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Community Services & Development jobs in Bendigo Loddon, VIC

There are 27 Community Services & Development jobs advertised in Bendigo Loddon on ViewJobs, from 19 employers and recruiters. 7 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Aged & Disability Support: 70% of the 27.

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New this week
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27 Community Services & Development roles in Bendigo Loddon

7 new roles this week· 22 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time14 (52%)
  • Casual11 (41%)
  • Part-time2 (7%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Bendigo Loddon.

Explore specialisms

Community Services & Development by specialism.

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

19 live rolesAged & disability support3 live rolesChild welfare, youth & family services3 live rolesCommunity services management

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The local market

Bendigo Loddon's community services job market

Figures for Bendigo Loddon cover ABS region Bendigo (SA4 202). 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, BendigoCommunity 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: 46Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 23Carers and aides, Sep: 95164SepLegal, social and welfare professionals, Oct: 45Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 23Carers and aides, Oct: 96Legal, social and welfare professionals, Nov: 46Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 23Carers and aides, Nov: 97NovLegal, social and welfare professionals, Dec: 52Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 20Carers and aides, Dec: 93Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jan: 57Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 20Carers and aides, Jan: 91JanLegal, social and welfare professionals, Feb: 58Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 23Carers and aides, Feb: 87Legal, social and welfare professionals, Mar: 53Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 26Carers and aides, Mar: 91MarLegal, social and welfare professionals, Apr: 47Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 25Carers and aides, Apr: 94Legal, social and welfare professionals, May: 57Health and welfare support workers, May: 24Carers and aides, May: 94MayLegal, social and welfare professionals, Jun: 60Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 28Carers and aides, Jun: 91Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jul: 64Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 28Carers and aides, Jul: 92JulLegal, social and welfare professionals, Aug: 58Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 29Carers and aides, Aug: 94Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 55Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 29Carers and aides, Sep: 95179Sep

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

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Online community services job ads a month, Bendigo
MonthLegal, social and welfare professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 2025462395164
October 2025452396164
November 2025462397166
December 2025522093165
January 2026572091168
February 2026582387168
March 2026532691170
April 2026472594166
May 2026572494175
June 2026602891179
July 2026642892184
August 2026582994181
September 2026552995179
Unemployment rate
3.7%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
86,373
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.4% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
908
JSA, September 2026 · up 6.8% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
4,770
DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.7% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in community services occupations in Bendigo LoddonAn estimated 8,639 people employed in September 2026: up 1.2% on September 2025, and up 10.1% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 7,845Sep 20217,845Sep 2022: 8,209Sep 20228,209Sep 2023: 8,081Sep 20238,081Sep 2024: 8,346Sep 20248,346Sep 2025: 8,534Sep 20258,534Sep 2026: 8,639Sep 20268,639

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

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People employed in community services occupations in Bendigo Loddon
MonthPeople employed
September 20217,845
September 20228,209
September 20238,081
September 20248,346
September 20258,534
September 20268,639

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Bendigo, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 16,474201916,4742020: 16,986202016,9862021: 18,761202118,7612022: 20,547202220,5472023: 21,480202321,480

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

Show the numbers
Health care and social assistance jobs, Bendigo, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201916,474
202016,986
202118,761
202220,547
202321,480

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Popular Community Services & Development roles in Bendigo Loddon

Quick answers

Community Services & Development work in Bendigo Loddon, answered

How many Community Services & Development jobs are there in Bendigo Loddon?

27 Community Services & Development jobs are live on ViewJobs in Bendigo Loddon, from 19 employers and recruiters. 7 were posted in the last 7 days. 14 are full-time, 11 casual and 2 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Community Services & Development workers in Bendigo Loddon growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Bendigo Loddon, across the area Bendigo, placed about 179 online ads a month for community services jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 9.1% on a year earlier (164). Ads for legal, social and welfare professionals rose from 46 to 55 a month. Ads for health and welfare support workers rose from 23 to 29 a month.

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

Who is hiring Community Services & Development workers in Bendigo Loddon?

My Guardian has the most live ads of any direct employer (3). 19 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Community Services & Development jobs pay in Bendigo Loddon?

8 ads state an hourly rate: $36 to $60.95 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $39.50. 4 more state pay in other units, 5 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 10 of the 27 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Community Services & Development roles are most advertised in Bendigo Loddon?

Aged & Disability Support, with 19 of the 27 live ads. Next are Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (3) and Management (3).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Bendigo Loddon overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Bendigo Loddon, across the area Bendigo, averaged 908 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 6.8% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Bendigo Loddon?

The unemployment rate in Bendigo Loddon, across the area Bendigo, was 3.7% in September 2026, up 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Bendigo Loddon Community Services & Development jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 14 of 27 (52%). 11 are casual (41%) and 2 part-time (7%).

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, 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 Bendigo Loddon, counted on 29 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 Bendigo Loddon, VIC, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/vic/regional-rural/bendigo-loddon/community-services-and-development

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