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Hume job market report

Online job ads, unemployment, industries and pay in Hume, Victoria, 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 SA4 204 Hume
Sources
JSA, ABS and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Steady: online job ads in Hume were down 0.3% on a year earlier, from 940 to 937 a month in the three months to September 2026.

    Over the same year, ads were up 0.1% across Victoria and up 0.6% across Australia.[1][2]

    Section 1: Job ads and demand →

  2. Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 130 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (83) and legal, social and welfare professionals (62).[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. Among industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs, education and training grew fastest, with 48% more employee jobs in 2023 than in 2019, followed by information media and telecommunications (38% more).

    Public administration and safety had 16% fewer employee jobs than in 2019.[3]

    Section 4: Industries growing and shrinking →

  4. 3.4% of the labour force in Hume was unemployed at the 2021 Census, against 5.0% across Victoria.

    It was 5.0% at the 2016 Census. Labour force participation at the 2021 Census was 57.9%, against 62.4% across Victoria. 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.

Hume
−0.3%
937 ads a month[1]
Victoria
+0.1%
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, HumeThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
8009001k1.1k1.2kJan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026HumeHume, Sep 2026: 937937

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Hume
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 20231,104
November 20231,065
December 20231,000
January 2024984
February 2024950
March 20241,029
April 20241,011
May 20241,053
June 2024984
July 2024924
August 2024866
September 2024899
October 2024968
November 2024973
December 2024894
January 2025875
February 2025833
March 2025904
April 2025870
May 2025906
June 2025888
July 2025915
August 2025904
September 2025940
October 2025951
November 2025929
December 2025840
January 2026843
February 2026858
March 2026948
April 2026900
May 2026921
June 2026896
July 2026924
August 2026933
September 2026937

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, HumeThe 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.
Cleaners and laundry workers: +41.2%Cleaners and laundry workers+41.2%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +35.7%Hospitality, retail and service managers+35.7%Medical practitioners and nurses: +17.1%Medical practitioners and nurses+17.1%Health and welfare support workers: +12.5%Health and welfare support workers+12.5%Sales assistants and salespersons: +11.4%Sales assistants and salespersons+11.4%Food trades: +5.6%Food trades+5.6%Legal, social and welfare professionals: +3.3%Legal, social and welfare professionals+3.3%Carers and aides: +2.5%Carers and aides+2.5%Drivers and storepersons: 0.0%Drivers and storepersons0.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: 0.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists0.0%Automotive and engineering trades: −17.0%Automotive and engineering trades−17.0%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: −17.8%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals−17.8%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Hume
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Medical practitioners and nurses130111+17.1%
Carers and aides8381+2.5%
Legal, social and welfare professionals6260+3.3%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists61610.0%
Sales assistants and salespersons4944+11.4%
Automotive and engineering trades3947−17.0%
Hospitality, retail and service managers3828+35.7%
Food trades3836+5.6%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals3745−17.8%
Health and welfare support workers2724+12.5%
Drivers and storepersons25250.0%
Cleaners and laundry workers2417+41.2%
Other labourers2329−20.7%
Corporate managers2017+17.6%
Education professionals17170.0%
Hospitality workers1617−5.9%
Other clerical and administrative workers1620−20.0%
Business, finance and human resource professionals1420−30.0%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades1310+30.0%
Construction, production and distribution managers12120.0%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians12120.0%
Numerical clerks1115−26.7%
Factory process workers119+22.2%
Health, education, ICT and other managers1013−23.1%
Jewellers, arts and other trades workers1012−16.7%
Machine and stationary plant operators1011−9.1%
Mobile plant operators10100.0%
Construction trades916−43.8%
Sports, travel and personal service workers911−18.2%
Office managers, administrators and secretaries910−10.0%
Sales representatives and agents912−25.0%
Engineers85+60.0%
Skilled animal and horticultural workers89−11.1%
Food preparation assistants85+60.0%
Sales support workers78−12.5%
Farm, forestry and garden workers78−12.5%
Farmers and farm managers660.0%
Sales, marketing & public relations professionals660.0%
Science professionals and veterinarians65+20.0%
Protective service workers5fewer than 5n/a
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood tradesfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Construction and mining labourersfewer than 56n/a
Arts and media professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
ICT professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Information professionalsfewer than 56n/a
Chief executives, managing directors & legislatorsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Transport and design professionals, and architectsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Clerical and office support workers, couriersfewer 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, HumeShare of the labour force unemployed at the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, against Victoria.
  • Hume
  • Victoria
3%4%5%6%7%201120162021HumeHume, 2011: 4.8%Hume, 2016: 5.0%Hume, 2021: 3.4%3.4%VictoriaVictoria, 2011: 5.4%Victoria, 2016: 6.6%Victoria, 2021: 5.0%5.0%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Unemployment rate, Hume
CensusHumeVictoria
2011 Census4.8%5.4%
2016 Census5.0%6.6%
2021 Census3.4%5.0%
Figure 3.2: Labour force participation, HumeShare of people aged 15 and over in the labour force at the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, against Victoria.
  • Hume
  • Victoria
56%58%60%62%64%201120162021HumeHume, 2011: 60.0%Hume, 2016: 56.9%Hume, 2021: 57.9%57.9%VictoriaVictoria, 2011: 61.4%Victoria, 2016: 60.5%Victoria, 2021: 62.4%62.4%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Labour force participation, Hume
CensusHumeVictoria
2011 Census60.0%61.4%
2016 Census56.9%60.5%
2021 Census57.9%62.4%

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, Hume, 2019 to 2023Industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs in 2023, fastest-growing first.
Education and training: +48.0%Education and training+48.0%Information media and telecommunications: +37.7%Information media and telecommunications+37.7%Accommodation and food services: +35.7%Accommodation and food services+35.7%Other services: +29.5%Other services+29.5%Rental, hiring and real estate services: +29.0%Rental, hiring and real estate services+29.0%Construction: +28.8%Construction+28.8%Retail trade: +28.2%Retail trade+28.2%Health care and social assistance: +26.2%Health care and social assistance+26.2%Professional, scientific and technical services: +21.8%Professional, scientific and technical services+21.8%Administrative and support services: +13.6%Administrative and support services+13.6%Wholesale trade: +12.5%Wholesale trade+12.5%Financial and insurance services: +12.3%Financial and insurance services+12.3%Transport, postal and warehousing: +10.3%Transport, postal and warehousing+10.3%Arts and recreation services: +8.9%Arts and recreation services+8.9%Agriculture, forestry and fishing: +8.2%Agriculture, forestry and fishing+8.2%Electricity, gas, water and waste services: +3.1%Electricity, gas, water and waste services+3.1%Manufacturing: +1.0%Manufacturing+1.0%Public administration and safety: −16.4%Public administration and safety−16.4%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Change in employee jobs by industry, Hume, 2019 to 2023
Industry20192023Change
Health care and social assistance16,66421,022+26.2%
Retail trade11,66314,954+28.2%
Accommodation and food services10,76014,604+35.7%
Education and training8,02111,874+48.0%
Public administration and safety13,00810,879−16.4%
Construction8,08410,416+28.8%
Manufacturing10,00410,108+1.0%
Administrative and support services7,7908,853+13.6%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing5,5566,009+8.2%
Transport, postal and warehousing5,3715,924+10.3%
Professional, scientific and technical services4,8275,880+21.8%
Financial and insurance services3,9094,389+12.3%
Wholesale trade3,7004,163+12.5%
Other services3,1154,035+29.5%
Arts and recreation services2,5302,755+8.9%
Rental, hiring and real estate services1,8322,364+29.0%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services1,0951,129+3.1%
Information media and telecommunications7781,071+37.7%
Mining637696n/a
Figure 4.2: Largest industries by employee jobs, Hume, 2023142,374 employee jobs across all industries in the year to 30 June 2023.
Health care and social assistance: 21,022Health care and social assistance21,022Retail trade: 14,954Retail trade14,954Accommodation and food services: 14,604Accommodation and food services14,604Education and training: 11,874Education and training11,874Public administration and safety: 10,879Public administration and safety10,879Construction: 10,416Construction10,416Manufacturing: 10,108Manufacturing10,108Administrative and support services: 8,853Administrative and support services8,853

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Largest industries by employee jobs, Hume, 2023
IndustryEmployee jobsShare of all employee jobs
Health care and social assistance21,02215%
Retail trade14,95411%
Accommodation and food services14,60410%
Education and training11,8748%
Public administration and safety10,8798%
Construction10,4167%
Manufacturing10,1087%
Administrative and support services8,8536%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing6,0094%
Transport, postal and warehousing5,9244%
Professional, scientific and technical services5,8804%
Financial and insurance services4,3893%
Wholesale trade4,1633%
Other services4,0353%
Arts and recreation services2,7552%
Rental, hiring and real estate services2,3642%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services1,1291%
Information media and telecommunications1,0711%
Mining6960%
All industries142,374100%

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, HumeIn the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Hume
  • Victoria
  • Australia
$45k$50k$55k$60k$65k20192020202120222023HumeHume, 2019: $47,383Hume, 2020: $49,350Hume, 2021: $51,372Hume, 2022: $52,710Hume, 2023: $55,921$55,921VictoriaVictoria, 2019: $51,487Victoria, 2020: $53,010Victoria, 2021: $55,526Victoria, 2022: $57,653Victoria, 2023: $61,397$61,397AustraliaAustralia, 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, Hume
YearHumeVictoriaAustralia
2019$47,383$51,487$52,256
2020$49,350$53,010$53,878
2021$51,372$55,526$56,485
2022$52,710$57,653$58,260
2023$55,921$61,397$61,966
Figure 5.2: Mean employee income, HumeIn the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Hume
  • Victoria
  • Australia
$50k$60k$70k$80k20192020202120222023HumeHume, 2019: $52,524Hume, 2020: $54,927Hume, 2021: $57,061Hume, 2022: $58,784Hume, 2023: $61,952$61,952VictoriaVictoria, 2019: $62,207Victoria, 2020: $64,331Victoria, 2021: $67,299Victoria, 2022: $70,089Victoria, 2023: $73,591$73,591AustraliaAustralia, 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, Hume
YearHumeVictoriaAustralia
2019$52,524$62,207$63,517
2020$54,927$64,331$65,591
2021$57,061$67,299$68,452
2022$58,784$70,089$70,950
2023$61,952$73,591$74,579

6 People

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

People living in the area
189,765
ABS, 2025 · up 4.2% since 2020[3]
Working-age population, 15 to 64
111,720
ABS, 2024 · up 1.9% since 2020[3]

Victoria's population was up 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, and Hume's up 4.2%.[3]

7 Businesses

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

Businesses in the area
19,796
ABS, 2025 · up 8.1% since 2021[3]
Figure 7.1: Businesses by number of employees, Hume, 2025Businesses by how many people they employ. The table adds each size's count in 2021 and the change.
No employees: 12,844No employees12,8441–4 employees: 4,8341–4 employees4,8345–19 employees: 1,7095–19 employees1,70920 or more employees: 40920 or more employees409

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Businesses by number of employees, Hume, 2025
Size20212025Change
No employees11,26512,844+14.0%
1–4 employees5,0674,834−4.6%
5–19 employees1,6781,709+1.8%
20 or more employees307409+33.2%

8 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in the High Country, Murray East and Goulburn. Goulburn reaches beyond this ABS area: 49% of its towns are in the area. The High Country and Murray East have all their towns in it.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in these regions
505
ViewJobs, 25 Oct 2026[4]
Figure 8.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, High Country, Murray East and GoulburnThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 25 Oct 2026.
Healthcare & Medical: 116Healthcare & Medical116Community Services & Development: 75Community Services & Development75Retail & Consumer Products: 51Retail & Consumer Products51Education & Training: 49Education & Training49Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 46Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics46Hospitality & Tourism: 41Hospitality & Tourism41Farming, Animals & Conservation: 23Farming, Animals & Conservation23Trades & Services: 19Trades & Services19

Source: ViewJobs live ads[4].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, High Country, Murray East and Goulburn
ClassificationLive jobs
Healthcare & Medical116
Community Services & Development75
Retail & Consumer Products51
Education & Training49
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics46
Hospitality & Tourism41
Farming, Animals & Conservation23
Trades & Services19

9 Quick answers

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

How many jobs are advertised in Hume?

937 online job ads a month were placed in Hume, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is Hume's job market growing or shrinking?

Steady: online job ads in Hume were down 0.3% on a year earlier, from 940 to 937 a month in the three months to September 2026. Over the same year, ads were up 0.1% across Victoria and up 0.6% across Australia.

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

Which jobs are most in demand in Hume?

Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 130 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (83) and legal, social and welfare professionals (62).

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Hume?

3.4% of the labour force in Hume was unemployed at the 2021 Census, against 5.0% across Victoria. It was 5.0% at the 2016 Census. Labour force participation at the 2021 Census was 57.9%, against 62.4% across Victoria. The Census runs every five years, so these are not current rates.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

What is the average wage in Hume?

Average (mean) employee income in Hume was $61,952 in 2023; the median was $55,921, against $61,397 across Victoria and $61,966 across Australia.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Which industries employ the most people in Hume?

Health care and social assistance had the most employee jobs in Hume: 21,022 in 2023, 15% of the 142,374 employee jobs. Next were retail trade (14,954) and accommodation and food services (14,604).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Which industries are growing or shrinking in Hume?

Among industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs, education and training grew fastest, with 48% more employee jobs in 2023 than in 2019, followed by information media and telecommunications (38% more). Public administration and safety had 16% fewer employee jobs than in 2019.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Is Hume's population growing?

189,765 people lived in Hume in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020. Victoria's population was up 6.9% over the same years. The working-age population was 111,720 in 2024, up 1.9% since 2020.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

How many jobs are on ViewJobs in Hume?

505 jobs are live on ViewJobs in the High Country, Murray East and Goulburn, as of 25 Oct 2026. Goulburn reaches beyond Hume: 49% of its towns are in the area. The most advertised are Healthcare & Medical (116), Community Services & Development (75) and Retail & Consumer Products (51).

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
Hume here is ABS SA4 204 Hume. 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). Hume job market report, data to September 2026. https://preview.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/vic/hume

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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