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Healthcare & Medical jobs in Mackay, QLD

There are 81 Healthcare & Medical jobs advertised in Mackay on ViewJobs, from 28 employers and recruiters. 11 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
81
New this week
11

By the numbers

81 Healthcare & Medical roles in Mackay

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

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time46 (57%)
  • Part-time30 (37%)
  • Casual5 (6%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Mackay.

Explore specialisms

Healthcare & Medical by specialism.

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

12 live rolesA&E, critical care & ICU nursing8 live rolesMedical specialists7 live rolesGeneral practitioners4 live rolesMedical imaging3 live rolesMedical administration1 live roleDental

Latest roles

The local market

Mackay's health job market

Figures for Mackay cover ABS region Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday (SA4 312). 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 health job ads a month, Mackay - Isaac - WhitsundayHealth occupations: nurses and doctors, diagnostic and therapy professionals, health and welfare support workers, and carers and aides. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Medical practitioners and nurses
  • Health diagnostic and therapy professionals
  • Health and welfare support workers
  • Carers and aides
0100200300400Medical practitioners and nurses, Sep: 75Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Sep: 58Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 28Carers and aides, Sep: 101262SepMedical practitioners and nurses, Oct: 71Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Oct: 59Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 22Carers and aides, Oct: 97Medical practitioners and nurses, Nov: 83Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Nov: 59Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 25Carers and aides, Nov: 101NovMedical practitioners and nurses, Dec: 87Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Dec: 50Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 24Carers and aides, Dec: 96Medical practitioners and nurses, Jan: 95Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jan: 50Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 24Carers and aides, Jan: 98JanMedical practitioners and nurses, Feb: 100Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Feb: 49Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 23Carers and aides, Feb: 93Medical practitioners and nurses, Mar: 118Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Mar: 59Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 25Carers and aides, Mar: 101MarMedical practitioners and nurses, Apr: 125Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Apr: 54Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 26Carers and aides, Apr: 97Medical practitioners and nurses, May: 121Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, May: 56Health and welfare support workers, May: 25Carers and aides, May: 90MayMedical practitioners and nurses, Jun: 111Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jun: 48Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 27Carers and aides, Jun: 84Medical practitioners and nurses, Jul: 101Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jul: 54Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 29Carers and aides, Jul: 85JulMedical practitioners and nurses, Aug: 99Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Aug: 52Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 32Carers and aides, Aug: 92Medical practitioners and nurses, Sep: 94Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Sep: 55Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 31Carers and aides, Sep: 90270Sep

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

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Online health job ads a month, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
MonthMedical practitioners and nursesHealth diagnostic and therapy professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 2025755828101262
October 202571592297249
November 2025835925101268
December 202587502496257
January 202695502498267
February 2026100492393265
March 20261185925101303
April 2026125542697302
May 2026121562590292
June 2026111482784270
July 2026101542985269
August 202699523292275
September 202694553190270
Unemployment rate
3.1%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
110,450
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,471
JSA, September 2026 · up 3.4% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
5,850
DEWR, June 2026 · up 7.1% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in health occupations in MackayAn estimated 13,198 people employed in September 2026: down 0.2% on September 2025, and up 33.7% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 9,873Sep 20219,873Sep 2022: 11,115Sep 202211,115Sep 2023: 12,272Sep 202312,272Sep 2024: 12,929Sep 202412,929Sep 2025: 13,221Sep 202513,221Sep 2026: 13,198Sep 202613,198

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

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People employed in health occupations in Mackay
MonthPeople employed
September 20219,873
September 202211,115
September 202312,272
September 202412,929
September 202513,221
September 202613,198

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 11,881201911,8812020: 11,786202011,7862021: 13,999202113,9992022: 14,994202214,9942023: 16,006202316,006

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

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Health care and social assistance jobs, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201911,881
202011,786
202113,999
202214,994
202316,006

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Popular Healthcare & Medical roles in Mackay

Quick answers

Healthcare & Medical work in Mackay, answered

How many Healthcare & Medical jobs are there in Mackay?

81 Healthcare & Medical jobs are live on ViewJobs in Mackay, from 28 employers and recruiters. 11 were posted in the last 7 days. 46 are full-time, 30 part-time and 5 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Healthcare & Medical workers in Mackay growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Mackay, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, placed about 270 online ads a month for health jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 3.1% on a year earlier (262). Ads for medical practitioners and nurses rose from 75 to 94 a month. Ads for carers and aides fell from 101 to 90 a month.

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

Who is hiring Healthcare & Medical workers in Mackay?

Medrecruit has the most live ads of any direct employer (26). Next are Bravehearts (6) and UnitingCare (5). 28 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Healthcare & Medical jobs pay in Mackay?

9 ads state an hourly rate: $36.32 to $120 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $60.06. 11 more state pay in other units, 7 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 54 of the 81 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Healthcare & Medical roles are most advertised in Mackay?

Nursing, with 29 of the 81 live ads. The largest single roles are Nursing - A&E, Critical Care & ICU (12), Nursing - Aged Care (11) and Physiotherapy, OT & Rehabilitation (9).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Mackay overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Mackay, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, averaged 2,471 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 3.4% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Mackay?

The unemployment rate in Mackay, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, was 3.1% in September 2026, up 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Mackay Healthcare & Medical jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 46 of 81 (57%). 30 are part-time (37%) and 5 casual (6%).

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 four health 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 Healthcare & Medical classification, placed in Mackay, 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). Healthcare & Medical jobs in Mackay, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/mackay/healthcare-and-medical

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