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Community Services & Development jobs in Canberra, ACT

There are 86 Community Services & Development jobs advertised in Canberra on ViewJobs, from 45 employers and recruiters. 11 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Aged & Disability Support: 42% of the 86.

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86 Community Services & Development roles in Canberra

11 new roles this week· 46 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time51 (59%)
  • Casual28 (33%)
  • Part-time3 (3%)
  • Temporary2 (2%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (1%)
  • Contract1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Canberra.

Explore specialisms

Community Services & Development by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

36 live rolesAged & disability support20 live rolesChild welfare, youth & family services13 live rolesIndigenous & multicultural services6 live rolesCommunity development3 live rolesFundraising2 live rolesVolunteer coordination & support2 live rolesEmployment services2 live rolesCommunity services management1 live roleHousing & homelessness services

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The local market

Canberra's community services job market

Figures for Canberra cover ABS region Australian Capital Territory (GCCSA 8ACTE). 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.

Figure 1: Online community services job ads a month, Australian Capital TerritoryCommunity occupations: legal, social and welfare professionals, health and welfare support workers, and carers and aides. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Legal, social and welfare professionals
  • Health and welfare support workers
  • Carers and aides
0200400600Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 227Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 40Carers and aides, Sep: 194461SepLegal, social and welfare professionals, Oct: 225Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 40Carers and aides, Oct: 191Legal, social and welfare professionals, Nov: 224Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 40Carers and aides, Nov: 177NovLegal, social and welfare professionals, Dec: 199Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 34Carers and aides, Dec: 162Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jan: 194Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 36Carers and aides, Jan: 169JanLegal, social and welfare professionals, Feb: 207Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 41Carers and aides, Feb: 185Legal, social and welfare professionals, Mar: 238Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 41Carers and aides, Mar: 189MarLegal, social and welfare professionals, Apr: 225Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 38Carers and aides, Apr: 172Legal, social and welfare professionals, May: 208Health and welfare support workers, May: 35Carers and aides, May: 161MayLegal, social and welfare professionals, Jun: 183Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 39Carers and aides, Jun: 158Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jul: 189Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 41Carers and aides, Jul: 173JulLegal, social and welfare professionals, Aug: 182Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 40Carers and aides, Aug: 183Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 183Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 40Carers and aides, Sep: 186409Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online community services job ads a month, Australian Capital Territory
MonthLegal, social and welfare professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 202522740194461
October 202522540191456
November 202522440177441
December 202519934162395
January 202619436169399
February 202620741185433
March 202623841189468
April 202622538172435
May 202620835161404
June 202618339158380
July 202618941173403
August 202618240183405
September 202618340186409
Unemployment rate
4.7%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.4 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
273,746
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
4,643
JSA, September 2026 · down 6.9% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
7,975
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 8.5% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in community services occupations in CanberraAn estimated 25,764 people employed in September 2026: up 1.5% on September 2025, and up 37.2% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 18,778Sep 202118,778Sep 2022: 19,954Sep 202219,954Sep 2023: 20,759Sep 202320,759Sep 2024: 22,967Sep 202422,967Sep 2025: 25,395Sep 202525,395Sep 2026: 25,764Sep 202625,764

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

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People employed in community services occupations in Canberra
MonthPeople employed
September 202118,778
September 202219,954
September 202320,759
September 202422,967
September 202525,395
September 202625,764

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Australian Capital Territory, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 29,176201929,1762020: 30,422202030,4222021: 34,484202134,4842022: 37,749202237,7492023: 39,130202339,130

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9].

Show the numbers
Health care and social assistance jobs, Australian Capital Territory, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201929,176
202030,422
202134,484
202237,749
202339,130

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Popular Community Services & Development roles in Canberra

Quick answers

Community Services & Development work in Canberra, answered

How many Community Services & Development jobs are there in Canberra?

86 Community Services & Development jobs are live on ViewJobs in Canberra, from 45 employers and recruiters. 11 were posted in the last 7 days. 51 are full-time, 28 casual and 3 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Is demand for Community Services & Development workers in Canberra growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, placed about 409 online ads a month for community services jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 11.3% on a year earlier (461). Ads for legal, social and welfare professionals fell from 227 to 183 a month. Ads for carers and aides fell from 194 to 186 a month.

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

Who is hiring Community Services & Development workers in Canberra?

Connecting Families Group has the most live ads of any direct employer (8). Next is Australian Red Cross (7). 45 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What do Community Services & Development jobs pay in Canberra?

17 ads state an hourly rate: $30 to $91 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $47. 16 more state pay in other units, 3 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 50 of the 86 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Which Community Services & Development roles are most advertised in Canberra?

Aged & Disability Support, with 36 of the 86 live ads. Next are Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (20) and Indigenous & Multicultural Services (13).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What is the job market like in Canberra overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, averaged 4,643 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 6.9% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Canberra?

The unemployment rate in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, was 4.7% in September 2026, up 0.4 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

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

Are Canberra Community Services & Development jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 51 of 86 (59%). 28 are casual (33%), 3 part-time (3%), 2 temporary (2%), 1 apprenticeship (1%) and 1 contract (1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  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. The three community services occupation groups combined.
  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. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  10. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • 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. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: 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. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. 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.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Community Services & Development classification, placed in Canberra, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Community Services & Development jobs in Canberra, ACT, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/act/regional-rural/canberra/community-services-and-development

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