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Ship's Engineer

Occupation · ANZSCO 231212 · Australia

ANZSCO code
231212
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
43
Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
35
Share of all grants, 2025–26
0.1%
Change since 2020–21
+2050.0%
Granted432025–26
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 Ship's Engineer. Financial years run July to June.

Primary applicants granted a visa

1873742005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
1873742005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–0689
2006–07140
2007–08186
2008–09158
2009–10127
2010–11198
2011–12274
2012–13374
2013–14180
2014–15174
2015–16100
2016–1752
2017–180
2018–190
2019–200
2020–212
2021–223
2022–231
2023–240
2024–2528
2025–2643
Granted, 2025–26
43
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
71
Highest year
2012–13 (374)
Rank among occupations, 2025–26
221
Granted 2026–27 (to 30 September 2026)
4
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. Poland15
  2. Philippines14
  3. United Kingdom10
  4. Sri Lanka6
  5. Denmark4
  6. Croatia3
  7. Mexico3
  8. Romania2
  9. Norway2
  10. Fiji2
  11. Sweden2
  12. Papua New Guinea2
By age group
  1. 25 - 291
  2. 30 - 3413
  3. 35 - 3913
  4. 40 - 4413
  5. 45 - 4911
  6. 50 - 5410
  7. 55 - 594
  8. 60 - 645
  9. 65 +1
Women among primary applicants
0.0%
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. Western Australia34
  2. Queensland18
  3. Northern Territory10
  4. New South Wales3
  5. Tasmania3
  6. South Australia1
  7. Victoria1
  8. Australian Capital Territory1
By region (SA4)
  1. Western Australia - Outback (North)19
  2. Darwin10
  3. Queensland - Outback10
  4. Perth - Inner9
  5. Perth - South West6
  6. Central Queensland5
  7. Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby3
  8. South East2
  9. Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday2
  10. Cairns1
By sponsor industry
  1. Other Services26
  2. Construction11
  3. Mining10
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical9
  5. Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services7
  6. Transport Postal and Warehousing6
  7. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1
  8. Accommodation and Food 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 stream000017
Skills in Demand — Specialist Skills stream00002736
Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream231000
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 Ship's Engineer, at each snapshot date.

Primary visa holders

951892010-092011-092012-092013-092014-092015-092016-092017-092018-092019-092020-092022-122025-032026-032026-09
951892010-092013-032015-092018-032020-092025-092026-09
Data table
2010-09114
2010-1287
2011-03108
2011-06113
2011-09119
2011-12109
2012-03149
2012-06141
2012-09158
2012-12189
2013-03189
2013-06152
2013-09145
2013-12141
2014-03173
2014-06146
2014-09152
2014-12123
2015-03115
2015-06112
2015-09118
2015-1287
2016-03106
2016-0681
2016-0981
2016-1252
2017-0366
2017-0658
2017-0944
2017-1227
2018-0335
2018-0628
2018-0925
2018-1220
2019-0311
2019-0612
2019-0912
2019-124
2020-037
2020-065
2020-094
2020-123
2021-122
2022-062
2022-121
2023-031
2023-091
2023-121
2025-036
2025-0613
2025-0925
2025-1231
2026-0330
2026-0638
2026-0935
Holders by citizenship, 30 Sep 2026
  1. Philippines10
  2. Sri Lanka6
  3. United Kingdom4
  4. Papua New Guinea2
  5. Poland2
  6. Fiji2
  7. Croatia2
  8. Mexico2
  9. India1
  10. Bangladesh1
  11. Ireland1
  12. Kenya1
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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