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Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in South Coast, NSW

There are 13 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs advertised in the South Coast on ViewJobs, from 8 employers and recruiters. 1 was posted in the last week. The largest group is Horticulture: about half of the 13.

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Roles in region
13
New this week
1

By the numbers

13 Farming, Animals & Conservation roles in South Coast

1 new role this week· 9 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time9 (69%)
  • Casual2 (15%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (8%)
  • Part-time1 (8%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in South Coast.

  • 1Suregreen4
  • 2Greencross Vets3
  • 3Australia's Oyster Coast1
  • 4Biodiversity Australia Pty 20231
  • 5Essential Care Always There1
  • 6Jamberoo Action Park1
  • 7Symbio Wildlife Park1
  • 8Tomra1

Explore specialisms

Farming, Animals & Conservation by specialism.

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

6 live rolesHorticulture3 live rolesConservation, parks & wildlife3 live rolesVeterinary services & animal welfare

Latest roles

The local market

The South Coast's farming job market

Figures for the South Coast combine three ABS regions: the Capital Region (SA4 101), the Illawarra (SA4 107) and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven (SA4 114). 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 farming job ads a month, Capital Region, Illawarra, and Southern Highlands and ShoalhavenFarm occupations: farmers and farm managers, skilled animal and horticultural workers, and farm, forestry and garden workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Farmers and farm managers
  • Skilled animal and horticultural workers
  • Farm, forestry and garden workers
020406080Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 7Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 33Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 2363SepFarmers and farm managers, Oct: 6Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Oct: 35Farm, forestry and garden workers, Oct: 25Farmers and farm managers, Nov: 3Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Nov: 37Farm, forestry and garden workers, Nov: 21NovFarmers and farm managers, Dec: 3Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Dec: 33Farm, forestry and garden workers, Dec: 15Farmers and farm managers, Jan: 3Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jan: 32Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jan: 12JanFarmers and farm managers, Feb: 4Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Feb: 33Farm, forestry and garden workers, Feb: 17Farmers and farm managers, Mar: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Mar: 37Farm, forestry and garden workers, Mar: 20MarFarmers and farm managers, Apr: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Apr: 35Farm, forestry and garden workers, Apr: 22Farmers and farm managers, May: 6Skilled animal and horticultural workers, May: 36Farm, forestry and garden workers, May: 20MayFarmers and farm managers, Jun: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jun: 34Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jun: 18Farmers and farm managers, Jul: 6Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jul: 37Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jul: 13JulFarmers and farm managers, Aug: 8Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Aug: 37Farm, forestry and garden workers, Aug: 11Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 10Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 39Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 1362Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online farming job ads a month, Capital Region, Illawarra, and Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
MonthFarmers and farm managersSkilled animal and horticultural workersFarm, forestry and garden workersTotal
September 20257332363
October 20256352566
November 2025fewer than 5372161
December 2025fewer than 5331551
January 2026fewer than 5321247
February 2026fewer than 5331754
March 20265372062
April 20265352262
May 20266362062
June 20265341857
July 20266371356
August 20268371156
September 202610391362
Unemployment rate
4.4%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
366,377
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 1.0% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
3,653
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · up 11.1% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
18,990
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 4.4% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in farming occupations in the South CoastAn estimated 11,604 people employed in September 2026: up 5.7% on September 2025, and down 0.2% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 11,623Sep 202111,623Sep 2022: 10,846Sep 202210,846Sep 2023: 11,280Sep 202311,280Sep 2024: 11,529Sep 202411,529Sep 2025: 10,975Sep 202510,975Sep 2026: 11,604Sep 202611,604

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

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People employed in farming occupations in the South Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 202111,623
September 202210,846
September 202311,280
September 202411,529
September 202510,975
September 202611,604

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Capital Region, Illawarra, and Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 10,304201910,3042020: 9,79620209,7962021: 10,318202110,3182022: 10,332202210,3322023: 10,689202310,689

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

Show the numbers
Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Capital Region, Illawarra, and Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201910,304
20209,796
202110,318
202210,332
202310,689

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Quick answers

Farming, Animals & Conservation work in the South Coast, answered

How many Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are there in the South Coast?

13 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are live on ViewJobs in the South Coast, from 8 employers and recruiters. 1 was posted in the last 7 days. 9 are full-time, 2 casual and 1 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in the South Coast growing?

Demand is steady. Employers in the South Coast, across the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, placed about 62 online ads a month for farming jobs in the three months to September 2026, close to a year earlier (63). Ads for farm, forestry and garden workers fell from 23 to 13 a month. Ads for skilled animal and horticultural workers rose from 33 to 39 a month.

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

Who is hiring Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in the South Coast?

Suregreen has the most live ads of any direct employer (4). Next is Greencross Vets (3). 8 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Farming, Animals & Conservation roles are most advertised in the South Coast?

Horticulture, with 6 of the 13 live ads. Next are Conservation, Parks & Wildlife (3) and Veterinary Services & Animal Welfare (3).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What is the job market like in the South Coast overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the South Coast, across the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, averaged 3,653 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 11.1% on a year earlier.

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

What is the unemployment rate in the South Coast?

Across the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, the ABS areas that cover the South Coast, unemployment was 4.4% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

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

Are the South Coast's Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 9 of 13 (69%). 2 are casual (15%), 1 apprenticeship (8%) and 1 part-time (8%).

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. The three farming occupation groups combined. Summed over three ABS regions: the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven.
  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 three ABS regions: the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven. 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 three ABS regions: the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven.
  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 three ABS regions: the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven.
  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 Farming, Animals & Conservation classification, placed in the South Coast, 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). Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in South Coast, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/south-coast/farming-animals-and-conservation

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