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Number of subclass 189 visa applications granted from 01/07/2025 to 30/06/2026 by ANZSCO occupation and by intended residence

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The table below summarises the number of Subclass 189 visas granted during the 2025–26 financial year, by ANZSCO occupation code and intended state or territory of residence. It allows you to compare visa grants across occupations and Australian states and territories, providing a useful reference when planning your migration pathway.

ANZSCO CODE Occupation ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA not specified
121212 Flower Grower – – – – – – – – –
133211 Engineering Manager – – – – – – <5 – –
134111 Child Care Centre Manager – – – – – – – –
134213 Primary Health Organisation Manager – – – – – – <5 – –
139911 Arts Administrator or Manager – – – – – – <5 – –
139912 Environmental Manager <5 – – – – – – – <5
211112 Dancer or Choreographer – <5 – – – – – – –
211212 Music Director – <5 – – – – – – –
211213 Musician (Instrumental) – <5 – <5 – – – – –
212111 Artistic Director – – – – – – – – 65
221111 Accountant (General) 6 – – 5 6 – – – 85
221112 Management Accountant – <5 – – – – <5 – –
221113 Taxation Accountant – 26 – – <5 – 7 10 –
221213 External Auditor 5 2 – 5 <5 – 5 6
221214 Internal Auditor – – – – – – – – <5
224113 Statistician 6 – 6 9 6 – 33 <5 –
224114 Actuary – 87 – – – – 7 – –
224311 Economist <5 16 <5 <5 – – 15 <5 <5
224511 Land Economist – <5 – – – – – – –
224512 Valuer – <5 – <5 – – <5 – –
224711 Management Consultant – 47 – 5 5 – 32 8 9
232111 Architect <5 80 <5 21 21 <5 70 21 9
232112 Landscape Architect <5 10 – <5 6 – 14 <5 10
232212 Surveyor – – – – – – <5 – –
232214 Other Spatial Scientist – <5 – <5 – – 7 <5 <5
233111 Chemical Engineer <5 43 – 27 <5 – 43 34 12
233112 Materials Engineer <5 16 – <5 <5 – 12 – <5
233211 Civil Engineer <5 45 <5 11 6 – 56 6 5
233212 Geotechnical Engineer – 8 – <5 – – – <5 <5
233213 Quantity Surveyor – 12 <5 15 <5 – 32 9 7
233214 Structural Engineer – 11 – <5 6 – 13 <5 6
233215 Transport Engineer – 6 – <5 – – – <5 <5
233311 Electrical Engineer – 12 <5 <5 <5 – 22 5 <5
233411 Electronics Engineer <5 22 <5 <5 – – 17 7 <5
233511 Industrial Engineer – <5 – – – – 7 – <5
233512 Mechanical Engineer <5 44 – 9 5 – 60 24 10
233513 Production or Plant Engineer – 5 – – – – 9 – <5
233611 Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) – 7 – <5 – – – 19 –
233612 Petroleum Engineer – <5 – <5 <5 – <5 5 –
233911 Aeronautical Engineer – <5 – <5 – – 6 – <5
233912 Agricultural Engineer – – – – – – <5 – –
233913 Biomedical Engineer – 5 – – – – 5 – –
233914 Engineering Technologist <5 20 – <5 <5 – 31 6 <5
233915 Environmental Engineer – <5 – <5 – – 7 <5 <5
233999 Engineering Professionals nec – 9 – <5 <5 – 10 <5 <5
234111 Agricultural Consultant – 7 – 5 – – 7 7 –
234112 Agricultural Scientist <5 <5 – 10 <5 <5 6 12 –
234113 Forester (Aus) / Forest Scientist (NZ) – – – <5 <5 – <5 <5 –
234211 Chemist <5 20 – 10 <5 – 23 7 <5
234212 Food Technologist – 16 – 6 <5 – 27 7 <5
234312 Environmental Consultant – 29 – 15 – – 18 8 <5
234313 Environmental Research Scientist – 8 <5 8 – – 8 7 <5
234399 Environmental Scientists nec – <5 – <5 <5 – – <5 –
234412 Geophysicist – – – <5 – – – <5 <5
234413 Hydrogeologist – <5 – – – – <5 – –
234511 Life Scientist (General) <5 20 <5 16 <5 – 37 <5 <5
234513 Biochemist <5 <5 – <5 – – 9 <5 <5
234514 Biotechnologist <5 15 – 17 <5 <5 28 <5 <5
234516 Marine Biologist <5 <5 – 8 <5 – – <5 –
234517 Microbiologist <5 <5 – <5 – – 8 <5 –
234518 Zoologist – <5 – – – – <5 <5 –
234599 Life Scientists nec – 6 – <5 <5 – 12 <5 –
234611 Medical Laboratory Scientist <5 23 <5 8 <5 – 21 6 8
234711 Veterinarian <5 12 <5 10 – – 15 10 <5
234911 Conservator – <5 – – – – – – –
234912 Metallurgist – <5 – <5 – – – <5 –
234913 Meteorologist – – – – – – <5 – –
234914 Physicist <5 7 – <5 <5 – 14 <5 –
234999 Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec – <5 – – – – – <5 <5
241111 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher 7 204 7 42 33 <5 437 23 16
241411 Secondary School Teacher 7 100 12 56 44 <5 99 28 20
241511 Special Needs Teacher – <5 <5 <5 – – <5 – –
242111 University Lecturer <5 96 <5 41 16 – 82 28 16
251211 Medical Diagnostic Radiographer – 23 <5 7 <5 <5 9 11 <5
251212 Medical Radiation Therapist – <5 – – – – – <5 <5
251213 Nuclear Medicine Technologist – – – – – – – – <5
251214 Sonographer – – – <5 <5 – <5 <5 <5
251411 Optometrist <5 <5 – <5 <5 – <5 <5 <5
252111 Chiropractor – <5 – <5 – – <5 <5 –
252112 Osteopath – – – – – – <5 – –
252411 Occupational Therapist <5 37 <5 21 8 <5 45 25 7
252511 Physiotherapist 7 59 – 51 12 <5 63 32 8
252611 Podiatrist – <5 – <5 – <5 <5 <5 –
252711 Audiologist – <5 – 5 5 – <5 <5 6
252712 Speech Pathologist (Aus) / Speech Language Therapist (NZ) 5 7 – 11 5 <5 23 5 <5
253111 General Practitioner <5 73 <5 121 21 <5 130 55 10
253311 Specialist Physician (General Medicine) – – – <5 – – – – –
253312 Cardiologist – – – – – <5 – – –
253314 Medical Oncologist – <5 – – – – – – –
253317 Intensive Care Specialist – <5 – <5 – – – <5 –
253318 Neurologist – – – – – – – – <5
253321 Paediatrician – – – <5 – – <5 – –
253324 Thoracic Medicine Specialist – – – – – – – <5 –
253399 Specialist Physicians nec – <5 – – – – <5 – –
253411 Psychiatrist – <5 – <5 – – <5 – –
253514 Orthopaedic Surgeon – – – <5 – – – <5 –
253516 Paediatric Surgeon – <5 – – – – – – –
253912 Emergency Medicine Specialist – 12 – <5 <5 – <5 <5 –
253913 Obstetrician and Gynaecologist – <5 – – – – <5 – –
253914 Ophthalmologist – – – – – – – <5 –
253917 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist – – – <5 – – <5 <5 <5
253999 Medical Practitioners nec 5 53 <5 91 10 <5 95 25 <5
254111 Midwife – 12 – <5 <5 – 15 <5 5
254411 Nurse Practitioner – <5 – – – – <5 <5 <5
254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) – 102 <5 31 11 <5 53 13 <5
254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) – – – <5 – – – <5 –
254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health) – <5 – <5 – – <5 <5 <5
254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) – 49 <5 34 8 <5 74 27 26
254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) – <5 – – – – <5 <5 –
254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) – 7 – <5 – – <5 – <5
254418 Registered Nurse (Medical) <5 54 <5 30 <5 <5 37 31 23
254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) – 5 – <5 <5 – – <5 <5
254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health) <5 32 – 5 <5 – 30 5 7
254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative) – 23 – 11 <5 <5 19 <5 6
254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical) <5 40 – 8 <5 <5 34 10 8
254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) <5 13 – 11 <5 <5 7 6 <5
254499 Registered Nurses nec 37 406 24 340 204 6 370 108 28
261111 ICT Business Analyst – 46 – <5 5 – 38 <5 <5
261112 Systems Analyst – 7 – <5 <5 – 8 <5 <5
261211 Multimedia Specialist – 12 – <5 – – 10 <5 <5
261311 Analyst Programmer <5 38 – <5 <5 – 28 5 <5
261312 Developer Programmer <5 21 – – <5 – 15 <5 <5
261313 Software Engineer <5 41 – <5 <5 – 28 – –
261399 Software and Applications Programmers nec <5 19 – <5 – – 19 – –
262112 ICT Security Specialist – 11 – <5 – – <5 <5 –
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer <5 21 – <5 <5 – 13 <5 –
263311 Telecommunications Engineer <5 15 – <5 <5 – 10 – –
263312 Telecommunications Network Engineer – <5 – – – – 5 <5 <5
271311 Solicitor <5 93 <5 23 <5 – 47 8 <5
272311 Clinical Psychologist – <5 – <5 <5 – – – <5
272312 Educational Psychologist – – – – – – <5 – –
272399 Psychologists nec <5 14 – 12 <5 – 24 6 <5
272511 Social Worker <5 77 9 75 75 <5 108 13 10
312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson <5 68 – 40 22 <5 72 66 16
312212 Civil Engineering Technician – 19 <5 5 5 – 20 8 10
312311 Electrical Engineering Draftsperson – – – – <5 – – – –
313212 Telecommunications Field Engineer – <5 – – <5 – – – –
313213 Telecommunications Network Planner – – – – <5 – – – –
313214 Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist – – – – – – – – <5
321211 Motor Mechanic (General) <5 <5 – <5 <5 – 6 <5 –
322311 Metal Fabricator – <5 – <5 – – <5 <5 –
322313 Welder (First Class) (Aus) / Welder (NZ) – <5 – – <5 – 19 <5 –
323211 Fitter (General) – – – – – <5 – <5 –
324111 Panelbeater – <5 – – – – – – –
331111 Bricklayer – 13 – <5 <5 – 40 9 <5
331112 Stonemason – – – – – – <5 – –
331211 Carpenter and Joiner – 6 – <5 – – 5 5 <5
331212 Carpenter 6 128 <5 130 93 <5 227 64 6
331213 Joiner – <5 – – – – – <5 –
332211 Painting Trades Worker – 14 – 26 27 <5 92 13 <5
333111 Glazier – <5 – <5 – – <5 – –
333211 Fibrous Plasterer – – – <5 – – – <5 <5
333212 Solid Plasterer <5 – – 6 – – <5 <5 <5
333411 Wall and Floor Tiler – <5 – 27 7 – 35 16 –
334111 Plumber (General) – <5 – <5 – – 6 12 8
334112 Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber – <5 – – – – – <5 <5
334113 Drainer (Aus) / Drainlayer (NZ) – – – – – – – <5 –
334114 Gasfitter – – – <5 – – – <5 –
334115 Roof Plumber – <5 – <5 – – – – –
341111 Electrician (General) <5 28 – 22 – 13 50 12
341112 Electrician (Special Class) – – – <5 – – – <5 –
342313 Electronic Equipment Trades Worker – – – – – – <5 – –
342314 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) – <5 – – – – – – –
342315 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) – – – – – – <5 – –
351311 Chef – 9 – 12 <5 – 6 <5 –
394111 Cabinetmaker – – – 5 – – – – –
399111 Boat Builder and Repairer – – – <5 – – – – –

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