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Specialist Physician (General Medicine)

Occupation · ANZSCO 253311 · Australia

ANZSCO code
253311
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
97
Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
125
Share of all grants, 2025–26
0.1%
Change since 2020–21
+106.4%
Granted972025–26
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 Specialist Physician (General Medicine). Financial years run July to June.

Primary applicants granted a visa

49972005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
49972005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–0647
2006–0784
2007–0881
2008–0944
2009–1036
2010–1123
2011–1210
2012–1316
2013–146
2014–1515
2015–169
2016–1713
2017–1819
2018–1916
2019–2037
2020–2147
2021–2262
2022–2369
2023–2478
2024–2583
2025–2697
Granted, 2025–26
97
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
258
Highest year
2025–26 (97)
Rank among occupations, 2025–26
142
Granted 2026–27 (to 30 September 2026)
18
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. Sri Lanka90
  2. United Kingdom30
  3. India21
  4. Pakistan21
  5. Philippines13
  6. Malaysia12
  7. Nigeria10
  8. Egypt8
  9. Sudan6
  10. Ireland5
  11. Iran4
  12. Brazil4
By age group
  1. 20 - 241
  2. 25 - 2920
  3. 30 - 3489
  4. 35 - 3964
  5. 40 - 4435
  6. 45 - 4925
  7. 50 - 5418
  8. 55 - 592
  9. 60 - 643
  10. 65 +1
Women among primary applicants
36.0%
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 Wales75
  2. Western Australia49
  3. Victoria36
  4. Tasmania34
  5. Queensland28
  6. South Australia16
  7. Northern Territory13
  8. Australian Capital Territory7
By region (SA4)
  1. Central Coast23
  2. Hobart18
  3. Darwin13
  4. Hunter Valley exc Newcastle12
  5. Shepparton11
  6. Launceston and North East10
  7. Adelaide - South10
  8. Perth - South West10
  9. Perth - North East10
  10. Western Australia - Outback (South)9
By sponsor industry
  1. Health Care and Social Assistance258
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 stream00001944
Skills in Demand — Specialist Skills stream00002053
Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream47626978440
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 Specialist Physician (General Medicine), at each snapshot date.

Primary visa holders

751492010-092011-122013-032014-062015-092016-122018-032019-062020-092021-122023-032024-062025-092026-09
751492010-092013-062016-032018-122021-092024-062026-09
Data table
2010-0960
2010-1254
2011-0356
2011-0650
2011-0950
2011-1243
2012-0339
2012-0631
2012-0929
2012-1229
2013-0331
2013-0630
2013-0928
2013-1222
2014-0325
2014-0621
2014-0921
2014-1220
2015-0323
2015-0624
2015-0925
2015-1222
2016-0329
2016-0628
2016-0923
2016-1217
2017-0320
2017-0621
2017-0925
2017-1221
2018-0325
2018-0624
2018-0932
2018-1238
2019-0338
2019-0636
2019-0936
2019-1242
2020-0352
2020-0647
2020-0947
2020-1250
2021-0357
2021-0654
2021-0954
2021-1257
2022-0361
2022-0679
2022-0979
2022-1272
2023-0374
2023-0680
2023-0991
2023-12101
2024-03107
2024-06106
2024-09104
2024-12105
2025-03114
2025-06119
2025-09129
2025-12133
2026-03149
2026-06134
2026-09125
Holders by citizenship, 30 Sep 2026
  1. Sri Lanka42
  2. United Kingdom18
  3. Pakistan12
  4. India11
  5. Malaysia5
  6. Philippines5
  7. Nigeria4
  8. Sudan3
  9. Brazil2
  10. Ireland2
  11. Iraq2
  12. Egypt2
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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