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Community Services & Development jobs in Outback NSW, NSW

There are 14 Community Services & Development jobs advertised in Outback NSW on ViewJobs, from 7 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
14
New this week
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By the numbers

14 Community Services & Development roles in Outback NSW

4 new roles this week· 8 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time10 (71%)
  • Casual2 (14%)
  • Part-time2 (14%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Outback NSW.

Explore specialisms

Community Services & Development by specialism.

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

5 live rolesHousing & homelessness services3 live rolesChild welfare, youth & family services3 live rolesCommunity development

Latest roles

The local market

Outback NSW's community services job market

Figures for Outback NSW cover ABS region Far West and Orana (SA4 105). 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, Far West and OranaCommunity 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
050100150200Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 78Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 24Carers and aides, Sep: 70172SepLegal, social and welfare professionals, Oct: 80Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 25Carers and aides, Oct: 69Legal, social and welfare professionals, Nov: 72Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 25Carers and aides, Nov: 65NovLegal, social and welfare professionals, Dec: 58Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 23Carers and aides, Dec: 63Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jan: 52Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 21Carers and aides, Jan: 67JanLegal, social and welfare professionals, Feb: 52Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 20Carers and aides, Feb: 70Legal, social and welfare professionals, Mar: 63Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 21Carers and aides, Mar: 84MarLegal, social and welfare professionals, Apr: 57Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 21Carers and aides, Apr: 89Legal, social and welfare professionals, May: 70Health and welfare support workers, May: 20Carers and aides, May: 88MayLegal, social and welfare professionals, Jun: 69Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 18Carers and aides, Jun: 76Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jul: 84Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 17Carers and aides, Jul: 75JulLegal, social and welfare professionals, Aug: 73Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 23Carers and aides, Aug: 77Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 71Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 23Carers and aides, Sep: 81175Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online community services job ads a month, Far West and Orana
MonthLegal, social and welfare professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 2025782470172
October 2025802569174
November 2025722565162
December 2025582363144
January 2026522167140
February 2026522070142
March 2026632184168
April 2026572189167
May 2026702088178
June 2026691876163
July 2026841775176
August 2026732377173
September 2026712381175
Unemployment rate
4.2%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.2 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
55,528
ABS, September 2026 · down 0.1% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
983
JSA, September 2026 · up 2.1% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
6,115
DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.3% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in community services occupations in Outback NSWAn estimated 8,725 people employed in September 2026: down 0.8% on September 2025, and up 28.2% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 6,807Sep 20216,807Sep 2022: 7,078Sep 20227,078Sep 2023: 7,415Sep 20237,415Sep 2024: 8,417Sep 20248,417Sep 2025: 8,795Sep 20258,795Sep 2026: 8,725Sep 20268,725

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[5]; ViewJobs[6].

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People employed in community services occupations in Outback NSW
MonthPeople employed
September 20216,807
September 20227,078
September 20237,415
September 20248,417
September 20258,795
September 20268,725

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Far West and Orana, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 10,531201910,5312020: 8,00520208,0052021: 12,104202112,1042022: 13,021202213,0212023: 13,702202313,702

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

Show the numbers
Health care and social assistance jobs, Far West and Orana, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201910,531
20208,005
202112,104
202213,021
202313,702

Read the Far West and Orana job market report →

Quick answers

Community Services & Development work in Outback NSW, answered

How many Community Services & Development jobs are there in Outback NSW?

14 Community Services & Development jobs are live on ViewJobs in Outback NSW, from 7 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last 7 days. 10 are full-time, 2 casual and 2 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Community Services & Development workers in Outback NSW growing?

Demand is steady. Employers in Outback NSW, across the Far West and Orana, placed about 175 online ads a month for community services jobs in the three months to September 2026, close to a year earlier (172). Ads for carers and aides rose from 70 to 81 a month. Ads for legal, social and welfare professionals fell from 78 to 71 a month.

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

Who is hiring Community Services & Development workers in Outback NSW?

Mission Australia, and NSW Department of Communities and Justice have the most live ads of any direct employer (3 each). Next are Maranguka Community Hub (2), The Salvation Army (2) and Westhaven Limited (2). 7 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Community Services & Development jobs pay in Outback NSW?

5 ads state a yearly salary: $31,800 to $146,945 a year, with a typical midpoint of $106,555. 4 more state pay in other units, 2 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 3 of the 14 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Community Services & Development roles are most advertised in Outback NSW?

Housing & Homelessness Services, with 5 of the 14 live ads. Next are Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (3) and Community Development (3).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Outback NSW overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Outback NSW, across the Far West and Orana, averaged 983 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 2.1% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Outback NSW?

The unemployment rate in Outback NSW, across the Far West and Orana, was 4.2% in September 2026, up 0.2 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Outback NSW Community Services & Development jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 10 of 14 (71%). 2 are casual (14%) and 2 part-time (14%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

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. 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. 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.
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  8. 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 Outback NSW, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas. 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 Outback NSW, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/outback-nsw/community-services-and-development

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