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Government & Defence jobs in Townsville, QLD

Government & Defence roles within 150km of Townsville— who's advertising, what they pay, and the latest openings.

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69Roles in region
30 ↑New this week
$109.5kMedian annual salary

What you'd take home

+$0/week

As a Government & Defence worker in Townsville vs Brisbane, you keep about $171 more in your pocket each week, after rent.

Townsville

Median salary
$2,106/wk
Median rent
$300/wk

Take-home after rent

$1,806/wk

Brisbane

Median salary
$2,015/wk
Median rent
$380/wk

Take-home after rent

$1,635/wk

+$8,892/year difference.

Housing-based estimate. Compares median advertised salary and median weekly rent; excludes food, transport and other living costs. Salary from live listings; rent from ABS regional data.

By the numbers

69 Government & Defence roles in Townsville

30 new roles this week· 69 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time38 (55%)
  • Other19 (28%)
  • Contract6 (9%)
  • Casual3 (4%)
  • Part-time3 (4%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Townsville.

  • 1Townsville City Council8
  • 2BAE Systems4
  • 3Australian Army Reserve2
  • 4Boeing2
  • 5Queensland Department of Education2
  • 6Ventia2
  • 7Amentum1
  • 8Defence Housing Australia1

Advertised salary

Which Government & Defence sub-fields pay most.

$109.5kmedian annualised advertised pay
  • Army$426.8k
  • Government - Local$114.9k
  • Policy, Planning & Regulation$113.6k
  • Government - State$102.3k
  • Emergency Services$101k
  • Police & Corrections$97.8k
  • Government - Federal$95.2k
  • Navy$92.8k

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