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Occupation · ANZSCO 351311 · Australia

ANZSCO code
351311
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
5,794
Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
14,043
Share of all grants, 2025–26
8.4%
Change since 2020–21
+546.7%
Granted5,7942025–26
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 Chef. Financial years run July to June.

Primary applicants granted a visa

3,1816,3622005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
3,1816,3622005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–061,025
2006–071,073
2007–081,422
2008–091,186
2009–10338
2010–11392
2011–12872
2012–131,091
2013–141,052
2014–151,176
2015–161,113
2016–171,109
2017–181,129
2018–191,594
2019–20715
2020–21896
2021–221,988
2022–232,409
2023–242,279
2024–256,362
2025–265,794
Granted, 2025–26
5,794
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
14,435
Highest year
2024–25 (6,362)
Rank among occupations, 2025–26
1
Granted 2026–27 (to 30 September 2026)
1,438
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. Nepal3,377
  2. India2,778
  3. Philippines1,404
  4. South Korea983
  5. Sri Lanka767
  6. Indonesia673
  7. Thailand659
  8. Italy519
  9. Brazil378
  10. Malaysia329
  11. Colombia265
  12. Vietnam251
By age group
  1. 20 - 241,113
  2. 25 - 294,946
  3. 30 - 344,486
  4. 35 - 392,527
  5. 40 - 441,082
  6. 45 - 49207
  7. 50 - 5460
  8. 55 - 5912
  9. 60 - 642
Women among primary applicants
30.3%
Skill level (ANZSCO)
Skill Level 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

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 Wales4,686
  2. Victoria4,271
  3. Queensland2,966
  4. Western Australia1,522
  5. South Australia566
  6. Australian Capital Territory339
  7. Northern Territory48
  8. Tasmania37
By region (SA4)
  1. Melbourne - Inner1,589
  2. Sydney - City and Inner South1,207
  3. Brisbane Inner City586
  4. Gold Coast558
  5. Sunshine Coast346
  6. Australian Capital Territory339
  7. Perth - Inner323
  8. Melbourne - South East313
  9. Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby300
  10. Sydney - Eastern Suburbs294
By sponsor industry
  1. Accommodation and Food Services13,473
  2. Other Services445
  3. Health Care and Social Assistance152
  4. Retail Trade136
  5. Arts and Recreation Services64
  6. Professional, Scientific and Technical39
  7. Manufacturing32
  8. Education and Training30
  9. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing17
  10. Administrative and Support Services17
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 stream00001,3494,635
Skills in Demand — Labour Agreement stream0000632
Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream8781,9592,3812,2534,9831,124
Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream461626233
Subclass 457 — Standard Business Sponsorship142312010
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 Chef, at each snapshot date.

Primary visa holders

7,02214k2010-092011-122013-032014-062015-092016-122018-032019-062020-092021-122023-032024-062025-092026-09
7,02214k2010-092013-062016-032018-122021-092024-062026-09
Data table
2010-091,753
2010-121,621
2011-031,480
2011-061,420
2011-091,427
2011-121,437
2012-031,442
2012-061,459
2012-091,578
2012-121,628
2013-031,795
2013-061,955
2013-092,087
2013-122,154
2014-032,375
2014-062,465
2014-092,555
2014-122,552
2015-032,700
2015-062,781
2015-092,798
2015-122,724
2016-032,816
2016-062,835
2016-092,886
2016-122,923
2017-033,020
2017-062,860
2017-092,996
2017-123,037
2018-033,035
2018-063,030
2018-093,426
2018-123,610
2019-033,593
2019-063,490
2019-093,404
2019-123,355
2020-033,486
2020-063,260
2020-093,056
2020-122,987
2021-033,105
2021-063,222
2021-093,384
2021-123,575
2022-033,732
2022-063,762
2022-093,920
2022-124,157
2023-034,338
2023-064,542
2023-094,621
2023-124,699
2024-034,860
2024-065,426
2024-096,356
2024-126,890
2025-038,035
2025-0610,141
2025-0911,225
2025-1212,202
2026-0312,735
2026-0613,594
2026-0914,043
Holders by citizenship, 30 Sep 2026
  1. Nepal3,328
  2. India2,676
  3. Philippines1,372
  4. South Korea970
  5. Thailand721
  6. Sri Lanka695
  7. Indonesia666
  8. Italy481
  9. Brazil343
  10. Malaysia314
  11. Colombia255
  12. Vietnam254
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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