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South Australia

State or territory · Australia

Primary visas granted, 2025–26
2,770
Share of Australia, 2025–26
4.0%
Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
0
Change since 2020–21
+343.2%
Granted2,7702025–26
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 South Australia.

Primary applicants granted a visa

1,3852,7702005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
1,3852,7702005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–061,474
2006–071,481
2007–081,925
2008–092,186
2009–101,558
2010–111,577
2011–121,808
2012–132,025
2013–141,658
2014–151,529
2015–161,157
2016–171,035
2017–181,066
2018–19872
2019–20738
2020–21625
2021–22857
2022–231,389
2023–241,399
2024–252,354
2025–262,770
Stream2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
Skills in Demand — Core Skills stream00005201,858
Skills in Demand — Specialist Skills stream0000132379
Skills in Demand — Labour Agreement stream0000103397
Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream35549384577688286
Temporary Skill Shortage — Short-term stream24825735341946127
Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream2210619120425623
Subclass 457 — Standard Business Sponsorship010000
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. Chef566
  2. Resident Medical Officer516
  3. Motor Mechanic (General)262
  4. Registered Nurse (Aged Care)190
  5. Personal Care Assistant135
  6. Diesel Motor Mechanic126
  7. Metal Fabricator119
  8. Aged or Disabled Carer109
  9. General Practitioner106
  10. Cook105
  11. Mechanical Engineering Technician102
  12. Electrical Engineering Technician93
By sponsor industry
  1. Health Care and Social Assistance1,595
  2. Accommodation and Food Services766
  3. Other Services746
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical712
  5. Manufacturing694
  6. Construction572
  7. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing376
  8. Retail Trade220
  9. Information Media and Telecommunications194
  10. Education and Training167
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, 2023–24 to 2025–26.

Primary visas granted
  1. India1,193
  2. Philippines1,189
  3. United Kingdom582
  4. Nepal337
  5. China277
  6. Sri Lanka268
  7. South Africa203
  8. Malaysia198
  9. Brazil182
  10. Colombia168
  11. United States158
  12. Pakistan154
Nationalities represented
111
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
6,523
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

Regions

Statistical Area Level 4 regions with a page.

Primary visas granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
  1. Adelaide - Central and Hills1,811
  2. Adelaide - West1,131
  3. Adelaide - North1,065
  4. South Australia - South East836
  5. Adelaide - South802
  6. South Australia - Outback537
  7. Barossa - Yorke - Mid North329
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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