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Production or Plant Engineer

Occupation · ANZSCO 233513 · Australia

ANZSCO code
233513
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
119
Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
303
Share of all grants, 2025–26
0.2%
Change since 2020–21
+88.9%
Granted1192025–26
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 Production or Plant Engineer. Financial years run July to June.

Primary applicants granted a visa

891782005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
891782005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–06132
2006–07120
2007–08178
2008–09129
2009–1089
2010–11152
2011–12177
2012–13142
2013–1499
2014–1569
2015–1650
2016–1757
2017–1834
2018–1977
2019–2070
2020–2163
2021–2264
2022–23106
2023–24150
2024–25130
2025–26119
Granted, 2025–26
119
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
399
Highest year
2007–08 (178)
Rank among occupations, 2025–26
118
Granted 2026–27 (to 30 September 2026)
17
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. India82
  2. Ireland38
  3. Brazil26
  4. Philippines22
  5. United Kingdom19
  6. Pakistan16
  7. Colombia15
  8. South Korea15
  9. China12
  10. France12
  11. Spain12
  12. Japan12
By age group
  1. 20 - 242
  2. 25 - 29128
  3. 30 - 34113
  4. 35 - 3979
  5. 40 - 4444
  6. 45 - 4918
  7. 50 - 548
  8. 55 - 594
  9. 60 - 642
  10. 65 +1
Women among primary applicants
14.0%
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. New South Wales114
  2. Victoria111
  3. Western Australia80
  4. Queensland72
  5. South Australia19
  6. Northern Territory3
By region (SA4)
  1. Melbourne - South East25
  2. Melbourne - North West24
  3. Perth - Inner23
  4. Brisbane Inner City23
  5. Perth - South West19
  6. Melbourne - Inner17
  7. Sydney - South West16
  8. Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains12
  9. Perth - South East10
  10. Sydney - Ryde10
By sponsor industry
  1. Manufacturing138
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical99
  3. Mining39
  4. Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services35
  5. Construction31
  6. Other Services24
  7. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing8
  8. Transport Postal and Warehousing6
  9. Wholesale Trade5
  10. Health Care and Social Assistance5
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 stream00002482
Skills in Demand — Specialist Skills stream00001830
Skills in Demand — Labour Agreement stream000002
Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream6364106149865
Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream000120
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 Production or Plant Engineer, at each snapshot date.

Primary visa holders

1553102010-092011-122013-032014-062015-092016-122018-032019-062020-092021-122023-032024-062025-092026-09
1553102010-092013-062016-032018-122021-092024-062026-09
Data table
2010-09136
2010-12108
2011-03146
2011-06176
2011-09184
2011-12155
2012-03227
2012-06230
2012-09249
2012-12195
2013-03247
2013-06248
2013-09253
2013-12189
2014-03229
2014-06197
2014-09198
2014-12139
2015-03172
2015-06152
2015-09147
2015-12103
2016-03132
2016-06113
2016-09115
2016-1286
2017-03114
2017-06101
2017-0997
2017-1269
2018-0382
2018-0682
2018-0993
2018-1278
2019-0398
2019-06106
2019-09114
2019-12106
2020-03138
2020-06139
2020-09141
2020-12145
2021-03150
2021-06151
2021-09155
2021-12143
2022-03141
2022-06133
2022-09145
2022-12132
2023-03166
2023-06179
2023-09209
2023-12178
2024-03222
2024-06257
2024-09258
2024-12207
2025-03270
2025-06280
2025-09294
2025-12241
2026-03310
2026-06306
2026-09303
Holders by citizenship, 30 Sep 2026
  1. India64
  2. Philippines24
  3. Brazil24
  4. Ireland19
  5. Colombia17
  6. Pakistan16
  7. United Kingdom11
  8. France10
  9. China9
  10. Japan9
  11. South Korea8
  12. Indonesia8
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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