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Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in Sunshine Coast, QLD

There are 22 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs advertised in the Sunshine Coast on ViewJobs, from 13 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Veterinary Services & Animal Welfare: half of the 22.

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Roles in region
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New this week
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By the numbers

22 Farming, Animals & Conservation roles in Sunshine Coast

5 new roles this week· 10 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time15 (68%)
  • Casual6 (27%)
  • Part-time1 (5%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Sunshine Coast.

Explore specialisms

Farming, Animals & Conservation by specialism.

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

11 live rolesVeterinary services & animal welfare6 live rolesHorticulture3 live rolesForestry, logging & arboriculture

Latest roles

The local market

The Sunshine Coast's farming 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 farming job ads a month, Sunshine Coast and Wide BayFarm occupations: farmers and farm managers, skilled animal and horticultural workers, and farm, forestry and garden workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Farmers and farm managers
  • Skilled animal and horticultural workers
  • Farm, forestry and garden workers
050100150Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 58Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 42105SepFarmers and farm managers, Oct: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Oct: 52Farm, forestry and garden workers, Oct: 40Farmers and farm managers, Nov: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Nov: 52Farm, forestry and garden workers, Nov: 35NovFarmers and farm managers, Dec: 4Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Dec: 46Farm, forestry and garden workers, Dec: 37Farmers and farm managers, Jan: 3Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jan: 60Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jan: 40JanFarmers and farm managers, Feb: 4Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Feb: 59Farm, forestry and garden workers, Feb: 46Farmers and farm managers, Mar: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Mar: 65Farm, forestry and garden workers, Mar: 43MarFarmers and farm managers, Apr: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Apr: 52Farm, forestry and garden workers, Apr: 38Farmers and farm managers, May: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, May: 49Farm, forestry and garden workers, May: 30MayFarmers and farm managers, Jun: 4Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jun: 42Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jun: 32Farmers and farm managers, Jul: 5Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jul: 44Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jul: 36JulFarmers and farm managers, Aug: 6Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Aug: 53Farm, forestry and garden workers, Aug: 41Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 7Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 62Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 40109Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online farming job ads a month, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay
MonthFarmers and farm managersSkilled animal and horticultural workersFarm, forestry and garden workersTotal
September 202555842105
October 20255524097
November 20255523592
December 2025fewer than 5463787
January 2026fewer than 56040103
February 2026fewer than 55946109
March 202656543113
April 20265523895
May 20265493084
June 2026fewer than 5423278
July 20265443685
August 202665341100
September 202676240109
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 farming occupations in the Sunshine CoastAn estimated 15,574 people employed in September 2026: down 0.1% on September 2025, and down 3.5% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 16,132Sep 202116,132Sep 2022: 15,025Sep 202215,025Sep 2023: 15,283Sep 202315,283Sep 2024: 15,811Sep 202415,811Sep 2025: 15,583Sep 202515,583Sep 2026: 15,574Sep 202615,574

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

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People employed in farming occupations in the Sunshine Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 202116,132
September 202215,025
September 202315,283
September 202415,811
September 202515,583
September 202615,574

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 18,952201918,9522020: 18,307202018,3072021: 18,239202118,2392022: 16,688202216,6882023: 17,248202317,248

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

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Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201918,952
202018,307
202118,239
202216,688
202317,248

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Quick answers

Farming, Animals & Conservation work in the Sunshine Coast, answered

How many Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are there in the Sunshine Coast?

22 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Sunshine Coast, from 13 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last 7 days. 15 are full-time, 6 casual and 1 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in the Sunshine Coast growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in the Sunshine Coast, across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, placed about 109 online ads a month for farming jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 3.8% on a year earlier (105). Ads for skilled animal and horticultural workers rose from 58 to 62 a month.

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

Who is hiring Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in the Sunshine Coast?

Greencross Vets has the most live ads of any direct employer (6). Next are Green By Nature (3), Sunshine Coast Equine Hospital (2) and Treesafe Australia Pty (2). 13 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Farming, Animals & Conservation roles are most advertised in the Sunshine Coast?

Veterinary Services & Animal Welfare, with 11 of the 22 live ads. Next are Horticulture (6) and Forestry, Logging & Arboriculture (3).

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 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 15 of 22 (68%). 6 are casual (27%) and 1 part-time (5%).

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 three farming 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, 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 Farming, Animals & Conservation classification, placed in the Sunshine Coast, 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). Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in Sunshine Coast, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/sunshine-coast/farming-animals-and-conservation

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