There is a wide variety of seasonal work available in Australia. Depending on what parts of Australia you may want to visit or where you want to study in Australia you may want to look at what particular type of work that is available at what time of year. This may help you to plan your travels or when to look for work.

As mentioned the Summer/Christmas vacation time in Australia is when just about everyone heads to the beach. This is the peak time of year for employment at all the beachside locations such as the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Rainbow Beach, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, the Whitsundays, Cairns, Byron Bay, Crescent Head, Lennox, Angourie, Port Macquarie, Portsea, Sorrento, Torquay, Anglesea, Margaret River and just about any seaside town or resort anywhere in Australia. You will find employment in any of these places at amusement attractions (usually found at the larger locations such as the Gold Coast) or in the hospitality industry (everything from bar and kitchen work through to cleaning).

The snow season in Australia starts the first week in June and usually lasts until early October (depending on the snow). All the major ski fields are located in Victoria and New South Wales these are Falls Creek, Hotham, Mt Buller, Perisher and Thredbo. If you have any experience with operating snow ploughs, snow machines, ski lifts, ski instruction or resort work in general (bar, kitchen, waiting, cleaning etc.) you will have no trouble finding employment at these places during the season.

Another kind of seasonal work that is widely available in Australia and has a long tradition of hiring backpackers and travellers is fruit picking. Actually there is a wide variety of harvest work that encompasses far more than just fruit. Every state has its harvest times and some states harvest different crops all year round. Quite often farmers are looking for workers to do more than pick fruit or harvest crops. If you have experience with machinery or fencing or livestock you will find it easy to secure employment. There are many websites that list times and places in Australia where and when fruit and crop harvesting takes place.