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Ship's Master

Occupation · ANZSCO 231213 · Australia

ANZSCO code
231213
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
37
Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
58
Share of all grants, 2025–26
0.1%
Change since 2020–21
+164.3%
Granted372025–26
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 Master. Financial years run July to June.

Primary applicants granted a visa

641282005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
641282005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–0644
2006–0767
2007–0874
2008–0984
2009–1082
2010–1174
2011–12128
2012–13121
2013–1479
2014–1588
2015–1640
2016–1725
2017–185
2018–1914
2019–2016
2020–2114
2021–2223
2022–2326
2023–2444
2024–2559
2025–2637
Granted, 2025–26
37
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
140
Highest year
2011–12 (128)
Rank among occupations, 2025–26
230
Granted 2026–27 (to 30 September 2026)
2
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 Kingdom19
  2. India18
  3. Sri Lanka18
  4. Philippines16
  5. Poland12
  6. Norway10
  7. Denmark10
  8. Sweden7
  9. United States4
  10. South Africa4
  11. Myanmar4
  12. Ireland3
By age group
  1. 30 - 3411
  2. 35 - 3929
  3. 40 - 4442
  4. 45 - 4927
  5. 50 - 5425
  6. 55 - 594
  7. 60 - 641
  8. 65 +1
Women among primary applicants
1.4%
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 Australia103
  2. Queensland14
  3. New South Wales7
  4. Northern Territory5
  5. Tasmania5
  6. Victoria3
  7. South Australia3
By region (SA4)
  1. Western Australia - Outback (North)72
  2. Perth - Inner17
  3. Perth - South West11
  4. Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday6
  5. South East5
  6. Darwin5
  7. Central Queensland4
  8. Newcastle and Lake Macquarie4
  9. Warrnambool and South West3
  10. Queensland - Outback3
By sponsor industry
  1. Professional, Scientific and Technical39
  2. Other Services31
  3. Transport Postal and Warehousing22
  4. Mining20
  5. Construction15
  6. Public Administration and Safety5
  7. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing4
  8. Manufacturing3
  9. Arts and Recreation 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 — Specialist Skills stream00001133
Skills in Demand — Labour Agreement stream000002
Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream11222244462
Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream314020
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 Master, at each snapshot date.

Primary visa holders

37732010-092011-122013-032014-062015-092016-122018-032019-062020-092021-122023-032024-062025-092026-09
37732010-092013-062016-032018-122021-092024-062026-09
Data table
2010-0931
2010-1226
2011-0335
2011-0634
2011-0947
2011-1246
2012-0354
2012-0651
2012-0956
2012-1263
2013-0354
2013-0658
2013-0955
2013-1252
2014-0368
2014-0648
2014-0963
2014-1242
2015-0339
2015-0641
2015-0933
2015-1223
2016-0325
2016-0621
2016-0919
2016-1221
2017-0320
2017-0623
2017-0920
2017-1215
2018-0316
2018-0617
2018-0917
2018-128
2019-0311
2019-0613
2019-0912
2019-129
2020-0317
2020-0615
2020-0912
2020-129
2021-0311
2021-0615
2021-0913
2021-127
2022-0314
2022-0624
2022-0930
2022-1231
2023-0336
2023-0637
2023-0932
2023-1228
2024-0340
2024-0643
2024-0956
2024-1246
2025-0368
2025-0661
2025-0961
2025-1260
2026-0373
2026-0672
2026-0958
Holders by citizenship, 30 Sep 2026
  1. Philippines14
  2. Sri Lanka10
  3. United Kingdom7
  4. India6
  5. Norway4
  6. Sweden4
  7. South Africa2
  8. Myanmar2
  9. Denmark2
  10. Croatia1
  11. Ireland1
  12. Finland1
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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