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Real Estate Sales Agents

Real Estate Sales Agents sell, lease and manage commercial and private properties, and broker the buying and selling of businesses.

Business & adminLicensed workANZSCO 6121
$1,504/wkMedian full-time pay
104kPeople employed
+14% ▲Growth to 2035
79%Work full time
43Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 6121.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

accepting and listing properties and businesses for sale and lease, conducting inspections, and advising buyers on the merits of properties and businesses and the terms of sale or leaseadvising vendors of sales and marketing options such as sale by auction and open house inspectionscataloguing and detailing land, buildings and businesses for sale or lease and arranging advertisingassessing buyers' needs and locating properties and businesses for their considerationoffering valuations and advice for buying and selling properties and businesses, and structuring the terms of settlementcollecting and holding rent monies from tenants, and remitting to owner on agreed basis
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 6121 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 16,200 more people in real estate sales agents by 2035 ▲

The field grew 0.9% in the year to February 2026, adding about 900 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and QLD, with VIC third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 6121.More about our sources: How we check our facts
114.4k2025
123k2030 PROJ.
130.6k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 40% trained through VET, 28% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 6121. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

CPP41419Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice

Property Services Training Package · licensed work.

See 78 providers
CPP51122Diploma

Diploma of Property (Agency Management)

Property Services Training Package · licensed work.

See 47 providers
CPP40521Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Strata Community Management

Property Services Training Package · licensed work.

See 9 providers

Licensed work: several of these courses lead to work that also needs a state or territory licence. Training is the first step; licensing rules are set by each state.

See all 4 mapped courses
CPP41419Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice · 78 providers
CPP51122Diploma of Property (Agency Management) · 47 providers
CPP40521Certificate IV in Strata Community Management · 9 providers
CPP31519Certificate III in Real Estate Practice · 8 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

104k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 6121.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW36.7k
QLD23.5k
VIC22.8k
WA11.5k
SA4.6k
ACT1.8k
TAS1.6k
NT0.7k

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