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Construction jobs in Gold Coast, QLD

There are 89 Construction jobs advertised in the Gold Coast on ViewJobs, from 53 employers and recruiters. 9 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
89
New this week
9
Construction ads a month (JSA)[1][2]
148

By the numbers

89 Construction roles in Gold Coast

9 new roles this week· 45 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time73 (82%)
  • Casual11 (12%)
  • Temporary3 (3%)
  • Apprenticeship2 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Gold Coast.

Explore specialisms

Construction by specialism.

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

21 live rolesForeperson/supervisors13 live rolesPlant & machinery operators9 live rolesConstruction project management7 live rolesEstimating4 live rolesContracts management4 live rolesConstruction management

Latest roles

The local market

The Gold Coast's construction job market

Figures for the Gold Coast cover ABS region SA4 309. 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 construction job ads a month, Gold CoastConstruction occupations: construction trades, and construction and mining labourers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Construction trades
  • Construction and mining labourers
050100150200Construction trades, Sep: 117Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 54171SepConstruction trades, Oct: 114Construction and mining labourers, Oct: 54Construction trades, Nov: 109Construction and mining labourers, Nov: 54NovConstruction trades, Dec: 97Construction and mining labourers, Dec: 47Construction trades, Jan: 101Construction and mining labourers, Jan: 46JanConstruction trades, Feb: 98Construction and mining labourers, Feb: 53Construction trades, Mar: 105Construction and mining labourers, Mar: 56MarConstruction trades, Apr: 91Construction and mining labourers, Apr: 55Construction trades, May: 97Construction and mining labourers, May: 46MayConstruction trades, Jun: 98Construction and mining labourers, Jun: 44Construction trades, Jul: 99Construction and mining labourers, Jul: 43JulConstruction trades, Aug: 99Construction and mining labourers, Aug: 45Construction trades, Sep: 97Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 51148Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online construction job ads a month, Gold Coast
MonthConstruction tradesConstruction and mining labourersTotal
September 202511754171
October 202511454168
November 202510954163
December 20259747144
January 202610146147
February 20269853151
March 202610556161
April 20269155146
May 20269746143
June 20269844142
July 20269943142
August 20269945144
September 20269751148
Unemployment rate
3.5%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
398,089
ABS, September 2026 · up 1.1% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
5,473
JSA, September 2026 · down 8.4% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
15,530
DEWR, June 2026 · up 0.3% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in construction occupations in the Gold CoastAn estimated 20,095 people employed in September 2026: up 0.6% on September 2025, and up 26.9% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 15,837Sep 202115,837Sep 2022: 16,482Sep 202216,482Sep 2023: 17,887Sep 202317,887Sep 2024: 18,964Sep 202418,964Sep 2025: 19,968Sep 202519,968Sep 2026: 20,095Sep 202620,095

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

Show the numbers
People employed in construction occupations in the Gold Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 202115,837
September 202216,482
September 202317,887
September 202418,964
September 202519,968
September 202620,095

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Construction jobs, Gold Coast, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 38,406201938,4062020: 38,596202038,5962021: 41,701202141,7012022: 46,017202246,0172023: 46,665202346,665

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

Show the numbers
Construction jobs, Gold Coast, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201938,406
202038,596
202141,701
202246,017
202346,665

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Popular Construction roles in Gold Coast

Quick answers

Construction work in the Gold Coast, answered

How many Construction jobs are there in the Gold Coast?

89 Construction jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Gold Coast, from 53 employers and recruiters. 9 were posted in the last 7 days. 73 are full-time, 11 casual and 3 temporary.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Construction workers in the Gold Coast growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in the Gold Coast placed about 148 online ads a month for construction jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 13.5% on a year earlier (171). Ads for construction trades fell from 117 to 97 a month. Ads for construction and mining labourers fell from 54 to 51 a month.

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

Who is hiring Construction workers in the Gold Coast?

Alder Construction has the most live ads of any direct employer (5). Next is Buildsafe (4). 53 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Construction jobs pay in the Gold Coast?

12 ads state an hourly rate: $30 to $100 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $41.67. 6 more state pay in other units, 1 describes pay in words or a form not counted here, and 70 of the 89 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Construction roles are most advertised in the Gold Coast?

Foreperson/Supervisors, with 21 of the 89 live ads. Next are Other (18) and Plant & Machinery Operators (13).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

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

Online job ads for all occupations in the Gold Coast averaged 5,473 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 8.4% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in the Gold Coast?

The unemployment rate in the Gold Coast was 3.5% in September 2026, up 0.6 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are the Gold Coast's Construction jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 73 of 89 (82%). 11 are casual (12%), 3 temporary (3%) and 2 apprenticeship (2%).

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 two construction 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, 29 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 Construction classification, placed in the Gold Coast, counted on 29 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). Construction jobs in Gold Coast, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/gold-coast/construction

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