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Government & Defence jobs in Brisbane, QLD

There are 59 Government & Defence jobs advertised in Brisbane on ViewJobs, from 27 employers and recruiters. 12 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
59
New this week
12

By the numbers

59 Government & Defence roles in Brisbane

12 new roles this week· 37 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time50 (85%)
  • Casual7 (12%)
  • Part-time1 (2%)
  • Temporary1 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Brisbane.

Explore specialisms

Government & Defence by specialism.

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

17 live rolesFederal government16 live rolesPolice & corrections9 live rolesPolicy, planning & regulation6 live rolesEmergency services5 live rolesState government3 live rolesAir force

Latest roles

The local market

Brisbane's public administration and safety job market

Figures for Brisbane cover ABS region Greater Brisbane (GCCSA 3GBRI).

Unemployment rate
4.6%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.4 points on September 2025[1][2]
Employed people
1,552,515
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 1.5% since September 2025[1][2]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
29,449
JSA, September 2026 · up 1.5% since September 2025[3]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
72,415
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 2.3% since June 2025[4][5]

Longer-term trend

Figure 1: Public administration and safety jobs, Greater Brisbane, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 113,3882019113,3882020: 107,0522020107,0522021: 106,0992021106,0992022: 116,1512022116,1512023: 113,2432023113,243

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[6].

Show the numbers
Public administration and safety jobs, Greater Brisbane, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
2019113,388
2020107,052
2021106,099
2022116,151
2023113,243

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Popular Government & Defence roles in Brisbane

Quick answers

Government & Defence work in Brisbane, answered

How many Government & Defence jobs are there in Brisbane?

59 Government & Defence jobs are live on ViewJobs in Brisbane, from 27 employers and recruiters. 12 were posted in the last 7 days. 50 are full-time, 7 casual and 1 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

Who is hiring Government & Defence workers in Brisbane?

Certis Group has the most live ads of any direct employer (9). Next are Metrea (7), Queensland Government (5) and Compass Group (4). 27 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

Which Government & Defence roles are most advertised in Brisbane?

Government, with 23 of the 59 live ads. The largest single roles are Government - Federal (17), Police & Corrections (16) and Policy, Planning & Regulation (9).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

What is the job market like in Brisbane overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Brisbane, across the area Greater Brisbane, averaged 29,449 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 1.5% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[3].

What is the unemployment rate in Brisbane?

The unemployment rate in Brisbane, across the area Greater Brisbane, was 4.6% in September 2026, up 0.4 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Are Brisbane Government & Defence jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 50 of 59 (85%). 7 are casual (12%), 1 part-time (2%) and 1 temporary (2%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  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. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  7. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • 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.
  • 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, 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 Government & Defence classification, placed in Brisbane, 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). Government & Defence jobs in Brisbane, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/brisbane/government-and-defence

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