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Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream

Visa stream · Australia

Visa
Subclass 482
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
197
Primary visas granted, all years
16,003
Financial years with grants
2017–18 to 2025–26
Granted1972025–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Sep 2026
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Visas granted by financial year

The Temporary Skill Shortage — Labour Agreement stream: for workers nominated under a labour agreement, up to December 2024.

Primary applicants granted a visa

2,1344,2672017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
2,1344,2672017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
Data table
2017–18116
2018–191,286
2019–201,126
2020–21843
2021–221,410
2022–232,641
2023–244,267
2024–254,104
2025–26197
Financial yearPrimaryShare of all grants that year
2025–261970.3%
2024–254,1046.0%
2023–244,2678.2%
2022–232,6415.1%
2021–221,4104.4%
2020–218433.6%
2019–201,1264.0%
2018–191,2863.1%
2017–181160.3%
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

2023–24 to 2025–26.

Top occupations
  1. Personal Care Assistant1,116
  2. Aged or Disabled Carer523
  3. Child Care Worker293
  4. Nursing Support Worker277
  5. Minister of Religion246
  6. Construction Rigger220
  7. Deck Hand142
  8. Cook123
  9. Scaffolder97
  10. Structural Steel Erector92
  11. Truck Driver (General)88
  12. Retail Supervisor88
  13. Religious Assistant87
  14. Fitter (General)78
  15. Fishing Hand75
By sponsor industry
  1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,135
  2. Health Care and Social Assistance2,055
  3. Manufacturing985
  4. Other Services871
  5. Accommodation and Food Services601
  6. Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services324
  7. Professional, Scientific and Technical314
  8. Education and Training273
  9. Transport Postal and Warehousing194
  10. Wholesale Trade191
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 and places

2023–24 to 2025–26.

Primary visas granted
  1. Philippines2,707
  2. China914
  3. India724
  4. Nepal695
  5. Vietnam432
  6. Fiji251
  7. United Kingdom240
  8. Taiwan210
  9. Indonesia172
  10. Sri Lanka151
  11. South Africa134
  12. Italy128
By state or territory
  1. New South Wales3,029
  2. Victoria1,658
  3. Queensland1,523
  4. Western Australia1,246
  5. Northern Territory499
  6. South Australia483
  7. Tasmania82
  8. Australian Capital Territory48
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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