Carpenter
Occupation · ANZSCO 331212 · Australia
- ANZSCO code
- 331212
- Primary visas granted, 2025–26
- 796
- Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
- 2,311
- Share of all grants, 2025–26
- 1.1%
- Change since 2020–21
- +400.6%
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Visas granted by financial year
Temporary skilled visas (subclass 457 to 2018, then 482) granted to primary applicants nominated as Carpenter. Financial years run July to June.
Primary applicants granted a visa
Data table
| 2005–06 | 132 |
| 2006–07 | 189 |
| 2007–08 | 320 |
| 2008–09 | 256 |
| 2009–10 | 163 |
| 2010–11 | 375 |
| 2011–12 | 778 |
| 2012–13 | 970 |
| 2013–14 | 645 |
| 2014–15 | 502 |
| 2015–16 | 400 |
| 2016–17 | 461 |
| 2017–18 | 288 |
| 2018–19 | 545 |
| 2019–20 | 229 |
| 2020–21 | 159 |
| 2021–22 | 262 |
| 2022–23 | 426 |
| 2023–24 | 429 |
| 2024–25 | 777 |
| 2025–26 | 796 |
- Granted, 2025–26
- 796
- Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
- 2,002
- Highest year
- 2012–13 (970)
- Rank among occupations, 2025–26
- 17
- Granted 2026–27 (to 30 September 2026)
- 652
Nationalities
Countries of citizenship of primary applicants granted a visa, 2023–24 to 2025–26.
- Ireland471
- United Kingdom337
- Mongolia161
- Brazil123
- India112
- Colombia105
- Philippines101
- France68
- Italy61
- South Korea37
- Chile36
- Sri Lanka36
- 20 - 24128
- 25 - 29570
- 30 - 34646
- 35 - 39418
- 40 - 44166
- 45 - 4938
- 50 - 5421
- 55 - 5912
- 60 - 643
- Women among primary applicants
- 1.2%
- Skill level (ANZSCO)
- Skill Level 3
Where the jobs are
Nominated position location and the industry the sponsor identified with, 2023–24 to 2025–26.
Visa streams
Primary visas granted by stream in the last six financial years.
| Stream | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skills in Demand — Core Skills stream | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 697 |
| Skills in Demand — Labour Agreement stream | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream | 155 | 255 | 423 | 429 | 593 | 94 |
| Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Subclass 457 — Standard Business Sponsorship | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Visa holders
Primary visa holders in Australia nominated as Carpenter, at each snapshot date.
Primary visa holders
Data table
| 2010-09 | 491 |
| 2010-12 | 382 |
| 2011-03 | 572 |
| 2011-06 | 613 |
| 2011-09 | 688 |
| 2011-12 | 581 |
| 2012-03 | 971 |
| 2012-06 | 1,087 |
| 2012-09 | 1,274 |
| 2012-12 | 890 |
| 2013-03 | 1,575 |
| 2013-06 | 1,731 |
| 2013-09 | 1,805 |
| 2013-12 | 1,058 |
| 2014-03 | 1,921 |
| 2014-06 | 1,860 |
| 2014-09 | 1,802 |
| 2014-12 | 1,081 |
| 2015-03 | 1,734 |
| 2015-06 | 1,633 |
| 2015-09 | 1,571 |
| 2015-12 | 1,000 |
| 2016-03 | 1,376 |
| 2016-06 | 1,281 |
| 2016-09 | 1,262 |
| 2016-12 | 892 |
| 2017-03 | 1,212 |
| 2017-06 | 1,143 |
| 2017-09 | 1,096 |
| 2017-12 | 790 |
| 2018-03 | 1,040 |
| 2018-06 | 1,028 |
| 2018-09 | 1,137 |
| 2018-12 | 917 |
| 2019-03 | 1,204 |
| 2019-06 | 1,157 |
| 2019-09 | 1,135 |
| 2019-12 | 851 |
| 2020-03 | 1,134 |
| 2020-06 | 1,075 |
| 2020-09 | 1,035 |
| 2020-12 | 990 |
| 2021-03 | 953 |
| 2021-06 | 867 |
| 2021-09 | 849 |
| 2021-12 | 856 |
| 2022-03 | 884 |
| 2022-06 | 782 |
| 2022-09 | 795 |
| 2022-12 | 701 |
| 2023-03 | 818 |
| 2023-06 | 815 |
| 2023-09 | 790 |
| 2023-12 | 667 |
| 2024-03 | 862 |
| 2024-06 | 971 |
| 2024-09 | 1,048 |
| 2024-12 | 857 |
| 2025-03 | 1,217 |
| 2025-06 | 1,474 |
| 2025-09 | 1,584 |
| 2025-12 | 1,289 |
| 2026-03 | 1,822 |
| 2026-06 | 1,856 |
| 2026-09 | 2,311 |
- Ireland498
- United Kingdom407
- Mongolia238
- Colombia146
- Brazil123
- Philippines107
- France88
- India84
- Italy76
- Chile43
- South Korea41
- China37
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