Temporary visa holders in Australia at 31 December 2016 where the visa subclass can be 12 months or more
Source: Department of Immigration and Border Protection, 2017 (BE11217)
Note 1: For bridging visa holders, includes Bridging A and Bridging B only.
Note 2: May include visa holders where the length of stay is less than 12 months.
Note 3: The snapshot date at 31 December each year is during a holiday season. This means visa holders
in specific categories may leave Australia during this period and return to Australia in January and February.
Snapshot
Visa Holder Category
Visa Subclass
Date
31/12/2016
Bridging visa holders
010 Bridging A
63,
579
020 Bridging B
17,
116
Student visa holders
500 Student
72,
274
560 Student
11
570 Independent ELICOS Sector
10,
738
571 Schools Sector
4,
935
572 Vocational Education and Training Sector 71,
196
573 Higher Education Sector
173,
025
574 Postgraduate Research Sector
17,
297
575 Non-Award Sector
2,
906
576 Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector
3,
373
Temporary graduate visa holders
485 Temporary Graduate
37,
238
Other temporary visa holders
476 Skilled - Recognised Graduate
1,
151
580 Student Guardian
1,
208
590 Student Guardian
268
995 Diplomatic (Temporary)
4,
067
Temporary skilled visa holders
457 Temporary Work (Skilled)
150,
223
New Zealand visa holders
444 Special Category
646,
828
Total
1,
277,433
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