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Sport & Recreation jobs in Canberra, ACT

There are 26 Sport & Recreation jobs advertised in Canberra on ViewJobs, from 12 employers and recruiters. 1 was posted in the last week. The largest group is Coaching & Instruction: 65% of the 26.

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26 Sport & Recreation roles in Canberra

1 new role this week· 13 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Casual15 (58%)
  • Full-time11 (42%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Canberra.

Explore specialisms

Sport & Recreation by specialism.

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

17 live rolesCoaching & instruction3 live rolesFitness & personal training3 live rolesSport management

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The local market

Canberra's sport 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 sport job ads a month, Australian Capital TerritorySports, travel and personal service workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
020406080Sports, travel and personal service workers, Sep: 6262SepSports, travel and personal service workers, Oct: 66Sports, travel and personal service workers, Nov: 62NovSports, travel and personal service workers, Dec: 53Sports, travel and personal service workers, Jan: 47JanSports, travel and personal service workers, Feb: 47Sports, travel and personal service workers, Mar: 62MarSports, travel and personal service workers, Apr: 59Sports, travel and personal service workers, May: 59MaySports, travel and personal service workers, Jun: 50Sports, travel and personal service workers, Jul: 60JulSports, travel and personal service workers, Aug: 56Sports, travel and personal service workers, Sep: 5959Sep

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online sport job ads a month, Australian Capital Territory
MonthSports, travel and personal service workers
September 202562
October 202566
November 202562
December 202553
January 202647
February 202647
March 202662
April 202659
May 202659
June 202650
July 202660
August 202656
September 202659
Unemployment rate
4.7%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.4 points on September 2025[2][3]
Employed people
273,746
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3% since September 2025[2][3]
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[4][5]
Figure 2: People employed in sport occupations in CanberraAn estimated 4,049 people employed in September 2026: down 1.3% on September 2025, and up 11.5% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 3,631Sep 20213,631Sep 2022: 3,591Sep 20223,591Sep 2023: 3,638Sep 20233,638Sep 2024: 3,581Sep 20243,581Sep 2025: 4,104Sep 20254,104Sep 2026: 4,049Sep 20264,049

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

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People employed in sport occupations in Canberra
MonthPeople employed
September 20213,631
September 20223,591
September 20233,638
September 20243,581
September 20254,104
September 20264,049

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Arts and recreation services jobs, Australian Capital Territory, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 6,81320196,8132020: 6,97420206,9742021: 7,07920217,0792022: 7,54120227,5412023: 7,82620237,826

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[8].

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Arts and recreation services jobs, Australian Capital Territory, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
20196,813
20206,974
20217,079
20227,541
20237,826

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Popular Sport & Recreation roles in Canberra

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Sport & Recreation work in Canberra, answered

How many Sport & Recreation jobs are there in Canberra?

26 Sport & Recreation jobs are live on ViewJobs in Canberra, from 12 employers and recruiters. 1 was posted in the last 7 days. 15 are casual and 11 full-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Sport & Recreation workers in Canberra growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Canberra, across the Australian Capital Territory, placed about 59 online ads a month for sport jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 4.8% on a year earlier (62).

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Who is hiring Sport & Recreation workers in Canberra?

Rainbow Club has the most live ads of any direct employer (6). Next are Anytime Fitness (3), Green By Nature (3) and The Y Victoria (3). 12 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What do Sport & Recreation jobs pay in Canberra?

11 ads state an hourly rate: $32 to $65 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $37.32. 2 more state pay in other units, 1 describes pay in words or a form not counted here, and 12 of the 26 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Sport & Recreation roles are most advertised in Canberra?

Coaching & Instruction, with 17 of the 26 live ads.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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[2]; ViewJobs analysis[3].

Are Canberra Sport & Recreation jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 11 of 26 (42%). 15 are casual (58%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. 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.
  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. 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.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  9. 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 Sport & Recreation 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). Sport & Recreation jobs in Canberra, ACT, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/act/regional-rural/canberra/sport-and-recreation

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