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Victoria

State or territory · Australia

Primary visas granted, 2025–26
15,917
Share of Australia, 2025–26
23.0%
Visa holders at 30 Sep 2026
0
Change since 2020–21
+186.3%
Granted15,9172025–26
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 Victoria.

Primary applicants granted a visa

7,95916k2005–062007–082009–102011–122013–142015–162017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
7,95916k2005–062009–102013–142017–182021–222025–26
Data table
2005–067,709
2006–0710,181
2007–0811,753
2008–0910,917
2009–108,478
2010–1111,511
2011–1213,679
2012–1314,395
2013–1412,261
2014–1512,664
2015–1611,546
2016–1711,724
2017–189,351
2018–1911,562
2019–207,458
2020–215,560
2021–228,964
2022–2314,401
2023–2412,051
2024–2515,888
2025–2615,917
Stream2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
Skills in Demand — Core Skills stream00003,24311,487
Skills in Demand — Specialist Skills stream00008252,057
Skills in Demand — Labour Agreement stream0000238940
Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream3,5106,58110,1577,4336,624924
Temporary Skill Shortage — Short-term stream1,8592,0863,7933,8104,168445
Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream15123042880578964
Subclass 457 — Standard Business Sponsorship396723310
Subclass 457 — Labour Agreement100000
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. Chef4,271
  2. Motor Mechanic (General)1,956
  3. Software Engineer1,450
  4. Resident Medical Officer1,256
  5. ICT Business Analyst1,060
  6. Marketing Specialist801
  7. Cook774
  8. Accountant (General)740
  9. Secondary School Teacher718
  10. Personal Care Assistant709
  11. Cafe or Restaurant Manager679
  12. Developer Programmer589
By sponsor industry
  1. Health Care and Social Assistance6,834
  2. Accommodation and Food Services6,384
  3. Professional, Scientific and Technical6,006
  4. Other Services5,618
  5. Manufacturing3,629
  6. Construction2,526
  7. Education and Training2,418
  8. Information Media and Telecommunications2,271
  9. Retail Trade2,205
  10. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,905
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. India10,235
  2. Philippines5,492
  3. United Kingdom4,188
  4. Ireland2,222
  5. Sri Lanka2,142
  6. China2,069
  7. Nepal1,800
  8. Malaysia1,107
  9. United States961
  10. South Africa950
  11. Vietnam866
  12. Colombia796
Nationalities represented
142
Granted, 2023–24 to 2025–26
43,856
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. Melbourne - Inner16,807
  2. Melbourne - South East4,464
  3. Melbourne - West4,105
  4. Melbourne - North West2,141
  5. Melbourne - Inner South1,903
  6. Melbourne - North East1,777
  7. Melbourne - Inner East1,654
  8. Latrobe - Gippsland1,438
  9. Melbourne - Outer East1,402
  10. Shepparton1,329
  11. Geelong1,170
  12. North West1,101
  13. Warrnambool and South West1,062
  14. Hume1,023
  15. Mornington Peninsula979
  16. Bendigo723
  17. Ballarat717
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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