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Community Services & Development jobs in Adelaide, SA

There are 189 Community Services & Development jobs advertised in Adelaide on ViewJobs, from 95 employers and recruiters. 36 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Aged & Disability Support: 57% of the 189.

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Roles in region
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New this week
36

By the numbers

189 Community Services & Development roles in Adelaide

36 new roles this week· 133 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time110 (58%)
  • Casual52 (28%)
  • Part-time23 (12%)
  • Contract3 (2%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Adelaide.

Explore specialisms

Community Services & Development by specialism.

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

107 live rolesAged & disability support25 live rolesChild welfare, youth & family services18 live rolesCommunity development13 live rolesIndigenous & multicultural services9 live rolesEmployment services5 live rolesHousing & homelessness services

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The local market

Adelaide's community services job market

Figures for Adelaide cover ABS region Greater Adelaide (GCCSA 4GADE). 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 community services job ads a month, Greater AdelaideCommunity occupations: legal, social and welfare professionals, health and welfare support workers, and carers and aides. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Legal, social and welfare professionals
  • Health and welfare support workers
  • Carers and aides
05001k1.5kLegal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 427Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 194Carers and aides, Sep: 5661,187SepLegal, social and welfare professionals, Oct: 403Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 189Carers and aides, Oct: 565Legal, social and welfare professionals, Nov: 389Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 192Carers and aides, Nov: 584NovLegal, social and welfare professionals, Dec: 338Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 170Carers and aides, Dec: 539Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jan: 327Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 157Carers and aides, Jan: 543JanLegal, social and welfare professionals, Feb: 343Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 154Carers and aides, Feb: 528Legal, social and welfare professionals, Mar: 387Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 166Carers and aides, Mar: 570MarLegal, social and welfare professionals, Apr: 376Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 161Carers and aides, Apr: 571Legal, social and welfare professionals, May: 373Health and welfare support workers, May: 159Carers and aides, May: 584MayLegal, social and welfare professionals, Jun: 375Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 166Carers and aides, Jun: 580Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jul: 393Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 164Carers and aides, Jul: 571JulLegal, social and welfare professionals, Aug: 404Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 173Carers and aides, Aug: 574Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 432Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 180Carers and aides, Sep: 5941,206Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online community services job ads a month, Greater Adelaide
MonthLegal, social and welfare professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 20254271945661,187
October 20254031895651,157
November 20253891925841,165
December 20253381705391,047
January 20263271575431,027
February 20263431545281,025
March 20263871665701,123
April 20263761615711,108
May 20263731595841,116
June 20263751665801,121
July 20263931645711,128
August 20264041735741,151
September 20264321805941,206
Unemployment rate
3.9%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · down 0.3 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
798,320
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
12,437
JSA, September 2026 · up 1.9% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
38,350
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 1.8% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in community services occupations in AdelaideAn estimated 91,749 people employed in September 2026: up 5.9% on September 2025, and up 37.0% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 66,991Sep 202166,991Sep 2022: 72,917Sep 202272,917Sep 2023: 78,627Sep 202378,627Sep 2024: 81,775Sep 202481,775Sep 2025: 86,646Sep 202586,646Sep 2026: 91,749Sep 202691,749

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

Show the numbers
People employed in community services occupations in Adelaide
MonthPeople employed
September 202166,991
September 202272,917
September 202378,627
September 202481,775
September 202586,646
September 202691,749

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Greater Adelaide, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 133,4202019133,4202020: 138,3112020138,3112021: 157,1172021157,1172022: 177,6922022177,6922023: 190,0262023190,026

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9].

Show the numbers
Health care and social assistance jobs, Greater Adelaide, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
2019133,420
2020138,311
2021157,117
2022177,692
2023190,026

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Popular Community Services & Development roles in Adelaide

Quick answers

Community Services & Development work in Adelaide, answered

How many Community Services & Development jobs are there in Adelaide?

189 Community Services & Development jobs are live on ViewJobs in Adelaide, from 95 employers and recruiters. 36 were posted in the last 7 days. 110 are full-time, 52 casual and 23 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Is demand for Community Services & Development workers in Adelaide growing?

Demand is steady. Employers in Adelaide, across the area Greater Adelaide, placed about 1,206 online ads a month for community services jobs in the three months to September 2026, close to a year earlier (1,187). Ads for carers and aides rose from 566 to 594 a month. Ads for health and welfare support workers fell from 194 to 180 a month.

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

Who is hiring Community Services & Development workers in Adelaide?

Connecting Families Group has the most live ads of any direct employer (14). Next are ACH Group (12) and Anglicare SA (9). 95 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What do Community Services & Development jobs pay in Adelaide?

42 ads state an hourly rate: $20 to $65 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $40. 25 more state pay in other units, 21 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 101 of the 189 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Which Community Services & Development roles are most advertised in Adelaide?

Aged & Disability Support, with 107 of the 189 live ads. Next are Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (25) and Community Development (18).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What is the job market like in Adelaide overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Adelaide, across the area Greater Adelaide, averaged 12,437 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 1.9% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Adelaide?

The unemployment rate in Adelaide, across the area Greater Adelaide, was 3.9% in September 2026, down 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are Adelaide Community Services & Development jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 110 of 189 (58%). 52 are casual (28%), 23 part-time (12%), 3 contract (2%) and 1 apprenticeship (1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

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 community services 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. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of the ABS's modelled labour market regions, with rates worked out from the sums.
  5. 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).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  7. 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.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  10. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 29 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 Community Services & Development classification, placed in Adelaide, counted on 29 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Community Services & Development jobs in Adelaide, SA, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/sa/regional-rural/adelaide/community-services-and-development

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