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Where Government & Defenceroles are concentrated across Australia — the hiring hotspots, who's advertising, what they pay, and the latest openings.

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4,275Classified roles
956 ↑New this week
MelbourneTop hiring region
$110.9kMedian annual salary

Where the roles are

Government & Defence roles across Australia

Gold Coast: 24 rolesHobart and the South: 24 rolesHunter: 27 rolesTropical North Queensland: 35 rolesTownsville: 43 rolesBrisbane: 58 rolesDarwin: 75 rolesAdelaide: 153 rolesCanberra: 278 rolesDestination Perth: 295 rolesDestination PerthSydney: 384 rolesSydneyMelbourne: 407 rolesMelbourne
Bubble size = number of live rolesCounted within 150km of each region centre

By the numbers

4,275 classified Government & Defence roles

956 new roles this week· 2,690 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time1787 (42%)
  • Other1046 (24%)
  • Contract379 (9%)
  • Casual211 (5%)
  • Part-time132 (3%)
  • Gig44 (1%)
  • Temporary17 (0%)
  • Temp8 (0%)
  • Unspecified651 (15%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring nationally.

  • 1Transport for NSW90
  • 2BAE Systems44
  • 3DEECA26
  • 4Corrections Victoria25
  • 5NSW Health25
  • 6Amazon23
  • 7Raytheon Australia21
  • 8HR Partners18

Advertised salary

Which Government & Defence sub-fields pay most.

$110.9kmedian annualised advertised pay
  • Navy$132.4k
  • Government - State$126.5k
  • Policy, Planning & Regulation$123.2k
  • Government - Federal$112.6k
  • Air Force$110.5k
  • Emergency Services$107.8k
  • Government - Local$97.7k
  • Police & Corrections$93.9k

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