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Working Holiday Maker visa program report 31 December 2018

About this report

This report provides monthly and program year data on the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa program administered by the Department of Home Affairs (the department). The report has been provided to assist policymakers and stakeholder organisations.

This report is published every six months, and further developments will occur over time to increase and improve information sharing about the WHM visa program. Current and previous versions of the report are available on the department's website. These reports, as well as a quarterly Working Holiday Maker visa grants pivot table, are available at < http://www. h omeaffa i rs. gov. a u/abo uUreports-pu bl ications/research-statistics/statistics/visit-a u stral ia>.

Data is sourced from several departmental visa processing and recording systems. Data can be dynamic and there can be delays in transmission of information from the department's global operations. Variations in figures between this report and previous reports can occur. Due to these issues, data from the current financial year should always be considered provisional.

Further information about the Working Holiday Maker visa program is available on the department's website at: <http://www.homeaffairs.qov.au/TravNisa-1/417-> <http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/TravNisa-1 /462->

Notes on statistical tables presented by citizenship country

A result of 'na' indicates that the country did not have a Working Holiday Maker arrangement with Australia during the specified period. This may be because the arrangement had not yet commenced or the arrangement is no longer in place. Refer to the table 'Australia's Working Holiday Maker arrangements' in the 'Background to the Working Holiday Maker visa program' section.

A citizenship country of 'Not Specified' can result from eligible dual nationality applicants where the non-eligible nationality has been recorded for the WHM application.

Enquiries Any comment or enquiries concerning this report should be sent to [email protected]

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Definition of terms

Citizenship country:

Granted:

Snapshot date:

Visa applicant:

Working Holiday Maker:

The country of citizenship of the visa applicant or visa holder. Where a visa applicant or visa holder has more than one citizenship country, either the citizenship of the travel document or the citizenship nominated by the visa applicant is used.

Unless otherwise specified, the number of visas granted includes all visa grants.

The snapshot date is a point in time at which a count is undertaken. In this report, the number of visa holders in Australia at a point in time is used.

Used to refer to clients applying for a visa.

Refers collectively to both the Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa and the Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa.


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Background to the Working Holiday Maker visa program The purpose of the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa program is to foster closer ties and cultural exchange between Australia and partner countries, with particular emphasis on young adults. It has been in existence since 1975. Today, the WHM visa program comprises the Working Holiday (subclass 417) and the Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas. Initially the program comprised of a relatively small number of Commonwealth countries and has since grown to encompass 42 partner countries.

Australia has an overarching bilateral arrangement with each partner country, usually in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding. Of the 42 partner countries, 19 are Working Holiday (subclass 417) and 23 are Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangements. The key difference between the two visas are that Work and Holiday visa arrangements generally have caps on the number of visas granted annually and additional eligibility requirements.

WHM arrangements are generally reciprocal, providing Australians with similar opportunities overseas. In considering whether to add new WHM partner countries, the Australian Government considers a range of factors, including the ability of the prospective partner to offer reciprocity to Australians, and the strength of any cultural and people-to-people links.

Eligibility requirements All WHM (both Working Holiday and Work and Holiday) visa applicants must:

· be aged 18-30 (inclusive) at time of application (Canada and Ireland age range is 18 – 35 inclusive)· hold a passport from an eligible partner country. A list of eligible countries is provided in the ‘Australia’s

Working Holiday Maker Visa Arrangements’ section of this report· not be accompanied by dependent children during their stay in Australia· meet financial, health and character requirements

Work and Holiday visa applicants must meet additional requirements, which may (or may not) include: · functional English· successful completion of at least two years of undergraduate university study (except Israel & USA)· a letter of home country/government support in association with their visa application (except Argentina,

China, Israel, Singapore & USA).

Working while in Australia All WHMs may work for the full duration of their 12 month stay in Australia, but cannot generally remain with any one employer for longer than six months (by operation of mandatory visa condition 8547) unless exempt.

A visa holder may work for the same employer for a combined total of more than six months, provided the work is undertaken in a different location and work in any one location does not exceed six months. However, working in a different position at the same workplace (for example, changing to a cleaning role after initially working for six months at reception) would be considered a continuation of employment with the same employer.

WHM visa holders may be eligible for an extension of the six month employment limitation in certain circumstances, including:

· Visa holders who have carried out six months work as an au pair anywhere in Australia.· Visa holders who have carried out six months work in eligible industries in northern Australia.

From 5 November 2018, the period in which subclass 417 and 462 visa holders can stay with the same agricultural (plant and animal cultivation) employer is 12 months.

Studying while in Australia All WHMs are entitled to study for a period of up to four months during their 12 month stay in Australia.


Background to the Working Holiday Maker visa program - continued Second Working Holiday First-time Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa holders who complete three months of ‘specified work’ in regional Australia during their stay acquire eligibility to apply for a second such visa.

‘Specified work’ includes work in the agriculture, mining and construction industries. For the purposes of second Working Holiday visa eligibility, regional Australia includes large parts of rural and regional Australia, which are identified in a list of postcodes available on the Department’s website at: http://www.ho meaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/417-.

Second Work and Holiday First-time Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders who complete three months of specified subclass 462 work in eligible northern and regional Australia during their stay acquire eligibility to apply for a second such visa.

Specified subclass 462 work, is work that is undertaken in a 'specified' field or industry in a designated area in Australia. Further information on the second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) is available on the Department’s website at http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462-

Processing times Visa and citizenship processing times are available from the following website: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/access-accountability/service-standards/global-visa-citizenship-processing-times

Recent developments in the Working Holiday Maker visa program (from 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018) Further Work and Holiday(subclass 462) visa developments, including signings and commencement dates for new arrangements, will be announced on the Department’s website at: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462-.

• On 1 July 2018, the first phase of online applications was implemented as a trail period for Argentina, Spain, theSlovak Republic and Uruguay. On 16 November 2018, the second online phase included Austria, Chile, CzechRepublic, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Peru, Poland, Portugal, San Marino and Slovenia.

• On 1 November 2018, the eligible age for subclass 417 visa applicants from Canada and Ireland was increasedfrom 30 to 35.

• On 5 November 2018 –o regional areas were expanded to all designated regional postcodes in Australia for Work and Holiday

(subclass 462) visa holders working in agriculture (plant and animal cultivation) industry to qualify for asecond year of stay in Australia, and.

o subclass 417 and 462 visa holders have automatic permission to stay with the same agricultural (plantand animal cultivation) employer for more than 6 months, up to the expiry of their visa.

• On 28 December 2018, cap increases occurred for Israel (500 to 2,500) and Spain (1,500 to 3,400).• After 1 July 2019, there will be the option of a third-year for subclass 417 and 462 visa holders who undertake

6 months of specified work in a specified regional area during their second year. This is subject to the creationof legislation in 2019, and only work performed after 1 July 2019 will count towards the six months

Countries with which Australia is currently negotiating new Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangements (as at 31 December 2018) 1 Andorra 2 Brazil 3 Croatia 4 Fiji 5 India

6 Latvia 7 Lithuania 8 Mexico 9 Monaco 10 Mongolia

11 Philippines 12 Solomon Islands 13 Switzerland

http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462-

http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/access-accountability/service-standards/global-visa-citizenship-processing-times

http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/access-accountability/service-standards/global-visa-citizenship-processing-times

http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462-


Australia’s Working Holiday Maker visa arrangements Commencement Date Country / Region Type of Arrangement Cap

1975 United Kingdom Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1975 Ireland Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1975 Canada Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 December 1980 Japan Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 July 1995 South Korea Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 July 1996 Malta Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 July 2000 Germany Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 July 2001 Sweden Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 July 2001 Norway Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 July 2001 Denmark Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 15 September 2001 Hong Kong (HKSAR of the PRC) Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 May 2002 Finland Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 July 2002 Cyprus Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 2 January 2004 Italy Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 20 February 2004 France Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 November 2004 Taiwan Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 November 2004 Belgium Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 20 May 2005 Estonia Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 1 August 2005 Thailand Work and Holiday (SC 462) 500 1 March 2006 Chile Work and Holiday (SC 462) 2,000 1 July 2006 Netherlands Working Holiday (SC 417) N/A 31 March 2007 Turkey Work and Holiday (SC 462) 100 31 October 2007 United States of America Work and Holiday (SC 462) N/A 1 February 2009 Malaysia Work and Holiday (SC 462) 100 1 July 2009 Indonesia Work and Holiday (SC 462) 1,000 29 February 2012 Argentina Work and Holiday (SC 462) 1,500 1 April 2013 Uruguay Work and Holiday (SC 462) 200 1 August 2014 Poland Work and Holiday (SC 462) 500 23 November 2014 Portugal Work and Holiday (SC 462) 200 23 November 2014 Spain Work and Holiday (SC 462) 3,400 21 September 2015 China (excl. SARs) Work and Holiday (SC 462) 5,000 1 January 2016 Slovak Republic Work and Holiday (SC 462) 200 1 January 2016 Slovenia Work and Holiday (SC 462) 200 1 June 2016 Israel Work and Holiday (SC 462) 2,500 1 January 2017 Hungary Work and Holiday (SC 462) 200 1 January 2017 San Marino Work and Holiday (SC 462) 100 1 January 2017 Luxembourg Work and Holiday (SC 462) 100 1 March 2017 Vietnam Work and Holiday (SC 462) 200 1 August 2017 Singapore Work and Holiday (SC 462) 500 1 October 2017 Peru Work and Holiday (SC 462) 100 15 February 2018 Austria Work and Holiday (SC 462) 200 1 March 2018 Czech Republic Work and Holiday (SC 462) 500 Signed 12 October 2011 Papua New Guinea* Work and Holiday (SC 462) 100 Signed 14 May 2014 Greece* Work and Holiday (SC 462) 500 Signed 19 January 2017 Ecuador* Work and Holiday (SC 462) 100

* Not yet in effect as at 31 December 2018


Executive Summary

1 Applications lodged

In the six months to 31 December 2018, there was a 1.6 per cent decrease in WHM visa application lodgements compared to the same period in 2017-18.

There was a total of 79,964 first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications and 20,502 second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in the six months to 31 December 2018.

There was a total of 14,714 first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications and 2,864 second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in the six months to 31 December 2018.

2 Visas granted

First Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa program

A total of 80,305 first Working Holiday visas were granted in the six months to 31 December 2018. This is a 3.2 per cent reduction compared to the same period in 2017-18.

Reductions in Working Holiday visa grant numbers may be influenced by a range of factors including changing economic conditions and seasonal variability in visa application numbers in partner countries.

The top five countries for first Working Holiday visa grants were: • United Kingdom (15,457)• France (12,426)• Germany (11,954)• South Korea (8,861)• Taiwan (5,246).

Second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa program

A total of 18,812 second Working Holiday visas were granted in the six months to 31 December 2018. This is a 16.3 per cent increase for the same period in 2017-18.

Where there has been an increase or decrease in first Working Holiday visa grants, a similar but delayed trend could be expected to flow through to second Working Holiday visa grants.

The top five countries for second Working Holiday visa grants were: • United Kingdom (4,385)• Taiwan (3,706)• South Korea (1,917)• France (1,827)• Ireland (1,427).

In the six months to 31 December 2018, around 92 per cent of the second Working Holiday visa applicants indicated they engaged in agricultural work to acquire eligibility, around seven per cent undertook construction work, and less than one per cent undertook mining work (see Table 2.21). The employment of the remaining participants (less than one per cent) has not been disaggregated.

Combined Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa program

A total of 99,117 combined Working Holiday (first and second) visas were granted in the six month to 31 December 2018.

Key Points • In the six months to 31 December 2018, a total of 115,547 Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visas

(subclass 417 and subclass 462) were granted, a 0.6 per cent increase compared to the same period lastyear.

• There was a 3.2 per cent reduction in first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa grants to 80,305 anda 16.3 per cent increase in second Working Holiday visa grants to 18,812 in the six months to31 December 2018.

• In the six months to 31 December 2018, Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa grants increased by4.5 per cent to 16,430. There were 13,498 first visa grants, a decrease of 4.4 per cent and 2,932 second visagrants, an increase of 82.9 per cent compared to the same period last year.


Executive Summary – continued First Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa program

A total of 13,498 first Work and Holiday visas were granted in the six months to 31 December 2018. This is a 4.4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.

The top five countries for first visa grants under the Work and Holiday visa program in the six months to 31 December 2018 were: • United States of America (3,540)• China (2,795)• Chile (1,745)• Spain (1,494)• Argentina (991).

Second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa program

A total of 2,932 second Work and Holiday visas were granted in the six months to 31 December 2018.

The top five countries for second Work and Holiday visa grants were: • China (1,033)• Chile (419)• United States of America (399)• Indonesia (294)• Spain (220)

In the six month to 31 December 2018, around 59 per cent of the second Work and Holiday visa applicants indicated they engaged in accommodation and food services and 38 per cent undertook work in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries. (see Table 2.22). The employment of the remaining participants (less than three (3) per cent) has not been disaggregated

3 Grant rates

The grant rate for first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visas for the six months to 31 December 2018 was 99.5 per cent. The grant rate for second Working Holiday visas was 93.4 per cent.

The grant rate for first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas for the six months to 31 December 2018 was 98 per cent and the grant rate for second Work and Holiday visas was 97.4 per cent.

The grant rates for WHM visas are indicative of the low risk nature of this caseload. The large proportion of online applications for this caseload also contributes to the high grant rate. A number of automated eligibility checks occur during online applications, alerting clients early in the process if they do not meet visa requirements.

4 Working Holiday Makers in Australia

Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa holders

As at 31 December 2018, there were 127,688 Working Holiday visa holders in Australia (first and second visas). This is a 2.9 per cent reduction in the number of Working Holiday visa holders in Australia compared to the same period last year.

Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders

As at 31 December 2018, there were 17,791 Work and Holiday visa holders in Australia. This is a 19.6 per cent increase in the number of Work and Holiday visa holders in Australia compared to the same period last year.

1 Lodged


1 Lodged 1.01 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month -comparison with previous four financial years

24000 ,------------------------------------------,

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

2014-15 21,298 22,797 22,964 20,781 17,789 16,781 20,684 16,369 18,704 16,640 17,289 19,294 231,390

2015-16 20,911 22,567 21,593 20,721 17,877 16,137 18,666 16,050 17,173 15,562 16,073 16,545 219,875

2016-17 21,193 22,125 22,239 19,471 17,001 14,640 18,619 16,114 17,990 14,552 15,465 15,577 214,986

2017-18 22,679 22,900 20,948 19,445 18,360 15,606 18,700 15,171 18,306 15,328 15,432 15,566 218,441

2018-19 21,986 22,032 21,026 19,053 18,703 15,244 118,044

1.02 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by monthcomparison with previous four financial years

24000 .------------------------------------------,

16000


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 20,292 21,614 21,987 19,790 16,847 15,721 19,518 15,484 17,621 15,691 16,272 18,286 219,123

2015-16 18,861 20,984 20,206 18,456 15,870 14,521 17,576 15,133 15,101 13,896 14,542 15,125 200,271

2016-17 18,082 20,325 19,529 17,314 15,281 13,713 17,845 14,727 15,403 13,520 14,267 14,456 194,462

2017-18 18,417 19,580 18,856 17,322 15,812 14,311 17,392 13,895 15,191 13,763 14,270 14,429 193,238

2018-19 17,453 19,172 17,941 17,076 15,298 13,526 100,466


1 Lodged 1.03 Number of first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month -comparison with previous four financial years

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14000

12000


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 16,766 17,475 17,446 15,418 13,325 12,461 15,588 12,151 14,231 12,686 13,131 15,062 175,740

2015-16 15,808 16,408 16,256 14,510 12,519 11,493 14,013 12,135 12,294 11,321 11,976 12,645 161,378

2016-17 15,397 16,986 16,093 13,865 12,254 11,141 14,482 11,817 12,556 11,097 11,761 11,995 159,444

2017-18 15,589 16,295 15,155 13,522 12,494 11,134 13,786 10,806 12,007 11,052 11,430 11,770 155,040

2018-19 14,550 15,549 14,131 13,125 12,005 10,604 79,964

1.04 Number of second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

5000 ,-----------------------------------------�


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 3,526 4,139 4,541 4,372 3,522 3,260 3,930 3,333 3,390 3,005 3,141 3,224 43,383

2015-16 3,053 4,576 3,950 3,946 3,351 3,028 3,563 2,998 2,807 2,575 2,566 2,480 38,893

2016-17 2,685 3,339 3,436 3,449 3,027 2,572 3,363 2,910 2,847 2,423 2,506 2,461 35,018

2017-18 2,828 3,285 3,701 3,800 3,318 3,177 3,606 3,089 3,184 2,711 2,840 2,659 38,198

2018-19 2,903 3,623 3,810 3,951 3,293 2,922 20,502


1 Lodged 1.05 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

5000 ,-------------------------------------------,

1000


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 1,006 1,183 977 991 942 1,060 1,166 885 1,083 949 1,017 1,008 12,267

2015-16 2,050 1,583 1,387 2,265 2,007 1,616 1,090 917 2,072 1,666 1,531 1,420 19,604

2016-17 3,111 1,800 2,710 2,157 1,720 927 774 1,387 2,587 1,032 1,198 1,121 20,524

2017-18 4,262 3,320 2,092 2,123 2,548 1,295 1,308 1,276 3,115 1,565 1,162 1,137 25,203

2018-19 4,533 2,860 3,085 1,977 3,405 1,718 17,578

1.06 Number of first Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

4500 ,-------------------------------------------,


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 1,006 1,183 977 991 942 1,060 1,166 885 1,083 949 1,017 1,008 12,267

2015-16 2,050 1,583 1,387 2,265 2,007 1,616 1,090 917 2,072 1,666 1,531 1,420 19,604

2016-17 3,111 1,800 2,710 2,157 1,720 924 765 1,345 2,466 912 1,016 925 19,851

2017-18 4,018 2,959 1,724 1,701 2,157 953 991 958 2,734 1,285 884 842 21,206

2018-19 4,150 2,333 2,592 1,424 2,905 1,310 14,714


1 Lodged 1.07 Number of second Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

600

500

400

300

200

100


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2015-16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2016-17 0 0 0 0 0 <5 9 42 121 120 182 196 673

2017-18 244 361 368 422 391 342 317 318 381 280 278 295 3,997

2018-19 383 527 493 553 500 408 2,864

1.08 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications lodged in the 6 month period ending 31 December 2018 by visa subclass and visa type - comparison with previous four periods

Visa Subclass 01/07/16 to 01/01/17 to 01/07/17 to 01/01/18 to 01/07/18 to 31/12/16 30/06/17 31/12/17 30/06/18 31/12/18

417 Working Holiday

First visa 85,736 73,708 84,189 70,851 79,964

Second visa 18,508 16,510 20,109 18,089 20,502

All 417 Working Holiday 104,244 90,218 104,298 88,940 100,466

462 Work and Holiday

First visa 12,422 7,429 13,512 7,694 14,714

Second visa <5 670 2,128 1,869 2,864

All 462 Work and Holiday 12,425 8,099 15,640 9,563 17,578

All Working Holiday Maker 116,669 98,317 119,938 98,503 118,044


1 Lodged 1.09 Number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous financial year

United Kingdom

France

Germany, Fed Republic of

Korea, South

Taiwan

Italy

Ireland, Republic of

Japan

Canada

Netherlands, Kingdom of The

Sweden

Belgium

Estonia

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)

Denmark

Other countries

0

I I

4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17 - 2018-19 to 31/12/18

Citizenship Country 2017-18 to 2018-19 to % Change 2018-19 as

United Kingdom

France


Korea, South

Taiwan

Italy


Japan

Canada


Sweden

Belgium

Estonia


Denmark

Finland

Norway

Malta

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total

21,266 20,294 -4.6% 20.2%

13,452 14,558 8.2% 14.5%

14,846 13,133 -11.5% 13.1%

11,200 10,814 -3.4% 10.8%

11,001 8,614 -21.7% 8.6%

6,168 6,284 1.9% 6.3%

4,594 5,570 21.2% 5.5%

5,314 5,563 4.7% 5.5%

4,262 4,382 2.8% 4.4%

3,304 3,201 -3.1% 3.2%

2,317 1,933 -16.6% 1.9%

1,528 1,514 -0.9% 1.5%

1,186 1,083 -8.7% 1.1%

1,404 1,083 -22.9% 1.1%

914 915 0.1% 0.9%

947 787 -16.9% 0.8%

401 306 -23.7% 0.3%

70 74 5.7% 0.1%

Cyprus 36 33 -8.3% 0.0%

Not Specified 88 325 269.3% 0.3%

Total 104,298 100,466 -3.7% 100.0%

Note 1: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'

Note 2: Graph above shows top 15 countries only, the remaining countries are grouped under 'Other countries'.

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1 Lodged 1.10 Number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous financial year

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

United States of America

Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Israel

Thailand

Poland

Portugal

Singapore

Czechia

Uruguay

Peru

Slovakia

Other countries

-

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17 - 2018-19 to 31/12/18




Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Israel

Thailand

Poland

Portugal

Singapore

Czechia

Uruguay

Peru

Slovakia

Austria

Turkey

Hungary

Malaysia

Vietnam

Slovenia

Luxembourg

Bangladesh

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total

4,028 4,117 2.2% 23.4%

4,118 4,000 -2.9% 22.8%

1,185 2,196 85.3% 12.5%

1,576 1,781 13.0% 10.1%

1,196 1,415 18.3% 8.0%

1,038 987 -4.9% 5.6%

577 628 8.8% 3.6%

502 499 -0.6% 2.8%

330 378 14.5% 2.2%

207 235 13.5% 1.3%

211 211 0.0% 1.2%

na 189 na 1.1%

93 137 47.3% 0.8%

81 115 42.0% 0.7%

82 110 34.1% 0.6%

<5 109 10800.0% 0.6%

102 106 3.9% 0.6%

64 100 56.3% 0.6%

114 82 -28.1% 0.5%

51 76 49.0% 0.4%

46 37 -19.6% 0.2%

5 10 100.0% 0.1%

8 -100.0%

Not Specified 25 60 140.0% 0.3%

Total 15,640 17,578 12.4% 100.0%




1 Lodged 1.11 Number of First Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years



Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Israel

Thailand

Poland

Singapore

Portugal

Czechia

Austria

Uruguay

Peru

Other countries

-

--

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17 - 2018-19 to 31/12/18




Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Israel

Thailand

Poland

Singapore

Portugal

Czechia

Austria

Uruguay

Peru

Turkey

Hungary

Slovakia

Malaysia

Slovenia

Vietnam

Luxembourg

Not Specified

Total

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total

3,834 3,590 -6.4% 24.4%

3,289 3,211 -2.4% 21.8%

905 1,776 96.2% 12.1%

1,481 1,553 4.9% 10.6%

1,100 1,208 9.8% 8.2%

634 672 6.0% 4.6%

525 582 10.9% 4.0%

451 419 -7.1% 2.8%

305 338 10.8% 2.3%

211 207 -1.9% 1.4%

181 204 12.7% 1.4%

na 187 na 1.3%

na 109 na 0.7%

84 107 27.4% 0.7%

81 103 27.2% 0.7%

88 93 5.7% 0.6%

64 90 40.6% 0.6%

65 85 30.8% 0.6%

100 65 -35.0% 0.4%

41 32 -22.0% 0.2%

50 23 -54.0% 0.2%

5 9 80.0% 0.1%

18 51 183.3% 0.3%

13,512 14,714 8.9% 100.0%

Note 1: Further infonnation on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'



1 Lodged 1.12 Number of Second Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years


Chile


Indonesia

Spain

Argentina

Thailand

Vietnam

Israel

Poland

Portugal

Uruguay

Slovakia

Malaysia

Turkey

Other countries

-

0 200 400 600 800 1,000

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17 - 2018-19 to 31/12/18



Chile


Indonesia

Spain

Argentina

Thailand

Vietnam

Israel

Poland

Portugal

Uruguay

Slovakia

Malaysia

Turkey

Peru

Hungary

Slovenia

Singapore

Czechia

Luxembourg

Austria

Bangladesh

Not Specified

Total

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total

739 906 22.6% 31.6%

280 420 50.0% 14.7%

284 410 44.4% 14.3%

404 315 -22.0% 11.0%

95 228 140.0% 8.0%

96 207 115.6% 7.2%

51 80 56.9% 2.8%

< 5 53 5200.0% 1.9%

52 46 -11.5% 1.6%

25 40 60.0% 1.4%

26 31 19.2% 1.1%

9 30 233.3% 1.0%

17 25 47.1% 0.9%

14 17 21.4% 0.6%

14 13 -7.1% 0.5%

12 0.4%

10 0.3%

5 5 0.0% 0.2%

<5 0.1%

na <5 na 0.1%

<5 0.0%

< 5 -100.0%

8 -100.0%

7 9 28.6% 0.3%

2,128 2,864 34.6% 100.0%




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2 Granted


2 Granted 2.01 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month -comparison with previous four financial years

24000 ,------------------------------------------,

16000


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

2014-15 20,794 22,030 22,857 20,772 17,357 16,876 19,354 16,402 18,516 16,468 16,438 18,948 226,812

2015-16 20,824 21,421 21,222 20,629 16,511 16,143 17,279 15,411 16,897 16,727 16,116 15,403 214,583

2016-17 20,928 21,437 20,175 18,553 18,722 15,522 17,840 15,124 18,091 13,981 15,512 15,126 211,011

2017-18 20,173 23,369 20,454 18,986 17,380 14,486 16,984 16,712 16,759 15,597 14,499 15,057 210,456

2018-19 19,681 21,750 20,514 20,262 18,141 15,199 115,547

2.02 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month -comparison with previous four financial years

24000 ,------------------------------------------,

20000

16000


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 19,885 20,917 21,812 19,832 16,395 15,966 18,198 15,393 17,458 15,527 15,541 17,906 214,830

2015-16 19,486 19,598 19,876 18,357 14,893 13,957 16,110 14,478 15,469 14,653 14,704 14,092 195,673

2016-17 18,313 19,202 18,071 16,488 16,505 14,539 17,065 14,334 15,632 13,005 14,626 14,175 191,955

2017-18 16,589 19,653 17,553 17,443 14,666 13,217 15,753 15,282 14,588 13,628 13,198 13,880 185,450

2018-19 16,814 18,484 17,837 17,264 15,878 12,840 99,117


2 Granted 2.03 Number of first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month -comparison with previous four financial years

18000 ,---------

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16000


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 16,505 17,138 17,576 15,533 13,070 12,552 14,938 12,140 13,900 12,816 12,737 14,586 173,491

2015-16 16,367 16,170 16,482 14,338 12,109 11,381 13,362 11,493 12,557 11,300 11,839 12,011 159,409

2016-17 15,398 16,893 16,328 13,714 12,305 11,003 13,684 11,578 12,585 10,824 11,655 11,891 157,858

2017-18 14,653 16,549 15,109 13,599 12,130 10,907 13,205 11,595 11,648 11,246 11,004 10,977 152,622

2018-19 14,150 15,306 14,425 13,875 12,109 10,440 80,305

2.04 Number of second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

4500 ,-----------------------------------------�


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 3,380 3,779 4,236 4,299 3,325 3,414 3,260 3,253 3,558 2,711 2,804 3,320 41,339

2015-16 3,119 3,428 3,394 4,019 2,784 2,576 2,748 2,985 2,912 3,353 2,865 2,081 36,264

2016-17 2,915 2,309 1,743 2,774 4,200 3,536 3,381 2,756 3,047 2,181 2,971 2,284 34,097

2017-18 1,936 3,104 2,444 3,844 2,536 2,310 2,548 3,687 2,940 2,382 2,194 2,903 32,828

2018-19 2,664 3,178 3,412 3,389 3,769 2,400 18,812


2 Granted 2.05 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

4000 ,-----------------------------------------�

1000


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 909 1,113 1,045 940 962 910 1,156 1,009 1,058 941 897 1,042 11,982

2015-16 1,338 1,823 1,346 2,272 1,618 2,186 1,169 933 1,428 2,074 1,412 1,311 18,910

2016-17 2,615 2,235 2,104 2,065 2,217 983 775 790 2,459 976 886 951 19,056

2017-18 3,584 3,716 2,901 1,543 2,714 1,269 1,231 1,430 2,171 1,969 1,301 1,177 25,006

2018-19 2,867 3,266 2,677 2,998 2,263 2,359 16,430

2.06 Number of first Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

4000 ,-----------------------------------------�


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15 909 1,113 1,045 940 962 910 1,156 1,009 1,058 941 897 1,042 11,982

2015-16 1,338 1,823 1,346 2,272 1,618 2,186 1,169 933 1,428 2,074 1,412 1,311 18,910

2016-17 2,615 2,235 2,104 2,065 2,217 983 775 783 2,419 924 737 790 18,647

2017-18 3,409 3,536 2,639 1,188 2,342 1,010 985 1,002 1,943 1,714 1,054 845 21,667

2018-19 2,475 2,670 2,331 2,466 1,650 1,906 13,498


2 Granted 2.07 Number of second Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0


- 2014-15 - 2015-16 - 2016-17 -2017-18 -2018-19


2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

0

0

0

175

392

0

0

0

180

596

0

0

0

262

346

0

0

0

355

532

0

0

0

372

613

0

0

0

259

453

0

0

0

246

0

0

7

428

0

0

40

228

0

0

52

255

0

0

149

247

0

0

161

332

0

0

409

3,339

2,932

2.08 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications granted in the 6 month period ending 31 December 2018 by

. b I d . t . ·th . fi . d . . . .

Visa Subclass 01/07/16 to 01/01/17 to 01/07/17 to 01/01/18 to 01/07/18 to 31/12/16 30/06/17 31/12/17 30/06/18 31/12/18

417 Working Holiday

First visa 85,641 72,217 82,947 69,675 80,305

Second visa 17,477 16,620 16,174 16,654 18,812



First visa 12,219 6,428 14,124 7,543 13,498

Second visa 0 409 1,603 1,736 2,932




2 Granted 2.09 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

. . . 2014-15 to 2015-16 to 2016-17 to 2017-18 to 2018-19 to % Change 2018-19 as a C1t1zenship Country 31/12/14 31/12/15 31/12/16 31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % ofTotal

United Kingdom 23,924 22,501 21,800 19,847 19,842 0.0% 20.0%

France 13,338 12,255 12,308 12,868 14,253 10.8% 14.4%

Germany, Fed Republic of 15,217 15,141 15,694 14,493 13,052 -9.9% 13.2%

Korea, South 12,160 11,139 10,968 10,797 10,778 -0.2% 10.9%

Taiwan 12,960 11,089 9,949 10,254 8,952 -12.7% 9.0%

Italy 8,475 6,747 6,396 5,845 6,206 6.2% 6.3%

Japan 4,938 5,633 5,097 5,088 5,537 8.8% 5.6%

Ireland, Republic of 4,074 3,380 3,897 4,368 5,435 24.4% 5.5%

Canada 4,232 4,333 4,084 4,066 4,284 5.4% 4.3%

Netherlands, Kingdom of The 2,585 2,829 3,329 3,173 3,153 -0.6% 3.2%

Sweden 3,478 3,303 2,660 2,231 1,881 -15.7% 1.9%

Belgium 1,274 1,303 1,435 1,451 1,487 2.5% 1.5%

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 4,681 3,158 2,118 1,227 1,080 -12.0% 1.1%

Estonia 1,063 962 990 1,102 1,052 -4.5% 1.1%

Denmark 947 1,000 973 900 912 1.3% 0.9%

Finland 1,036 988 1,016 916 798 -12.9% 0.8%

Norway 313 323 308 382 299 -21.7% 0.3%

Malta 63 50 57 67 69 3.0% 0.1%

Cyprus 49 31 39 33 35 6.1% 0.0%

Not Specified <5 13 12 -7.7% 0.0%

Total 114,807 106,167 103,118 99,121 99,117 0.0% 100.0%

Note: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'

2.10 Number of First Visa Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

. . . 2014-15 to 2015-16 to 2016-17 to 2017-18 to 2018-19 to % Change 2018-19 as a C1t1zensh1p Country 31/12/14 31/12/15 31/12/16 31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % ofTotal

United Kingdom 19,239 18,019 17,821 15,949 15,457 -3.1% 19.2%

France 11,603 10,522 10,801 11,514 12,426 7.9% 15.5%

Germany, Fed Republic of 14,218 14,114 14,776 13,505 11,954 -11.5% 14.9%

Korea, South 9,560 9,106 9,049 8,940 8,861 -0.9% 11.0%

Taiwan 8,193 7,478 6,267 7,163 5,246 -26.8% 6.5%

Italy 6,500 5,095 5,233 4,701 4,923 4.7% 6.1%

Japan 3,953 4,526 4,030 4,233 4,631 9.4% 5.8%

Ireland, Republic of 2,584 2,500 3,048 3,379 4,008 18.6% 5.0%

Canada 3,810 3,900 3,654 3,623 3,748 3.5% 4.7% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 2,305 2,545 3,035 2,861 2,773 -3.1% 3.5%

Sweden 3,133 3,002 2,372 2,010 1,633 -18.8% 2.0%

Belgium 1,144 1,150 1,287 1,314 1,275 -3.0% 1.6%

Denmark 883 918 919 834 838 0.5% 1.0%

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 3,317 2,143 1,391 892 831 -6.8% 1.0%

Finland 933 845 912 792 670 -15.4% 0.8%

Estonia 621 611 670 774 661 -14.6% 0.8%

Norway 292 309 287 367 268 -27.0% 0.3%

Malta 55 38 53 57 61 7.0% 0.1%

Cyprus 31 24 36 29 32 10.3% 0.0%

Not Specified 0 <5 0 10 9 -10.0% 0.0%

Total 92,374 86,847 85,641 82,947 80,305 -3.2% 100.0%



2 Granted

2.11 Number of Second Visa Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

. . . 2014-15 to 2015-16 to 2016-17 to 2017-18 to 2018-19 to % Change 2018-19 as a C1t1zensh1p Country 31112/14 31/12/15 31/12/16 31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % ofTotal

United Kingdom 4,685 4,482 3,979 3,898 4,385 12.5% 23.3%

Taiwan 4,767 3,611 3,682 3,091 3,706 19.9% 19.7%

Korea, South 2,600 2,033 1,919 1,857 1,917 3.2% 10.2%

France 1,735 1,733 1,507 1,354 1,827 34.9% 9.7%

Ireland, Republic of 1,490 880 849 989 1,427 44.3% 7.6%

Italy 1,975 1,652 1,163 1,144 1,283 12.2% 6.8%

Germany, Fed Republic of 999 1,027 918 988 1,098 11.1% 5.8%

Japan 985 1,107 1,067 855 906 6.0% 4.8%

Canada 422 433 430 443 536 21.0% 2.8%

Estonia 442 351 320 328 391 19.2% 2.1%

Netherlands, Kingdom of The 280 284 294 312 380 21.8% 2.0%

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 1,364 1,015 727 335 249 -25.7% 1.3%

Sweden 345 301 288 221 248 12.2% 1.3%

Belgium 130 153 148 137 212 54.7% 1.1%

Finland 103 143 104 124 128 3.2% 0.7%

Denmark 64 82 54 66 74 12.1% 0.4%

Norway 21 14 21 15 31 106.7% 0.2%

Malta 8 12 <5 10 8 -20.0% 0.0%

Cyprus 18 7 <5 <5 <5 -25.0% 0.0%

Not Specified 0 0 0 <5 <5 0.0% 0.0%

Total 22,433 19,320 17,477 16,174 18,812 16.3% 100.0%


2.12 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

. . . 2014-15 to 2015-16 to 2016-17 to 2017-18 to 2018-19 to % Change 2018-19 as a C1t1zensh1p Country 31/12/14 31/12/15 31/12/16 31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % ofTotal

United States of America 4,001 4,364 4,099 3,948 3,939 -0.2% 24.0%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) na 2,866 2,911 3,662 3,828 4.5% 23.3%

Chile 538 864 1,501 2,226 2,164 -2.8% 13.2%

Spain <5 504 596 1,513 1,714 13.3% 10.4%

Argentina 500 700 700 1,150 1,186 3.1% 7.2%

Indonesia 118 244 830 991 864 -12.8% 5.3%

Israel na na 500 536 545 1.7% 3.3%

Thailand 371 500 394 435 479 10.1% 2.9%

Poland 130 200 200 299 364 21.7% 2.2%

Portugal 0 109 161 191 226 18.3% 1.4%

Singapore na na na 180 205 13.9% 1.2%

Czechia na na na na 168 na 1.0%

Uruguay 25 40 53 86 121 40.7% 0.7%

Slovakia na na 49 75 108 44.0% 0.7%

Peru na na na 50 104 108.0% 0.6%

Turkey 91 91 99 82 95 15.9% 0.6%

Hungary na na na 64 92 43.8% 0.6%

Austria na na na na 78 na 0.5%

Vietnam na na na 58 73 25.9% 0.4%

Slovenia na na 22 43 35 -18.6% 0.2%

Malaysia 100 100 100 109 21 -80.7% 0.1%

Luxembourg na na na 6 8 33.3% 0.0%

Bangladesh 0 <5 <5 5 0 -100.0%

Not Specified <5 0 0 18 13 -27.8% 0.1%

Total 5,879 10,583 12,219 15,727 16,430 4.5% 100.0%



2 Granted 2.13 Number of First Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

. . . 2014-15 to 2015-16 to 2016-17 to 2017-18 to 2018-19 to % Change 2018-19 as a C1t1zenship Country 31112114 31112/15 31112116 31112117 31112118 from 2017-18 % ofTotal

United States of America 4,001 4,364 4,099 3,725 3,540 -5.0% 26.2%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) na 2,866 2,911 3,187 2,795 -12.3% 20.7%

Chile 538 864 1,501 2,001 1,745 -12.8% 12.9%

Spain <5 504 596 1,431 1,494 4.4% 11.1%

Argentina 500 700 700 1,063 991 -6.8% 7.3%

Indonesia 118 244 830 661 570 -13.8% 4.2% Israel na na 500 502 500 -0.4% 3.7%

Thailand 371 500 394 391 399 2.0% 3.0%

Poland 130 200 200 277 324 17.0% 2.4%

Singapore na na na 180 201 11.7% 1.5%

Portugal 0 109 161 169 196 16.0% 1.5%

Czechia na na na na 167 na 1.2%

Peru na na na 50 100 100.0% 0.7%

Uruguay 25 40 53 77 89 15.6% 0.7%

Turkey 91 91 99 72 85 18.1% 0.6%

Hungary na na na 64 85 32.8% 0.6%

Slovakia na na 49 61 81 32.8% 0.6%

Austria na na na na 78 na 0.6%

Slovenia na na 22 37 29 -21.6% 0.2%

Luxembourg na na na 6 8 33.3% 0.1%

Vietnam na na na 58 8 -86.2% 0.1%

Malaysia 100 100 100 98 <5 -99.0% 0.0%

Bangladesh 0 <5 <5 0 0 0

Not Specified <5 0 0 14 12 -14.3% 0.1%

Total 5,879 10,583 12,219 14,124 13,498 -4.4% 100.0%


2.14 Number of Second Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

. . . 2014-15 to 2015-16 to 2016-17 to 2017-18 to 2018-19 to % Change 2018-19 as a C1t1zensh1p Country 31112114 31112/15 31112116 31112117 31112118 from 2017-18 % ofTotal

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) na 0 0 475 1,033 117.5% 35.2%

Chile 0 0 0 225 419 86.2% 14.3%

United States of America 0 0 0 223 399 78.9% 13.6%

Indonesia 0 0 0 330 294 -10.9% 10.0%

Spain 0 0 0 82 220 168.3% 7.5%

Argentina 0 0 0 87 195 124.1% 6.7%

Thailand 0 0 0 44 80 81.8% 2.7%

Vietnam na na na 0 65 0 2.2%

Israel na na 0 34 45 32.4% 1.5%

Poland 0 0 0 22 40 81.8% 1.4%

Uruguay 0 0 0 9 32 255.6% 1.1%

Portugal 0 0 0 22 30 36.4% 1.0%

Slovakia na na 0 14 27 92.9% 0.9%

Malaysia 0 0 0 11 20 81.8% 0.7%

Turkey 0 0 0 10 10 0.0% 0.3%

Hungary na na na 0 7 0 0.2%

Slovenia na na 0 6 6 0.0% 0.2%

Singapore na na na 0 <5 0 0.1%

Peru na na na 0 <5 0 0.1%

Czechia na na na na <5 na 0.0%

Bangladesh 0 0 0 5 0 -100.0%

Not Specified 0 0 0 <5 <5 -75.0% 0.0%

Total 1,603 2,932 82.9% 100.0%



2 Granted 2.15 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

United Kingdom

France

Germany

South Korea

Taiwan

Italy

Japan

Ireland

Canada

Netherlands

Sweden

Belgium


Estonia

Denmark

other countries

==-

0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17 - 2018-19 to 31/12/18

20,000


United Kingdom France Germany South Korea Taiwan Italy Japan Ireland Canada Netherlands Sweden Belgium Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) Estonia Denmark Finland Norway Malta

Cyprus Not Specified Total

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total 19,847 19,842 0.0% 20.0% 12,868 14,253 10.8% 14.4%

14,493 13,052 -9.9% 13.2% 10,797 10,778 -0.2% 10.9% 10,254 8,952 -12.7% 9.0%

5,845 6,206 6.2% 6.3% 5,088 5,537 8.8% 5.6% 4,368 5,435 24.4% 5.5% 4,066 4,284 5.4% 4.3% 3,173 3,153 -0.6% 3.2% 2,231 1,881 -15.7% 1.9% 1,451 1,487 2.5% 1.5% 1,227 1,080 -12.0% 1.1% 1,102 1,052 -4.5% 1.1%

900 912 1.3% 0.9% 916 798 -12.9% 0.8% 382 299 -21.7% 0.3%

67 69 3.0% 0.1% 33 35 6.1% 0.0% 13 12 -7.7% 0.0%

99,121 99,117 0.0% 100.0%



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2 Granted 2.16 Number of First Visa Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

United Kingdom

France


Korea, South

Taiwan

Italy

Japan


Canada


Sweden

Belgium

Denmark


Finland

Other countries

----------------------------

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17 - 2018-19 to 31/12/18

16,000


United Kingdom France Germany, Fed Republic of Korea, South Taiwan Italy Japan Ireland, Republic of Canada Netherlands, Kingdom of The Sweden Belgium Denmark Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) Finland Estonia Norway Malta Cyprus Not Specified Total

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total 15,949 15,457 -3.1% 19.2% 11,514 12,426 7.9% 15.5% 13,505 11,954 -11.5% 14.9%

8,940 8,861 -0.9% 11.0% 7,163 5,246 -26.8% 6.5% 4,701 4,923 4.7% 6.1% 4,233 4,631 9.4% 5.8% 3,379 4,008 18.6% 5.0% 3,623 3,748 3.5% 4.7% 2,861 2,773 -3.1% 3.5% 2,010 1,633 -18.8% 2.0% 1,314 1,275 -3.0% 1.6%

834 838 0.5% 1.0% 892 831 -6.8% 1.0% 792 670 -15.4% 0.8% 774 661 -14.6% 0.8% 367 268 -27.0% 0.3%

57 61 7.0% 0.1% 29 32 10.3% 0.0% 10 9 -10.0% 0.0%

82,947 80,305 -3.2% 100.0%




2 Granted 2.17 Number of Second Visa Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

United Kingdom

Taiwan

Korea, South

France


Italy


Japan

Canada

Estonia

----------------------------


Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) l!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I•

Sweden

Belgium

Finland

Other countries

0 500 1,000 1,500

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17

2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500

- 2018-19 to 31/12/18

4,000 4,500


United Kingdom Taiwan Korea, South France Ireland, Republic of Italy Germany, Fed Republic of Japan Canada Estonia Netherlands, Kingdom of The Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) Sweden Belgium Finland Denmark Norway Malta Cyprus Not Specified Total

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total 3,898 4,385 12.5% 23.3% 3,091 3,706 19.9% 19.7% 1,857 1,917 3.2% 10.2% 1,354 1,827 34.9% 9.7%

989 1,427 44.3% 7.6% 1,144 1,283 12.2% 6.8%

988 1,098 11.1% 5.8% 855 906 6.0% 4.8%

443 536 21.0% 2.8% 328 391 19.2% 2.1% 312 380 21.8% 2.0% 335 249 -25.7% 1.3% 221 248 12.2% 1.3% 137 212 54.7% 1.1% 124 128 3.2% 0.7% 66 74 12.1% 0.4% 15 31 106.7% 0.2% 10 8 -20.0% 0.0%

<5 <5 -25.0% 0.0% <5 <5 0.0% 0.0%

16,174 18,812 16.3% 100.0%




2 Granted 2.18 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year



Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Israel

Thailand

Poland

Portugal

Singapore

Czechia

Uruguay

Slovakia

Peru

Other countries

-

=-

=

0 500 1,000 1,500

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17

2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500

- 2018-19 to 31/12/18

4,000


United States of America China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) Chile Spain Argentina Indonesia Israel Thailand Poland Portugal Singapore Czechia Uruguay Slovakia Peru Turkey Hungary Austria Vietnam Slovenia Malaysia Luxembourg Bangladesh Not Specified Total

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total 3,948 3,939 -0.2% 24.0% 3,662 3,828 4.5% 23.3% 2,226 2,164 -2.8% 13.2% 1,513 1,714 13.3% 10.4% 1,150 1,186 3.1% 7.2%

991 864 -12.8% 5.3% 536 545 1.7% 3.3% 435 479 10.1% 2.9% 299 364 21.7% 2.2%

191 226 18.3% 1.4% 180 205 13.9% 1.2%

na 168 na 1.0% 86 121 40.7% 0.7% 75 108 44.0% 0.7% 50 104 108.0% 0.6% 82 95 15.9% 0.6% 64 92 43.8% 0.6% na 78 na 0.5% 58 73 25.9% 0.4% 43 35 -18.6% 0.2%

109 21 -80.7% 0.1% 6 8 33.3% 0.0% 5 -100.0%

18 13 -27.8% 0.1% 15,727 16,430 4.5% 100.0%




2 Granted 2.19 Number of First Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year



Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Israel

Thailand

Poland

Singapore

Portugal

Czechia

Peru

Uruguay

Hungary

Other countries

-

-

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17 - 2018-19 to 31/12/18


United States of America China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) Chile Spain Argentina Indonesia Israel Thailand Poland Singapore Portugal Czechia Peru Uruguay Hungary Turkey Slovakia Austria Slovenia Luxembourg Vietnam Malaysia

Not Specified Total

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total 3,725 3,540 -5.0% 26.2% 3,187 2,795 -12.3% 20.7% 2,001 1,745 -12.8% 12.9% 1,431 1,494 4.4% 11.1% 1,063 991 -6.8% 7.3%

661 570 -13.8% 4.2%

502 500 -0.4% 3.7% 391 399 2.0% 3.0% 277 324 17.0% 2.4% 180 201 11.7% 1.5% 169 196 16.0% 1.5%

na 167 na 1.2% 50 100 100.0% 0.7% 77 89 15.6% 0.7% 64 85 32.8% 0.6% 72 85 18.1% 0.6% 61 81 32.8% 0.6% na 78 na 0.6% 37 29 -21.6% 0.2%

6 8 33.3% 0.1% 58 8 -86.2% 0.1% 98 <5 -99.0% 0.0% 14 12 -14.3% 0.1%

14,124 13,498 -4.4% 100.0%




2 Granted 2.20 Number of Second Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year


Chile


Indonesia

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Thailand

Vietnam

Israel

Poland

Uruguay

Portugal

Slovakia

Malaysia

Turkey

Other countries

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200

- 2017-18 to 31/12/17 - 2018-19 to 31/12/18


China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) Chile United States of America Indonesia Spain Argentina Thailand Vietnam Israel Poland Uruguay Portugal Slovakia Malaysia Turkey Hungary Slovenia Peru Singapore Czechia Bangladesh Not Specified Total

31/12/17 31/12/18 from 2017-18 % of Total 475 1,033 117.5% 35.2% 225 419 86.2% 14.3% 223 399 78.9% 13.6% 330 294 -10.9% 10.0%

82 220 168.3% 7.5% 87 195 124.1% 6.7% 44 80 81.8% 2.7%

0 65 0 2.2%

34 45 32.4% 1.5% 22 40 81.8% 1.4%

9 32 255.6% 1.1% 22 30 36.4% 1.0% 14 27 92.9% 0.9% 11 20 81.8% 0.7% 10 10 0.0% 0.3%

0 7 0 0.2% 6 6 0.0% 0.2% 0 <5 0 0.1% 0 <5 0 0.1%

na <5 na 0.0% 5 -100.0%

<5 <5 -75.0% 0.0% 1,603 2,932 82.9% 100.0%




2 Granted 2.21 Second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by employer industry

18,000 �--

16,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0 Agriculture, Forestry

and Fishing Construction

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2 Granted

2.22 Second Working Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by employer industry

1,800 ,-----

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0 Accommodation and Food

Services Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

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3 Grant Rate For this section, grant rates have been shown.

A grant rate is defined as:

Number of grants X 100

Number of decisions

where the number of decisions equals the number of grants plus the number of refusals.


3 Grant rate 3.01 Grant rate of Working Holiday Maker visa applications decided in the 6 month period ending 31 December 2018 by visa type and visa subclass - comparison with previous four periods

Visa Subclass 01/07/16 to 01/01/17 to 01/07/17 to 01/01/18 to 01/07/18 to

31/12/16 30/06/17 31/12/17 30/06/18 31/12/18

417 Working Holiday

First visa 99.3% 98.5% 99.3% 99.0% 99.5%

Second visa 96.5% 95.7% 97.6% 96.9% 93.4%

All 417 Working Holiday 98.8% 98.0% 99.0% 98.5% 98.3%


First visa 97.8% 98.4% 97.4% 97.7% 98.0%

Second visa 0.0% 90.7% 96.8% 98.4% 97.4%

All 462 Work and Holiday 97.8% 97.9% 97.4% 97.8% 97.9%

All Working Holiday Maker 98.7% 98.0% 98.8% 98.5% 98.3%


3 Grant rate 3.02 Grant rate for Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications decided in the 6 month period ending 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods

Citizenship Country 01/07/16 to 01/01/17 to 01/07/17 to 01/01/18 to 01/07/18 to 31/12/16 30/06/17 31/12/17 30/06/18 31/12/18

subclass 417 first visa

United Kingdom 99.0% 98.6% 99.3% 99.1% 99.7%

France 99.8% 99.3% 99.7% 99.3% 99.7%

Germany 100.0% 99.5% 99.8% 99.6% 99.8%

South Korea 97.9% 96.9% 98.4% 98.3% 99.1%

Taiwan 98.5% 97.6% 98.0% 98.2% 98.3%

Italy 99.8% 99.1% 99.8% 99.2% 99.6%

Japan 99.8% 99.4% 99.8% 99.6% 99.7%

Ireland 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.5% 99.7%

Canada 99.6% 99.1% 99.3% 99.0% 99.7%

Netherlands 99.8% 99.4% 99.8% 99.4% 100.0%

Sweden 99.5% 97.9% 99.6% 98.2% 99.7%

Belgium 99.9% 99.8% 99.5% 99.6% 99.3%

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 95.3% 93.3% 95.6% 96.5% 97.8%

Denmark 99.7% 98.3% 99.6% 99.0% 100.0%

Finland 100.0% 99.8% 99.9% 99.0% 99.9%

Estonia 99.7% 99.2% 99.5% 98.9% 99.8%

Norway 98.6% 98.6% 98.9% 98.6% 100.0%

Malta 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Cyprus 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 92.9% 100.0%

Not Specified 0.00% 40.0% 45.5% 12.9% 52.9%

All subclass 417 first visa 99.3% 98.5% 99.3% 99.0% 99.5%

subclass 417 second visa

United Kingdom 96.6% 96.0% 98.1% 97.0% 94.2%

Taiwan 96.9% 96.2% 97.5% 97.5% 95.1%

South Korea 96.0% 95.0% 96.0% 97.0% 90.0%

France 96.4% 94.3% 97.3% 96.0% 92.4%

Ireland 97.6% 97.2% 98.8% 97.4% 94.4%

Italy 96.7% 96.5% 98.8% 96.7% 95.5%

Germany 95.2% 94.0% 97.2% 96.3% 93.3%

Japan 97.2% 95.7% 98.2% 97.4% 89.4%

Canada 96.4% 95.0% 97.4% 96.9% 95.5%

Estonia 97.6% 97.8% 98.2% 99.2% 94.9%

Netherlands 96.1% 96.0% 97.5% 96.5% 92.9%

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 94.5% 94.5% 97.1% 93.4% 90.5%

Sweden 98.3% 94.5% 98.7% 97.3% 95.4%

Belgium 97.4% 96.8% 96.5% 96.3% 95.9%

Finland 95.4% 95.7% 99.2% 99.0% 94.8%

Denmark 90.0% 93.5% 93.0% 89.2% 96.1%

Norway 100.0% 94.4% 100.0% 100.0% 91.2%

Malta 100.0% 100.0% 90.9% 90.0% 100.0%

Cyprus 60.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 60.0%

Not Specified 0.00% 00.0% 18.8% 16.7% 08.6%

All subclass 417 second visa 96.5% 95.7% 97.6% 96.9% 93.4%

All 417 Working Holiday 98.8% 98.0% 99.0% 98.5% 98.3%



3 Grant rate 3.03 Grant rate for Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications decided in the 6 month period ending 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods

Citizenship Country 01/07/16 to 01/01/17 to 01/07/17 to 01/01/18 to 01/07/18 to 31112116 30/06/17 31/12/17 30/06/18 31/12/18

subclass 462 first visa

United States of America 98.8% 98.8% 99.1% 98.8% 98.6%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 98.1% 99.2% 98.2% 97.0% 97.6%

Chile 98.9% 00.0% 95.7% 50.0% 98.6%

Spain 98.0% 0.00% 99.5% 93.7% 99.4%

Argentina 96.6% 0.00% 98.0% 98.0% 97.8%

Indonesia 99.5% 93.4% 97.9% 95.2% 98.8%

Israel 92.3% 00.0% 96.9% 50.0% 98.4%

Thailand 96.8% 85.0% 91.8% 95.6% 98.0%

Poland 95.2% 00.0% 99.3% 99.4% 96.1%

Portugal 98.2% 95.0% 99.4% 87.5% 97.5%

Singapore na na 99.4% 98.2% 100.0%

Czechia na na na 95.8% 97.7%

Austria na na na 92.7% 75.0%

Peru na 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.1%

Uruguay 100.0% 99.0% 100.0% 99.0% 100.0%

Hungary na 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.6%

Turkey 100.0% 100.0% 97.3% 95.7% 100.0%

Slovakia 98.0% 99.0% 100.0% 98.8% 98.8%

Slovenia 100.0% 100.0% 97.4% 96.9% 100.0%

Luxembourg na 100.0% 75.0% 100.0% 80.0%

Vietnam na 97.7% 96.7% 96.2% 88.9%

Malaysia 96.2% 0.00% 98.0% 66.7% 14.3%

Bangladesh 09.3% 0.00% 00.0% 0.00% 0.00%

San Marino na 100.0% 0.00% 100.0% 0.00%

Not Specified 0.00% 85.7% 70.0% 61.9% 54.5%

All subclass 462 first visa 97.8% 98.4% 97.4% 97.7% 98.0%

subclass 462 second visa

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 00.0% 93.1% 96.5% 98.7% 97.6%

United States of America 0.00% 81.0% 93.3% 96.1% 93.2%

Chile 0.00% 84.9% 95.7% 99.1% 99.1%

Indonesia 0.00% 98.1% 99.1% 99.1% 99.3%

Spain 0.00% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 98.7%

Argentina 0.00% 100.0% 97.8% 97.8% 98.5%

Thailand 0.00% 90.0% 97.8% 100.0% 100.0%

Vietnam na 0.00% 0.00% 100.0% 98.5%

Israel 0.00% 0.00% 94.4% 100.0% 90.0%

Poland 0.00% 75.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Portugal 00.0% 80.0% 100.0% 100.0% 93.8%

Uruguay 0.00% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Slovakia 0.00% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Malaysia 0.00% 75.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Turkey 0.00% 100.0% 100.0% 91.7% 100.0%

Hungary na 0.00% 0.00% 100.0% 100.0%

Slovenia 0.00% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Peru na na 0.00% 0.00% 100.0%

Singapore na na 0.00% 0.00% 100.0%

Czechia na na na 0.00% 100.0%

Bangladesh 0.00% 0.00% 100.0% 100.0% 0.00%

Not Specified 0.00% 0.00% 66.7% 60.0% 25.0%

All subclass 462 second visa 0.0% 90.7% 96.8% 98.4% 97.4%

All 462 Work and Holiday 97.8% 97.9% 97.4% 97.8% 97.9%



4 Visa Holders in

Australia


4 Visa holders in Australia

4.01 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa holders in Australia as at 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the same date in the previous year

United Kingdom

Taiwan

South Korea

France

Germany

Japan

Italy

Ireland

Canada

Netherlands

Sweden


Belgium

Estonia

Finland

Others countries

0 4,000 8,000

- as at 31/12/17

12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000 28,000

- as at 31/12/18

. . . % Change 31/12/18 as C1t1zensh1p Country 31/12/17 31/12/18

from 31112117 % of Total United Kingdom 26,640 25,173 -5.5% 19.7% Taiwan 17,840 16,883 -5.4% 13.2% South Korea 15,753 15,691 -0.4% 12.3% France 14,648 15,478 5.7% 12.1% Germany 17,038 15,085 -11.5% 11.8% Japan 8,070 8,235 2.0% 6.4% Italy 7,705 7,782 1.0% 6.1% Ireland 5,664 6,520 15.1% 5.1% Canada 4,502 4,515 0.3% 3.5% Netherlands 3,523 3,391 -3.7% 2.7% Sweden 2,277 1,935 -15.0% 1.5% Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 2,480 1,799 -27.5% 1.4% Belgium 1,661 1,658 -0.2% 1.3% Estonia 1,425 1,361 -4.5% 1.1% Finland 991 936 -5.5% 0.7% Denmark 876 815 -7.0% 0.6% Norway 344 312 -9.3% 0.2% Malta 78 89 14.1% 0.1% Cyprus 38 29 -23.7% 0.0% Not Specified < 5 <5 -75.0% 0.0%

Total 131,557 127,688 -2.9% 100.0%



4 Visa holders in Australia

4.02 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders in Australia as at 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the same date in the previous year

Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Thailand

Poland

Israel

Singapore

Vietnam

Portugal

Uruguay

Slovakia

Czechia

0 1,000

- as at 31/12/17

2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000

- as at 31/12/18

. . . % Change 31/12/18 as C1t1zensh1p Country 31/12/17 31/12/18

from 31112117 % of Total China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 4,759 4,936 3.7% 27.7% United States of America 4,097 4,217 2.9% 23.7% Chile 1,543 1,914 24.0% 10.8% Spain 821 1,347 64.1% 7.6% Argentina 757 1,224 61.7% 6.9% Indonesia 1,110 1,173 5.7% 6.6% Thailand 353 532 50.7% 3.0% Poland 156 389 149.4% 2.2% Israel 396 366 -7.6% 2.1% Singapore 42 252 500.0% 1.4% Vietnam 113 224 98.2% 1.3% Portugal 180 204 13.3% 1.1% Uruguay 127 190 49.6% 1.1% Slovakia 141 161 14.2% 0.9% Czechia na 157 na 0.9% Peru <5 118 5800.0% 0.7% Hungary 54 113 109.3% 0.6% Turkey 48 82 70.8% 0.5% Malaysia 92 63 -31.5% 0.4% Austria na 61 na 0.3% Slovenia 63 53 -15.9% 0.3% Luxembourg <5 11 1000.0% 0.1% Bangladesh 6 <5 -50.0% 0.0% Iran San Marino <5 -100.0%Not Specified 11 <5 -90.9% 0.0%

Total 14,874 17,791 19.6% 100.0%



4 Visa holders in Australia 4.03 Working Holiday Maker visa holders in Australia at 31 December 2018 by visa type and visa subclass - comparisonwith previous four periods

Visa Subclass 31/12/16 30/06/17 31/12/17 30/06/18 31/12/18

417 Working Holiday

First visa 107,145 92,728 104,275 90,434 99,336

Second visa 28,137 28,187 27,282 28,090 28,352



First visa 13,213 13,061 13,308 13,700 14,081

Second visa 0 293 1,566 2,685 3,710




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