Australian EconomyImmigration

Temporary visas go BOOM!

Leith van Onselen
Monday, 7 November 2022
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The Department of Home Affairs has released data on temporary visa holders to the September quarter.

The below table summarises the data. As at September 2022, there were 2,146,000 temporary visa holders in Australia, up nearly 503,000 on September 2021:

Temporary visas on issue

However, nearly half of this increase (232,573) were visitors, reflecting the reopening of Australia’s international border to tourists. Other major movements were:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.