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Construction jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD

There are 38 Construction jobs advertised in Tropical North Queensland on ViewJobs, from 21 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
38
New this week
4

By the numbers

38 Construction roles in Tropical North Queensland

4 new roles this week· 19 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time30 (79%)
  • Temporary4 (11%)
  • Casual3 (8%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (3%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Tropical North Queensland.

Explore specialisms

Construction by specialism.

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

9 live rolesPlant & machinery operators7 live rolesConstruction project management6 live rolesEstimating6 live rolesForeperson/supervisors4 live rolesConstruction surveying2 live rolesContracts management

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The local market

Tropical North Queensland's construction job market

Figures for Tropical North Queensland cover ABS region Cairns (SA4 306). 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 construction job ads a month, CairnsConstruction occupations: construction trades, and construction and mining labourers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Construction trades
  • Construction and mining labourers
020406080Construction trades, Sep: 53Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 1770SepConstruction trades, Oct: 55Construction and mining labourers, Oct: 16Construction trades, Nov: 54Construction and mining labourers, Nov: 15NovConstruction trades, Dec: 45Construction and mining labourers, Dec: 11Construction trades, Jan: 40Construction and mining labourers, Jan: 10JanConstruction trades, Feb: 38Construction and mining labourers, Feb: 14Construction trades, Mar: 47Construction and mining labourers, Mar: 15MarConstruction trades, Apr: 44Construction and mining labourers, Apr: 16Construction trades, May: 46Construction and mining labourers, May: 13MayConstruction trades, Jun: 42Construction and mining labourers, Jun: 15Construction trades, Jul: 41Construction and mining labourers, Jul: 15JulConstruction trades, Aug: 42Construction and mining labourers, Aug: 16Construction trades, Sep: 46Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 1864Sep

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

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Online construction job ads a month, Cairns
MonthConstruction tradesConstruction and mining labourersTotal
September 2025531770
October 2025551671
November 2025541569
December 2025451156
January 2026401050
February 2026381452
March 2026471562
April 2026441660
May 2026461359
June 2026421557
July 2026411556
August 2026421658
September 2026461864
Unemployment rate
4.8%
ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[3]
Employed people
144,033
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,209
JSA, September 2026 · up 2.7% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
13,185
DEWR, June 2026 · down 0.3% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in construction occupations in Tropical North QueenslandAn estimated 6,454 people employed in September 2026: up 3.6% on September 2025, and up 12.6% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 5,731Sep 20215,731Sep 2022: 6,370Sep 20226,370Sep 2023: 6,694Sep 20236,694Sep 2024: 6,284Sep 20246,284Sep 2025: 6,231Sep 20256,231Sep 2026: 6,454Sep 20266,454

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

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People employed in construction occupations in Tropical North Queensland
MonthPeople employed
September 20215,731
September 20226,370
September 20236,694
September 20246,284
September 20256,231
September 20266,454

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Construction jobs, Cairns, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 12,747201912,7472020: 12,136202012,1362021: 13,670202113,6702022: 14,308202214,3082023: 14,915202314,915

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

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Construction jobs, Cairns, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201912,747
202012,136
202113,670
202214,308
202314,915

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Popular Construction roles in Tropical North Queensland

Quick answers

Construction work in Tropical North Queensland, answered

How many Construction jobs are there in Tropical North Queensland?

38 Construction jobs are live on ViewJobs in Tropical North Queensland, from 21 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last 7 days. 30 are full-time, 4 temporary and 3 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Construction workers in Tropical North Queensland growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, placed about 64 online ads a month for construction jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 8.6% on a year earlier (70). Ads for construction trades fell from 53 to 46 a month.

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

What do Construction jobs pay in Tropical North Queensland?

6 ads state a yearly salary: $60,000 to $190,000 a year, with a typical midpoint of $138,000. 6 more state pay in other units, 4 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 22 of the 38 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Construction roles are most advertised in Tropical North Queensland?

Plant & Machinery Operators, with 9 of the 38 live ads. Next is Project Management (7).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Tropical North Queensland overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, averaged 2,209 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 2.7% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Tropical North Queensland?

The unemployment rate in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, was 4.8% in September 2026, about the same as a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Tropical North Queensland Construction jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 30 of 38 (79%). 4 are temporary (11%), 3 casual (8%) and 1 apprenticeship (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 two construction 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 Construction classification, placed in Tropical North Queensland, 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). Construction jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/tropical-north-queensland/construction

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