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Healthcare & Medical jobs in Townsville, QLD

There are 92 Healthcare & Medical jobs advertised in Townsville on ViewJobs, from 43 employers and recruiters. 10 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
92
New this week
10
Health ads a month (JSA)[1][2]
374

By the numbers

92 Healthcare & Medical roles in Townsville

10 new roles this week· 45 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time83 (90%)
  • Casual6 (7%)
  • Part-time2 (2%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Townsville.

Explore specialisms

Healthcare & Medical by specialism.

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

7 live rolesGeneral practitioners4 live rolesA&E, critical care & ICU nursing3 live rolesDental3 live rolesMedical administration2 live rolesMedical specialists2 live rolesOptical1 live roleMedical imaging1 live roleDietitians1 live roleAmbulance/paramedics

Latest roles

The local market

Townsville's health 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 health job ads a month, TownsvilleHealth occupations: nurses and doctors, diagnostic and therapy professionals, health and welfare support workers, and carers and aides. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Medical practitioners and nurses
  • Health diagnostic and therapy professionals
  • Health and welfare support workers
  • Carers and aides
0100200300400Medical practitioners and nurses, Sep: 92Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Sep: 71Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 50Carers and aides, Sep: 155368SepMedical practitioners and nurses, Oct: 96Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Oct: 76Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 43Carers and aides, Oct: 169Medical practitioners and nurses, Nov: 98Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Nov: 71Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 43Carers and aides, Nov: 180NovMedical practitioners and nurses, Dec: 98Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Dec: 62Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 41Carers and aides, Dec: 166Medical practitioners and nurses, Jan: 94Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jan: 55Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 42Carers and aides, Jan: 153JanMedical practitioners and nurses, Feb: 89Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Feb: 55Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 40Carers and aides, Feb: 135Medical practitioners and nurses, Mar: 106Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Mar: 67Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 38Carers and aides, Mar: 137MarMedical practitioners and nurses, Apr: 120Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Apr: 61Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 34Carers and aides, Apr: 131Medical practitioners and nurses, May: 125Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, May: 67Health and welfare support workers, May: 32Carers and aides, May: 136MayMedical practitioners and nurses, Jun: 114Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jun: 62Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 34Carers and aides, Jun: 140Medical practitioners and nurses, Jul: 102Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jul: 72Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 36Carers and aides, Jul: 149JulMedical practitioners and nurses, Aug: 101Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Aug: 80Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 39Carers and aides, Aug: 155Medical practitioners and nurses, Sep: 95Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Sep: 85Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 42Carers and aides, Sep: 152374Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online health job ads a month, Townsville
MonthMedical practitioners and nursesHealth diagnostic and therapy professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 2025927150155368
October 2025967643169384
November 2025987143180392
December 2025986241166367
January 2026945542153344
February 2026895540135319
March 20261066738137348
April 20261206134131346
May 20261256732136360
June 20261146234140350
July 20261027236149359
August 20261018039155375
September 2026958542152374
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 health occupations in TownsvilleAn estimated 22,096 people employed in September 2026: up 5.8% on September 2025, and up 43.3% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 15,421Sep 202115,421Sep 2022: 17,270Sep 202217,270Sep 2023: 18,634Sep 202318,634Sep 2024: 19,403Sep 202419,403Sep 2025: 20,892Sep 202520,892Sep 2026: 22,096Sep 202622,096

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

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People employed in health occupations in Townsville
MonthPeople employed
September 202115,421
September 202217,270
September 202318,634
September 202419,403
September 202520,892
September 202622,096

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Townsville, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 24,352201924,3522020: 24,444202024,4442021: 27,168202127,1682022: 29,636202229,6362023: 31,035202331,035

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

Show the numbers
Health care and social assistance jobs, Townsville, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201924,352
202024,444
202127,168
202229,636
202331,035

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Popular Healthcare & Medical roles in Townsville

Quick answers

Healthcare & Medical work in Townsville, answered

How many Healthcare & Medical jobs are there in Townsville?

92 Healthcare & Medical jobs are live on ViewJobs in Townsville, from 43 employers and recruiters. 10 were posted in the last 7 days. 83 are full-time, 6 casual and 2 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Healthcare & Medical workers in Townsville growing?

Demand is steady. Employers in Townsville placed about 374 online ads a month for health jobs in the three months to September 2026, close to a year earlier (368). Ads for health diagnostic and therapy professionals rose from 71 to 85 a month. Ads for health and welfare support workers fell from 50 to 42 a month.

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

Who is hiring Healthcare & Medical workers in Townsville?

Ozcare has the most live ads of any direct employer (17). Next are Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (9), Mater Group (6) and MedHealth (4). 43 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Healthcare & Medical jobs pay in Townsville?

11 ads state an hourly rate: $31 to $170 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $38. 17 more state pay in other units, 5 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 59 of the 92 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Healthcare & Medical roles are most advertised in Townsville?

Nursing, with 24 of the 92 live ads. The largest single roles are Residential & Aged Care (17), Physiotherapy, OT & Rehabilitation (11) and Psychology, Counselling & Social Work (10).

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 Healthcare & Medical jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 83 of 92 (90%). 6 are casual (7%), 2 part-time (2%) and 1 apprenticeship (1%).

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 four health 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 Healthcare & Medical 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). Healthcare & Medical jobs in Townsville, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/townsville/healthcare-and-medical

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