Pet Sitting Jobs in Gold Coast

Pet sit in Gold Coast and keep up to 90%

Mix daycare, drop-ins and boarding near Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach to suit your schedule. Set your own rates and keep up to 90% of every booking.

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Up to 90%
of every booking kept by the sitter
A$90+
per night for boarding at the top end
A$32,000
Protection Plan on every booking
4.9 / 5
average sitter rating on Petme
A local edge

Local know-how pays off in Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is the most vertical city in Australia outside the Sydney CBD, and that is the local variable. A dog in a Surfers Paradise or Broadbeach tower cannot be let out for ten minutes. It goes lift, lobby, footpath and back, every time. Heat compounds it, because through summer the concrete and the sand hold enough of it that the only sensible windows are early and late. A sitter here is paid for two judgements: whether the dog handles lifts and lobbies calmly, and whether the walk today should be short and shaded rather than long.

When demand peaks

Two rhythms run at once. The tourism and hospitality economy puts a large share of local households on rosters rather than office hours, so requests land early, late and across weekends in a way they do not in Brisbane. On top of that sits the visitor calendar: school holidays fill the holiday houses and short-stay apartments from Coolangatta to Main Beach, and a real share of those guests arrive with the dog. Sitters who keep availability open across the holiday blocks pick up short-notice work that locals with fixed rounds cannot take.

Know your Gold Coast areas

Most bookings cluster from Coolangatta and Currumbin up through Burleigh Heads and Palm Beach to Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise and Southport. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.

Breeds you will meet in Gold Coast

Owners here mostly keep French Bulldog, Cavoodle, Miniature Dachshund, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.

Pet care in Gold Coast

Pet sitting demand in Gold Coast

The Gold Coast runs on an outdoor, active lifestyle, and that keeps pet minding busy all year. Plenty of owners commute up to Brisbane or work long hospitality shifts, so weekday walks and daytime drop-ins are in constant demand. The mix of beachside apartments in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach and family homes further out in Robina and Palm Beach means you get everything from a small dog that needs a lunchtime toilet break to a big backyard breed after a proper run. Owners tend to cluster around Burleigh Heads, Southport and the canal suburbs, and most are looking for dog walking, regular pet minding and holiday cover. Cats and small pets get plenty of requests too.

Rates in Gold Coast

Choose your services, set your own rates

Typical Petme rates in Gold Coast. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.

Dog walking

A$28 to A$45 per 30 to 60 minute walk

Drop-in visits

A$30 to A$45 per 20 to 30 minute visit

Doggy daycare

A$50 to A$75 per day

Dog boarding

A$55 to A$90 per night

House sitting

A$60 to A$105 per night

Where demand is strongest

Gold Coast areas that book the most

Petme bookings in Gold Coast come from neighbourhoods like Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.

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Why Petme

Built for sitters in Gold Coast

Keep up to 90%

You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.

Full schedule control

No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.

Protected on every booking

A$32,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.

Common questions

Pet Sitting Jobs in Gold Coast

What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Gold Coast.

How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Gold Coast?

On Petme in Gold Coast, dog walking at A$28 to A$45 per 30 to 60 minute walk, drop-in visits at A$30 to A$45 per 20 to 30 minute visit, doggy daycare at A$50 to A$75 per day, dog boarding at A$55 to A$90 per night, house sitting at A$60 to A$105 per night. You keep up to 90% of every booking.

What protection comes with each booking?

Every Petme booking includes A$32,000 in Protection Plan for the pet in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you sit in Surfers Paradise or Broadbeach.

Which services should I offer first in Gold Coast?

Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add boarding or daycare once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.

Where is demand strongest in Gold Coast?

Petme bookings in Gold Coast come from neighbourhoods like Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.

Can I set my own rates and hours in Gold Coast?

Yes. You set a rate for each service and your own available hours, and you accept or decline each request, whether the booking is in Surfers Paradise or Broadbeach. No assigned shifts, no minimum hours.

When do overnight pet sitting bookings peak in Gold Coast?

Christmas and January. The summer school break runs about six weeks from mid-December, covering Christmas, New Year and Australia Day, and that is when Gold Coast owners travel and overnight stays run longest. Easter with the April holidays is the second wave, and the June and July break is a third, because southern families drive north for the winter. Hold those weeks open, they go first.

Nearby cities

Pet sitting jobs near Gold Coast

Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.

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Set your own rate. A$32,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.