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Western Australia - Outback (South)

Region (SA4) · Western Australia · Australia

State or territory
Western Australia
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
871
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
2,404
Share of Western Australia, 2023–24 to 2025–26
7.8%
Granted8712025–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Sep 2026
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Visas granted by financial year

Temporary skilled visas granted to primary applicants for positions in the Western Australia - Outback (South) region (ABS Statistical Area Level 4).

Primary applicants granted a visa

4368712005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
4368712005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–06320
2006–07398
2007–08487
2008–09409
2009–10169
2010–11384
2011–12732
2012–13503
2013–14318
2014–15164
2015–16143
2016–17138
2017–18136
2018–19182
2019–20234
2020–21202
2021–22287
2022–23525
2023–24725
2024–25808
2025–26871
Area (SA3)Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
Goldfields1,381
Mid West722
Esperance191
Gascoyne110
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

Occupations and industries

2023–24 to 2025–26.

Top occupations
  1. Geologist189
  2. Fitter (General)187
  3. Diesel Motor Mechanic154
  4. Chef136
  5. Mechanical Engineering Technician107
  6. Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)104
  7. Metal Fabricator91
  8. Cook86
  9. Secondary School Teacher65
  10. Welder (First Class) (Aus) / Welder (NZ)59
  11. Motor Mechanic (General)48
  12. Geotechnical Engineer43
By sponsor industry
  1. Mining970
  2. Accommodation and Food Services279
  3. Health Care and Social Assistance257
  4. Education and Training146
  5. Professional, Scientific and Technical136
  6. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing130
  7. Manufacturing121
  8. Other Services92
  9. Transport Postal and Warehousing66
  10. Construction61
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

2023–24 to 2025–26.

Primary visas granted
  1. Philippines576
  2. United Kingdom310
  3. South Africa148
  4. India119
  5. Zimbabwe90
  6. Malaysia88
  7. Papua New Guinea85
  8. Zambia82
  9. China70
  10. Indonesia63
  11. France57
  12. Ghana57
Stream2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
Skills in Demand — Core Skills stream0000205637
Skills in Demand — Specialist Skills stream000039107
Skills in Demand — Labour Agreement stream000019106
Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream11618635551432813
Temporary Skill Shortage — Short-term stream64671121511668
Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream20345860510
Subclass 457 — Standard Business Sponsorship200000
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

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