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Community Services & Development jobs in Ballarat, VIC

There are 30 Community Services & Development jobs advertised in Ballarat on ViewJobs, from 21 employers and recruiters. 9 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Aged & Disability Support: 43% of the 30.

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Roles in region
30
New this week
9
Community services ads a month (JSA)[1][2]
150

By the numbers

30 Community Services & Development roles in Ballarat

9 new roles this week· 25 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Casual13 (43%)
  • Full-time13 (43%)
  • Part-time4 (13%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Ballarat.

Explore specialisms

Community Services & Development by specialism.

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

13 live rolesAged & disability support10 live rolesChild welfare, youth & family services4 live rolesCommunity development

Latest roles

The local market

Ballarat's community services job market

Figures for Ballarat cover ABS region SA4 201. 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, BallaratCommunity 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
050100150200Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 40Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 22Carers and aides, Sep: 85147SepLegal, social and welfare professionals, Oct: 44Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 24Carers and aides, Oct: 90Legal, social and welfare professionals, Nov: 49Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 22Carers and aides, Nov: 89NovLegal, social and welfare professionals, Dec: 52Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 20Carers and aides, Dec: 86Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jan: 53Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 19Carers and aides, Jan: 81JanLegal, social and welfare professionals, Feb: 47Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 20Carers and aides, Feb: 79Legal, social and welfare professionals, Mar: 47Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 22Carers and aides, Mar: 80MarLegal, social and welfare professionals, Apr: 46Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 20Carers and aides, Apr: 76Legal, social and welfare professionals, May: 54Health and welfare support workers, May: 20Carers and aides, May: 74MayLegal, social and welfare professionals, Jun: 56Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 19Carers and aides, Jun: 68Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jul: 57Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 22Carers and aides, Jul: 71JulLegal, social and welfare professionals, Aug: 46Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 24Carers and aides, Aug: 74Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 47Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 24Carers and aides, Sep: 79150Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online community services job ads a month, Ballarat
MonthLegal, social and welfare professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 2025402285147
October 2025442490158
November 2025492289160
December 2025522086158
January 2026531981153
February 2026472079146
March 2026472280149
April 2026462076142
May 2026542074148
June 2026561968143
July 2026572271150
August 2026462474144
September 2026472479150
Unemployment rate
4.1%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
91,433
ABS, September 2026 · down 0.2% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
937
JSA, September 2026 · up 9.0% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
6,385
DEWR, June 2026 · up 6.3% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in community services occupations in BallaratAn estimated 11,150 people employed in September 2026: up 6.1% on September 2025, and up 41.9% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 7,857Sep 20217,857Sep 2022: 8,583Sep 20228,583Sep 2023: 9,138Sep 20239,138Sep 2024: 9,765Sep 20249,765Sep 2025: 10,508Sep 202510,508Sep 2026: 11,150Sep 202611,150

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

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People employed in community services occupations in Ballarat
MonthPeople employed
September 20217,857
September 20228,583
September 20239,138
September 20249,765
September 202510,508
September 202611,150

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Ballarat, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 16,663201916,6632020: 17,540202017,5402021: 19,636202119,6362022: 21,315202221,3152023: 22,837202322,837

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

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Health care and social assistance jobs, Ballarat, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201916,663
202017,540
202119,636
202221,315
202322,837

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Quick answers

Community Services & Development work in Ballarat, answered

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

30 Community Services & Development jobs are live on ViewJobs in Ballarat, from 21 employers and recruiters. 9 were posted in the last 7 days. 13 are casual, 13 full-time and 4 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

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

Demand is steady. Employers in Ballarat placed about 150 online ads a month for community services jobs in the three months to September 2026, close to a year earlier (147). Ads for legal, social and welfare professionals rose from 40 to 47 a month. Ads for carers and aides fell from 85 to 79 a month.

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

Who is hiring Community Services & Development workers in Ballarat?

Uniting Vic.Tas has the most live ads of any direct employer (6). 21 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Community Services & Development jobs pay in Ballarat?

8 ads state an hourly rate: $30 to $200 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $46.65. 9 more state pay in other units, 5 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 8 of the 30 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

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

Aged & Disability Support, with 13 of the 30 live ads. Next are Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (10) and Community Development (4).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Ballarat overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Ballarat averaged 937 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 9.0% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Ballarat?

The unemployment rate in Ballarat was 4.1% in September 2026, up 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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

Fewer than half are full-time: 13 of 30 (43%). 13 are casual (43%) and 4 part-time (13%).

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 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. 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 Community Services & Development classification, placed in Ballarat, 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). Community Services & Development jobs in Ballarat, VIC, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/vic/regional-rural/ballarat/community-services-and-development

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