Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Australia

IF you are not an Australian or NZ citizen and planning to visit to work, volunteer or study, YOU WILL NEED THE CORRECT VISA. To find out more information you need to contact the embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.
Filters
Reset filters
Map
Filters
Flag of Australia

Australia

Regions in Australia

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Come and share our tranquil family farm in beautiful Tasmania, Australia
Our picturesque family farm is in the Derwent Valley only 35 minutes from Hobart. Here is where we produce an exciting range of hand crafted, small batch drinks and concentrates plus our award winning gourmet condiments. Myself (Anne) and my ......
(52)
Contact

 Australia

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • House / pet sitting
    House / pet sitting
Help with projects and share our lifestyle on the Surf Coast near Torquay, Victoria, Australia
Being part of Workaway is a big part of our life. We have been welcoming visitors to our home since 2015 after travelling overseas and experiencing the richness and fulfilment of cultural exchange home stays with people in Europe and Asia. ......
(35)
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Off grid living in the gorgeous mountains in Jackeys Marsh, Tasmania, Australia
Beautiful nature… great food… deeper connections with people and place… this is what we want you to participate in…our dream life. We have built an earthship (with lots of help already) and want to share in this type of building and design. We are ......
(81)
Contact

 Australia

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Share our family life and enjoy the fun at Mackerel Beach, NSW, Australia
You’ll be joining a warm, respectful family who values a peaceful and well-kept home. Life at Mackerel is simple and special — no cars, just ferry access, fresh sea air, and a strong sense of community. In your free time, you might spot wallabies, ......
(11)
Contact

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Experience wildlife up close while helping on a bush property in Brunkerville, Australia
We are looking for one or two workawayers who could farm sit for us in late April/May 2026. You must be competent around horses. Our 20 acre property is at the beginning of the Hunter Valley just 15 minutes from the Sydney-Newcastle railway. We ......
(15)
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Stay on a beautiful farm in Gippsland near Melbourne, Australia
We had the wonderful experience of hosting over 250 volunteers over 3 years whilst building the Round House We have been living in the house for 6 years now and have decided to begin hosting again (2 people at a time) to help us with jobs around the ......
(23)
Contact

 Australia

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join our active family in Newcastle, Australia
Hello Workawayers! 👋 We’re a busy family of four (plus our friendly but shy cat!), with our 3 month old and 2.5 year old daughter. We live in Lake Macquarie, NSW - just a short drive from Redhead Beach and several other beaches near ......
(3)
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Be part of our welcoming community and live at a tranquil family cottage by the bay in Macelay Island, QLD, Australia
Welcome to Macleay Island, a small residential island located just south of Brisbane. Our house is a 2 minute walk down to the water, and we can see the bay across the road through the windows. Our neighbours and the community in general is ......
(3)
Contact

 Australia

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Animal lovers come join our family on our hobby farm in Irishtown, TAS, Australia
Hello! We are a family of one mum and three kids (18, 17 & 11). We live on a hobby farm in Irishtown, in the rolling countryside of the North West of Tasmania. Close by is Smithton (rural town), Stanley (seaside village), the Tarkine (national park) ......
(4)
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Join our home with puppies, wildlife and friendly hosts in Queensland, Australia
No experience needed. Hi and Welcome! We are a couple who have done heaps of travelling and love meeting people with an adventurous spirit who are keen to share and learn about a very special part of Australia. We breed a small number of dogs for ......
(28)
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join us in the lovely laid-back city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Annette, Kim and Blue (the dog) live in a spacious free-flowing home, surrounded by trees. It is a quiet, leafy suburb about 15 minutes by public transport from the Brisbane CBD. Brisbane is a lovely city that offers a relaxed lifestyle with ......
(13)
 1  
Contact
New host 

 Australia

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Country family life experience in Manjimup, SW Western Australia
========== We are available to host between mid-April and mid-December 2026. ========== I’m Esther (46), a primary school teacher, and I live here with my 14-year-old son, along with our lively little animal family: Molly the dog, Garfield the ......
 1  
 1  
Contact
New host 

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Explore the stunning local region staying with us in Bomaderry, Australia
We are a inter-generational family living on an acre block in the stunning Shoalhaven region of the New South Wales south coast. We have a permaculture garden in its 4th year of development. As yet it is not producing a lot as we have focused on ......
 2  
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Join our home and spend time outdoors in Wondecla, QLD, Australia
5 acres Property in the Atherton Tablelands. We’re an easy-going middle aged couple (40 and 39), living our dream on a rural property. We are currently in the midst of setting up our veggie patches and fruit orchard and building animal shelters. We ......
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help us with daily family life and gardening in Brisbane, Australia
We are a small family living in Brisbane. We are looking for someone to assist with gardening and household chores. You need to be child and dog friendly. We live in Chapel Hill (north of the river). The room is small and suitable only for one ......
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help with childminding on the Gold Coast, Coolangatta, Australia
Hey beautiful workawayers, We're Lars, Oskar and Swetlana. A young family that migrated from Germany to Australia four years ago. Our passion for surfing and deep connection to the ocean brought us back to this sacred land in Australia. Before ......
(8)
Contact

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Engage in an organic homesteading in the beautiful Lorinna Valley, Tasmania, Australia
We are a couple who have recently moved to the beautiful Lorinna valley in North West Tasmania/Lutruwita. We have a property of 3.5 hectares which has an orchard, a vegetable garden, and areas of bushland, with part of the land bordering on a river. ......
(2)
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Enjoy our peaceful farm, learn about animal husbandry, help with weeding, near Port Macquarie, Australia
We live on a beef cattle farm on the mid-north coast. It is located 40 minutes drive from Port Macquarie town and beaches and 20 minutes from Wauchope and the nearest train station. This place is a really good option for someone on their way between ......
(6)
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Join us around the garden with a beautiful backdrop in East Gippsland, Australia
We are a Family of 4. We live on a small rural property in East Gippsland. Matt is a builder and Julia has a furniture store. Eva aka Kenny has just finished school and Ruby works at the local travel agency. We have Horses, Cows, chickens a Dog and ......
(4)
 1  
 2  
 1  
Contact

 Australia

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Come and help around my yard with general gardening and yard work by the beach north of Cairns, Australia
Hi fellow Workawayers, I am only available from June until September 2026. I live in one of the beautiful beaches north of Cairns. I need help around my yard with general gardening, yard work, maintenance, paving and basic building. I have doggies ......
(23)
 2  
Contact

Your next adventure begins today

Join the Workaway community today to unlock unique travel experiences with over 50,000 opportunities around the globe.

Join Now