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Engineering jobs in Townsville, QLD

There are 47 Engineering jobs advertised in Townsville on ViewJobs, from 13 employers and recruiters. 1 was posted in the last week. The largest group is Water & Waste: 57% of the 47.

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Roles in region
47
New this week
1
Engineering ads a month (JSA)[1]
51

By the numbers

47 Engineering roles in Townsville

1 new role this week· 6 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time47 (100%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Townsville.

Explore specialisms

Engineering by specialism.

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

12 live rolesCivil/structural1 live roleChemical1 live roleEngineering management

Latest roles

The local market

Townsville's engineering job market

Figures for Townsville cover ABS region SA4 318. 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 engineering job ads a month, TownsvilleEngineers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
0204060Engineers, Sep: 3636SepEngineers, Oct: 40Engineers, Nov: 35NovEngineers, Dec: 34Engineers, Jan: 35JanEngineers, Feb: 42Engineers, Mar: 48MarEngineers, Apr: 42Engineers, May: 37MayEngineers, Jun: 35Engineers, Jul: 44JulEngineers, Aug: 49Engineers, Sep: 5151Sep

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Show the numbers
Online engineering job ads a month, Townsville
MonthEngineers
September 202536
October 202540
November 202535
December 202534
January 202635
February 202642
March 202648
April 202642
May 202637
June 202635
July 202644
August 202649
September 202651
Unemployment rate
5.2%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.2 points on September 2025[2]
Employed people
126,229
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.8% since September 2025[2]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,354
JSA, September 2026 · up 3.8% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
10,145
DEWR, June 2026 · down 0.5% since June 2025[3]
Figure 2: People employed in engineering occupations in TownsvilleAn estimated 898 people employed in September 2026: up 0.6% on September 2025, and up 40.5% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 639Sep 2021639Sep 2022: 730Sep 2022730Sep 2023: 790Sep 2023790Sep 2024: 837Sep 2024837Sep 2025: 893Sep 2025893Sep 2026: 898Sep 2026898

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[4]; ViewJobs[5].

Show the numbers
People employed in engineering occupations in Townsville
MonthPeople employed
September 2021639
September 2022730
September 2023790
September 2024837
September 2025893
September 2026898

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Popular Engineering roles in Townsville

Quick answers

Engineering work in Townsville, answered

How many Engineering jobs are there in Townsville?

47 Engineering jobs are live on ViewJobs in Townsville, from 13 employers and recruiters. 1 was posted in the last 7 days. 47 are full-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[6].

Is demand for Engineering workers in Townsville growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Townsville placed about 51 online ads a month for engineering jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 41.7% on a year earlier (36).

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Who is hiring Engineering workers in Townsville?

AECOM has the most live ads of any direct employer (29). Next are WSP (4), SEE Group (3) and SMEC (2). 13 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[6].

Which Engineering roles are most advertised in Townsville?

Water & Waste, with 27 of the 47 live ads. Next is Civil/Structural (12).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[6].

What is the job market like in Townsville overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Townsville averaged 2,354 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 3.8% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Townsville?

The unemployment rate in Townsville was 5.2% in September 2026, up 0.2 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[2].

Are Townsville Engineering jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 47 of 47 (100%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[6].

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. 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.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Engineering classification, placed in Townsville, 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). Engineering jobs in Townsville, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/townsville/engineering

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