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Hospitality & Tourism jobs in Whitsundays, QLD

There are 33 Hospitality & Tourism jobs advertised in the Whitsundays on ViewJobs, from 6 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Chefs/Cooks: 42% of the 33.

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Roles in region
33
New this week
5

By the numbers

33 Hospitality & Tourism roles in Whitsundays

5 new roles this week· 14 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time30 (91%)
  • Casual3 (9%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Whitsundays.

Explore specialisms

Hospitality & Tourism by specialism.

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

14 live rolesChefs/cooks6 live rolesTour guides4 live rolesWaiting staff3 live rolesHospitality management3 live rolesHousekeeping1 live roleKitchen & sandwich hands

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The local market

The Whitsundays' hospitality job market

Figures for the Whitsundays cover ABS region Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday (SA4 312). 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 hospitality job ads a month, Mackay - Isaac - WhitsundayHospitality occupations: food trades, hospitality workers, and food preparation assistants. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Food trades
  • Hospitality workers
  • Food preparation assistants
020406080Food trades, Sep: 39Hospitality workers, Sep: 19Food preparation assistants, Sep: 664SepFood trades, Oct: 35Hospitality workers, Oct: 15Food preparation assistants, Oct: 9Food trades, Nov: 35Hospitality workers, Nov: 13Food preparation assistants, Nov: 9NovFood trades, Dec: 34Hospitality workers, Dec: 17Food preparation assistants, Dec: 9Food trades, Jan: 35Hospitality workers, Jan: 23Food preparation assistants, Jan: 7JanFood trades, Feb: 37Hospitality workers, Feb: 28Food preparation assistants, Feb: 7Food trades, Mar: 38Hospitality workers, Mar: 24Food preparation assistants, Mar: 7MarFood trades, Apr: 36Hospitality workers, Apr: 24Food preparation assistants, Apr: 6Food trades, May: 38Hospitality workers, May: 18Food preparation assistants, May: 7MayFood trades, Jun: 35Hospitality workers, Jun: 18Food preparation assistants, Jun: 7Food trades, Jul: 36Hospitality workers, Jul: 17Food preparation assistants, Jul: 8JulFood trades, Aug: 40Hospitality workers, Aug: 23Food preparation assistants, Aug: 7Food trades, Sep: 44Hospitality workers, Sep: 27Food preparation assistants, Sep: 980Sep

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

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Online hospitality job ads a month, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
MonthFood tradesHospitality workersFood preparation assistantsTotal
September 20253919664
October 20253515959
November 20253513957
December 20253417960
January 20263523765
February 20263728772
March 20263824769
April 20263624666
May 20263818763
June 20263518760
July 20263617861
August 20264023770
September 20264427980
Unemployment rate
3.1%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
110,450
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,471
JSA, September 2026 · up 3.4% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
5,850
DEWR, June 2026 · up 7.1% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in hospitality occupations in the WhitsundaysAn estimated 5,425 people employed in September 2026: down 0.2% on September 2025, and up 4.2% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 5,204Sep 20215,204Sep 2022: 5,423Sep 20225,423Sep 2023: 5,540Sep 20235,540Sep 2024: 5,681Sep 20245,681Sep 2025: 5,438Sep 20255,438Sep 2026: 5,425Sep 20265,425

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

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People employed in hospitality occupations in the Whitsundays
MonthPeople employed
September 20215,204
September 20225,423
September 20235,540
September 20245,681
September 20255,438
September 20265,425

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Accommodation and food services jobs, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 13,411201913,4112020: 13,251202013,2512021: 14,772202114,7722022: 15,637202215,6372023: 17,798202317,798

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

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Accommodation and food services jobs, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201913,411
202013,251
202114,772
202215,637
202317,798

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Popular Hospitality & Tourism roles in Whitsundays

Quick answers

Hospitality & Tourism work in the Whitsundays, answered

How many Hospitality & Tourism jobs are there in the Whitsundays?

33 Hospitality & Tourism jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Whitsundays, from 6 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last 7 days. 30 are full-time and 3 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Hospitality & Tourism workers in the Whitsundays growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in the Whitsundays, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, placed about 80 online ads a month for hospitality jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 25.0% on a year earlier (64). Ads for hospitality workers rose from 19 to 27 a month. Ads for food trades rose from 39 to 44 a month.

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

Who is hiring Hospitality & Tourism workers in the Whitsundays?

Accor has the most live ads of any direct employer (14). Next are Journey Beyond (12), Endeavour Group (3) and Waymark Hotels (2). 6 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Hospitality & Tourism roles are most advertised in the Whitsundays?

Chefs/Cooks, with 14 of the 33 live ads. Next are Tour Guides (6) and Waiting Staff (4).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in the Whitsundays overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the Whitsundays, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, averaged 2,471 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 3.4% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in the Whitsundays?

The unemployment rate in the Whitsundays, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, was 3.1% in September 2026, up 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are the Whitsundays' Hospitality & Tourism jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 30 of 33 (91%). 3 are casual (9%).

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 hospitality 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 Hospitality & Tourism classification, placed in the Whitsundays, 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). Hospitality & Tourism jobs in Whitsundays, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/whitsundays/hospitality-and-tourism

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