Backpacker Job Board

Name

Backpacker Job Board

Legal name

Backpacker Job Board

Website

https://backpackerjobboard.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Marketplace

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Paid Placement & Au Pair/Working Holiday Placement Programs (EDAIAFAD)

Keywords

• Backpacker job board
• Working holiday jobs
• Fruit picking jobs
• Regional farm work
• Casual employment marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Job Listing Fees (Employers): Employers pay to post job advertisements on the platform. Pricing tiers include Basic (free), Standout ($40), and Prime ($100) listings. Additional services include Boost ($30 to refresh ad visibility) and Premium Employer status ($365 for enhanced features). Bulk ad packages are also available with volume discounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Backpacker Job Board is a two-sided online marketplace that connects working holiday visa holders and backpackers with Australian employers offering casual work such as fruit picking, farm work, hospitality, retail, and au pair roles. Job seekers browse and apply for free, while employers pay tiered job-listing fees (Basic free, Standout A$40, Prime A$100, Premium Employer A$365/year) to post vacancies. Supporting tools — including an 88 Days Postcode Checker, 88 Days Calculator, Harvest Calendar, and Backpacker Tax Calculator — help job seekers identify regional work that qualifies for second/third year visa extensions.

Product overview

Backpacker Job Board operates as a single unified job board platform for working holiday visa holders in Australia. The core offering includes a free-to-use job listing marketplace with tiered paid upgrades (Basic, Standout at $40, Prime at $100), plus premium employer services ($365). Supporting tools include the 88 Days Postcode Checker, 88 Days Calculator, Backpacker Tax Calculator, and Harvest Calendar. The platform connects backpackers with employers across diverse job categories including fruit picking, farm work, hospitality, au pair, and regional work that qualifies for second/third year visa extensions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Backpacker Job Board NZ: New Zealand version of the job board for working holiday makers in New Zealand

Products and services

• Backpacker Job Board (Core Platform) Web-based two-sided job marketplace (with companion mobile app) connecting working holiday visa holders and backpackers with Australian employers offering casual and seasonal work. Free for job seekers to register and apply; employers post listings via self-serve portal. Categories include fruit picking, farm work, hospitality, au pair, retail, and regional work eligible for 88-day visa extension requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free job search access for backpackers - no fees or membership required
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Backpacker Job Board NZcoreOthersSister company operating a similar job board platform for backpackers in New Zealand (backpackerjobboard.co.nz). Appears to be a regional expansion/partnership to serve the broader Australasian backpacker employment market.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Seek Limited: Australia's dominant generalist online employment marketplace, operating across virtually all job categories and employer segments. It is comparable to Backpacker Job Board as the primary destination for Australian job seekers and competes for the same employer job-ad spend, but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Indeed Australia: Global generalist job search engine with deep penetration in Australia, aggregating listings from employer career pages and job boards. Comparable to Backpacker Job Board as an alternative employer-side channel for reaching Australian job seekers, including backpackers, with a much broader candidate base.
• Workforce Australia / Jobactive: Australian government-funded employment services platform connecting job seekers (including visa holders) with employers, including for casual and regional work. Comparable to Backpacker Job Board as an alternative channel for farm/agricultural and casual labour, with institutional scale and free employer access.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with a major job listings business, increasingly used in Australia for casual and entry-level roles. Comparable to Backpacker Job Board as an alternative employer-paid channel for reaching job seekers, with deeper professional content but limited backpacker-specific tools.

Direct peers

• Jora (jobs.com.au): Australia-focused job aggregator operated by SEEK, providing free job search across roles. Comparable to Backpacker Job Board as a direct competitor in the casual/temporary and regional Australian job market, though not niche-specialised for backpackers.
• Adzuna Australia: Australian job search engine with a similar aggregator/marketplace model, indexing listings from multiple sources. Comparable to Backpacker Job Board as a competing online channel for casual and entry-level Australian jobs, though without the backpacker-specific content and tools.
• Backpacker Job Board NZ: Sister platform serving the New Zealand working holiday maker employment market under the same brand and operator. Comparable to Backpacker Job Board as a direct regional mirror with identical niche focus on working holiday visa holders, demonstrating the model's portability across Australasia.
• Seasonal Jobs Australia: Australia-focused niche job board targeting seasonal, harvest, and regional workers — closely aligned with Backpacker Job Board's fruit-picking and farm-work categories. Comparable as a directly competing channel for employer-paid listings in the same backpacker-adjacent casual labour pool.
• FarmWork Australia: Australian online marketplace focused on farm, harvest, and agricultural labour jobs. Directly comparable to Backpacker Job Board as a competing paid-listing platform for the same seasonal regional worker supply, with overlap in 88-day visa-eligible roles.

Emerging players

• Hostelworld: Global hostel booking platform with a large backpacker user base, increasingly offering job and work-stay content for travellers. Comparable to Backpacker Job Board as an adjacent ecosystem player reaching the same working holiday maker audience, with potential to compete in job listings via its existing community.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/backpackerjobsaustralia
• Xx.com/backpackerjob

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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