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Occupation · ANZSCO 212499 · Australia

ANZSCO code
212499
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
16
Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
31
Share of all grants, 2025–26
0.0%
Change since 2020–21
-5.9%
Granted162025–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Sep 2026
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Visas granted by financial year

Temporary skilled visas (subclass 457 to 2018, then 482) granted to primary applicants nominated as Journalists and Other Writers nec. Financial years run July to June.

Primary applicants granted a visa

24472005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
24472005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–0610
2006–0720
2007–0821
2008–0914
2009–1011
2010–1113
2011–1224
2012–1319
2013–1439
2014–1538
2015–1640
2016–1747
2017–1839
2018–1941
2019–2030
2020–2117
2021–2216
2022–2321
2023–2417
2024–2521
2025–2616
Granted, 2025–26
16
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
54
Highest year
2016–17 (47)
Rank among occupations, 2025–26
311
Granted 2026–27 (to 30 September 2026)
3
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 granted a visa, 2023–24 to 2025–26.

Primary visas granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
  1. United Kingdom9
  2. Denmark9
  3. Sweden7
  4. Germany5
  5. Switzerland4
  6. China3
  7. India3
  8. Finland2
  9. Japan2
  10. Malaysia2
  11. Belgium2
  12. Ireland2
By age group
  1. 20 - 241
  2. 25 - 2916
  3. 30 - 3416
  4. 35 - 397
  5. 40 - 446
  6. 45 - 494
  7. 50 - 541
  8. 55 - 593
Women among primary applicants
53.7%
Skill level (ANZSCO)
Skill Level 1
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

Where the jobs are

Nominated position location and the industry the sponsor identified with, 2023–24 to 2025–26.

By state or territory
  1. New South Wales49
  2. Victoria5
By region (SA4)
  1. Sydney - City and Inner South46
  2. Melbourne - Inner5
  3. Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby3
By sponsor industry
  1. Information Media and Telecommunications49
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical2
  3. Arts and Recreation Services1
  4. Other Services1
  5. Financial and Insurance Services1
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 streams

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

Stream2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
Skills in Demand — Core Skills stream0000613
Skills in Demand — Specialist Skills stream000043
Temporary Skill Shortage — Short-term stream17162117110
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 nominated as Journalists and Other Writers nec, at each snapshot date.

Primary visa holders

34682010-092011-122013-032014-062015-092016-122018-032019-062020-092021-122023-032024-062025-092026-09
34682010-092013-062016-032018-122021-092024-062026-09
Data table
2010-0925
2010-1222
2011-0327
2011-0623
2011-0933
2011-1221
2012-0337
2012-0637
2012-0939
2012-1219
2013-0334
2013-0633
2013-0938
2013-1231
2014-0348
2014-0649
2014-0957
2014-1252
2015-0359
2015-0655
2015-0959
2015-1254
2016-0368
2016-0659
2016-0966
2016-1267
2017-0364
2017-0660
2017-0961
2017-1255
2018-0353
2018-0655
2018-0956
2018-1257
2019-0362
2019-0660
2019-0950
2019-1252
2020-0352
2020-0643
2020-0943
2020-1241
2021-0335
2021-0629
2021-0924
2021-1220
2022-0316
2022-0619
2022-0917
2022-1221
2023-0319
2023-0617
2023-0928
2023-1225
2024-0329
2024-0627
2024-0921
2024-1220
2025-0324
2025-0625
2025-0926
2025-1224
2026-0329
2026-0627
2026-0931
Holders by citizenship, 30 Sep 2026
  1. Sweden4
  2. United Kingdom4
  3. Denmark3
  4. Germany3
  5. Switzerland3
  6. China3
  7. Finland2
  8. Belgium2
  9. Malaysia2
  10. India2
  11. France1
  12. Japan1
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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