Landscape Gardener
Shortage Now
States / territories with a shortage signal
Snapshot
Median salary
Not available
People employed
25,100
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
Shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Interprets plans and drawings to construct garden landscapes, hardscape structures and garden beds.
Alternative titles
Landscape Construction Worker
Specialisations
Skills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Interprets plans and drawings to construct garden landscapes
- Constructs hardscape structures such as gravel and paved walking areas, walls, fences, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture
- Prepares seedbeds and growing sites for planting of softscapes such as tree plants, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
- Plants trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
- Prepares lawn areas by spreading topsoil and planting grass or by laying instant turf
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
28%
Female rate
5%
Median age
34
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+4%
3,627 projected jobs
to 2035
+9%
7,663 projected jobs
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OSCA skill level 3
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Registration or licensing
Registration or licensing may be required.
Official VET pathways
Certificate III in Landscape Construction
Occupation ready
Certificate II in Landscaping
Progression pathway
Certificate III in Parks and Gardens
Progression pathway
Diploma of Landscape Construction Management
Specialised training
Diploma of Landscape Design
Specialised training
Certificate IV in Landscape Construction Management
Specialised training
Certificate IV in Landscape Design
Specialised training
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
231
ACT · May 2026
18
VIC · May 2026
169
NT · May 2026
12
SA · May 2026
72
NSW · May 2026
239
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Landscape Gardener.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Melbourne - North East
3,254 estimated employed
- 1
Melbourne - North East
3,254 employed
VIC
+11.86%
year on year
- 2
Melbourne - South East
2,518 employed
VIC
-11.34%
year on year
- 3
Adelaide - South
2,490 employed
SA
-3.97%
year on year
- 4
Melbourne - Outer East
2,482 employed
VIC
-6.97%
year on year
- 5
Melbourne - West
2,305 employed
VIC
-0.39%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
22,800
Moved in from another occupation
4,885
Moved to another occupation
3,510
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
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5
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- 2
4
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- 3
3
points
- 4
3
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- 5
3
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Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 342432
- Last updated
- Refresh pending
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · OSCA 2024 — Jobs and Skills Australia
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- Work profile, state distribution and education: JSA Occupation Profiles (ANZSCO mapped).
- Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
- Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
- Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
- Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
- Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.
Data confidence: estimate. A missing CSOL flag is not a finding of visa ineligibility; check the current Home Affairs list.