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Hospitality & Tourism jobs in Southern Queensland Country, QLD

There are 70 Hospitality & Tourism jobs advertised in Southern Queensland Country on ViewJobs, from 19 employers and recruiters. 15 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
70
New this week
15

By the numbers

70 Hospitality & Tourism roles in Southern Queensland Country

15 new roles this week· 44 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time30 (43%)
  • Casual26 (37%)
  • Part-time12 (17%)
  • Temporary2 (3%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Southern Queensland Country.

Explore specialisms

Hospitality & Tourism by specialism.

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

18 live rolesChefs/cooks11 live rolesHousekeeping10 live rolesHospitality management9 live rolesKitchen & sandwich hands9 live rolesWaiting staff8 live rolesBar & beverage staff

Latest roles

The local market

Southern Queensland Country's hospitality job market

Figures for Southern Queensland Country cover ABS region Darling Downs - Maranoa (SA4 307). 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 hospitality job ads a month, Darling Downs - MaranoaHospitality occupations: food trades, hospitality workers, and food preparation assistants. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Food trades
  • Hospitality workers
  • Food preparation assistants
010203040Food trades, Sep: 18Hospitality workers, Sep: 10Food preparation assistants, Sep: 634SepFood trades, Oct: 18Hospitality workers, Oct: 10Food preparation assistants, Oct: 6Food trades, Nov: 18Hospitality workers, Nov: 10Food preparation assistants, Nov: 6NovFood trades, Dec: 16Hospitality workers, Dec: 9Food preparation assistants, Dec: 6Food trades, Jan: 16Hospitality workers, Jan: 8Food preparation assistants, Jan: 6JanFood trades, Feb: 18Hospitality workers, Feb: 7Food preparation assistants, Feb: 5Food trades, Mar: 17Hospitality workers, Mar: 6Food preparation assistants, Mar: 4MarFood trades, Apr: 16Hospitality workers, Apr: 5Food preparation assistants, Apr: 3Food trades, May: 15Hospitality workers, May: 5Food preparation assistants, May: 2MayFood trades, Jun: 18Hospitality workers, Jun: 6Food preparation assistants, Jun: 2Food trades, Jul: 20Hospitality workers, Jul: 7Food preparation assistants, Jul: 3JulFood trades, Aug: 20Hospitality workers, Aug: 8Food preparation assistants, Aug: 4Food trades, Sep: 22Hospitality workers, Sep: 9Food preparation assistants, Sep: 637Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online hospitality job ads a month, Darling Downs - Maranoa
MonthFood tradesHospitality workersFood preparation assistantsTotal
September 20251810634
October 20251810634
November 20251810634
December 2025169631
January 2026168630
February 2026187530
March 2026176fewer than 527
April 2026165fewer than 524
May 2026155fewer than 522
June 2026186fewer than 526
July 2026207fewer than 530
August 2026208fewer than 532
September 2026229637
Unemployment rate
3.3%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.2 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
69,224
ABS, September 2026 · no change since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
1,006
JSA, September 2026 · down 5.8% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
4,870
DEWR, June 2026 · up 6.9% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in hospitality occupations in Southern Queensland CountryAn estimated 3,134 people employed in September 2026: up 2.6% on September 2025, and up 3.7% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 3,022Sep 20213,022Sep 2022: 3,185Sep 20223,185Sep 2023: 3,133Sep 20233,133Sep 2024: 3,057Sep 20243,057Sep 2025: 3,056Sep 20253,056Sep 2026: 3,134Sep 20263,134

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

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People employed in hospitality occupations in Southern Queensland Country
MonthPeople employed
September 20213,022
September 20223,185
September 20233,133
September 20243,057
September 20253,056
September 20263,134

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Accommodation and food services jobs, Darling Downs - Maranoa, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 5,38520195,3852020: 5,33320205,3332021: 6,53320216,5332022: 7,04720227,0472023: 7,90720237,907

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

Show the numbers
Accommodation and food services jobs, Darling Downs - Maranoa, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
20195,385
20205,333
20216,533
20227,047
20237,907

Read the Darling Downs - Maranoa job market report →

Popular Hospitality & Tourism roles in Southern Queensland Country

Quick answers

Hospitality & Tourism work in Southern Queensland Country, answered

How many Hospitality & Tourism jobs are there in Southern Queensland Country?

70 Hospitality & Tourism jobs are live on ViewJobs in Southern Queensland Country, from 19 employers and recruiters. 15 were posted in the last 7 days. 30 are full-time, 26 casual and 12 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Hospitality & Tourism workers in Southern Queensland Country growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Southern Queensland Country, across the Darling Downs - Maranoa, placed about 37 online ads a month for hospitality jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 8.8% on a year earlier (34). Ads for food trades rose from 18 to 22 a month.

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

Who is hiring Hospitality & Tourism workers in Southern Queensland Country?

Compass Group has the most live ads of any direct employer (20). Next are Endeavour Group (13), Waymark Hotels (13) and Palm Lake Group (3). 19 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Hospitality & Tourism jobs pay in Southern Queensland Country?

10 ads state an hourly rate: $27.09 to $37.40 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $27.09. 3 more state pay in other units, 9 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 48 of the 70 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Hospitality & Tourism roles are most advertised in Southern Queensland Country?

Chefs/Cooks, with 18 of the 70 live ads. Next are Housekeeping (11) and Management (10).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Southern Queensland Country overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Southern Queensland Country, across the Darling Downs - Maranoa, averaged 1,006 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 5.8% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Southern Queensland Country?

The unemployment rate in Southern Queensland Country, across the Darling Downs - Maranoa, was 3.3% in September 2026, up 0.2 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Southern Queensland Country Hospitality & Tourism jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 30 of 70 (43%). 26 are casual (37%), 12 part-time (17%) and 2 temporary (3%).

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 hospitality 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 Hospitality & Tourism classification, placed in Southern Queensland Country, 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). Hospitality & Tourism jobs in Southern Queensland Country, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/southern-queensland-country/hospitality-and-tourism

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