Government & Defence jobs in Melbourne, VIC

Name: Government & Defence job market, Melbourne
Creator: ViewJobs
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There are 230 Government & Defence jobs advertised in Melbourne on ViewJobs, from 80 employers and recruiters. 95 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Government: 57% of the 230.

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Roles in region: 230
New this week: 95

By the numbers

230 Government & Defence roles in Melbourne

95 new roles this week· 186 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

Full-time223 (97%)
Casual3 (1%)
Contract2 (1%)
Part-time2 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Melbourne.

Explore specialisms

Government & Defence by specialism.

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

65 live rolesPolicy, planning & regulation

54 live rolesState government

53 live rolesFederal government

25 live rolesLocal government

20 live rolesPolice & corrections

4 live rolesEmergency services

3 live rolesNavy

3 live rolesAir force

1 live roleArmy

Latest roles

230 live Government & Defence roles hiring now in Melbourne

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Facilities Performance and Assurance Manager
Court Services Victoria
Newly created senior role in Court Services Victoria’s Commercial, Infrastructure & Security Division Oversee contractor performance, service delivery and compliance across hard and soft facilities and maintenance ser…
Melbourne, VIC
Full-time
$116k – $141k
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Government - State
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Policy Officer, Institutions of Government
Department of Premier and Cabinet
About Us We work for the people of Victoria by helping the Government achieve its strategic objectives. We do this by supporting the Premier, the Minister for Treaty and First Peoples and the Multicultural Affairs, as…
Melbourne, VIC
Full-time
$81k – $99k
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Policy, Planning & Regulation
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Facilities Performance and Assurance Coordinator
Court Services Victoria
New position in Court Services Victora’s Commercial, Infrastructure & Security Division Support contractor performance monitoring, service delivery coordination and quality assurance across outsourced facilities servi…
Melbourne, VIC
Full-time
$101k – $114k
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Government - Local
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Divisional Intelligence Manager
Victoria Police
About the role: The Divisional Intelligence Manager leads the Intelligence and Risk function within the OMD, providing strategic and operational leadership across intelligence, risk assessment and electronic monitorin…
Melbourne, VIC
Full-time
$143k – $191k
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Police & Corrections
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Deputy Commissioner, Frontline Resource Management
Australian Taxation Office
We are seeking an experienced, influential senior leader to join the Frontline Operations Group Executive as Deputy Commissioner, Frontline Resource Management. As part of the senior executive team, you will work toge…
Moonee Ponds, VIC
Full-time
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Government - Federal
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Project Adminstrator | Defence Programs
World Fuel Services
At World Fuel, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and cu…
Melbourne, VIC
Full-time
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Government - Federal
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The local market

Melbourne's public administration and safety job market

Figures for Melbourne cover ABS region Greater Melbourne (GCCSA 2GMEL).

Unemployment rate: 5.3%; ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025^[1]^[2]
Employed people: 2,999,966; ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7% since September 2025^[1]^[2]
Online job ads a month (all jobs): 38,170; JSA, September 2026 · down 0.6% since September 2025^[3]
People in Workforce Australia employment services: 133,170; ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 8.4% since June 2025^[4]^[5]

Longer-term trend

Figure 1Public administration and safety jobs, Greater Melbourne, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics^[6].

Show the numbers

Public administration and safety jobs, Greater Melbourne, 2019 to 2023
Year	Employee jobs
2019	256,348
2020	171,101
2021	180,873
2022	209,484
2023	208,001

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Popular Government & Defence roles in Melbourne

Quick answers

Government & Defence work in Melbourne, answered

How many Government & Defence jobs are there in Melbourne?

230 Government & Defence jobs are live on ViewJobs in Melbourne, from 80 employers and recruiters. 95 were posted in the last 7 days. 223 are full-time, 3 casual and 2 contract.

Source: ViewJobs live ads^[7].

Who is hiring Government & Defence workers in Melbourne?

Department of Justice and Community Safety has the most live ads of any direct employer (35). Next are Amazon (21), Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (12) and Department of Government Services (12). 80 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads^[7].

What do Government & Defence jobs pay in Melbourne?

132 ads state a yearly salary: $62,104 to $430,740 a year, with a typical midpoint of $128,631. 2 more state pay in other units, 3 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 93 of the 230 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads^[7].

Which Government & Defence roles are most advertised in Melbourne?

Government, with 132 of the 230 live ads. The largest single roles are Policy, Planning & Regulation (65), Government - State (54) and Government - Federal (53).

Source: ViewJobs live ads^[7].

What is the job market like in Melbourne overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Melbourne, across the area Greater Melbourne, averaged 38,170 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 0.6% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia^[3].

What is the unemployment rate in Melbourne?

The unemployment rate in Melbourne, across the area Greater Melbourne, was 5.3% in September 2026, up 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics^[1]; ViewJobs analysis^[2].

Are Melbourne Government & Defence jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 223 of 230 (97%). 3 are casual (1%), 2 contract (1%) and 2 part-time (1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads^[7].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

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.
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, 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 Government & Defence classification, placed in Melbourne, 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.

Cite this page

ViewJobs (2026). Government & Defence jobs in Melbourne, VIC, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/vic/regional-rural/melbourne/government-and-defence