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Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Adelaide, SA

There are 368 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs advertised in Adelaide on ViewJobs, from 150 employers and recruiters. 59 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
368
New this week
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368 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Adelaide

59 new roles this week· 205 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time267 (73%)
  • Casual68 (18%)
  • Part-time22 (6%)
  • Temporary11 (3%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Adelaide.

Explore specialisms

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics by specialism.

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

71 live rolesWarehousing, storage & distribution52 live rolesCouriers, drivers & postal services45 live rolesMachine operators28 live rolesAssembly & process work17 live rolesLogistics management11 live rolesAviation services

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The local market

Adelaide's manufacturing and transport 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 manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Greater AdelaideOperator occupations: machine and stationary plant operators, mobile plant operators, drivers and storepersons, and factory process workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Machine and stationary plant operators
  • Mobile plant operators
  • Drivers and storepersons
  • Factory process workers
05001k1.5kMachine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 179Mobile plant operators, Sep: 199Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 423Factory process workers, Sep: 131932SepMachine and stationary plant operators, Oct: 184Mobile plant operators, Oct: 226Drivers and storepersons, Oct: 458Factory process workers, Oct: 140Machine and stationary plant operators, Nov: 174Mobile plant operators, Nov: 227Drivers and storepersons, Nov: 459Factory process workers, Nov: 138NovMachine and stationary plant operators, Dec: 162Mobile plant operators, Dec: 208Drivers and storepersons, Dec: 406Factory process workers, Dec: 129Machine and stationary plant operators, Jan: 163Mobile plant operators, Jan: 201Drivers and storepersons, Jan: 397Factory process workers, Jan: 131JanMachine and stationary plant operators, Feb: 184Mobile plant operators, Feb: 198Drivers and storepersons, Feb: 415Factory process workers, Feb: 142Machine and stationary plant operators, Mar: 203Mobile plant operators, Mar: 233Drivers and storepersons, Mar: 483Factory process workers, Mar: 165MarMachine and stationary plant operators, Apr: 199Mobile plant operators, Apr: 227Drivers and storepersons, Apr: 472Factory process workers, Apr: 156Machine and stationary plant operators, May: 192Mobile plant operators, May: 227Drivers and storepersons, May: 443Factory process workers, May: 139MayMachine and stationary plant operators, Jun: 192Mobile plant operators, Jun: 220Drivers and storepersons, Jun: 421Factory process workers, Jun: 125Machine and stationary plant operators, Jul: 196Mobile plant operators, Jul: 229Drivers and storepersons, Jul: 435Factory process workers, Jul: 132JulMachine and stationary plant operators, Aug: 191Mobile plant operators, Aug: 231Drivers and storepersons, Aug: 451Factory process workers, Aug: 134Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 202Mobile plant operators, Sep: 240Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 472Factory process workers, Sep: 1541,068Sep

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

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Online manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Greater Adelaide
MonthMachine and stationary plant operatorsMobile plant operatorsDrivers and storepersonsFactory process workersTotal
September 2025179199423131932
October 20251842264581401,008
November 2025174227459138998
December 2025162208406129905
January 2026163201397131892
February 2026184198415142939
March 20262032334831651,084
April 20261992274721561,054
May 20261922274431391,001
June 2026192220421125958
July 2026196229435132992
August 20261912314511341,007
September 20262022404721541,068
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 manufacturing and transport occupations in AdelaideAn estimated 58,873 people employed in September 2026: up 4.7% on September 2025, and up 10.7% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 53,189Sep 202153,189Sep 2022: 56,079Sep 202256,079Sep 2023: 56,240Sep 202356,240Sep 2024: 54,363Sep 202454,363Sep 2025: 56,215Sep 202556,215Sep 2026: 58,873Sep 202658,873

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

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People employed in manufacturing and transport occupations in Adelaide
MonthPeople employed
September 202153,189
September 202256,079
September 202356,240
September 202454,363
September 202556,215
September 202658,873

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Greater Adelaide, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 88,764201988,7642020: 87,163202087,1632021: 91,915202191,9152022: 99,428202299,4282023: 101,3552023101,355

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9]; ViewJobs analysis[10].

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Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Greater Adelaide, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201988,764
202087,163
202191,915
202299,428
2023101,355

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Popular Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Adelaide

Quick answers

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics work in Adelaide, answered

How many Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are there in Adelaide?

368 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are live on ViewJobs in Adelaide, from 150 employers and recruiters. 59 were posted in the last 7 days. 267 are full-time, 68 casual and 22 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in Adelaide growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Adelaide, across the area Greater Adelaide, placed about 1,068 online ads a month for manufacturing and transport jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 14.6% on a year earlier (932). Ads for drivers and storepersons rose from 423 to 472 a month. Ads for mobile plant operators rose from 199 to 240 a month.

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

Who is hiring Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in Adelaide?

Freight Transport & Logistics Company, Adelaide, South Australia has the most live ads of any direct employer (12). Next are Harvey Norman Global (9) and SYMONS CLARK (9). 150 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What do Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs pay in Adelaide?

64 ads state an hourly rate: $24 to $76 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $35.16. 17 more state pay in other units, 21 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 266 of the 368 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles are most advertised in Adelaide?

Warehousing, Storage & Distribution, with 71 of the 368 live ads. Next are Couriers, Drivers & Postal Services (52) and Road Transport (49).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

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 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 267 of 368 (73%). 68 are casual (18%), 22 part-time (6%) and 11 temporary (3%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

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 four manufacturing and transport 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, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing: two ABS industry divisions combined.
  11. 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 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics classification, placed in Adelaide, counted on 30 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). Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Adelaide, SA, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/sa/regional-rural/adelaide/manufacturing-transport-and-logistics

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