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Construction jobs in Adelaide, SA

There are 175 Construction jobs advertised in Adelaide on ViewJobs, from 78 employers and recruiters. 24 were posted in the last week.

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By the numbers

175 Construction roles in Adelaide

24 new roles this week· 98 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time149 (85%)
  • Casual16 (9%)
  • Apprenticeship5 (3%)
  • Part-time3 (2%)
  • Contract1 (1%)
  • Temporary1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Adelaide.

Explore specialisms

Construction by specialism.

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

30 live rolesConstruction project management28 live rolesForeperson/supervisors25 live rolesPlant & machinery operators12 live rolesContracts management10 live rolesConstruction management10 live rolesEstimating8 live rolesConstruction health, safety & environment4 live rolesConstruction quality assurance & control4 live rolesConstruction surveying

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The local market

Adelaide's construction 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 construction job ads a month, Greater AdelaideConstruction occupations: construction trades, and construction and mining labourers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Construction trades
  • Construction and mining labourers
0100200300400Construction trades, Sep: 240Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 129369SepConstruction trades, Oct: 231Construction and mining labourers, Oct: 146Construction trades, Nov: 221Construction and mining labourers, Nov: 141NovConstruction trades, Dec: 189Construction and mining labourers, Dec: 115Construction trades, Jan: 194Construction and mining labourers, Jan: 103JanConstruction trades, Feb: 205Construction and mining labourers, Feb: 105Construction trades, Mar: 236Construction and mining labourers, Mar: 123MarConstruction trades, Apr: 229Construction and mining labourers, Apr: 119Construction trades, May: 226Construction and mining labourers, May: 121MayConstruction trades, Jun: 217Construction and mining labourers, Jun: 115Construction trades, Jul: 227Construction and mining labourers, Jul: 124JulConstruction trades, Aug: 219Construction and mining labourers, Aug: 116Construction trades, Sep: 224Construction and mining labourers, Sep: 121345Sep

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

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Online construction job ads a month, Greater Adelaide
MonthConstruction tradesConstruction and mining labourersTotal
September 2025240129369
October 2025231146377
November 2025221141362
December 2025189115304
January 2026194103297
February 2026205105310
March 2026236123359
April 2026229119348
May 2026226121347
June 2026217115332
July 2026227124351
August 2026219116335
September 2026224121345
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 construction occupations in AdelaideAn estimated 31,630 people employed in September 2026: down 1.2% on September 2025, and up 20.1% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 26,341Sep 202126,341Sep 2022: 28,874Sep 202228,874Sep 2023: 30,170Sep 202330,170Sep 2024: 31,670Sep 202431,670Sep 2025: 32,018Sep 202532,018Sep 2026: 31,630Sep 202631,630

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

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People employed in construction occupations in Adelaide
MonthPeople employed
September 202126,341
September 202228,874
September 202330,170
September 202431,670
September 202532,018
September 202631,630

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Construction jobs, Greater Adelaide, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 50,607201950,6072020: 50,755202050,7552021: 55,182202155,1822022: 59,445202259,4452023: 59,819202359,819

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9].

Show the numbers
Construction jobs, Greater Adelaide, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201950,607
202050,755
202155,182
202259,445
202359,819

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Popular Construction roles in Adelaide

Quick answers

Construction work in Adelaide, answered

How many Construction jobs are there in Adelaide?

175 Construction jobs are live on ViewJobs in Adelaide, from 78 employers and recruiters. 24 were posted in the last 7 days. 149 are full-time, 16 casual and 5 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Is demand for Construction workers in Adelaide growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Adelaide, across the area Greater Adelaide, placed about 345 online ads a month for construction jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 6.5% on a year earlier (369). Ads for construction trades fell from 240 to 224 a month. Ads for construction and mining labourers fell from 129 to 121 a month.

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

Who is hiring Construction workers in Adelaide?

We transform together has the most live ads of any direct employer (9). Next are KBR, Inc. (7) and ACCIONA in Canada (6). 78 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What do Construction jobs pay in Adelaide?

14 ads state an hourly rate: $28 to $65 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $46.81. 9 more state pay in other units, 8 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 144 of the 175 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Which Construction roles are most advertised in Adelaide?

Other, with 33 of the 175 live ads. Next are Project Management (30) and Foreperson/Supervisors (28).

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 Construction jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 149 of 175 (85%). 16 are casual (9%), 5 apprenticeship (3%), 3 part-time (2%), 1 contract (1%) and 1 temporary (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 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. 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, 31 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 Adelaide, counted on 31 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). Construction jobs in Adelaide, SA, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/sa/regional-rural/adelaide/construction

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