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Community Services & Development jobs in Murray East, VIC

There are 15 Community Services & Development jobs advertised in Murray East on ViewJobs, from 9 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Aged & Disability Support: about half of the 15.

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Roles in region
15
New this week
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By the numbers

15 Community Services & Development roles in Murray East

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

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time6 (40%)
  • Casual5 (33%)
  • Part-time4 (27%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Murray East.

Latest roles

The local market

Murray East's community services job market

Figures for Murray East cover ABS region Hume (SA4 204). 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, HumeCommunity 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: 60Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 24Carers and aides, Sep: 81165SepLegal, social and welfare professionals, Oct: 59Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 24Carers and aides, Oct: 91Legal, social and welfare professionals, Nov: 56Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 26Carers and aides, Nov: 89NovLegal, social and welfare professionals, Dec: 53Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 23Carers and aides, Dec: 83Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jan: 55Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 22Carers and aides, Jan: 89JanLegal, social and welfare professionals, Feb: 55Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 21Carers and aides, Feb: 94Legal, social and welfare professionals, Mar: 61Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 24Carers and aides, Mar: 100MarLegal, social and welfare professionals, Apr: 58Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 22Carers and aides, Apr: 94Legal, social and welfare professionals, May: 58Health and welfare support workers, May: 24Carers and aides, May: 96MayLegal, social and welfare professionals, Jun: 50Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 27Carers and aides, Jun: 91Legal, social and welfare professionals, Jul: 53Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 31Carers and aides, Jul: 89JulLegal, social and welfare professionals, Aug: 58Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 31Carers and aides, Aug: 83Legal, social and welfare professionals, Sep: 62Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 27Carers and aides, Sep: 83172Sep

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

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Online community services job ads a month, Hume
MonthLegal, social and welfare professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 2025602481165
October 2025592491174
November 2025562689171
December 2025532383159
January 2026552289166
February 2026552194170
March 20266124100185
April 2026582294174
May 2026582496178
June 2026502791168
July 2026533189173
August 2026583183172
September 2026622783172
Unemployment rate
3.2%
ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[3]
Employed people
96,368
ABS, September 2026 · no change since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
937
JSA, September 2026 · down 0.3% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
5,155
DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.0% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in community services occupations in Murray EastAn estimated 9,858 people employed in September 2026: up 6.0% on September 2025, and up 21.5% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 8,112Sep 20218,112Sep 2022: 8,132Sep 20228,132Sep 2023: 8,354Sep 20238,354Sep 2024: 8,733Sep 20248,733Sep 2025: 9,297Sep 20259,297Sep 2026: 9,858Sep 20269,858

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

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People employed in community services occupations in Murray East
MonthPeople employed
September 20218,112
September 20228,132
September 20238,354
September 20248,733
September 20259,297
September 20269,858

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Hume, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 16,664201916,6642020: 16,687202016,6872021: 18,841202118,8412022: 20,404202220,4042023: 21,022202321,022

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

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Health care and social assistance jobs, Hume, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201916,664
202016,687
202118,841
202220,404
202321,022

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Quick answers

Community Services & Development work in Murray East, answered

How many Community Services & Development jobs are there in Murray East?

15 Community Services & Development jobs are live on ViewJobs in Murray East, from 9 employers and recruiters. 5 were posted in the last 7 days. 6 are full-time, 5 casual and 4 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Community Services & Development workers in Murray East growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Murray East, across the area Hume, placed about 172 online ads a month for community services jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 4.2% on a year earlier (165). Ads for health and welfare support workers rose from 24 to 27 a month.

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

Who is hiring Community Services & Development workers in Murray East?

Albury Wodonga Health has the most live ads of any direct employer (4). Next are Upper Murray Family Care (3) and Estia Health (2). 9 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Community Services & Development roles are most advertised in Murray East?

Aged & Disability Support, with 8 of the 15 live ads. Next is Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (3).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Murray East overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Murray East, across the area Hume, averaged 937 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 0.3% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Murray East?

The unemployment rate in Murray East, across the area Hume, was 3.2% in September 2026, about the same as a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Murray East Community Services & Development jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 6 of 15 (40%). 5 are casual (33%) and 4 part-time (27%).

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 Murray East, 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 Murray East, VIC, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/vic/regional-rural/murray-east/community-services-and-development

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