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Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Sunshine Coast, QLD

There are 329 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs advertised in the Sunshine Coast on ViewJobs, from 43 employers and recruiters. 15 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Couriers, Drivers & Postal Services: 79% of the 329.

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Roles in region
329
New this week
15

By the numbers

329 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Sunshine Coast

15 new roles this week· 54 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Casual251 (76%)
  • Full-time76 (23%)
  • Part-time2 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Sunshine Coast.

Explore specialisms

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics by specialism.

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

261 live rolesCouriers, drivers & postal services19 live rolesWarehousing, storage & distribution10 live rolesAviation services8 live rolesMachine operators6 live rolesAssembly & process work2 live rolesLogistics quality assurance & control

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The local market

The Sunshine Coast's manufacturing and transport 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 manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Sunshine Coast and Wide BayOperator occupations: machine and stationary plant operators, mobile plant operators, drivers and storepersons, and factory process workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Machine and stationary plant operators
  • Mobile plant operators
  • Drivers and storepersons
  • Factory process workers
0100200300400Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 54Mobile plant operators, Sep: 61Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 170Factory process workers, Sep: 41326SepMachine and stationary plant operators, Oct: 55Mobile plant operators, Oct: 65Drivers and storepersons, Oct: 179Factory process workers, Oct: 44Machine and stationary plant operators, Nov: 53Mobile plant operators, Nov: 64Drivers and storepersons, Nov: 180Factory process workers, Nov: 45NovMachine and stationary plant operators, Dec: 44Mobile plant operators, Dec: 57Drivers and storepersons, Dec: 155Factory process workers, Dec: 41Machine and stationary plant operators, Jan: 42Mobile plant operators, Jan: 51Drivers and storepersons, Jan: 139Factory process workers, Jan: 41JanMachine and stationary plant operators, Feb: 45Mobile plant operators, Feb: 52Drivers and storepersons, Feb: 137Factory process workers, Feb: 41Machine and stationary plant operators, Mar: 50Mobile plant operators, Mar: 55Drivers and storepersons, Mar: 148Factory process workers, Mar: 44MarMachine and stationary plant operators, Apr: 50Mobile plant operators, Apr: 57Drivers and storepersons, Apr: 142Factory process workers, Apr: 39Machine and stationary plant operators, May: 49Mobile plant operators, May: 62Drivers and storepersons, May: 143Factory process workers, May: 38MayMachine and stationary plant operators, Jun: 58Mobile plant operators, Jun: 63Drivers and storepersons, Jun: 150Factory process workers, Jun: 31Machine and stationary plant operators, Jul: 55Mobile plant operators, Jul: 72Drivers and storepersons, Jul: 167Factory process workers, Jul: 38JulMachine and stationary plant operators, Aug: 57Mobile plant operators, Aug: 76Drivers and storepersons, Aug: 177Factory process workers, Aug: 35Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 51Mobile plant operators, Sep: 83Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 188Factory process workers, Sep: 39361Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay
MonthMachine and stationary plant operatorsMobile plant operatorsDrivers and storepersonsFactory process workersTotal
September 2025546117041326
October 2025556517944343
November 2025536418045342
December 2025445715541297
January 2026425113941273
February 2026455213741275
March 2026505514844297
April 2026505714239288
May 2026496214338292
June 2026586315031302
July 2026557216738332
August 2026577617735345
September 2026518318839361
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 manufacturing and transport occupations in the Sunshine CoastAn estimated 27,052 people employed in September 2026: up 1.1% on September 2025, and up 10.6% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 24,455Sep 202124,455Sep 2022: 24,952Sep 202224,952Sep 2023: 25,692Sep 202325,692Sep 2024: 26,614Sep 202426,614Sep 2025: 26,763Sep 202526,763Sep 2026: 27,052Sep 202627,052

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

Show the numbers
People employed in manufacturing and transport occupations in the Sunshine Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 202124,455
September 202224,952
September 202325,692
September 202426,614
September 202526,763
September 202627,052

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 36,617201936,6172020: 36,472202036,4722021: 40,276202140,2762022: 42,327202242,3272023: 43,715202343,715

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

Show the numbers
Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201936,617
202036,472
202140,276
202242,327
202343,715

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Quick answers

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics work in the Sunshine Coast, answered

How many Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are there in the Sunshine Coast?

329 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Sunshine Coast, from 43 employers and recruiters. 15 were posted in the last 7 days. 251 are casual, 76 full-time and 2 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in the Sunshine Coast growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in the Sunshine Coast, across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, placed about 361 online ads a month for manufacturing and transport jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 10.7% on a year earlier (326). Ads for mobile plant operators rose from 61 to 83 a month. Ads for drivers and storepersons rose from 170 to 188 a month.

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

Who is hiring Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in the Sunshine Coast?

Uber eats has the most live ads of any direct employer (241). Next are Beefy's (7) and BFX Furniture (7). 43 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What do Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs pay in the Sunshine Coast?

16 ads state an hourly rate: $23 to $80 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $32.50. 9 more state pay in other units, and 304 of the 329 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles are most advertised in the Sunshine Coast?

Couriers, Drivers & Postal Services, with 261 of the 329 live ads. Next are Warehousing, Storage & Distribution (19) and Aviation Services (10).

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 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 76 of 329 (23%). 251 are casual (76%) and 2 part-time (1%).

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 four manufacturing and transport 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. Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing: two ABS industry divisions combined. 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 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics 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). Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Sunshine Coast, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/sunshine-coast/manufacturing-transport-and-logistics

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