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Construction jobs in Sunshine Coast, QLD

There are 42 Construction jobs advertised in the Sunshine Coast on ViewJobs, from 18 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Plant & Machinery Operators: 40% of the 42.

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By the numbers

42 Construction roles in Sunshine Coast

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

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time30 (71%)
  • Temporary9 (21%)
  • Casual3 (7%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Sunshine Coast.

Explore specialisms

Construction by specialism.

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

17 live rolesPlant & machinery operators4 live rolesContracts management3 live rolesForeperson/supervisors3 live rolesConstruction project management2 live rolesConstruction health, safety & environment2 live rolesEstimating

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The local market

The Sunshine Coast's construction job market

Figures for the Sunshine Coast combine two ABS regions: the Sunshine Coast (SA4 316) and the Wide Bay (SA4 319). 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 construction job ads a month, Sunshine Coast and Wide BayConstruction 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: 132Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 48180SepConstruction trades, Oct: 131Construction and mining labourers, Oct: 50Construction trades, Nov: 120Construction and mining labourers, Nov: 48NovConstruction trades, Dec: 99Construction and mining labourers, Dec: 34Construction trades, Jan: 103Construction and mining labourers, Jan: 36JanConstruction trades, Feb: 115Construction and mining labourers, Feb: 36Construction trades, Mar: 125Construction and mining labourers, Mar: 53MarConstruction trades, Apr: 114Construction and mining labourers, Apr: 48Construction trades, May: 106Construction and mining labourers, May: 47MayConstruction trades, Jun: 106Construction and mining labourers, Jun: 40Construction trades, Jul: 113Construction and mining labourers, Jul: 48JulConstruction trades, Aug: 108Construction and mining labourers, Aug: 57Construction trades, Sep: 111Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 58169Sep

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

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Online construction job ads a month, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay
MonthConstruction tradesConstruction and mining labourersTotal
September 202513248180
October 202513150181
November 202512048168
December 20259934133
January 202610336139
February 202611536151
March 202612553178
April 202611448162
May 202610647153
June 202610640146
July 202611348161
August 202610857165
September 202611158169
Unemployment rate
4.1%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
375,431
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 1.7% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
5,022
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · down 1.3% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
22,550
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 0.5% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in construction occupations in the Sunshine CoastAn estimated 18,202 people employed in September 2026: up 0.8% on September 2025, and up 17.1% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 15,538Sep 202115,538Sep 2022: 16,439Sep 202216,439Sep 2023: 16,829Sep 202316,829Sep 2024: 17,189Sep 202417,189Sep 2025: 18,064Sep 202518,064Sep 2026: 18,202Sep 202618,202

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

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People employed in construction occupations in the Sunshine Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 202115,538
September 202216,439
September 202316,829
September 202417,189
September 202518,064
September 202618,202

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Construction jobs, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 35,529201935,5292020: 34,908202034,9082021: 38,919202138,9192022: 42,609202242,6092023: 43,757202343,757

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

Show the numbers
Construction jobs, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201935,529
202034,908
202138,919
202242,609
202343,757

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Quick answers

Construction work in the Sunshine Coast, answered

How many Construction jobs are there in the Sunshine Coast?

42 Construction jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Sunshine Coast, from 18 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last 7 days. 30 are full-time, 9 temporary and 3 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Construction workers in the Sunshine Coast growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in the Sunshine Coast, across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, placed about 169 online ads a month for construction jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 6.1% on a year earlier (180). Ads for construction trades fell from 132 to 111 a month. Ads for construction and mining labourers rose from 48 to 58 a month.

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

Who is hiring Construction workers in the Sunshine Coast?

AWX has the most live ads of any direct employer (12). Next are Ambrose Construct Group Pty (3), Infrastructure Business Growth (2) and Pilecom (2). 18 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Construction roles are most advertised in the Sunshine Coast?

Plant & Machinery Operators, with 17 of the 42 live ads. Next are Other (6) and Contracts Management (4).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

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

Online job ads for all occupations in the Sunshine Coast, across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, averaged 5,022 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier.

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

What is the unemployment rate in the Sunshine Coast?

Across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, the ABS areas that cover the Sunshine Coast, unemployment was 4.1% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

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

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

Most are full-time: 30 of 42 (71%). 9 are temporary (21%) and 3 casual (7%).

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 two construction occupation groups combined. Summed over two ABS regions: the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay.
  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 two ABS regions: the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay. 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 two ABS regions: the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay.
  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 two ABS regions: the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay.
  11. 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 Sunshine Coast, counted on 29 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). Construction jobs in Sunshine Coast, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/sunshine-coast/construction

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