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31 December 2017 - comparison with previous quarters

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Caveat - use of this data
Pivot Table: Temporary Resident (Skilled) visas holders in Australia at 31 December 2017 - comparison w

Explanatory Notes
Definition of Terms

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Age Group (All)

Citizenship Country (All)
Gender (All)
Nominated Occupation (ANZSCO) (All)
Nominated Occupation (ANZSCO Major Group) (All)
Nominated Occupation (ANZSCO Unit Group) (All)
Nominated Occupation Skill Level (All)
Nominated Position Location (Statistical Division) (All)
Nominated Position Location (Statistical Sub-Division) (All)
Sponsor Industry (All)
Visa Subclass (All)

Sum of Total Snapshot Date

Applicant Type Nominated Position Lo 9/30/2009
Primary ACT 954
NSW 24748
NT 1314
QLD 13738
SA 2748
TAS 485
VIC 13825
WA 15595
Not Specified 1744
Primary Total 75151
Secondary ACT 834
NSW 18715
NT 1019
QLD 13839
SA 2755
TAS 472
VIC 12104
WA 16083
Not Specified 1719
Secondary Total 67540
Grand Total 142691
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napshot Date
12/31/2009 3/31/2010 6/30/2010 9/30/2010 12/31/2010 3/31/2011 6/30/2011 9/30/2011
817 957 914 960 842 968 926 1104
20384 23948 23850 25000 21907 26248 25816 27554
995 1169 1115 1066 821 972 905 906
10658 12243 11805 11785 9646 11669 11417 12173
2285 2496 2449 2410 2092 2487 2423 2485
425 454 434 434 417 450 442 414
11362 13028 13147 13658 12068 14876 15152 16375
12089 13807 13311 13556 10899 13714 13780 15010
1292 1456 1377 1337 1000 1219 1170 1224
60307 69558 68402 70206 59692 72603 72031 77245
820 900 819 860 837 862 803 914
16349 17796 17110 18108 16995 19110 17877 18984
939 1026 971 1004 874 953 891 827
11673 12396 11766 11784 10395 11579 10790 11426
2388 2296 2298 2281 2228 2389 2363 2449
438 440 429 439 428 492 487 469
10644 11377 10948 11520 11016 12468 11966 12872
13795 14266 13502 13752 12359 13541 13062 13878
1485 1489 1318 1366 1159 1314 1118 1784
 58531 61986 59161 61114 56291 62708 59357 63603
118838 131544 127563 131320 115983 135311 131388 140848
n with previous quarters

12/31/2011 3/31/2012 6/30/2012 9/30/2012 12/31/2012 3/31/2013 6/30/2013 9/30/2013

1000 1315 1245 1273 1054 1363 1323 1400
24838 31039 31529 33761 30373 36857 38133 39341
822 993 1067 1152 971 1260 1343 1422
10385 14268 14854 16043 13182 16965 17380 17733
2175 2626 2644 2813 2466 2917 2857 3054
379 429 400 439 394 443 443 453
14486 18305 18623 20172 17467 21737 22271 22832
13309 18322 19436 21723 17037 23036 23239 23146
926 1294 1254 1229 894 1018 984 900
68320 88591 91052 98605 83838 105596 107973 110281
887 1106 1062 1072 963 1129 1044 1032
18392 21292 20910 22872 22533 26233 25598 26968
767 827 836 897 817 961 924 923
10326 12934 12979 13880 12954 15000 14951 15396
2278 2574 2607 2744 2624 2811 2682 2836
415 447 423 469 412 456 450 436
12196 14029 13834 14901 14507 16815 16677 17491
12946 16008 16194 17793 16346 19839 19132 19447
2143 2591 2332 2339 2104 2068 1771 1622
 60350 71808 71177 76967 73260 85312 83229 86151
128670 160399 162229 175572 157098 190908 191202 196432
12/31/2013 3/31/2014 6/30/2014 9/30/2014 12/31/2014 3/31/2015 6/30/2015 9/30/2015
1160 1438 1354 1433 1166 1404 1357 1349
33982 40658 39863 40792 34614 40896 40647 40991
1053 1589 1633 1680 1141 1636 1684 1713
14070 17597 16903 16800 13312 15401 14967 14516
2574 3148 3094 3135 2659 3123 3083 3000
397 451 421 411 389 410 393 394
19784 23805 23725 24311 20772 24465 24394 24571
17179 22430 21349 20823 15708 19100 17959 17112
576 659 527 449 276 316 269 214
90775 111775 108869 109834 90037 106751 104753 103860
939 1045 1021 1026 1000 1148 1164 1112
25513 29011 27948 28859 26717 29730 28882 29467
835 1002 911 1009 818 961 959 1074
13563 15829 15089 14988 12880 14277 13507 13173
2619 2930 2922 2969 2719 3010 3020 2951
362 396 365 366 355 381 369 354
16518 18834 18736 19393 17938 19938 19612 20064
16640 19410 18168 17599 14829 16345 15297 14434
1292 1313 1042 878 610 610 437 311
 78281 89770 86202 87087 77866 86400 83247 82940
169056 201545 195071 196921 167903 193151 188000 186800
12/31/2015 3/31/2016 6/30/2016 9/30/2016 12/31/2016 3/31/2017 6/30/2017
1090 1288 1188 1244 1034 1269 1212
34830 40388 39741 40848 35176 42483 40569
1235 1676 1675 1643 1238 1563 1619
11886 13014 12497 12392 10535 11967 11220
2497 2776 2570 2534 2217 2430 2279
379 424 414 418 396 428 421
20764 23290 23460 23858 20423 23640 22804
13083 14776 13235 12732 10230 11533 10412
137 134 107 88 49 47 56
85901 97766 94887 95757 81298 95360 90592
1027 1085 1051 1057 954 1063 1010
26991 29592 28239 29191 27009 30086 28503
936 1071 1053 1150 969 1153 1078
11535 11994 11481 11195 9724 10577 9875
2644 2833 2677 2557 2336 2409 2291
362 398 398 404 373 415 413
18238 19383 19009 19493 17764 19112 18376
12054 13060 11650 11267 9733 10451 9234
212 208 135 116 59 75 41
 73999 79624 75693 76430 68921 75341 70821
159900 177390 170580 172187 150219 170701 161413
9/30/2017 12/31/2017
1228 1010
40426 34040
1609 1177
10879 9258
2341 1981
400 384
22626 19279
10439 8406
96 72
90044 75607
1021 883
28425 25230
1170 919
9646 8499
2280 2036
399 406
18104 16573
9143 7937
57 48
 70245 62531
160289 138138
Explanatory notes

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planatory notes

This report is based on visa grant data recorded for Temporary Resident (Skilled) visa subclasses in the
current financial year and the previous financial year. It excludes a small number of visa grants made to
Independent Executives, who also used to enter on Temporary Resident (Skilled) visas but are now included
in the Business Skills categories
ANZSCO was introduced in the department on 1 July 2010. Applications lodged prior to that date using the
Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) 2nd Edition have been converted to an ANZSCO
code using a standard departmental mapping approved by the ABS.
Unless otherwise stated, the occupation shown in tables in this report is the nominated occupation. That is,
the position that is being filled rather than the previous or usual occupation of the visa applicant. For
secondary applicants, 'Not Applicable' is shown for the nominated occupation.
Sponsors self-identify with an industry classification when lodging a nomination or sponsorship. The industry
classification shown is based on what the sponsor has recorded. If a sponsor has notified more than one
industry over time, the most recently recorded industry classification has been used in this report. If the
Temporary Resident (Skilled) visa holder has changed sponsor without lodging a new visa application, a
small percentage of the industry classification may be based on the sponsor at the time of visa grant rather
than the sponsor at the snapshot date. For secondary applicants, 'Not Applicable' is shown for the sponsor
industry.

In some cases, 'Not recorded' or 'Not specified' appears. This mainly relates to visa applications processed in
the IRIS system. IRIS does not have the capacity to record comprehensive information about sponsors and
nominations. Since 1 November 2003, the ICSE system has largely replaced IRIS for processing Temporary
Resident (Skilled) visas, but a small number of visas are still processed in IRIS.

From 14 September 2009, subclass 457 visa holders changing sponsor or nominated occupation do not need
to lodge a new visa application if they held a valid Temporary Resident (Skilled) visa. The department
estimates that the number of visa applications lodged since 14 September 2009 has been reduced by 8 to 9
per cent below the level that would have occurred without the change.
The nominated position location 'State', 'Statistical Division' and 'Statistical Sub-Division' of the secondary
applicant is based on the primary applicant. If the Temporary Resident (Skilled) visa holder has changed
sponsor without lodging a new visa application, a small percentage of the nominated position location may be
based on the sponsor at the time of visa grant rather than the sponsor at the snapshot date.

The age of the Temporary Resident (Skilled) visa holder is based on the snapshot date

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Definition of terms

ANZSIC:

Applicant Type:

ANZSCO Major Group:

Independent Executive:

Nominated Occupation:

Nominated Position Location:

Primary Applicant:

Secondary Applicant:

Sponsor Industry:

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n of terms

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industry Classification 2006 Edition produced by the Australian Bureau
of Statistics (ABS). Prior to November 2008, ANZSIC 1993 was used to record industry. Data recorded using
ANZSIC 1993 has been converted to ANZSIC 2006 using concordance tables provided by the ABS.

Under the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations), there are two types of applicants. These are
primary applicants and secondary applicants. These terms are defined below._x000D_
_x000D_
If the table or graph heading includes the word 'primary', such as 'primary applications' or 'primary visa
holders', dependants (secondary applicants) are not included.
Major Group is the highest level in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
(ANZSCO) 1st Edition produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Formerly, a group within Temporary Resident (Skilled) visas who did not require a sponsor. They are now
included in the Business Skills categories. A small number of visa applications for Independent Executives
were finalised in the current year.
The occupation of the nominated position that the primary visa holder will be filling in Australia while holding a
Temporary Resident (Skilled) visa based on the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
1st Edition.
The State or Territory where the visa holder will be working. This may be different from the business address
of the sponsor and/or the visa processing office.
The primary applicant is the person who must satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a visa under the
Migration Regulations.
Secondary applicants must satisfy the secondary criteria for the grant of a visa under the Regulations. In this
case, a secondary applicant is generally a dependant of the primary applicant.
The industry self-identified by the sponsoring client using the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industry
Classification (ANZSIC) 2006 edition.

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