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Greater Hobart job market report

Online job ads, unemployment, industries and pay in Greater Hobart, Tasmania, from Jobs and Skills Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Every figure is numbered and sourced.

Latest data
JSA September 2026; ABS 2023 to 2025 and the 2021 Census
Updated
24 October 2026
Area
ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Area 6GHOB
Sources
JSA, ABS and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Shrinking: online job ads in Greater Hobart were down 9.9% on a year earlier, from 1,738 to 1,566 a month in the three months to September 2026.

    Over the same year, ads were down 4.3% across Tasmania and up 0.6% across Australia.[1][2]

    Section 1: Job ads and demand →

  2. Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 147 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by general-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists (110) and sales assistants and salespersons (94).

    Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for construction and mining labourers rose fastest, up 100.0%.[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. Among industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs, arts and recreation services grew fastest, with 61% more employee jobs in 2023 than in 2019, followed by professional, scientific and technical services (42% more).[3]

    Section 4: Industries growing and shrinking →

  4. 6.2% of the labour force in Greater Hobart was unemployed at the 2021 Census, against 5.9% across Tasmania.

    It was 6.4% at the 2016 Census. Labour force participation at the 2021 Census was 61.6%, against 58.2% across Tasmania. The Census runs every five years, so these are not current rates.[3]

    Section 3: Unemployment and participation →

1 Job ads and demand

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.

Greater Hobart
−9.9%
1,566 ads a month[1]
Tasmania
−4.3%
the sum of its areas[1][2]
Australia
+0.6%
the sum of every area[1][2]

Change in online job ads, the three months to September 2026 against a year earlier.

Figure 1.1: Online job ads a month, Greater HobartThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
1.25k1.5k1.75k2k2.25k2.5kJan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Greater HobartGreater Hobart, Sep 2026: 1,5661,566

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Greater Hobart
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 20232,104
November 20232,059
December 20231,850
January 20241,964
February 20242,085
March 20242,331
April 20242,240
May 20242,272
June 20242,138
July 20242,067
August 20241,956
September 20242,006
October 20242,023
November 20241,971
December 20241,766
January 20251,731
February 20251,646
March 20251,743
April 20251,638
May 20251,638
June 20251,609
July 20251,688
August 20251,676
September 20251,738
October 20251,723
November 20251,655
December 20251,465
January 20261,492
February 20261,530
March 20261,667
April 20261,559
May 20261,563
June 20261,542
July 20261,564
August 20261,536
September 20261,566

2 Which jobs are in demand

Online job ads by occupation group (ANZSCO sub-major groups), the three months to September 2026 against a year earlier.

Figure 2.1: Change in online job ads by occupation, Greater HobartThe 12 occupation groups with the most ads, fastest-rising first. Groups with fewer than 5 ads a month now or a year earlier are left out; the table lists all 48.
Engineering, ICT and science technicians: +21.6%Engineering, ICT and science technicians+21.6%Automotive and engineering trades: +8.5%Automotive and engineering trades+8.5%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +3.6%Hospitality, retail and service managers+3.6%Legal, social and welfare professionals: +3.5%Legal, social and welfare professionals+3.5%Hospitality workers: +2.9%Hospitality workers+2.9%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: +2.4%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals+2.4%Carers and aides: −1.3%Carers and aides−1.3%Medical practitioners and nurses: −3.3%Medical practitioners and nurses−3.3%Sales assistants and salespersons: −8.7%Sales assistants and salespersons−8.7%Business, finance and human resource professionals: −22.6%Business, finance and human resource professionals−22.6%Corporate managers: −24.6%Corporate managers−24.6%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: −31.3%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists−31.3%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Greater Hobart
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Medical practitioners and nurses147152−3.3%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists110160−31.3%
Sales assistants and salespersons94103−8.7%
Legal, social and welfare professionals8986+3.5%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals8482+2.4%
Carers and aides7677−1.3%
Hospitality workers7169+2.9%
Hospitality, retail and service managers5755+3.6%
Automotive and engineering trades5147+8.5%
Corporate managers4965−24.6%
Business, finance and human resource professionals4862−22.6%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians4537+21.6%
Drivers and storepersons4146−10.9%
Other labourers39390.0%
Food trades3834+11.8%
ICT professionals3342−21.4%
Numerical clerks3133−6.1%
Construction, production and distribution managers3037−18.9%
Office managers, administrators and secretaries2839−28.2%
Other clerical and administrative workers2747−42.6%
Engineers2430−20.0%
Construction trades2221+4.8%
Health and welfare support workers2223−4.3%
Sports, travel and personal service workers2230−26.7%
Cleaners and laundry workers2126−19.2%
Health, education, ICT and other managers2016+25.0%
Sales representatives and agents2025−20.0%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades1820−10.0%
Jewellers, arts and other trades workers1714+21.4%
Skilled animal and horticultural workers16160.0%
Education professionals1521−28.6%
Information professionals1526−42.3%
Machine and stationary plant operators1510+50.0%
Sales, marketing & public relations professionals1315−13.3%
Chief executives, managing directors & legislators1114−21.4%
Science professionals and veterinarians1113−15.4%
Mobile plant operators1113−15.4%
Arts and media professionals1012−16.7%
Transport and design professionals, and architects1014−28.6%
Protective service workers1011−9.1%
Construction and mining labourers105+100.0%
Food preparation assistants990.0%
Sales support workers89−11.1%
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood trades770.0%
Factory process workers714−50.0%
Clerical and office support workers, couriers660.0%
Farm, forestry and garden workers550.0%
Farmers and farm managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a

3 Unemployment and participation

Unemployment and labour force participation at each Census, from the ABS. These are the rates at the Census named, not current rates.

Figure 3.1: Unemployment rate, Greater HobartShare of the labour force unemployed at the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, against Tasmania.
  • Greater Hobart
  • Tasmania
5.5%6%6.5%7%201120162021Greater HobartGreater Hobart, 2011: 5.7%Greater Hobart, 2016: 6.4%Greater Hobart, 2021: 6.2%6.2%TasmaniaTasmania, 2011: 6.4%Tasmania, 2016: 7.0%Tasmania, 2021: 5.9%5.9%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Unemployment rate, Greater Hobart
CensusGreater HobartTasmania
2011 Census5.7%6.4%
2016 Census6.4%7.0%
2021 Census6.2%5.9%
Figure 3.2: Labour force participation, Greater HobartShare of people aged 15 and over in the labour force at the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, against Tasmania.
  • Greater Hobart
  • Tasmania
54%56%58%60%62%201120162021Greater HobartGreater Hobart, 2011: 59.8%Greater Hobart, 2016: 58.0%Greater Hobart, 2021: 61.6%61.6%TasmaniaTasmania, 2011: 57.8%Tasmania, 2016: 55.5%Tasmania, 2021: 58.2%58.2%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Labour force participation, Greater Hobart
CensusGreater HobartTasmania
2011 Census59.8%57.8%
2016 Census58.0%55.5%
2021 Census61.6%58.2%

Note: This report takes unemployment from the Census. The ABS's monthly Labour Force estimates by region are not included yet.

4 Industries growing and shrinking

Employee jobs by industry (ANZSIC division) in the year to 30 June, from the ABS. Change is measured from 2019: the ABS figures for 2018 and 2019 differ sharply for some industries in some areas. Shrinking means fewer employee jobs in the ABS count.

Figure 4.1: Change in employee jobs by industry, Greater Hobart, 2019 to 2023Industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs in 2023, fastest-growing first.
Arts and recreation services: +60.7%Arts and recreation services+60.7%Professional, scientific and technical services: +42.0%Professional, scientific and technical services+42.0%Health care and social assistance: +38.0%Health care and social assistance+38.0%Financial and insurance services: +37.4%Financial and insurance services+37.4%Construction: +33.7%Construction+33.7%Accommodation and food services: +27.3%Accommodation and food services+27.3%Other services: +26.6%Other services+26.6%Electricity, gas, water and waste services: +22.7%Electricity, gas, water and waste services+22.7%Rental, hiring and real estate services: +22.4%Rental, hiring and real estate services+22.4%Education and training: +20.9%Education and training+20.9%Retail trade: +19.8%Retail trade+19.8%Manufacturing: +18.6%Manufacturing+18.6%Transport, postal and warehousing: +14.5%Transport, postal and warehousing+14.5%Administrative and support services: +13.1%Administrative and support services+13.1%Information media and telecommunications: +12.8%Information media and telecommunications+12.8%Public administration and safety: +12.3%Public administration and safety+12.3%Wholesale trade: +10.4%Wholesale trade+10.4%Agriculture, forestry and fishing: +4.0%Agriculture, forestry and fishing+4.0%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Change in employee jobs by industry, Greater Hobart, 2019 to 2023
Industry20192023Change
Health care and social assistance23,57332,526+38.0%
Education and training17,60021,271+20.9%
Accommodation and food services15,70619,996+27.3%
Retail trade16,19919,406+19.8%
Public administration and safety15,38517,279+12.3%
Administrative and support services12,11913,708+13.1%
Professional, scientific and technical services8,90112,637+42.0%
Construction8,66211,585+33.7%
Manufacturing8,3789,936+18.6%
Financial and insurance services5,3287,322+37.4%
Other services5,7067,224+26.6%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing6,0726,316+4.0%
Arts and recreation services3,3185,331+60.7%
Transport, postal and warehousing4,6275,297+14.5%
Wholesale trade4,3534,805+10.4%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services2,5603,141+22.7%
Rental, hiring and real estate services2,5643,138+22.4%
Information media and telecommunications2,3612,664+12.8%
Mining318410n/a
Figure 4.2: Largest industries by employee jobs, Greater Hobart, 2023205,441 employee jobs across all industries in the year to 30 June 2023.
Health care and social assistance: 32,526Health care and social assistance32,526Education and training: 21,271Education and training21,271Accommodation and food services: 19,996Accommodation and food services19,996Retail trade: 19,406Retail trade19,406Public administration and safety: 17,279Public administration and safety17,279Administrative and support services: 13,708Administrative and support services13,708Professional, scientific and technical services: 12,637Professional, scientific and technical services12,637Construction: 11,585Construction11,585

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Largest industries by employee jobs, Greater Hobart, 2023
IndustryEmployee jobsShare of all employee jobs
Health care and social assistance32,52616%
Education and training21,27110%
Accommodation and food services19,99610%
Retail trade19,4069%
Public administration and safety17,2798%
Administrative and support services13,7087%
Professional, scientific and technical services12,6376%
Construction11,5856%
Manufacturing9,9365%
Financial and insurance services7,3224%
Other services7,2244%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing6,3163%
Arts and recreation services5,3313%
Transport, postal and warehousing5,2973%
Wholesale trade4,8052%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services3,1412%
Rental, hiring and real estate services3,1382%
Information media and telecommunications2,6641%
Mining4100%
All industries205,441100%

5 Pay

Employee income per person with wage or salary income, before tax, including part-time and part-year workers, from the ABS. The median is the middle earner; the mean (average) is pulled up by high earners.

Figure 5.1: Median employee income, Greater HobartIn the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023, against Tasmania and Australia.
  • Greater Hobart
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
$45k$50k$55k$60k$65k20192020202120222023Greater HobartGreater Hobart, 2019: $49,851Greater Hobart, 2020: $50,779Greater Hobart, 2021: $52,968Greater Hobart, 2022: $55,502Greater Hobart, 2023: $59,510$59,510TasmaniaTasmania, 2019: $47,525Tasmania, 2020: $48,915Tasmania, 2021: $50,875Tasmania, 2022: $52,999Tasmania, 2023: $56,350$56,350AustraliaAustralia, 2019: $52,256Australia, 2020: $53,878Australia, 2021: $56,485Australia, 2022: $58,260Australia, 2023: $61,966$61,966

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Median employee income, Greater Hobart
YearGreater HobartTasmaniaAustralia
2019$49,851$47,525$52,256
2020$50,779$48,915$53,878
2021$52,968$50,875$56,485
2022$55,502$52,999$58,260
2023$59,510$56,350$61,966
Figure 5.2: Mean employee income, Greater HobartIn the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023, against Tasmania and Australia.
  • Greater Hobart
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
$50k$60k$70k$80k20192020202120222023Greater HobartGreater Hobart, 2019: $55,930Greater Hobart, 2020: $57,468Greater Hobart, 2021: $59,891Greater Hobart, 2022: $62,441Greater Hobart, 2023: $66,235$66,235TasmaniaTasmania, 2019: $53,375Tasmania, 2020: $55,209Tasmania, 2021: $57,349Tasmania, 2022: $59,536Tasmania, 2023: $62,793$62,793AustraliaAustralia, 2019: $63,517Australia, 2020: $65,591Australia, 2021: $68,452Australia, 2022: $70,950Australia, 2023: $74,579$74,579

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Mean employee income, Greater Hobart
YearGreater HobartTasmaniaAustralia
2019$55,930$53,375$63,517
2020$57,468$55,209$65,591
2021$59,891$57,349$68,452
2022$62,441$59,536$70,950
2023$66,235$62,793$74,579

6 People

Estimated resident population and the working-age population (15 to 64), from the ABS.

People living in the area
255,250
ABS, 2025 · up 3.4% since 2020[3]
Working-age population, 15 to 64
164,097
ABS, 2024 · up 3.1% since 2020[3]

Tasmania's population was up 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, and Greater Hobart's up 3.4%.[3]

7 Businesses

Counts of businesses by how many people they employ, from the ABS.

Businesses in the area
19,335
ABS, 2025 · up 10.1% since 2021[3]
Figure 7.1: Businesses by number of employees, Greater Hobart, 2025Businesses by how many people they employ. The table adds each size's count in 2021 and the change.
No employees: 11,999No employees11,9991–4 employees: 4,5801–4 employees4,5805–19 employees: 2,1425–19 employees2,14220 or more employees: 61420 or more employees614

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Businesses by number of employees, Greater Hobart, 2025
Size20212025Change
No employees10,28611,999+16.7%
1–4 employees4,7754,580−4.1%
5–19 employees2,0172,142+6.2%
20 or more employees485614+26.6%

8 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in Hobart and the South, a ViewJobs region that reaches beyond this ABS area: 40% of its towns are in the area.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in Hobart and the South
548
ViewJobs, 25 Oct 2026[4]
Figure 8.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Hobart and the SouthThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 25 Oct 2026.
Healthcare & Medical: 125Healthcare & Medical125Retail & Consumer Products: 55Retail & Consumer Products55Hospitality & Tourism: 54Hospitality & Tourism54Information & Communication Technology: 41Information & Communication Technology41Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 40Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics40Community Services & Development: 36Community Services & Development36Trades & Services: 25Trades & Services25Education & Training: 23Education & Training23

Source: ViewJobs live ads[4].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Hobart and the South
ClassificationLive jobs
Healthcare & Medical125
Retail & Consumer Products55
Hospitality & Tourism54
Information & Communication Technology41
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics40
Community Services & Development36
Trades & Services25
Education & Training23

9 Quick answers

Short answers to the questions people ask about Greater Hobart's job market, each with its period and source.

How many jobs are advertised in Greater Hobart?

1,566 online job ads a month were placed in Greater Hobart, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is Greater Hobart's job market growing or shrinking?

Shrinking: online job ads in Greater Hobart were down 9.9% on a year earlier, from 1,738 to 1,566 a month in the three months to September 2026. Over the same year, ads were down 4.3% across Tasmania and up 0.6% across Australia.

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

Which jobs are most in demand in Greater Hobart?

Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 147 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by general-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists (110) and sales assistants and salespersons (94). Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for construction and mining labourers rose fastest, up 100.0%.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Greater Hobart?

6.2% of the labour force in Greater Hobart was unemployed at the 2021 Census, against 5.9% across Tasmania. It was 6.4% at the 2016 Census. Labour force participation at the 2021 Census was 61.6%, against 58.2% across Tasmania. The Census runs every five years, so these are not current rates.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

What is the average wage in Greater Hobart?

Average (mean) employee income in Greater Hobart was $66,235 in 2023; the median was $59,510, against $56,350 across Tasmania and $61,966 across Australia.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Which industries employ the most people in Greater Hobart?

Health care and social assistance had the most employee jobs in Greater Hobart: 32,526 in 2023, 16% of the 205,441 employee jobs. Next were education and training (21,271) and accommodation and food services (19,996).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Which industries are growing or shrinking in Greater Hobart?

Among industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs, arts and recreation services grew fastest, with 61% more employee jobs in 2023 than in 2019, followed by professional, scientific and technical services (42% more).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Is Greater Hobart's population growing?

255,250 people lived in Greater Hobart in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020. Tasmania's population was up 3.4% over the same years. The working-age population was 164,097 in 2024, up 3.1% since 2020.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

How many jobs are on ViewJobs in Greater Hobart?

548 jobs are live on ViewJobs in Hobart and the South, a ViewJobs region that reaches beyond Greater Hobart, as of 25 Oct 2026. 40% of its towns are in the area. The most advertised are Healthcare & Medical (125), Retail & Consumer Products (55) and Hospitality & Tourism (54).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[4].

10 Notes and method

What the figures count, where they come from, and the rules this report applies to them.

The area
Greater Hobart here is ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Area 6GHOB. It takes in 1 ABS SA4 regions: Hobart. The reports cover 50 areas, 42 regional ABS regions and the eight capital cities: the areas Jobs and Skills Australia publishes online job ads for.
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. It counts ads, not jobs filled, by occupation and area.
State and national ads
This report reads the index's series by area, so a state or national figure here is the sum of its areas, marked as ViewJobs analysis. It can differ from the state and national totals Jobs and Skills Australia publishes separately.[2]
Small numbers
A figure under 5 ads a month is shown as "fewer than 5". A group with fewer than 5 ads a month, now or a year earlier, is left out of every change, and every ranking by change.
ABS figures
The latest ABS income and jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023; population and business counts are more recent. Every figure shows its year. Change is measured from 2019: the ABS figures for 2018 and 2019 differ sharply for some industries in some areas. Industries with fewer than 1,000 employee jobs are listed but not ranked.
Unemployment
This report takes unemployment from the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses: each figure is the rate at the Census named, not a current rate. The ABS's monthly Labour Force estimates by region are not included yet.
Jobs on ViewJobs
ViewJobs regions do not follow ABS boundaries. Section 8 counts the ads open on ViewJobs on 25 Oct 2026 in each ViewJobs region with at least 20% of its towns in this area, and counts each region whole: a region that reaches beyond the area can include ads from outside it, and a region with fewer of its towns here is left out. A classification links to its own page once it has enough ads for one.

11 References

Every figure on this page points at one of these entries.

  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 24 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. State and national figures are the sum of the ABS areas in Jobs and Skills Australia's regional series.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 24 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 25 Oct 2026. preview.viewjobs.com.au.

Cite this report

ViewJobs (2026). Greater Hobart job market report, data to September 2026. https://preview.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/tas/greater-hobart

Licence

Contains data from Jobs and Skills Australia, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under CC BY 4.0. ViewJobs has charted the data and, where marked as ViewJobs analysis, added areas together.

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