Stats Centre – Job advertisement data

Job advertisement data is used as a measure of demand for labour.

Job advertisements – Geelong and Surf Coast

A total of 8,511 job vacancies were newly advertised online on SEEK, Career One and JobSearch in the June 2024 quarter. A decrease of 4.0 percent compared to the previous quarter, and a decrease in newly advertised vacancies of 21.6 percent compared to the same quarter last year.

The average number of job ads added to SEEK, Career One and JobSearch each quarter during the 2023-2024 financial year was 9,496, a decrease of 12.3 percent compared to 2022-23 yet an increase of 10.0 percent compared to 2021-22.

 
Online job advertisements^
(Geelong and Surf Coast)
New quarterly job advertisements
Percentage change*
Latest quarter (June 2024)
8,511
-4.0%
Previous quarter (March 2024)
8,862
Same quarter last year (June 2023)
10,855
-21.6%
Annual quarterly averages
2023-2024
9,496
-12.3%
2022-2023
10,828
2021-2022
8,636
+10.0%

 

New online job advertisements – Geelong and Surf Coast

New online Job advertisements for the Geelong and Surf Coast Click to enlarge image

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia - Internet Vacancy Index - Regional Data.


Online job advertisements^

Occupational groups

In the June 2024 quarter, the number of new online job advertisements rose in four of the eight occupational groups compared to the previous quarter.  The largest quarterly change was for Sales Workers (+6.5 percent), followed by Clerical and Administrative Workers (+4.8%) and Machinery Operators and Drivers (+3.0%). The largest decreases were for Labourers (-12.3 percent), Community and Personal Service Workers (-7.2%) and Professionals (-6.7%).

Compared to the same quarter in 2023, the number of new online job advertisements fell in all of the eight occupational groups. The smallest decreases were for the occupational groups Clerical and Administrative Worker (down 16.4 percent) and Professionals (-17.0%); the groups that fell the most were Labourers (down 42.5 percent) and Technicians and Trades Workers (-27.5%).

New online job advertisements – June 2024 quarter
Number of new job advertisements
Quarterly % change
Annual % change
Managers
824
0.9%
-21.3%
Professionals
2,660
-6.7%
-17.0%
Technicians and Trades Workers
992
-6.4%
-27.5%
Community and Personal Service Workers
1,277
-7.2%
-19.0%
Clerical and Administrative Workers
1,237
+4.8%
-16.4%
Sales Workers
681
+6.5%
-18.6%
Machinery Operators and Drivers
318
+3.0%
-27.0%
Labourers
521
-12.3%
-42.5%
Total Geelong and Surf Coast
8,511
-4.0%
-21.6%

New job advertisements by occupation, June Quarter 2024 - Geelong and Surf Coast

Pie chart of new online job advertisements by major occupational group - Geelong and Surf Coast Click to enlarge image

Number of new job advertisements by detailed occupation, June Quarter 2024 - Geelong and Surf Coast

chart of new online job advertisements by ANZSCO- Geelong and Surf Coast Click to enlarge image

Detailed occupations – annual trends

In the year to the June 2024 quarter, at the detailed occupational level, the number of new job advertisements increased in only 4 of the 48 occupational groups. 

Compared to the same quarter last year, the occupational groups with the largest increase in new online job advertisements were Other Clerical and Administrative Workers (up 26 jobs, a 17.3 percent increase) and Education Professionals (+13 jobs, +6.1%).

The occupational groups that recorded the largest annual decrease in the number of new online job advertisements were Medical Practitioners and Nurses (258 less job advertisements, -23.6 percent), Food Trades Workers (-181 jobs, -51.4%) and General-Inquiry Clerks (-145, -16.8%).

Occupations with the largest annual increase in the number of new job advertisements
June 2024 quarter
Number of new job advertisements
Annual change
Annual % change
Other Clerical and Administrative Workers
174
 +26 +17.3%
Education Professionals
222
+13
+6.1%
Machine and Stationary Plant Operators
81
+9
+13.1%
Sales Representatives and Agents
153
+9
+7.6%
Occupations with the largest annual decrease in the number of new job advertisements
June 2024 quarter
Number of new job advertisements
Annual change
Annual % change
Medical Practitioners and Nurses
836
 -258 -23.6%
Food Trades Workers 171 -181 -51.4%
General-Inquiry Clerks, Call Centre Workers, and Receptionists 718 -145 -16.8%
Sales Assistants and Salespersons
 475 -140 -22.8%
Other Labourers  194 -119 -37.9%


Source and explanatory notes
*Percentage change is based on differences between the latest month and earlier figures as specified.

^Data sourced from The Internet Vacancy Index (IVI), Regional Data (averaged), and is a count by Jobs and Skills Australia of job advertisements newly lodged on the SEEK, CareerOne and Australian JobSearch online job boards. Duplicate advertisements are removed, and the data is seasonally adjusted. Job advertisements are concorded to the best fit for Geelong and Surf Coast from the three job boards and coded to occupations based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations - ANZSCO. Monthly data may be revised.

A map of the Internet Vacancy Index (IVI) regions can be found on the Internet Vacancy Index methodology page.


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Page last updated: Wednesday, 28 August 2024

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