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Latrobe - Gippsland job market report

Online job ads, unemployment, industries and pay in Latrobe - Gippsland, 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 205 Latrobe - Gippsland
Sources
JSA, ABS and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Steady: online job ads in Latrobe - Gippsland were down 0.6% on a year earlier, from 1,270 to 1,262 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, 157 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (131) and legal, social and welfare professionals (96).

    Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for other clerical and administrative workers rose fastest, up 60.9%.[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. Among industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs, education and training grew fastest, with 61% more employee jobs in 2023 than in 2019, followed by accommodation and food services (43% more).

    Public administration and safety had 25% fewer employee jobs than in 2019, and electricity, gas, water and waste services 1% fewer.[3]

    Section 4: Industries growing and shrinking →

  4. 4.7% of the labour force in Latrobe - Gippsland was unemployed at the 2021 Census, against 5.0% across Victoria.

    It was 6.9% at the 2016 Census. Labour force participation at the 2021 Census was 53.5%, 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.

Latrobe - Gippsland
−0.6%
1,262 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, Latrobe - GippslandThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
1k1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8k2kJan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, Sep 2026: 1,2621,262

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Latrobe - Gippsland
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 20231,905
November 20231,777
December 20231,615
January 20241,595
February 20241,602
March 20241,707
April 20241,591
May 20241,550
June 20241,440
July 20241,389
August 20241,344
September 20241,356
October 20241,428
November 20241,423
December 20241,320
January 20251,282
February 20251,213
March 20251,289
April 20251,183
May 20251,220
June 20251,192
July 20251,263
August 20251,221
September 20251,270
October 20251,338
November 20251,310
December 20251,251
January 20261,224
February 20261,287
March 20261,329
April 20261,246
May 20261,209
June 20261,190
July 20261,223
August 20261,236
September 20261,262

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, Latrobe - GippslandThe 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.
Other clerical and administrative workers: +60.9%Other clerical and administrative workers+60.9%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +34.3%Hospitality, retail and service managers+34.3%Health and welfare support workers: +22.6%Health and welfare support workers+22.6%Food trades: +21.2%Food trades+21.2%Medical practitioners and nurses: +12.9%Medical practitioners and nurses+12.9%Other labourers: +3.6%Other labourers+3.6%Sales assistants and salespersons: +3.0%Sales assistants and salespersons+3.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: −10.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists−10.0%Legal, social and welfare professionals: −11.1%Legal, social and welfare professionals−11.1%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: −11.5%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals−11.5%Automotive and engineering trades: −12.5%Automotive and engineering trades−12.5%Carers and aides: −13.2%Carers and aides−13.2%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Latrobe - Gippsland
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Medical practitioners and nurses157139+12.9%
Carers and aides131151−13.2%
Legal, social and welfare professionals96108−11.1%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists8190−10.0%
Sales assistants and salespersons6967+3.0%
Hospitality, retail and service managers4735+34.3%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals4652−11.5%
Automotive and engineering trades4248−12.5%
Food trades4033+21.2%
Health and welfare support workers3831+22.6%
Other clerical and administrative workers3723+60.9%
Other labourers2928+3.6%
Education professionals2829−3.4%
Business, finance and human resource professionals2720+35.0%
Drivers and storepersons2730−10.0%
Cleaners and laundry workers2420+20.0%
Farm, forestry and garden workers2421+14.3%
Numerical clerks2122−4.5%
Office managers, administrators and secretaries2021−4.8%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians1822−18.2%
Construction trades1714+21.4%
Corporate managers1623−30.4%
Sports, travel and personal service workers1610+60.0%
Construction, production and distribution managers1512+25.0%
Hospitality workers1512+25.0%
Sales representatives and agents1416−12.5%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades1318−27.8%
Mobile plant operators139+44.4%
Health, education, ICT and other managers1220−40.0%
Engineers1110+10.0%
Skilled animal and horticultural workers10100.0%
Information professionals990.0%
Science professionals and veterinarians96+50.0%
Machine and stationary plant operators916−43.8%
Factory process workers913−30.8%
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood trades85+60.0%
Sales, marketing & public relations professionals76+16.7%
Jewellers, arts and other trades workers710−30.0%
Food preparation assistants711−36.4%
Sales support workers67−14.3%
Chief executives, managing directors & legislators56−16.7%
ICT professionals550.0%
Transport and design professionals, and architects57−28.6%
Protective service workers56−16.7%
Construction and mining labourers59−44.4%
Farmers and farm managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Arts and media professionalsfewer 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, Latrobe - GippslandShare of the labour force unemployed at the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, against Victoria.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland
  • Victoria
4%5%6%7%201120162021Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, 2011: 5.7%Latrobe - Gippsland, 2016: 6.9%Latrobe - Gippsland, 2021: 4.7%4.7%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, Latrobe - Gippsland
CensusLatrobe - GippslandVictoria
2011 Census5.7%5.4%
2016 Census6.9%6.6%
2021 Census4.7%5.0%
Figure 3.2: Labour force participation, Latrobe - GippslandShare of people aged 15 and over in the labour force at the 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, against Victoria.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland
  • Victoria
52.5%55%57.5%60%62.5%201120162021Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, 2011: 56.0%Latrobe - Gippsland, 2016: 53.1%Latrobe - Gippsland, 2021: 53.5%53.5%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, Latrobe - Gippsland
CensusLatrobe - GippslandVictoria
2011 Census56.0%61.4%
2016 Census53.1%60.5%
2021 Census53.5%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, Latrobe - Gippsland, 2019 to 2023Industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs in 2023, fastest-growing first.
Education and training: +60.6%Education and training+60.6%Accommodation and food services: +42.5%Accommodation and food services+42.5%Arts and recreation services: +32.6%Arts and recreation services+32.6%Health care and social assistance: +32.5%Health care and social assistance+32.5%Information media and telecommunications: +31.5%Information media and telecommunications+31.5%Retail trade: +28.4%Retail trade+28.4%Construction: +26.5%Construction+26.5%Other services: +26.0%Other services+26.0%Financial and insurance services: +23.2%Financial and insurance services+23.2%Rental, hiring and real estate services: +18.2%Rental, hiring and real estate services+18.2%Wholesale trade: +17.7%Wholesale trade+17.7%Professional, scientific and technical services: +16.9%Professional, scientific and technical services+16.9%Agriculture, forestry and fishing: +14.8%Agriculture, forestry and fishing+14.8%Mining: +11.7%Mining+11.7%Manufacturing: +8.8%Manufacturing+8.8%Transport, postal and warehousing: +8.6%Transport, postal and warehousing+8.6%Administrative and support services: +7.3%Administrative and support services+7.3%Electricity, gas, water and waste services: −1.1%Electricity, gas, water and waste services−1.1%Public administration and safety: −25.4%Public administration and safety−25.4%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Change in employee jobs by industry, Latrobe - Gippsland, 2019 to 2023
Industry20192023Change
Health care and social assistance24,38432,307+32.5%
Retail trade17,30722,226+28.4%
Accommodation and food services13,01618,552+42.5%
Education and training11,00217,670+60.6%
Construction13,40316,952+26.5%
Public administration and safety18,78614,008−25.4%
Administrative and support services12,61913,541+7.3%
Manufacturing12,11713,182+8.8%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing8,1659,371+14.8%
Professional, scientific and technical services8,0029,355+16.9%
Financial and insurance services6,3547,830+23.2%
Other services5,5977,050+26.0%
Transport, postal and warehousing5,5356,012+8.6%
Wholesale trade5,0435,934+17.7%
Arts and recreation services3,4184,531+32.6%
Rental, hiring and real estate services3,1313,700+18.2%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services3,3783,340−1.1%
Mining1,8242,037+11.7%
Information media and telecommunications1,4331,884+31.5%
Figure 4.2: Largest industries by employee jobs, Latrobe - Gippsland, 2023211,817 employee jobs across all industries in the year to 30 June 2023.
Health care and social assistance: 32,307Health care and social assistance32,307Retail trade: 22,226Retail trade22,226Accommodation and food services: 18,552Accommodation and food services18,552Education and training: 17,670Education and training17,670Construction: 16,952Construction16,952Public administration and safety: 14,008Public administration and safety14,008Administrative and support services: 13,541Administrative and support services13,541Manufacturing: 13,182Manufacturing13,182

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Largest industries by employee jobs, Latrobe - Gippsland, 2023
IndustryEmployee jobsShare of all employee jobs
Health care and social assistance32,30715%
Retail trade22,22610%
Accommodation and food services18,5529%
Education and training17,6708%
Construction16,9528%
Public administration and safety14,0087%
Administrative and support services13,5416%
Manufacturing13,1826%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing9,3714%
Professional, scientific and technical services9,3554%
Financial and insurance services7,8304%
Other services7,0503%
Transport, postal and warehousing6,0123%
Wholesale trade5,9343%
Arts and recreation services4,5312%
Rental, hiring and real estate services3,7002%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services3,3402%
Mining2,0371%
Information media and telecommunications1,8841%
All industries211,817100%

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, Latrobe - GippslandIn the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland
  • Victoria
  • Australia
$45k$50k$55k$60k$65k20192020202120222023Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, 2019: $46,106Latrobe - Gippsland, 2020: $47,960Latrobe - Gippsland, 2021: $49,714Latrobe - Gippsland, 2022: $50,695Latrobe - Gippsland, 2023: $54,135$54,135VictoriaVictoria, 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, Latrobe - Gippsland
YearLatrobe - GippslandVictoriaAustralia
2019$46,106$51,487$52,256
2020$47,960$53,010$53,878
2021$49,714$55,526$56,485
2022$50,695$57,653$58,260
2023$54,135$61,397$61,966
Figure 5.2: Mean employee income, Latrobe - GippslandIn the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland
  • Victoria
  • Australia
$50k$55k$60k$65k$70k$75k20192020202120222023Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, 2019: $54,912Latrobe - Gippsland, 2020: $56,758Latrobe - Gippsland, 2021: $58,499Latrobe - Gippsland, 2022: $59,821Latrobe - Gippsland, 2023: $63,172$63,172VictoriaVictoria, 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, Latrobe - Gippsland
YearLatrobe - GippslandVictoriaAustralia
2019$54,912$62,207$63,517
2020$56,758$64,331$65,591
2021$58,499$67,299$68,452
2022$59,821$70,089$70,950
2023$63,172$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
313,733
ABS, 2025 · up 6.4% since 2020[3]
Working-age population, 15 to 64
179,258
ABS, 2024 · up 2.7% since 2020[3]

Victoria's population was up 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, and Latrobe - Gippsland's up 6.4%.[3]

7 Businesses

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

Businesses in the area
27,697
ABS, 2025 · up 8.7% since 2021[3]
Figure 7.1: Businesses by number of employees, Latrobe - Gippsland, 2025Businesses by how many people they employ. The table adds each size's count in 2021 and the change.
No employees: 17,734No employees17,7341–4 employees: 6,8661–4 employees6,8665–19 employees: 2,5155–19 employees2,51520 or more employees: 58220 or more employees582

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Businesses by number of employees, Latrobe - Gippsland, 2025
Size20212025Change
No employees15,52117,734+14.3%
1–4 employees7,1486,866−3.9%
5–19 employees2,3432,515+7.3%
20 or more employees470582+23.8%

8 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in Gippsland, a ViewJobs region whose towns all sit in this ABS area.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in Gippsland
347
ViewJobs, 25 Oct 2026[4]
Figure 8.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, GippslandThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 25 Oct 2026.
Community Services & Development: 65Community Services & Development65Healthcare & Medical: 63Healthcare & Medical63Retail & Consumer Products: 54Retail & Consumer Products54Education & Training: 33Education & Training33Hospitality & Tourism: 23Hospitality & Tourism23Farming, Animals & Conservation: 16Farming, Animals & Conservation16Sport & Recreation: 15Sport & Recreation15Trades & Services: 13Trades & Services13

Source: ViewJobs live ads[4].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Gippsland
ClassificationLive jobs
Community Services & Development65
Healthcare & Medical63
Retail & Consumer Products54
Education & Training33
Hospitality & Tourism23
Farming, Animals & Conservation16
Sport & Recreation15
Trades & Services13

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9 Quick answers

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

How many jobs are advertised in Latrobe - Gippsland?

1,262 online job ads a month were placed in Latrobe - Gippsland, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is Latrobe - Gippsland's job market growing or shrinking?

Steady: online job ads in Latrobe - Gippsland were down 0.6% on a year earlier, from 1,270 to 1,262 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 Latrobe - Gippsland?

Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 157 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (131) and legal, social and welfare professionals (96). Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for other clerical and administrative workers rose fastest, up 60.9%.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Latrobe - Gippsland?

4.7% of the labour force in Latrobe - Gippsland was unemployed at the 2021 Census, against 5.0% across Victoria. It was 6.9% at the 2016 Census. Labour force participation at the 2021 Census was 53.5%, 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 Latrobe - Gippsland?

Average (mean) employee income in Latrobe - Gippsland was $63,172 in 2023; the median was $54,135, against $61,397 across Victoria and $61,966 across Australia.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Which industries employ the most people in Latrobe - Gippsland?

Health care and social assistance had the most employee jobs in Latrobe - Gippsland: 32,307 in 2023, 15% of the 211,817 employee jobs. Next were retail trade (22,226) and accommodation and food services (18,552).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Which industries are growing or shrinking in Latrobe - Gippsland?

Among industries with 1,000 or more employee jobs, education and training grew fastest, with 61% more employee jobs in 2023 than in 2019, followed by accommodation and food services (43% more). Public administration and safety had 25% fewer employee jobs than in 2019, and electricity, gas, water and waste services 1% fewer.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Is Latrobe - Gippsland's population growing?

313,733 people lived in Latrobe - Gippsland in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020. Victoria's population was up 6.9% over the same years. The working-age population was 179,258 in 2024, up 2.7% since 2020.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

How many jobs are on ViewJobs in Latrobe - Gippsland?

At least 347 jobs are live on ViewJobs in Latrobe - Gippsland, as of 25 Oct 2026. They are the ads in Gippsland, a ViewJobs region whose towns all sit in the area. The most advertised are Community Services & Development (65), Healthcare & Medical (63) and Retail & Consumer Products (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
Latrobe - Gippsland here is ABS SA4 205 Latrobe - Gippsland. 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). Latrobe - Gippsland job market report, data to September 2026. https://preview.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/vic/latrobe-gippsland

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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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