Matthew Heyes, Founder of Backpacker Job Board

Meet the new Backpacker Job Board app

Matthew Heyes General April 13, 2026 1 Min Read

We are pleased to announce we have just launched our brand new app, and it is completely free to download. After 15 years of helping backpackers and working holiday makers find work across Australia, we have taken everything you love…Read more

Best Job Sites in Australia 2026

Matthew Heyes General March 2, 2026 3 Min Read

Published: 20th February, 2020Updated: 2nd March, 2026 Since 2020, we’ve been collating a list of the most popular employment websites in Australia and ranking them by their estimated monthly traffic. This years data is using “Country Rank” data from SimilarWeb.…Read more

10 Best Apps for Backpackers in Australia

Matthew Heyes General February 24, 2026 5 Min Read

Female backpacker on a bus journey searches on her smart phone

Travel is easier than it has ever been before, for a single (yet sprawling) reason: the internet. Pre-internet backpacking was a game of waiting hours for transport, knocking on hostel doors in search of a vacant bed, and hoping that…Read more

Australia’s most Instagrammed tourist attractions 2025

Matthew Heyes General November 24, 2025 2 Min Read

New research from the team here at Backpacker Job Board has discovered the most Instagrammed destinations in Australia for 2025. We’ve collated and analysed Instagram hashtag data to uncover Australia’s most photographed tourist attractions. The new ranking, highlights the most…Read more

The Official Harvest Trail 2026

Matthew Heyes General June 24, 2025 6 Min Read

Australia is a massive country. From the cool, temperate climate of Tasmania to the tropical heat and humidity of Far North Queensland, its diverse weather mean fresh produce is coming into season somewhere, all year round. That’s good news for…Read more

Key Backpacker Statistics for Australia’s Working Holiday Program

Matthew Heyes General September 16, 2024 1 Min Read

Media Enquiries: Contact Backpacker Job Board founder, Matthew Heyes, for comment. Working Holiday Maker Visa Grants The following table shows the number of working holiday maker visas granted by year: Year 417 Visas 462 Visas Grand Total 2005-06 114,693 751…Read more

Cheap Alternative to SEEK Australia

Matthew Heyes General April 3, 2024 3 Min Read

In search of casual, short-term or seasonal labour? Backpackers are the ideal workforce. They’re young, energetic and able-bodied. Post a Job Ad – $30 It’s a unique combination that makes working holidaymakers the ideal hire for a wealth of industries,…Read more

The Ultimate Backpacker’s Guide to Uluru

Matthew Heyes General March 25, 2024 8 Min Read

Why does Australia only have forests on the coasts? To leave room for desert. Dad jokes aside, central Australia is every bit as flat and sandy as its reputation suggests. Until all of a sudden it isn’t, because a giant…Read more

Winter fruit picking in Australia: tips & working guide

Matthew Heyes General December 14, 2023 4 Min Read

Winter may not be the season that pops into your head when you think of Australia. That’s often for good reason – in the northern half of the country four seasons are traded for two: wet (the equivalent of summer)…Read more

Summer fruit picking in Australia: survival tips & working guide

Matthew Heyes General December 6, 2023 4 Min Read

The sun, the sand, the smiles; the Australian summer offers up endless fun for backpackers. Unfortunately fun tends to cost money, so working holidaymakers will be looking for a summer job to pay for their adventures. The good news: a…Read more

Ultimate Guide to The Nullarbor Plain

Matthew Heyes General October 12, 2023 8 Min Read

Contents: The Nullarbor Plain is a patch of semi-arid desert that stretches from the goldfields of Western Australia across to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. At 200,000 square kilometres it is the world’s largest single exposure of limestone bedrock,…Read more

How to make friends while backpacking in Australia?

Matthew Heyes General July 30, 2023 3 Min Read

Backpacking is an experience better shared. But if you’re travelling solo or find yourself between travel buddies, you may be looking for some fast friends to share all the excitement and adventure with. Making friends can be tricky as an…Read more