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Trades & Services jobs in Townsville, QLD

There are 67 Trades & Services jobs advertised in Townsville on ViewJobs, from 34 employers and recruiters. 2 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
67
New this week
2
Median annual salary
$93.9k
Trades ads a month (JSA)[1][2]
239

By the numbers

67 Trades & Services roles in Townsville

2 new roles this week· 35 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time57 (85%)
  • Temporary5 (7%)
  • Casual3 (4%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (1%)
  • Part-time1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Townsville.

Advertised salary

Which Trades & Services sub-fields pay most.

$93.9kmedian annualised advertised pay
  • Air Conditioning & Refrigeration$93.9k

Explore specialisms

Trades & Services by specialism.

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

8 live rolesAutomotive trades7 live rolesFitters, turners & machinists7 live rolesCleaning services7 live rolesElectricians6 live rolesAir conditioning & refrigeration1 live roleCarpentry & cabinet making

Latest roles

The local market

Townsville's trades 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 trades job ads a month, TownsvilleTrades occupations: automotive and engineering trades, construction trades, and electrotechnology and telecommunications trades. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Automotive and engineering trades
  • Construction trades
  • Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades
0100200300Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 128Construction trades, Sep: 49Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 55232SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 136Construction trades, Oct: 53Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 60Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 131Construction trades, Nov: 58Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 59NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 119Construction trades, Dec: 52Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 54Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 113Construction trades, Jan: 48Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 52JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 123Construction trades, Feb: 46Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 52Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 138Construction trades, Mar: 57Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 55MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 131Construction trades, Apr: 59Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 47Automotive and engineering trades, May: 126Construction trades, May: 62Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 45MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 119Construction trades, Jun: 57Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 48Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 131Construction trades, Jul: 54Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 47JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 141Construction trades, Aug: 51Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 46Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 145Construction trades, Sep: 49Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 45239Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Townsville
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 20251284955232
October 20251365360249
November 20251315859248
December 20251195254225
January 20261134852213
February 20261234652221
March 20261385755250
April 20261315947237
May 20261266245233
June 20261195748224
July 20261315447232
August 20261415146238
September 20261454945239
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 trades occupations in TownsvilleAn estimated 13,194 people employed in September 2026: down 1.5% on September 2025, and up 9.7% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 12,026Sep 202112,026Sep 2022: 12,799Sep 202212,799Sep 2023: 13,315Sep 202313,315Sep 2024: 13,142Sep 202413,142Sep 2025: 13,400Sep 202513,400Sep 2026: 13,194Sep 202613,194

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

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in Townsville
MonthPeople employed
September 202112,026
September 202212,799
September 202313,315
September 202413,142
September 202513,400
September 202613,194

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Quick answers

Trades & Services work in Townsville, answered

How many Trades & Services jobs are there in Townsville?

67 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in Townsville, from 34 employers and recruiters. 2 were posted in the last 7 days. 57 are full-time, 5 temporary and 3 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

Is demand for Trades & Services workers in Townsville growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Townsville placed about 239 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 3.0% on a year earlier (232). Ads for automotive and engineering trades rose from 128 to 145 a month. Ads for electrotechnology and telecommunications trades fell from 55 to 45 a month.

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

Who is hiring Trades & Services workers in Townsville?

Compass Group has the most live ads of any direct employer (6). Next are Amplius Group (4), Downer Group Australia (4) and HMB Barbers (3). 34 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

What do Trades & Services jobs pay in Townsville?

7 ads state an hourly rate: $28.84 to $50 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $38. 5 more state pay in other units, 3 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 52 of the 67 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

Which Trades & Services roles are most advertised in Townsville?

Technicians, with 11 of the 67 live ads. Next is Automotive Trades (8).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

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 Trades & Services jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 57 of 67 (85%). 5 are temporary (7%), 3 casual (4%), 1 apprenticeship (1%) and 1 part-time (1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

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 trades 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. 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 Trades & Services 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). Trades & Services jobs in Townsville, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/townsville/trades-and-services

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