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Hospitality & Tourism jobs in Ballarat, VIC

There are 15 Hospitality & Tourism jobs advertised in Ballarat on ViewJobs, from 7 employers and recruiters. 2 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
15
New this week
2
Hospitality ads a month (JSA)[1][2]
61

By the numbers

15 Hospitality & Tourism roles in Ballarat

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

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Casual8 (53%)
  • Part-time5 (33%)
  • Full-time2 (13%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Ballarat.

Explore specialisms

Hospitality & Tourism by specialism.

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

5 live rolesKitchen & sandwich hands4 live rolesChefs/cooks2 live rolesHousekeeping

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The local market

Ballarat's hospitality 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 hospitality job ads a month, BallaratHospitality 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: 24Hospitality workers, Sep: 14Food preparation assistants, Sep: 644SepFood trades, Oct: 28Hospitality workers, Oct: 12Food preparation assistants, Oct: 7Food trades, Nov: 28Hospitality workers, Nov: 13Food preparation assistants, Nov: 7NovFood trades, Dec: 25Hospitality workers, Dec: 15Food preparation assistants, Dec: 7Food trades, Jan: 24Hospitality workers, Jan: 13Food preparation assistants, Jan: 6JanFood trades, Feb: 25Hospitality workers, Feb: 12Food preparation assistants, Feb: 6Food trades, Mar: 26Hospitality workers, Mar: 12Food preparation assistants, Mar: 8MarFood trades, Apr: 25Hospitality workers, Apr: 13Food preparation assistants, Apr: 7Food trades, May: 25Hospitality workers, May: 13Food preparation assistants, May: 5MayFood trades, Jun: 26Hospitality workers, Jun: 14Food preparation assistants, Jun: 3Food trades, Jul: 25Hospitality workers, Jul: 17Food preparation assistants, Jul: 3JulFood trades, Aug: 29Hospitality workers, Aug: 21Food preparation assistants, Aug: 4Food trades, Sep: 32Hospitality workers, Sep: 24Food preparation assistants, Sep: 561Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online hospitality job ads a month, Ballarat
MonthFood tradesHospitality workersFood preparation assistantsTotal
September 20252414644
October 20252812747
November 20252813748
December 20252515747
January 20262413643
February 20262512643
March 20262612846
April 20262513745
May 20262513543
June 20262614fewer than 543
July 20262517fewer than 545
August 20262921fewer than 554
September 20263224561
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 hospitality occupations in BallaratAn estimated 4,958 people employed in September 2026: down 1.1% on September 2025, and up 14.3% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 4,337Sep 20214,337Sep 2022: 4,880Sep 20224,880Sep 2023: 4,956Sep 20234,956Sep 2024: 4,954Sep 20244,954Sep 2025: 5,011Sep 20255,011Sep 2026: 4,958Sep 20264,958

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

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People employed in hospitality occupations in Ballarat
MonthPeople employed
September 20214,337
September 20224,880
September 20234,956
September 20244,954
September 20255,011
September 20264,958

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Accommodation and food services jobs, Ballarat, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 9,28920199,2892020: 9,73220209,7322021: 10,566202110,5662022: 12,449202212,4492023: 12,728202312,728

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

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Accommodation and food services jobs, Ballarat, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
20199,289
20209,732
202110,566
202212,449
202312,728

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Quick answers

Hospitality & Tourism work in Ballarat, answered

How many Hospitality & Tourism jobs are there in Ballarat?

15 Hospitality & Tourism jobs are live on ViewJobs in Ballarat, from 7 employers and recruiters. 2 were posted in the last 7 days. 8 are casual, 5 part-time and 2 full-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Hospitality & Tourism workers in Ballarat growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Ballarat placed about 61 online ads a month for hospitality jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 38.6% on a year earlier (44). Ads for hospitality workers rose from 14 to 24 a month. Ads for food trades rose from 24 to 32 a month.

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

Who is hiring Hospitality & Tourism workers in Ballarat?

GYG Mexican Kitchen has the most live ads of any direct employer (4). Next is Explore the Charm of Asia Pacific with Our Hotel Selections| Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (3). 7 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Hospitality & Tourism roles are most advertised in Ballarat?

Kitchen & Sandwich Hands, with 5 of the 15 live ads. Next is Chefs/Cooks (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 Hospitality & Tourism jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 2 of 15 (13%). 8 are casual (53%) and 5 part-time (33%).

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 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). Hospitality & Tourism jobs in Ballarat, VIC, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/vic/regional-rural/ballarat/hospitality-and-tourism

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