's job market, each with its period and source.

How many jobs are advertised in Shepparton?

850 online job ads a month were placed in Shepparton, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is Shepparton's job market growing or shrinking?

Steady: online job ads in Shepparton were up 0.1% on a year earlier, from 849 to 850 a month in the three months to September 2026. Over the same year, ads were up 0.1% across Victoria and up 0.6% across Australia.

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

Which jobs are most in demand in Shepparton?

Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 86 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by legal, social and welfare professionals (66) and carers and aides (63).

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Shepparton?

The unemployment rate in Shepparton was 4.0% in September 2026, against 5.0% across Victoria. A year earlier it was 4.0%. 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 Shepparton?

No, it is about the same. Unemployment in Shepparton was about the same as a year earlier in September 2026, at 4.0% against 4.0% (ABS modelled estimates). Across Victoria it was up 0.3 points.

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

What are the biggest occupations in Shepparton?

An estimated 2,825 of the 67,124 people employed in Shepparton in September 2026 worked as Registered Nurses, the largest occupation there. Next were Receptionists, with 2,212 people, and Sales Assistants (General), with 2,099 people. These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

Which occupations are growing fastest in Shepparton?

Among occupations with at least 200 people employed in both September 2025 and September 2026, Bookkeepers grew fastest in Shepparton, up 13.0% to an estimated 1,019 people employed, followed by Aged and Disabled Carers (up 11.2%) and Construction Managers (up 10.3%). 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 Shepparton?

4,560 people in Shepparton were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 6.3% 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 Shepparton been in Workforce Australia employment services?

At 30 June 2026, 65.5% had been in employment services for 12 months or more, and 44.6% for two years or more, against 61.6% and 38.8% across Victoria.

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

How many jobs are on ViewJobs in Shepparton?

273 jobs are live on ViewJobs in Goulburn, a ViewJobs region that reaches beyond Shepparton, as of 29 Oct 2026. 51% of its towns are in the area. The most advertised are Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics (65), Community Services & Development (44) and Healthcare & Medical (34).

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
Shepparton here is ABS SA4 216 Shepparton. 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). Shepparton job market report, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/vic/shepparton

Licence

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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