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Australia

Country · temporary skilled visas

Primary visas granted, 2025–26
69,335
Including family members, 2025–26
140,824
Primary visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
144,025
Most granted occupation
Chef
Change since 2020–21
+199.4%
Granted69,3352025–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Sep 2026
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Temporary skilled visas granted

Subclass 457 (to March 2018) and subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage, then Skills in Demand from December 2024). Primary applicants are the nominated workers; secondary applicants are family members.

Primary applicants granted a visa

35k69k2005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
35k69k2005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–0639,672
2006–0746,870
2007–0858,187
2008–0950,703
2009–1034,798
2010–1148,083
2011–1268,314
2012–1368,486
2013–1451,939
2014–1551,125
2015–1645,395
2016–1746,480
2017–1834,446
2018–1941,221
2019–2028,414
2020–2123,158
2021–2232,062
2022–2351,605
2023–2452,101
2024–2568,197
2025–2669,335
Financial yearPrimarySecondaryTotal
2026–27 (to 30 September 2026)15,86314,63730,500
2025–2669,33571,489140,824
2024–2568,19762,374130,571
2023–2452,10149,432101,533
2022–2351,60550,960102,565
2021–2232,06229,92561,987
2020–2123,15820,03743,195
2019–2028,41426,64655,060
2018–1941,22140,75481,975
2017–1834,44630,02464,470
2016–1746,48041,10087,580
2015–1645,39540,21685,611
2014–1551,12544,95996,084
2013–1451,93946,63298,571
2012–1368,48657,875126,361
2011–1268,31456,761125,075
2010–1148,08342,06290,145
2009–1034,79833,22568,023
2008–0950,70350,729101,432
2007–0858,18752,832111,019
2006–0746,87041,06387,933
2005–0639,67232,02471,696
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

Streams

Primary visas granted by stream in the last six financial years.

Stream2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
Skills in Demand — Core Skills stream000013,69049,953
Skills in Demand — Specialist Skills stream00003,8979,261
Skills in Demand — Labour Agreement stream00001,5505,605
Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream13,29621,43133,70830,71426,8422,730
Temporary Skill Shortage — Short-term stream8,8679,00115,17717,11718,1111,587
Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream8431,4102,6414,2674,104197
Subclass 457 — Standard Business Sponsorship15022079332
Subclass 457 — Labour Agreement100000
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

Occupations and industries

2023–24 to 2025–26.

Top occupations
  1. Chef14,435
  2. Resident Medical Officer7,962
  3. Motor Mechanic (General)6,380
  4. Software Engineer5,125
  5. Cook3,883
  6. Mechanical Engineering Technician3,211
  7. ICT Business Analyst3,159
  8. Cafe or Restaurant Manager3,140
  9. Diesel Motor Mechanic3,093
  10. Marketing Specialist3,085
  11. Accountant (General)2,946
  12. Welder (First Class) (Aus) / Welder (NZ)2,623
  13. Fitter (General)2,550
  14. Registered Nurse (Aged Care)2,420
  15. Personal Care Assistant2,386
By sponsor industry
  1. Health Care and Social Assistance30,614
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical25,749
  3. Accommodation and Food Services25,000
  4. Other Services22,604
  5. Construction15,558
  6. Manufacturing15,412
  7. Information Media and Telecommunications9,145
  8. Retail Trade8,259
  9. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing6,922
  10. Education and Training6,733
  11. Mining6,112
  12. Financial and Insurance Services5,001
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

Nationalities

Countries of citizenship of primary applicants, 2023–24 to 2025–26.

Primary visas granted
  1. India31,806
  2. Philippines29,319
  3. United Kingdom21,610
  4. Ireland9,730
  5. Nepal8,653
  6. China8,289
  7. Sri Lanka6,283
  8. South Africa4,935
  9. Brazil4,345
  10. Malaysia3,592
  11. United States3,519
  12. South Korea3,485
  13. Italy3,252
  14. Indonesia3,174
  15. Colombia3,010
  16. France2,958
  17. Vietnam2,897
  18. Pakistan2,881
  19. Japan2,622
  20. Fiji1,929
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

States and regions

2023–24 to 2025–26.

By state or territory
  1. New South Wales70,731
  2. Victoria43,856
  3. Queensland31,347
  4. Western Australia30,851
  5. South Australia6,523
  6. Northern Territory2,902
  7. Australian Capital Territory2,129
  8. Tasmania1,288
By region (SA4)
  1. Sydney - City and Inner South23,641
  2. Melbourne - Inner16,807
  3. Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby9,274
  4. Perth - Inner7,048
  5. Brisbane Inner City5,905
  6. Perth - South East5,066
  7. Perth - South West4,674
  8. Melbourne - South East4,464
  9. Melbourne - West4,105
  10. Sydney - Parramatta3,444
  11. Western Australia - Outback (North)3,191
  12. Gold Coast3,128
  13. Perth - North West3,029
  14. Sydney - Eastern Suburbs2,522
  15. Western Australia - Outback (South)2,404
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

Visa holders

Primary visa holders in Australia at each snapshot date.

Primary visa holders

72k144k2010-092011-122013-032014-062015-092016-122018-032019-062020-092021-122023-032024-062025-092026-09
72k144k2010-092013-062016-032018-122021-092024-062026-09
Data table
2010-0970,226
2010-1259,708
2011-0372,615
2011-0672,043
2011-0977,251
2011-1268,326
2012-0388,597
2012-0691,061
2012-0998,609
2012-1283,846
2013-03105,602
2013-06107,979
2013-09110,287
2013-1290,781
2014-03111,781
2014-06108,875
2014-09109,840
2014-1290,042
2015-03106,755
2015-06104,755
2015-09103,862
2015-1285,903
2016-0397,768
2016-0694,889
2016-0995,758
2016-1281,299
2017-0395,360
2017-0690,592
2017-0990,045
2017-1275,608
2018-0384,676
2018-0683,474
2018-0986,666
2018-1273,948
2019-0385,916
2019-0680,064
2019-0978,327
2019-1264,585
2020-0377,691
2020-0671,404
2020-0965,358
2020-1261,137
2021-0357,954
2021-0655,031
2021-0952,861
2021-1249,582
2022-0352,439
2022-0651,767
2022-0958,207
2022-1256,163
2023-0367,470
2023-0670,377
2023-0975,558
2023-1267,756
2024-0382,402
2024-0691,298
2024-09100,063
2024-1287,161
2025-03110,742
2025-06119,443
2025-09126,718
2025-12112,638
2026-03137,688
2026-06140,386
2026-09144,025
Holders by citizenship, 30 Sep 2026
  1. Philippines25,429
  2. India21,330
  3. United Kingdom14,045
  4. Nepal8,330
  5. China6,945
  6. Ireland5,839
  7. Sri Lanka4,830
  8. Brazil3,724
  9. South Africa3,577
  10. South Korea3,074
  11. Colombia2,789
  12. Indonesia2,696
  13. Vietnam2,631
  14. Italy2,426
  15. Malaysia2,405
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visa holders, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

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