Published on : September 1, 2022
160,000 will get Australian permanent residence in 2022 as per the 2022-2023 Migration Program. Of these, 109,900 visa spaces are for those who migrate to Australia as skilled workers.
Australia needs skilled workers. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) states that “Australia should provide clear and consistent pathways to permanency to remain competitive against other destinations.” An independent think-tank, CEDA identifies and points out the policy issues that matter for the future of Australia.
The latest CEDA Research Report - Jobs & Skills Summit: Unlocking Skilled Migration - was published on August 31, 2022.
Australia has record high job vacancies. As per an Official Press Release on June 30, 2022, by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), “There were 480,000 job vacancies in May 2022, 58,000 more than in February 2022, and more than double the vacancies in February 2020 (227,000) …”.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
The significant squeeze facing Australia’s labour market is the result of various factors, such as - the COVID-19 pandemic, an aging workforce, and growth in certain sectors.
Immigration plays a significant role in increasing labour supply and promoting skills acquisition. As per the CEDA Report, “Historically, migrants have supplied a third of the increased skills requirements of the Australian economy and given Australia’s ageing population we should expect this trend to accelerate in the future.”
Australia has increased the skilled worker quota for Financial Year 2022-2023.
A total of 109,900 will get their Australia PR visas in 2022-2023 as compared to the 79,600 skill spaces in 2021-2022. Australia’s fiscal year runs from July to June the next year. The 2022-2023 Migration Program of Australia has been specifically designed to boost economic recovery in the post-pandemic environment.
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Australia Permanent Skilled Immigration |
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Total Australia PR visa spaces in 2022-2023 |
Overall 160,000 visa spaces available |
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Skill Stream - for those who can fill shortages in the labour market |
109,900 |
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Family - proving Australia PR pathways to family members of Australians |
50,000 |
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Special eligibility - for those in special circumstances |
100 |
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Australia PR Skill Stream Allocation for Financial Year 2022-23 |
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Visa stream |
Visa spaces |
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Employer sponsored |
30,000 |
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Regional |
25,000 |
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State/Territory Nominated |
20,000 |
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Skilled Independent |
16,652 |
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Business Innovation & Investment |
9,500 |
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Global Talent (Independent) |
8,448 |
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Distinguished Talent |
300 |
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Skill Total |
109,900 |
The 2022-2023 nomination allocations for State and Territory nominated visa categories have been recently announced. The States and Territories in Australia can nominate skilled foreign workers for Australian permanent residence under the following -
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Pathway |
Total Allocation |
State/Territory Allocation |
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Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) |
30,610 |
Victoria (VIC) - 9,000 |
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New South Wales (NSW) - 7,160 |
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Western Australia (WA) - 5,350 |
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Queensland (QLD) - 3,000 |
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South Australia (SA) - 2,700 |
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Tasmania (TAS) - 2,000 |
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Australian Capital Territory (ACT) - 800 |
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Northern Territory (NT) - 600 |
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Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) |
18,550 |
NSW - 4,870 |
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SA - 3,180 |
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WA - 2,790 |
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VIC - 2,400 |
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ACT - 1,920 |
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TAS - 1,350 |
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QLD - 1,200 |
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NT - 840 |
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Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) |
810 |
NSW - 260 |
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QLD - 235 |
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VIC - 170 |
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SA - 70 |
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NT - 15 |
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WA - 40 |
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TAS - 10 |
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ACT - 10 |
In 2021, more than 29% of Australia’s resident population had been born overseas.
As per the official statistics for 2021, an estimated 710,000 people living in Australia as permanent residents had India as their country of birth. England (967,000), India (710,000), and China (596,000) are the Top 3 source countries of immigrants to Australia.
Topics: Australia
