Community and Personal Service Workers
Family Day Care Worker in South Australia
Family Day Care Worker is in shortage in regional South Australia in 2025 — employers outside the capital are the ones struggling to hire.
How SA compares nationally
The picture differs from the country as a whole: nationally this occupation is rated "No shortage", while SA is rated "Regional shortage".
In shortage in ACT; in shortage in regional NSW and in regional SA.
Five-year trend in SA
Demand is outpacing supply. Open roles are growing faster than the people available to fill them. The outlook for getting work in this field is good and improving.
Each dot is one year's SA rating: filled = in shortage (including a regional-only or metro-only shortage), hollow = no shortage.
Regional vs metro in SA
The shortage is in regional South Australia. Employers outside the capital city are the ones struggling to hire — if you live in a regional area, that's demand right where you are.
Our read
Opportunity
FairIn shortage in at least one part of the country this year, but it hasn't been a persistent nationwide shortage.
Getting in
Quicker startThe standard route is a Certificate II or III — months rather than years, so you can be working sooner.
These read the occupation Australia-wide, and they're our analysis of the official data — not a Jobs and Skills Australia rating. How we work these out.
Getting in
Training level 4. Certificate II or III. The training route is the same wherever you live — what changes by state is the demand at the end of it.
Will AI replace it?
Hands-on, in-person work that's hard to automate. This is exactly the kind of non-routine, physical, face-to-face work that AI and automation struggle with most — a safer bet for a long career.
Our editorial read, based on the kind of work (its occupation group) — not a Jobs and Skills Australia rating, and not a prediction.
Skilled migration list
This occupation is not on the current Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) as at 7 November 2025.
Being on the list says nothing about anyone's visa eligibility — it is one condition among many. This is general information, not migration advice. For advice about your circumstances, see the Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation lists or a registered migration agent (OMARA register).
Related occupations in SA
Ratings shown are for SA, 2025.
Family Day Care Worker elsewhere
NSW · Victoria · Queensland · WA · Tasmania · NT · ACT
Or see the full national profile for Family Day Care Worker — including where the shortage sits state by state — or compare it against other occupations.
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You're already seeing the newest numbers: the 2025 Occupation Shortage List is the government's current release — checked against the source in July 2026 — and apprentice pay rates include the 1 July 2026 increase. When the next list lands, we'll send one note: what moved, what it means. No newsletter, no selling your address.
ANZSCO 421112 · SA ratings from the Jobs and Skills Australia Occupation Shortage List 2025.