ViewJobs
Sign In

Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in Golden Outback, WA

There are 10 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs advertised in the Golden Outback on ViewJobs, from 5 employers and recruiters. 1 was posted in the last week. The largest group is Farm Management: half of the 10.

Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs across Australia →See all Golden Outback jobs →

Roles in region
10
New this week
1
Median annual salary
$111.5k

What you'd take home

+$0/week

As a Farming, Animals & Conservation worker in Golden Outback, the median advertised salary is about $624 more per week than the national median.

Golden Outback

Median salary
$2,144/wk
Median rent
$250/wk

Take-home after rent

$1,894/wk

National median

Median salary
$1,520/wk
Median rent
No capital rent data

≈ +$32,448/year difference in salary alone.

State-capital salary data wasn't available for this classification, so this compares against the national median instead. Golden Outback's rent is shown for context only — it isn't netted against a capital figure we don't have.

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

10 Farming, Animals & Conservation roles in Golden Outback

1 new role this week· 6 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time8 (80%)
  • Casual2 (20%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Golden Outback.

Advertised salary

Which Farming, Animals & Conservation sub-fields pay most.

$111.5kmedian annualised advertised pay
  • Farm Management$130k
  • Conservation, Parks & Wildlife$96.5k

Explore specialisms

Farming, Animals & Conservation by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

5 live rolesFarm management3 live rolesFarm labour1 live roleAgronomy & farm services

Latest roles

The local market

The Golden Outback's farming job market

Figures for the Golden Outback combine two ABS regions: SA4 509, the Wheatbelt, and SA4 511, Outback WA (south). Counts are summed and rates worked out from the sums. Labour force figures for Outback WA (south) cover the whole of Outback WA: the ABS models north and south together. 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.

Figure 1: Online farming job ads a month, Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south)Farm occupations: farmers and farm managers, skilled animal and horticultural workers, and farm, forestry and garden workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Farmers and farm managers
  • Skilled animal and horticultural workers
  • Farm, forestry and garden workers
0204060Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 7Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 10Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 2441SepFarmers and farm managers, Oct: 7Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Oct: 10Farm, forestry and garden workers, Oct: 22Farmers and farm managers, Nov: 8Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Nov: 11Farm, forestry and garden workers, Nov: 22NovFarmers and farm managers, Dec: 6Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Dec: 9Farm, forestry and garden workers, Dec: 20Farmers and farm managers, Jan: 9Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jan: 8Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jan: 24JanFarmers and farm managers, Feb: 9Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Feb: 7Farm, forestry and garden workers, Feb: 25Farmers and farm managers, Mar: 12Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Mar: 9Farm, forestry and garden workers, Mar: 23MarFarmers and farm managers, Apr: 9Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Apr: 8Farm, forestry and garden workers, Apr: 18Farmers and farm managers, May: 7Skilled animal and horticultural workers, May: 10Farm, forestry and garden workers, May: 18MayFarmers and farm managers, Jun: 9Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jun: 10Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jun: 20Farmers and farm managers, Jul: 10Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jul: 13Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jul: 26JulFarmers and farm managers, Aug: 10Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Aug: 12Farm, forestry and garden workers, Aug: 26Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 8Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 12Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 2545Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online farming job ads a month, Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south)
MonthFarmers and farm managersSkilled animal and horticultural workersFarm, forestry and garden workersTotal
September 20257102441
October 20257102239
November 20258112241
December 2025692035
January 2026982441
February 2026972541
March 20261292344
April 2026981835
May 20267101835
June 20269102039
July 202610132649
August 202610122648
September 20268122545
Unemployment rate
4.2%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,266
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · up 6.2% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
10,375
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 2.3% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in farming occupations in the Golden OutbackAn estimated 14,646 people employed in September 2026: down 3.0% on September 2025, and up 8.8% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 13,457Sep 202113,457Sep 2022: 11,978Sep 202211,978Sep 2023: 12,054Sep 202312,054Sep 2024: 14,290Sep 202414,290Sep 2025: 15,101Sep 202515,101Sep 2026: 14,646Sep 202614,646

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

Show the numbers
People employed in farming occupations in the Golden Outback
MonthPeople employed
September 202113,457
September 202211,978
September 202312,054
September 202414,290
September 202515,101
September 202614,646

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south), 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 18,065201918,0652020: 18,350202018,3502021: 17,682202117,6822022: 17,188202217,1882023: 20,114202320,114

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9]; ViewJobs analysis[10].

Show the numbers
Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south), 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201918,065
202018,350
202117,682
202217,188
202320,114

Read the Wheatbelt job market report →

Quick answers

Farming, Animals & Conservation work in the Golden Outback, answered

How many Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are there in the Golden Outback?

10 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Golden Outback, from 5 employers and recruiters. 1 was posted in the last 7 days. 8 are full-time and 2 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in the Golden Outback growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in the Golden Outback, across the Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south), placed about 45 online ads a month for farming jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 9.8% on a year earlier (41).

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

Who is hiring Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in the Golden Outback?

Warakirri Asset Management has the most live ads of any direct employer (4). Next are Afgri Equipment (2) and MR and HL WANDEL (2). 5 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Farming, Animals & Conservation roles are most advertised in the Golden Outback?

Farm Management, with 5 of the 10 live ads. Next is Farm Labour (3).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What is the job market like in the Golden Outback overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the Golden Outback, across the Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south), averaged 2,266 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 6.2% on a year earlier.

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

What is the unemployment rate in the Golden Outback?

Across the Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south), the ABS areas that cover the Golden Outback, unemployment was 4.2% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate). Labour force figures for Outback WA (south) cover the whole of Outback WA: the ABS models north and south together.

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are the Golden Outback's Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 8 of 10 (80%). 2 are casual (20%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  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 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. The three farming occupation groups combined. Summed over two ABS regions: the Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south).
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Summed over two ABS regions: the Wheatbelt and Outback WA (north and south). Rates are worked out from the summed counts.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Summed over two ABS regions: the Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south).
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Figures for this region are the sum of the SA4 market areas listed. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  10. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Summed over two ABS regions: the Wheatbelt and Outback WA (south).
  11. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 02 Nov 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • 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. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Farming, Animals & Conservation classification, placed in the Golden Outback, counted on 02 Nov 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

Cite this page

ViewJobs (2026). Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in Golden Outback, WA, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/wa/regional-rural/wa-golden-outback/farming-animals-and-conservation

ViewJobs

Across 85+ mastheads