Jobs in Victoria

Victoria is situated on south-east Australia and is geographically the smallest mainland state. It's Australia's most densely populated state with most people residing in areas that surround Port Phillip. This includes Melbourne, the state's capital which is Australia's second largest city behind Sydney. The Melbourne Cricket Ground is widely acknowledged as being the 'spiritual home' of Australian cricket and Australian Rules Football (AFL). The MCG sees the grand final of AFL played out, attracting more than 95,000 people to the event.

In 2010 the population of Victoria was estimated to be 5,547,500. Alike to New South Wales, Victoria also engages largely in the finance, insurance and property sectors and the service industry sector is the fastest growing of its economy. It is also known as being the culture capital of Australia, with many prominent artists, musicians and writers coming from the state. This includes people such as Eric Bana Kylie Minogue and Liam Hemsworth.

65% of current opportunities are permanent, whereas 35% are contract jobs.

The largest category under which open Victoria jobs are listed is Healthcare & Nursing Jobs, followed by Trade & Construction Jobs.

There are 33,388 vacancies for roles in Victoria available immediately, compared to 26,349 in Melbourne Region.

The average salary for open Victoria jobs is currently $94,410, 2% lower than the national average salary for all jobs which is $96,300.