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Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in Townsville, QLD

There are 30 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs advertised in Townsville on ViewJobs, from 14 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Veterinary Services & Animal Welfare: half of the 30.

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Roles in region
30
New this week
5
Farming ads a month (JSA)[1][2]
31

By the numbers

30 Farming, Animals & Conservation roles in Townsville

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

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time24 (80%)
  • Casual4 (13%)
  • Part-time1 (3%)
  • Temporary1 (3%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Townsville.

Explore specialisms

Farming, Animals & Conservation by specialism.

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

15 live rolesVeterinary services & animal welfare11 live rolesConservation, parks & wildlife4 live rolesHorticulture

Latest roles

The local market

Townsville's farming 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 farming job ads a month, TownsvilleFarm 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
010203040Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 0Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 19Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 1231SepFarmers and farm managers, Oct: 0Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Oct: 18Farm, forestry and garden workers, Oct: 12Farmers and farm managers, Nov: 0Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Nov: 17Farm, forestry and garden workers, Nov: 12NovFarmers and farm managers, Dec: 0Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Dec: 15Farm, forestry and garden workers, Dec: 9Farmers and farm managers, Jan: 0Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jan: 17Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jan: 10JanFarmers and farm managers, Feb: 0Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Feb: 20Farm, forestry and garden workers, Feb: 11Farmers and farm managers, Mar: 1Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Mar: 23Farm, forestry and garden workers, Mar: 12MarFarmers and farm managers, Apr: 1Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Apr: 21Farm, forestry and garden workers, Apr: 10Farmers and farm managers, May: 2Skilled animal and horticultural workers, May: 18Farm, forestry and garden workers, May: 10MayFarmers and farm managers, Jun: 1Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jun: 14Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jun: 8Farmers and farm managers, Jul: 1Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jul: 15Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jul: 9JulFarmers and farm managers, Aug: 1Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Aug: 17Farm, forestry and garden workers, Aug: 8Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 2Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 20Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 931Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online farming job ads a month, Townsville
MonthFarmers and farm managersSkilled animal and horticultural workersFarm, forestry and garden workersTotal
September 2025fewer than 5191231
October 2025fewer than 5181230
November 2025fewer than 5171229
December 2025fewer than 515924
January 2026fewer than 5171027
February 2026fewer than 5201131
March 2026fewer than 5231236
April 2026fewer than 5211032
May 2026fewer than 5181030
June 2026fewer than 514823
July 2026fewer than 515925
August 2026fewer than 517826
September 2026fewer than 520931
Unemployment rate
5.2%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.2 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
126,229
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.8% since September 2025[3]
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[4]
Figure 2: People employed in farming occupations in TownsvilleAn estimated 4,657 people employed in September 2026: up 3.0% on September 2025, and up 1.5% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 4,586Sep 20214,586Sep 2022: 4,570Sep 20224,570Sep 2023: 4,684Sep 20234,684Sep 2024: 4,494Sep 20244,494Sep 2025: 4,523Sep 20254,523Sep 2026: 4,657Sep 20264,657

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

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People employed in farming occupations in Townsville
MonthPeople employed
September 20214,586
September 20224,570
September 20234,684
September 20244,494
September 20254,523
September 20264,657

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Townsville, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 6,05420196,0542020: 5,80420205,8042021: 6,06320216,0632022: 5,65320225,6532023: 5,69220235,692

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

Show the numbers
Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Townsville, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
20196,054
20205,804
20216,063
20225,653
20235,692

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Quick answers

Farming, Animals & Conservation work in Townsville, answered

How many Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are there in Townsville?

30 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are live on ViewJobs in Townsville, from 14 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last 7 days. 24 are full-time, 4 casual and 1 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in Townsville growing?

Demand is steady. Employers in Townsville placed about 31 online ads a month for farming jobs in the three months to September 2026, the same as a year earlier. Ads for farm, forestry and garden workers fell from 12 to 9 a month.

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

Who is hiring Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in Townsville?

Greencross Vets has the most live ads of any direct employer (10). Next are AECOM (4) and Rspca Qld (3). 14 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Farming, Animals & Conservation roles are most advertised in Townsville?

Veterinary Services & Animal Welfare, with 15 of the 30 live ads. Next are Conservation, Parks & Wildlife (11) and Horticulture (4).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

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[3].

Are Townsville Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 24 of 30 (80%). 4 are casual (13%), 1 part-time (3%) and 1 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 farming 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 Farming, Animals & Conservation 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). Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in Townsville, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/townsville/farming-animals-and-conservation

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