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Trades & Services jobs in South West, WA

There are 36 Trades & Services jobs advertised in the South West on ViewJobs, from 23 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
36
New this week
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36 Trades & Services roles in South West

3 new roles this week· 20 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time31 (86%)
  • Casual5 (14%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in South West.

Explore specialisms

Trades & Services by specialism.

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

12 live rolesAutomotive trades4 live rolesElectricians2 live rolesAir conditioning & refrigeration2 live rolesFitters, turners & machinists1 live roleLabourers1 live roleButchers

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The local market

The South West's trades job market

Figures for the South West combine two ABS regions: Bunbury (SA4 501) and the Wheatbelt (SA4 509). Counts are summed and rates worked out from the sums. 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 trades job ads a month, Bunbury and WheatbeltTrades occupations: automotive and engineering trades, construction trades, and electrotechnology and telecommunications trades. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Automotive and engineering trades
  • Construction trades
  • Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades
0100200300Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 139Construction trades, Sep: 47Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 37223SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 135Construction trades, Oct: 45Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 33Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 127Construction trades, Nov: 44Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 25NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 115Construction trades, Dec: 36Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 30Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 114Construction trades, Jan: 35Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 32JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 116Construction trades, Feb: 35Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 36Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 137Construction trades, Mar: 39Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 38MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 134Construction trades, Apr: 33Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 35Automotive and engineering trades, May: 134Construction trades, May: 36Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 36MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 133Construction trades, Jun: 35Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 39Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 143Construction trades, Jul: 42Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 45JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 152Construction trades, Aug: 42Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 42Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 149Construction trades, Sep: 43Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 38230Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Bunbury and Wheatbelt
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 20251394737223
October 20251354533213
November 20251274425196
December 20251153630181
January 20261143532181
February 20261163536187
March 20261373938214
April 20261343335202
May 20261343636206
June 20261333539207
July 20261434245230
August 20261524242236
September 20261494338230
Unemployment rate
3.3%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
191,325
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 2.9% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
1,985
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · up 1.4% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
12,815
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.5% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in trades occupations in the South WestAn estimated 18,825 people employed in September 2026: up 3.0% on September 2025, and up 16.6% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 16,149Sep 202116,149Sep 2022: 17,604Sep 202217,604Sep 2023: 18,997Sep 202318,997Sep 2024: 18,209Sep 202418,209Sep 2025: 18,281Sep 202518,281Sep 2026: 18,825Sep 202618,825

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in the South West
MonthPeople employed
September 202116,149
September 202217,604
September 202318,997
September 202418,209
September 202518,281
September 202618,825

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Popular Trades & Services roles in South West

Quick answers

Trades & Services work in the South West, answered

How many Trades & Services jobs are there in the South West?

36 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in the South West, from 23 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last 7 days. 31 are full-time and 5 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Trades & Services workers in the South West growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in the South West, across Bunbury and the Wheatbelt, placed about 230 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 3.1% on a year earlier (223). Ads for automotive and engineering trades rose from 139 to 149 a month. Ads for construction trades fell from 47 to 43 a month.

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

Who is hiring Trades & Services workers in the South West?

AMA Group has the most live ads of any direct employer (5). 23 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What do Trades & Services jobs pay in the South West?

8 ads state a yearly salary: $70,000 to $120,000 a year, with a typical midpoint of $90,000. 5 more state pay in other units, 3 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 20 of the 36 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Trades & Services roles are most advertised in the South West?

Automotive Trades, with 12 of the 36 live ads. Next are Maintenance & Handyperson Services (6) and Electricians (4).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in the South West overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the South West, across Bunbury and the Wheatbelt, averaged 1,985 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier.

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

What is the unemployment rate in the South West?

Across Bunbury and the Wheatbelt, the ABS areas that cover the South West, unemployment was 3.3% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are the South West's Trades & Services jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 31 of 36 (86%). 5 are casual (14%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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 trades occupation groups combined. Summed over two ABS regions: Bunbury and the Wheatbelt.
  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. 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. Summed over two ABS regions: Bunbury and the Wheatbelt. Rates are worked out from the summed counts.
  5. 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).
  6. 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. Summed over two ABS regions: Bunbury and the Wheatbelt.
  7. 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.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Figures for this region are the sum of the SA4 market areas listed. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. 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.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Trades & Services classification, placed in the South West, 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.

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ViewJobs (2026). Trades & Services jobs in South West, WA, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/wa/regional-rural/wa-south-west/trades-and-services

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