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Gardening jobs in Victoria

137 care requests a gardener could take on were submitted across Victoria in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.

Victoria: Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and regional areas

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Care requests across Victoria

137

requests in 90 days

52

in the last 30 days

4

gardener profiles on Carevo in the same area

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Victoria submitted 137 care requests through Carevo that a gardener could take on. The services asked for most were gardening, household help and transport. The suburbs with the most were Melbourne (28), Eltham (5), Kilmore (4) and Shepparton (3). 52 of the 137 arrived in the last 30 days.

54% of these requests were sent by the person needing care, and 31% by a family member or carer. 61% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.

Where the requests came from

  1. Melbourne
    28 requests
  2. Eltham
    5 requests
  3. Kilmore
    4 requests
  4. Shepparton
    3 requests
  5. Wangaratta
    3 requests
  6. Werribee
    3 requests
  7. Ascot Vale
    2 requests
  8. Ballarat East
    2 requests
  9. Benalla
    2 requests
  10. Bulleen
    2 requests

A suburb is named only when it has at least three requests of any kind in the window. Distances are straight lines between suburb centres.

Counted from care requests submitted through Carevo between 15 July 2026 and 12 October 2026, in the service categories gardener work covers. They are enquiries from people looking for support, not advertised vacancies, and some will have been filled.

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Gardening jobs by city in Victoria

Requests within each city's metro area in the last 90 days.

Melbourne 91 requests Geelong 5 requests Ballarat 5 requests Bendigo 1 request

Support work requested across Victoria

Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to gardener work, newest first. These are examples of recent demand, not confirmed open vacancies or evidence that each request needs this specialist role. Check the scope, credentials and current status before contacting anyone.

  1. Older person in Melbourne, VIC needs gardening

    CHSP-funded · starting in the coming weeks

  2. Person needing care in Shepparton, VIC needs gardening

    privately funded · needs to start soon

  3. Family carer in the Northern Melbourne region, VIC needs gardening

    CHSP-funded · needs to start soon

  4. Older person in the Bendigo & Ballarat region, VIC needs household help and gardening

    Home Care Package / Support at Home

  5. NDIS participant in Point Cook, VIC needs household help and gardening

  6. Support coordinator in Bayswater, VIC needs gardening

    NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon

  7. Older person in Warragul, VIC needs gardening

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon

  8. Older person in Ballarat Central, VIC needs gardening

    CHSP-funded

  9. Support coordinator in the Bendigo & Ballarat region, VIC needs gardening

    NDIS, plan-managed · planning ahead

  10. Support coordinator in Wangaratta, VIC needs gardening

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon

  11. Older person in the Western Melbourne region, VIC needs household help and gardening

    CHSP-funded · needs to start soon

  12. Older person in Dandenong, VIC needs gardening

    CHSP-funded · starting in the coming weeks

  13. 125 more related care requests across Victoria in the last 90 days. Register your profile to see them in full and contact the ones that fit (contact details are shown when you choose to contact a request, and up to two workers can contact each request).

Requests are anonymised: no names, contact details or health information are stored or shown. A suburb is named only when it has at least three requests in the window; otherwise the region is shown. Who is asking and the timing are inferred from the request by Carevo's classifier, and timing is described in the past tense once a request is more than 30 days old. Regenerated from Carevo's database at each deployment. How we calculate these numbers.

How the work across Victoria is funded

Of the 131 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 47% were CHSP-funded, 24% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 17% were NDIS plan-managed. 28 were NDIS plan-managed or self-managed, the two arrangements under which a participant can choose an unregistered provider, which includes a sole trader with an ABN. The 3 agency-managed requests can only be delivered by a registered NDIS provider.

  1. CHSP
    47% (62)
  2. Home Care Package or Support at Home
    24% (31)
  3. NDIS, plan-managed
    17% (22)
  4. Privately funded
    5% (7)
  5. NDIS, self-managed
    5% (6)
  6. NDIS, agency-managed
    2% (3)

Share of the 131 requests that stated a funding type. Who can deliver a support under each NDIS arrangement is set by the NDIA: ways to manage your funding.

Responses and competition across Victoria

106

had a provider respond

20

had an independent worker respond

22

had no response from any provider or worker

Carevo sent out 133 of these requests. A provider responded to 106 and an independent worker responded to 20. No independent worker responded to the other 113; a provider responded to 91 of those. 22 (17%) had no response from any provider or worker through Carevo. Each request goes to providers as well as workers, and up to two independent workers can contact it, so a request with no response on the day it arrives may not stay that way.

4 gardener profiles on Carevo list a suburb across Victoria. Against 137 requests in 90 days, that is about 34 requests for each profile. Profiles are self-reported and not all are active, and providers respond to the same requests.

Gardening jobs by suburb in Victoria

Suburbs that had their own gardener requests in the last 90 days, or that people already find through search. Busiest first; the number is that suburb's own requests.

Every other suburb in Victoria, A to Z (626)

How it works

Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. You register once, and the requests near you come to you.

01

Register your availability

Your role, the suburb you work from, how far you will travel, your availability and the checks you hold. About two minutes, and you can change any of it later.

02

You see the requests near you

Open care requests within 30 km that match your services and funding types show on your dashboard, and each new one is emailed to you: area, needs, funding and timing.

03

You contact the ones that fit

Contact details are shown when you choose to contact a request. Up to two workers can contact each one, and providers receive the same requests, so a prompt reply helps.

What gardener pay looks like

Gardeners providing home care and NDIS yard maintenance are generally paid under the SCHADS Award home care stream at the entry classification (Level 1); those employed by residential aged care facilities are covered by the Aged Care Award.

Casual employees receive a 25% loading on top of these rates (often quoted as roughly $34 to $40 an hour for ordinary casual hours).

How that compares, as of 1 July 2026

$36.22–$40.49

an hour · SCHADS Award minimum, Level 2–3 full-time (Fair Work pay guide)

$73.58

an hour · NDIS price limit for standard weekday self-care support: the most a provider can bill a participant's plan for that hour, which funds wages, on-costs and overheads. A service price cap, not a worker wage (Pricing Schedule 2026–27)

Work out your own rate with the SCHADS award tool or the pay rate calculator.

Indicative hourly rates based on the SCHADS Award (MA000100), reviewed July 2025 (Fair Work pay guides). Modern award rates are national and do not vary by state. Pay is set by each provider and can be higher under an enterprise agreement. General information only, not financial advice.

Checks, qualifications and what providers look for are the same in every state: gardener checks and credentials.

Working for yourself

If you plan to take on participants directly rather than joining a provider team, these guides cover the practical side.

Become an independent support worker on Carevo Step-by-step guide to going independent How independent support workers find NDIS clients Mable vs Hireup vs Carevo for support workers Getting support worker insurance Service agreement template Pay rate calculator SCHADS award rates tool

Frequently asked questions

Does Carevo have gardener jobs in Victoria I can apply for?

Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. It passes on care requests from people looking for support. In the last 90 days there were 137 across Victoria that a gardener could take on. You register your availability and credentials once, the requests that match your services, area and funding types appear on your dashboard, and you choose which to contact.

How much gardener work is there in Victoria?

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Victoria submitted 137 care requests through Carevo that a gardener could take on. The services asked for most were gardening, household help and transport. The suburbs with the most were Melbourne (28), Eltham (5), Kilmore (4) and Shepparton (3). 52 of the 137 arrived in the last 30 days.

Who pays for gardener work in Victoria?

Of the 131 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 47% were CHSP-funded, 24% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 17% were NDIS plan-managed. 28 were NDIS plan-managed or self-managed, the two arrangements under which a participant can choose an unregistered provider, which includes a sole trader with an ABN. The 3 agency-managed requests can only be delivered by a registered NDIS provider.

How many other gardeners are in Victoria?

4 gardener profiles on Carevo list a suburb across Victoria. Against 137 requests in 90 days, that is about 34 requests for each profile. Profiles are self-reported and not all are active, and providers respond to the same requests.

Does it cost anything?

Creating a profile and seeing the requests near you is free. To contact a request you need the Support Worker Plan: $99 a month (ex GST) for up to 5 contacts a month, with a 7-day free trial. Carevo charges no commission and takes no cut of what you earn.

Gardening jobs in other states

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