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Sport & Recreation jobs in Hunter, NSW

There are 16 Sport & Recreation jobs advertised in the Hunter on ViewJobs, from 9 employers and recruiters. The largest group is Coaching & Instruction: half of the 16.

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Roles in region
16

By the numbers

16 Sport & Recreation roles in Hunter

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Casual9 (56%)
  • Full-time5 (31%)
  • Part-time2 (13%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Hunter.

Explore specialisms

Sport & Recreation by specialism.

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

Latest roles

The local market

The Hunter's sport job market

Figures for the Hunter combine two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley (SA4 106) and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie (SA4 111). Counts are summed and rates worked out from the sums. 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, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake MacquarieSports, travel and personal service workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
0204060Sports, travel and personal service workers, Sep: 5252SepSports, travel and personal service workers, Oct: 49Sports, travel and personal service workers, Nov: 48NovSports, travel and personal service workers, Dec: 38Sports, travel and personal service workers, Jan: 42JanSports, travel and personal service workers, Feb: 39Sports, travel and personal service workers, Mar: 44MarSports, travel and personal service workers, Apr: 41Sports, travel and personal service workers, May: 43MaySports, travel and personal service workers, Jun: 46Sports, travel and personal service workers, Jul: 51JulSports, travel and personal service workers, Aug: 55Sports, travel and personal service workers, Sep: 5858Sep

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

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Online sport job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
MonthSports, travel and personal service workers
September 202552
October 202549
November 202548
December 202538
January 202642
February 202639
March 202644
April 202641
May 202643
June 202646
July 202651
August 202655
September 202658
Unemployment rate
4.9%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
372,665
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 2.3% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
4,854
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · down 4.4% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
21,425
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.6% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in sport occupations in the HunterAn estimated 7,510 people employed in September 2026: down 2.2% on September 2025, and up 36.7% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 5,492Sep 20215,492Sep 2022: 6,104Sep 20226,104Sep 2023: 6,465Sep 20236,465Sep 2024: 6,734Sep 20246,734Sep 2025: 7,679Sep 20257,679Sep 2026: 7,510Sep 20267,510

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

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People employed in sport occupations in the Hunter
MonthPeople employed
September 20215,492
September 20226,104
September 20236,465
September 20246,734
September 20257,679
September 20267,510

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Arts and recreation services jobs, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 5,84420195,8442020: 5,69820205,6982021: 6,41120216,4112022: 7,04220227,0422023: 8,01120238,011

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9]; ViewJobs analysis[10].

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Arts and recreation services jobs, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
20195,844
20205,698
20216,411
20227,042
20238,011

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Quick answers

Sport & Recreation work in the Hunter, answered

How many Sport & Recreation jobs are there in the Hunter?

16 Sport & Recreation jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Hunter, from 9 employers and recruiters. 9 are casual, 5 full-time and 2 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Sport & Recreation workers in the Hunter growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, placed about 58 online ads a month for sport jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 11.5% on a year earlier (52).

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

Who is hiring Sport & Recreation workers in the Hunter?

Rainbow Club has the most live ads of any direct employer (5). Next are Minor International (MINT), with 3, and No Limits Sports, with 2. 9 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What do Sport & Recreation jobs pay in the Hunter?

5 ads state an hourly rate: $37 to $48 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $39. 1 describes pay in words or a form not counted here, and 10 of the 16 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Sport & Recreation roles are most advertised in the Hunter?

Coaching & Instruction, with 8 of the 16 live ads. Next are Other (5) and Fitness & Personal Training (3).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What is the job market like in the Hunter overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, averaged 4,854 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 4.4% on a year earlier.

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

What is the unemployment rate in the Hunter?

Across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, the ABS areas that cover the Hunter, unemployment was 4.9% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

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

Are the Hunter's Sport & Recreation jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 5 of 16 (31%). 9 are casual (56%) and 2 part-time (13%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

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. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  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. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Rates are worked out from the summed counts.
  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. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  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. Figures for this region are the sum of the SA4 market areas listed. 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, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  11. 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 the Hunter, 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 Hunter, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/hunter/sport-and-recreation

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