CPP40521 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind property manager work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced CPP40516. About 1,827 property manager jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 9.2% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Strata Community Management are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 9.2% on a year earlier and the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer property manager jobs than a year ago. About 1,827 property manager jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 9.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 23,900 job ads, while 565 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates business brokers, property managers, real estate agency principal / real estate agency licensees, real estate agents and real estate representatives as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Business Broker, Property Manager, Real Estate Agency Principal / Real Estate Agency Licensee, Real Estate Agent and Real Estate Representative as not in shortage.
Property manager jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 114,371 workers in May 2025, 123,007 by May 2030 (up 7.6%) and 130,566 by May 2035 (up 14.2%).
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in Strata Community Management are growing. Across Australia, 505 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 565, up 11.9% in a year. National data for CPP40521 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for CPP40521 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
The Certificate IV in Strata Community Management is 18 units: 14 core, plus 4 electives chosen from 16 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps CPP40521 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 6121) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 16 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.