Working Holiday Maker visa programme report 30 June 2014 · The Working Holiday Maker (WHM) programme’s purpose is to foster closer ties and cultural exchange between Australia

Working Holiday Maker visa programme report 30 June 2014

Contents Page

About this report 1

Enquiries 1

Definition of terms 2

Background to the Working Holiday Maker programme 3

Recent developments in the Working Holiday Maker programme 5

Executive summary 7

Section 1 Lodged 9

Section 2 Granted 15

Section 3 Grant Rate 27

Section 4 Visa holders in Australia 31

About this report

This report provides monthly and programme year data on the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa programme

administered by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (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 programme. Current and previous versions of the report are available on the

department’s website at: www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/visitor.htm

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 programme is available on the department’s website at: www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/

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 visa arrangements’ in the ‘Background to the Working

Holiday Maker visa programme’ 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] quoting

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Definition of terms

Citizenship country: 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.

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

Snapshot date: 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.

Visa applicant: Used to refer to clients applying for a visa.

Working Holiday Maker: Refers collectively to both the Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa and the Work and

Holiday (subclass 462) visa.


Background to the Working Holiday Maker visa programme

The Working Holiday Maker (WHM) programme’s purpose 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 programme is comprised of the Working Holiday (subclass 417) and the Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa programmes. Partner countries initially comprised a relatively small number of Commonwealth countries, but the

programme has since grown to encompass 31 partner nations and regions (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

of the People’s Republic of China) from across the globe.

Australia has an overarching bilateral arrangement, usually in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding, with each

partner country. Of the 31 partner countries, 19 are Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa arrangements, and 12 are

Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangements. The key differences 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. The Work and Holiday visa arrangements that Australia has signed with Greece, Papua New Guinea and

Poland are not yet in effect. These arrangements will be implemented once both Australia and the partner country have

the necessary legislative and administrative systems in place. Announcements will be made on the department’s

website once implementation processes are complete, enabling participants to lodge visa applications.

WHM arrangements are reciprocal in nature, 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 at time of application hold a passport from an eligible partner country not be accompanied by dependent children during their stay in Australia meet health and character requirements meet financial requirements.

Work and Holiday visa applicants must meet additional requirements, including:

functional English successful completion of at least two years of undergraduate university study a letter of home government support in association with their visa application.

Working Holiday (subclass 417):

1 Belgium

2 Canada

3 Cyprus

4 Denmark

5 Estonia

6 Finland

7 France

8 Germany 9 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the

People's Republic of China (HKSAR of the PRC) 10 Ireland 11 Italy

12 Japan 13 Korea, Republic of 14 Malta 15 Netherlands

16 Norway

17 Sweden

18 Taiwan 19 United Kingdom

Work and Holiday (subclass 462):

1 Argentina

2 Bangladesh

3 Chile

4 Greece

5 Indonesia

6 Malaysia 7 Papua New Guinea

8 Poland 9 Thailand

10 Turkey 11 United States of America

12 Uruguay


Background to the Working Holiday Maker visa programme - continued

Countries with which Australia is currently negotiating new Work and Holiday (subclass 462) arrangements

1 Andorra

2 Brazil 3 Czech Republic

4 Fiji 5 Hungary

6 Israel 7 Latvia

8 Mexico

9 Mongolia

10 Portugal 11 San Marino 12 Slovak Republic

13 Spain 14 Vietnam

Working while in Australia

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

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.

Second Working Holiday

Participants are generally limited to holding only one Working Holiday visa or Work and Holiday visa in their lifetime. However, on 1 November 2005, the second Working Holiday visa initiative was introduced. This initiative allows first time Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa holders who undertake 88 days ‘specified work’ in regional Australia during

their stay to acquire eligibility to apply for a second such visa. The initiative is not available to Work and Holiday

(subclass 462) participants.

‘Specified work’ includes work in the agriculture, mining and construction industries. For the purposes of the second

Working Holiday visa initiative, regional Australia includes large parts of rural and regional Australia, which are identifiein a list of postcodes available on the department’s website at: http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/417.aspx

The number of second Working Holiday visa grants has grown rapidly since the programme commenced in late 2005. There were 2692 grants in 2005-06, compared with 45,950 grants in 2013-14. In 2013-14, approximately one in four first-time Working Holiday visa holders went on to acquire a second Working Holiday visa.

The second Working Holiday visa programme had grown to constitute 20 per cent of the overall Working Holiday

programme by 30 June 2014. This compared with just a 3.3 per cent share of overall Working Holiday visa holders in

Australia as at 30 June 2006.

d

Processing Times

The visa processing service standard for first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications is that 75 per cent are

finalised within six calendar days of lodgement. In 2013-14, 78 per cent of first Working Holiday visas were finalised

within service standards. The service standard for second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications is that 75 per cent are finalised within 21 calendar days of lodgement. In 2013-14, 68.8 per cent of second Working Holiday

visas were finalised within service standards. A significant increase in the volume of second Working Holiday visa

applications, including a larger proportion of applications requiring health clearances, contributed to the reduction in

service standards during the period.

The visa processing service standard for Work and Holiday (subclass 462) online visa applications (USA nationals only) is that 75 per cent are finalised within six calendar days of lodgement. In 2013-14, 84.5 per cent of online Work and

Holiday visa applications were finalised within service standards. The service standard for Work and Holiday (subclass 462) paper visa applications is that 75 per cent are finalised within 14 calendar days of lodgement. In 2013-14, 52.6 per cent of paper Work and Holiday visa applications were finalised within service standards. The

temporary decline in service standards was partly due to unexpected systems issues that required a larger than usual number of applications to be processed manually. The Department has addressed these issues during the period.

Processing times may be affected by factors such as the completeness of applications lodged and additional checks

performed by visa processing officers, such as those relating to health and character.


http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/417.aspx

Australia’s Working Holiday Maker visa arrangements


Commencement Date Country / Region Type of Agreement 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) 1500 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) 1000 31 December 2010 Bangladesh Work and Holiday (SC 462) 100 29 February 2012 Argentina Work and Holiday (SC 462) 500 1 April 2013 Uruguay Work and Holiday (SC 462) 200

Signed 12 October 2011 - not yet in effect

as at 30 June 2014

Papua

New Guinea Work

and Holiday (SC

462) 100

Signed 28 March 2014 - not yet in effect

as at 30 June 2014

Poland

Work

and Holiday (SC

462) 200

Signed 14 May 2014 - not yet in effect

as at 30 June 2014

Greece

Work

and Holiday (SC

462) 500

Recent developments in the Working Holiday Maker programme Work and Holiday arrangement signed with Poland

Australia signed a Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangement with Poland on 28 March 2014. The arrangement is expected to come into operation in early 2014-15.

Work and Holiday arrangement signed with Greece

Australia signed a Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangement with Greece on 14 May 2014. The arrangement is expected to come into operation by the end of 2014-15, once administrative arrangements for the grant of visas have

been implemented by both countries.

Commencement of Work and Holiday negotiations with Brazil, Fiji and Mongolia

Australia commenced new Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangement negotiations with Brazil (annual visa cap

of 500 places), Fiji (100 places) and Mongolia (100 places) during the latter stages of 2013-14, taking the total number of Work and Holiday negotiations underway to 14 countries as at 30 June 2014.


Executive Summary

Key Points In 2013-14, a total of 239,592 Working Holiday Maker (WHM) (subclass 417 and subclass 462) visas were

granted, a 7.2 per cent reduction compared to 2012-13.

There was a 12.8 per cent reduction in first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa grants to 183,428. However, second Working Holiday visa grants increased 18.2 per cent to 45,950. There was also a 13.3 per cent increase in Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa grants to 10,214.

There were 151,201 WHM visa holders in Australia at 30 June 2014, a 5.8 per cent reduction compared to 30 June 2013.

1 Applications lodged

In 2013-14, there was an 8.7 per cent reduction in WHM visa application lodgements compared to 2012-13.

There were a total of 183,626 first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications, 48,059 second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications, and 10,365 Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2013-14.

The very high average grant rate of WHM visas (over 98 per cent - see Section 3) means the number of visas granted tends to be very close to the number of visa applications lodged during the period, noting that there can be a delay between lodgement and grant.

2 Visas granted

First Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa programme

A total of 183,428 first Working Holiday visas were granted in 2013-14. This is a 12.8 per cent reduction compared to 2012-13.

The decrease was largely driven by a reduction in visa grant numbers for Ireland, Taiwan and South Korea. While remaining among the larger source countries under the programme, the reduction in visa grants for these countries may signal a natural tapering of the very strong growth seen in these caseloads over a number of years, which contributed to record visa application grant numbers under the total WHM visa programme in 2012-13.

Improving economic conditions in some partner countries and seasonal variability in visa application numbers are other potential contributors to the reduction in first Working Holiday visa application grant numbers during 2013-14.

The top five countries for first Working Holiday visa grants were: United Kingdom (down 5.2 per cent to 36,778) Germany (up 2.1 per cent to 25,207) France (up 1.9 per cent to 22,958) South Korea (down 28.7 per cent to 21,110) Taiwan (down 36.8 per cent to 18,071).

Second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa programme

A total of 45,950 second Working Holiday visas were granted in 2013-14. This is an 18.2 per cent increase compared to 2012-13. This is largely the result of a flow-on effect from the positive growth in the first Working Holiday visa programme in 2012-13, which increased by 14.2 per cent.

There is a direct but delayed flow-on relationship between the rate of first Working Holiday visa grants and the rate of second Working Holiday visa grants, which usually takes 12 to 18 months to be reflected in the data. Thus, 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: Taiwan (up 57.7 per cent to 11,295) United Kingdom (up 14.7 per cent to 8430) South Korea (up 3.2 per cent to 5763) Ireland (down 28.3 per cent to 5233) Italy (up 77.5 per cent to 3150).

There was also notable growth in second Working Holiday visa grants for HKSAR of the PRC (54.7 per cent).

In 2013-14, around 90 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 around one per cent undertook mining work (see Table 2.15). The employment of the remaining participants (approximately 2 per cent) has not been disaggregated.

Programme industry data is derived from employer ABNs provided by applicants when evidencing their completion of specified work. On occasion, the ABN supplied may be used for more than one business activity, or an ABN may not have been available.


Executive Summary - continued

2 Visas granted – continued

Combined Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa programme

A total of 229,378 combined Working Holiday (first and second) visas were granted in 2013-14. This is an 8 per cent reduction compared to 2012-13.

The reduction in combined Working Holiday visa programme growth was a result of the fall in first Working Holiday visa applications granted. This was partially offset by the significantly increased numbers opting to stay an extra year on a second Working Holiday visa.

The top five countries for combined first and second Working Holiday visa grants were: United Kingdom (down 2 per cent to 45,208) Taiwan (down 17.9 per cent to 29,366) South Korea (down 23.6 per cent to 26,893) Germany (up 2.4 per cent to 26,819) France (up 3.8 per cent to 25,734).

Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa programme

A total of 10,214 Work and Holiday visas were granted in 2013-14. This is a 13.3 per cent increase compared to 2012-13.

The top five countries for visa grants under the Work and Holiday visa programme were: United States of America (up 9 per cent to 7499) Chile (up 24.3 per cent to 1004) Argentina (up 19.9 per cent to 500) Thailand (up 1.5 per cent to 471) Indonesia (up 148.3 per cent to 437).

The notable increase in grants to young Indonesians follows the commencement of an expanded arrangement with Indonesia from 100 to 1000 annual visa places.

3 Grant rates

The grant rate for first Working Holiday visas for 2013-14 was 99.4 per cent. The grant rate for second Working Holiday visas was 94.9 per cent and the grant rate for Work and Holiday visas was 99.3 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 30 June 2014, there were 145,194 Working Holiday visa holders in Australia (first and second visas). This is a 6.5 per cent decrease in the number of Working Holiday visa holders in Australia compared to 30 June 2013.

Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders

As at 30 June 2014, there were 6007 Work and Holiday visa holders in Australia. This is a 16 per cent increase in the number of Work and Holiday visa holders in Australia compared to 30 June 2013.

1 Lodged



1 Lodged 1.01 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications lodged in 2013-14 to

30 June 2014 by month - comparison with previous four financial years 32000

28000

24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000

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

2011-12 2013-14 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

2009-10 17 121 18 442 18 203 16 241 14 083 13 465 16 479 13 990 15 062 13 192 13 514 14 401 184 193

2010-11 16 881 18 917 18 266 16 513 14 957 13 988 17 769 15 249 16 935 14 216 16 340 17 803 197 834

2011-12 19 094 20 769 20 399 18 506 17 253 16 098 20 818 19 187 18 546 17 547 19 340 20 168 227 725

2012-13 22 615 25 157 24 409 24 317 22 187 25 206 21 734 18 957 20 649 19 189 20 122 20 432 264 974

2013-14 24 479 28 702 22 982 22 406 18 784 16 612 20 467 17 663 18 048 16 467 17 439 18 001 242 050

1.02 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2013-14 to


24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000



2009-10 16 385 17 467 17 395 15 584 13 540 12 919 15 905 13 527 14 522 12 679 12 939 13 734 176 596

2010-11 16 046 18 058 17 545 15 968 14 390 13 443 17 141 14 751 16 345 13 666 15 766 17 217 190 336

2011-12 18 090 19 972 19 696 17 874 16 575 15 516 20 186 18 628 17 808 16 782 18 577 19 415 219 119

2012-13 21 809 24 098 23 652 23 577 21 447 24 507 21 022 18 353 19 835 18 416 19 288 19 718 255 722

2013-14 23 575 27 588 22 095 21 512 17 993 15 857 19 569 16 929 17 192 15 620 16 579 17 176 231 685

1 Lodged 1.03 Number of first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2013-14 to

30 June 2014 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

2009-10

24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000


2011-12 2013-14 2010-11 2012-13 FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

2009-10 14 362 14 854 14 640 12 743 11 019 10 714 13 345 11 223 12 326 10 944 11 165 12 101 149 436

2010-11 14 334 15 835 15 285 13 692 12 287 11 697 14 938 12 607 14 102 11 758 13 689 15 237 165 461

2011-12 16 105 17 338 16 644 14 791 13 762 12 998 16 934 15 523 14 804 14 203 15 633 16 726 185 461

2012-13 18 929 20 497 19 717 19 469 17 784 20 830 17 211 14 690 16 255 15 055 15 711 16 300 212 448

2013-14 20 110 22 264 17 877 16 960 13 990 12 354 15 119 12 913 13 026 12 238 12 998 13 777 183 626

1.04 Number of second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2013-14 to


5000

4000

3000

2000

1000


2011-12 2013-14 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 FY Granted

2009-10

Jul

2 023

Aug

2 613

Sep

2 755

Oct

2 841

Nov

2 521

Dec

2 205

Jan

2 560

Feb

2 304

Mar

2 196

Apr

1 735

May

1 774

Jun

1 633

Total

27 160

2010-11 1 712 2 223 2 260 2 276 2 103 1 746 2 203 2 144 2 243 1 908 2 077 1 980 24 875

2011-12 1 985 2 634 3 052 3 083 2 813 2 518 3 252 3 105 3 004 2 579 2 944 2 689 33 658

2012-13 2 880 3 601 3 935 4 108 3 663 3 677 3 811 3 663 3 580 3 361 3 577 3 418 43 274

2013-14 3 465 5 324 4 218 4 552 4 003 3 503 4 450 4 016 4 166 3 382 3 581 3 399 48 059


1 Lodged 1.05 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2013-14 to


1000

800

600

400

200


2011-12 2013-14 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 FY Granted

2009-10

Jul

736

Aug

975

Sep

808

Oct

657

Nov

543

Dec

546

Jan

574

Feb

463

Mar

540

Apr

513

May

575

Jun

667

Total

7 597

2010-11 835 859 721 545 567 545 628 498 590 550 574 586 7 498

2011-12 1 004 797 703 632 678 582 632 559 738 765 763 753 8 606

2012-13 806 1 059 757 740 740 699 712 604 814 773 834 714 9 252

2013-14 904 1 114 887 894 791 755 898 734 856 847 860 825 10 365

1.06 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications lodged in the 6 month period

between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014 by visa subclass and visa type - comparison with

previous four periods

Visa Subclass 01/01/12 to

30/06/12

01/07/12 to

31/12/12

01/01/13 to

30/06/13

01/07/13 to

31/12/13

01/01/14 to

30/06/14

417 Working Holiday First visa 93 823 117 226 95 222 103 555 80 071

Second visa 17 573 21 864 21 410 25 065 22 994

All 417 Working Holiday 111 396 139 090 116 632 128 620 103 065

462 Work and Holiday 4 210 4 801 4 451 5 345 5 020

All Working Holiday Maker 115 606 143 891 121 083 133 965 108 085


1 Lodged 1.07 Number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2013-14 to 30 June 2014 by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous financial year

United Kingdom Taiwan

Korea, South Germany, Fed Republic of

France Italy

Ireland, Republic of HKSAR of the PRC

Japan

Canada

Sweden Netherlands, Kingdom of The

Estonia

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Cyprus

Malta Not Specified

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000

2012-13 to 30/06/13 2013-14 to 30/06/14

Citizenship Country 2012-13 to 2013-14 to % Change from 2013-14 as %

30/06/13 30/06/14 2012-13 of Total United Kingdom 47 121 45 832 (2.7)% 19.8%

Taiwan 36 994 29 554 (20.1)% 12.8%

Korea, South 36 508 27 201 (25.5)% 11.7%

Germany, Fed Republic of 26 452 26 946 1.9% 11.6%

France 25 148 26 044 3.6% 11.2%

Italy 16 218 16 192 (0.2)% 7.0%

Ireland, Republic of 19 744 12 004 (39.2)% 5.2%

HKSAR of the PRC 12 295 11 953 (2.8)% 5.2%

Japan 10 149 10 728 5.7% 4.6%

Canada 7 602 7 249 (4.6)% 3.1%

Sweden 5 423 5 513 1.7% 2.4%

Netherlands, Kingdom of The 4 356 4 315 (0.9)% 1.9%

Estonia 2 326 2 177 (6.4)% 0.9%

Belgium 1 814 2 019 11.3% 0.9%

Denmark 1 543 1 679 8.8% 0.7%

Finland 1 291 1 531 18.6% 0.7%

Norway 511 527 3.1% 0.2%

Cyprus 129 115 (10.9)% 0.0%

Malta 91 98 7.7% 0.0%

Not Specified 7 8 14.3% 0.0%

Total 255 722 231 685 -8.7% 100.0% Note: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'


1 Lodged 1.08 Number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2013-14 to 30 June 2014 by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous financial year

United States of America

Chile

Argentina

Thailand

Indonesia

Malaysia

Turkey

Bangladesh

Uruguay

Not Specified

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000

2012-13 to 30/06/13 2013-14 to 30/06/14


30/06/13 30/06/14 2012-13 of Total United States of America 6 998 7 546 7.8% 72.8%

Chile 838 1 024 22.2% 9.9%

Argentina 428 565 32.0% 5.5%

Thailand 468 473 1.1% 4.6%

Indonesia 217 436 100.9% 4.2%

Malaysia 100 104 4.0% 1.0%

Turkey 121 88 (27.3)% 0.8%

Bangladesh 71 82 15.5% 0.8%

Uruguay 9 45 400.0% 0.4%

Not Specified < 5 <5 0.0% 0.0%



2 Granted


2 Granted 2.01 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications granted in 2013-14 to


24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000



2009-10 19 012 18 000 18 517 15 881 13 733 12 875 15 426 13 902 15 225 13 163 13 407 14 027 183 168

2010-11 16 381 18 202 17 760 16 619 15 006 13 338 17 241 14 312 17 336 13 956 16 069 16 702 192 922

2011-12 18 857 20 583 19 909 18 178 17 568 15 445 19 351 19 130 19 029 16 989 18 728 19 225 222 992

2012-13 21 842 24 118 24 039 23 746 21 777 20 630 24 505 18 462 20 652 18 978 19 771 19 728 258 248

2013-14 23 951 26 159 24 046 22 990 19 626 16 559 20 523 17 290 17 463 16 069 17 498 17 418 239 592

2.02 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to


24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000



2009-10 18 309 17 171 17 572 15 216 13 184 12 330 14 851 13 449 14 685 12 657 12 849 13 473 175 746

2010-11 15 595 17 315 17 107 15 980 14 445 12 789 16 628 13 820 16 779 13 434 15 446 16 142 185 480

2011-12 18 187 19 810 19 134 17 518 16 883 14 864 18 682 18 590 18 304 16 225 17 954 18 493 214 644

2012-13 21 057 23 124 23 326 22 982 21 065 19 952 23 730 17 865 19 950 18 207 18 927 19 046 249 231

2013-14 23 210 25 074 23 039 22 056 18 894 15 797 19 606 16 499 16 641 15 289 16 677 16 596 229 378


2 Granted 2.03 Number of first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to


20000

16000

12000

8000

4000



2009-10 16 370 14 661 15 034 12 705 10 804 10 347 12 736 11 215 12 560 11 047 11 090 11 862 150 431

2010-11 14 351 15 496 15 106 13 796 12 322 11 179 14 810 12 181 14 311 11 754 13 476 14 198 162 980

2011-12 16 567 17 524 16 417 14 821 13 678 12 619 16 457 15 461 14 957 13 842 15 750 16 050 184 143

2012-13 18 715 20 515 19 455 19 247 17 046 17 417 20 391 14 735 16 240 14 877 16 019 15 712 210 369

2013-14 20 068 20 825 19 803 16 963 13 876 12 105 15 464 12 792 13 049 11 856 13 009 13 618 183 428

2.04 Number of second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to


5000

4000

3000

2000

1000


2011-12 2013-14 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 FY Granted

2009-10

Jul

1 939

Aug

2 510

Sep

2 538

Oct

2 511

Nov

2 380

Dec

1 983

Jan

2 115

Feb

2 234

Mar

2 125

Apr

1 610

May

1 759

Jun

1 611

Total

25 315

2010-11 1 244 1 819 2 001 2 184 2 123 1 610 1 818 1 639 2 468 1 680 1 970 1 944 22 500

2011-12 1 620 2 286 2 717 2 697 3 205 2 245 2 225 3 129 3 347 2 383 2 204 2 443 30 501

2012-13 2 342 2 609 3 871 3 735 4 019 2 535 3 339 3 130 3 710 3 330 2 908 3 334 38 862

2013-14 3 142 4 249 3 236 5 093 5 018 3 692 4 142 3 707 3 592 3 433 3 668 2 978 45 950


2 Granted 2.05 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to


1000

800

600

400

200


2011-12 2013-14 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 FY Granted

2009-10

Jul

703

Aug

829

Sep

945

Oct

665

Nov

549

Dec

545

Jan

575

Feb

453

Mar

540

Apr

506

May

558

Jun

554

Total

7 422

2010-11 786 887 653 639 561 549 613 492 557 522 623 560 7 442

2011-12 670 773 775 660 685 581 669 540 725 764 774 732 8 348

2012-13 785 994 713 764 712 678 775 597 702 771 844 682 9 017

2013-14 741 1 085 1 007 934 732 762 917 791 822 780 821 822 10 214

2.06 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications granted in the 6 month period

between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014 by visa subclass and visa type - comparison with

previous four periods

Visa Subclass 01/01/12 to

30/06/12

01/07/12 to

31/12/12

01/01/13 to

30/06/13

01/07/13 to

31/12/13

01/01/14 to

30/06/14

417 Working Holiday First visa 92 517 112 395 97 974 103 640 79 788

Second visa 15 731 19 111 19 751 24 430 21 520


462 Work and Holiday 4 204 4 646 4 371 5 261 4 953



2 Granted 2.07 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to

30 June 2014 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years 2009-10 to 2010-11 to 2011-12 to 2012-13 to 2013-14 to % Change from 2013-14 as a

Citizenship Country 30/06/10 30/06/11 30/06/12 30/06/13 30/06/14 2012-13 % of Total

United Kingdom 36 995 38 974 41 712 46 131 45 208 (2.0)% 19.7% Taiwan 10 175 13 809 22 393 35 761 29 366 (17.9)% 12.8% Korea, South 34 863 30 527 32 591 35 220 26 893 (23.6)% 11.7% Germany, Fed Republic of 20 860 21 146 22 499 26 184 26 819 2.4% 11.7% France 18 158 18 530 20 086 24 788 25 734 3.8% 11.2% Italy 5 481 6 429 9 600 15 973 16 045 0.5% 7.0% Ireland, Republic of 14 790 21 753 25 827 19 117 11 996 (37.2)% 5.2% HKSAR of the PRC 3 722 4 545 7 512 11 454 11 667 1.9% 5.1% Japan 8 079 7 746 9 162 9 957 10 579 6.2% 4.6% Canada 8 209 7 899 7 929 7 489 7 174 (4.2)% 3.1% Sweden 4 208 4 121 4 772 5 364 5 464 1.9% 2.4% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 4 036 3 821 3 879 4 306 4 293 (0.3)% 1.9% Estonia 1 385 1 453 1 813 2 185 2 206 1.0% 1.0% Belgium 1 298 1 230 1 456 1 785 2 012 12.7% 0.9% Denmark 1 294 1 260 1 484 1 516 1 672 10.3% 0.7% Finland 996 1 066 1 181 1 278 1 510 18.2% 0.7% Norway 925 836 617 504 530 5.2% 0.2% Cyprus 15 18 32 128 110 (14.1)% 0.0% Malta 67 88 99 89 98 10.1% 0.0% Not Specified 190 229 < 5 < 5 0.0% 0.0%

Total 175 746 185 480 214 644 249 231 229 378 -8.0% 100.0%

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

2.08 Number of first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to



United Kingdom 32 011 34 295 35 700 38 782 36 778 (5.2)% 20.1% Germany, Fed Republic of 19 693 20 017 21 091 24 687 25 207 2.1% 13.7% France 16 902 17 140 18 388 22 539 22 958 1.9% 12.5% Korea, South 28 280 25 433 27 397 29 614 21 110 (28.7)% 11.5% Taiwan 8 106 11 430 18 148 28 599 18 071 (36.8)% 9.9% Italy 5 055 5 806 8 659 14 198 12 895 (9.2)% 7.0% HKSAR of the PRC 3 383 3 875 6 362 9 544 8 713 (8.7)% 4.8% Japan 6 415 6 393 7 638 8 248 8 539 3.5% 4.7% Ireland, Republic of 9 750 18 274 19 492 11 817 6 763 (42.8)% 3.7% Canada 7 680 7 439 7 296 6 900 6 525 (5.4)% 3.6% Sweden 3 967 3 924 4 524 4 993 5 058 1.3% 2.8% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 3 848 3 623 3 597 4 005 3 912 (2.3)% 2.1% Belgium 1 221 1 155 1 331 1 630 1 850 13.5% 1.0% Denmark 1 258 1 201 1 407 1 425 1 585 11.2% 0.9% Estonia 952 1 053 1 306 1 559 1 421 (8.9)% 0.8% Finland 935 1 005 1 106 1 146 1 356 18.3% 0.7% Norway 898 817 585 480 504 5.0% 0.3% Cyprus 14 17 30 126 97 (23.0)% 0.1% Malta 58 80 86 76 84 10.5% 0.0% Not Specified 5 < 5 < 5 < 5 100.0% 0.0%

Total 150 431 162 980 184 143 210 369 183 428 -12.8% 100.0% Note: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'


2 Granted 2.09 Number of second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to



Taiwan 2 069 2 379 4 245 7 162 11 295 57.7% 24.6% United Kingdom 4 984 4 679 6 012 7 349 8 430 14.7% 18.3% Korea, South 6 583 5 094 5 194 5 606 5 783 3.2% 12.6% Ireland, Republic of 5 040 3 479 6 335 7 300 5 233 (28.3)% 11.4% Italy 426 623 941 1 775 3 150 77.5% 6.9% HKSAR of the PRC 339 670 1 150 1 910 2 954 54.7% 6.4% France 1 256 1 390 1 698 2 249 2 776 23.4% 6.0% Japan 1 664 1 353 1 524 1 709 2 040 19.4% 4.4% Germany, Fed Republic of 1 167 1 129 1 408 1 497 1 612 7.7% 3.5% Estonia 433 400 507 626 785 25.4% 1.7% Canada 529 460 633 589 649 10.2% 1.4% Sweden 241 197 248 371 406 9.4% 0.9% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 188 198 282 301 381 26.6% 0.8% Belgium 77 75 125 155 162 4.5% 0.4% Finland 61 61 75 132 154 16.7% 0.3% Denmark 36 59 77 91 87 (4.4)% 0.2% Norway 27 19 32 24 26 8.3% 0.1% Malta 9 8 13 13 14 7.7% 0.0% Cyprus < 5 < 5 < 5 < 5 13 550.0% 0.0% Not Specified 185 226 < 5 (100.0)%

Total 25 315 22 500 30 501 38 862 45 950 18.2% 100.0%


2.10 Number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to



United States of America 6 149 6 219 6 831 6 878 7 499 9.0% 73.4% Chile 446 513 639 808 1 004 24.3% 9.8% Argentina na na 261 417 500 19.9% 4.9% Thailand 471 499 346 464 471 1.5% 4.6% Indonesia 100 98 99 176 437 148.3% 4.3% Turkey 16 5 21 102 100 (2.0)% 1.0% Malaysia 100 100 100 100 100 0.0% 1.0% Bangladesh na 49 62 63 1.6% 0.6% Uruguay na na na 9 40 344.4% 0.4% Iran 140 8 < 5 na na Not Specified < 5 (100.0)%

Total 7 422 7 442 8 348 9 017 10 214 13.3% 100.0% Note: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'


2 Granted 2.11 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to

30 June 2014 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year


Korea, South Germany, Fed Republic of

France Italy

Ireland, Republic of HKSAR of the PRC

Japan

Canada


Estonia

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Cyprus

Malta Not Specified

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000

2012-13 to 30/06/13 2013-14 to 30/06/14


30/06/13 30/06/14 2012-13 of Total United Kingdom 46 131 45 208 (2.0)% 19.7% Taiwan 35 761 29 366 (17.9)% 12.8% Korea, South 35 220 26 893 (23.6)% 11.7% Germany, Fed Republic of 26 184 26 819 2.4% 11.7% France 24 788 25 734 3.8% 11.2% Italy 15 973 16 045 0.5% 7.0% Ireland, Republic of 19 117 11 996 (37.2)% 5.2% HKSAR of the PRC 11 454 11 667 1.9% 5.1% Japan 9 957 10 579 6.2% 4.6% Canada 7 489 7 174 (4.2)% 3.1% Sweden 5 364 5 464 1.9% 2.4% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 4 306 4 293 (0.3)% 1.9% Estonia 2 185 2 206 1.0% 1.0% Belgium 1 785 2 012 12.7% 0.9% Denmark 1 516 1 672 10.3% 0.7% Finland 1 278 1 510 18.2% 0.7% Norway 504 530 5.2% 0.2% Cyprus 128 110 (14.1)% 0.0% Malta 89 98 10.1% 0.0% Not Specified < 5 < 5 0.0% 0.0% Total 249 231 229 378 -8.0% 100.0%



2 Granted 2.12 Number of first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to


United Kingdom

Germany, Fed Republic of France

Korea, South Taiwan

Italy

HKSAR of the PRC Japan

Ireland, Republic of Canada


Belgium

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Norway

Cyprus

Malta Not Specified

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

2012-13 to 30/06/13 2013-14 to 30/06/14


30/06/13 30/06/14 2012-13 of Total United Kingdom 38 782 36 778 (5.2)% 20.1% Germany, Fed Republic of 24 687 25 207 2.1% 13.7% France 22 539 22 958 1.9% 12.5% Korea, South 29 614 21 110 (28.7)% 11.5% Taiwan 28 599 18 071 (36.8)% 9.9% Italy 14 198 12 895 (9.2)% 7.0% HKSAR of the PRC 9 544 8 713 (8.7)% 4.8% Japan 8 248 8 539 3.5% 4.7% Ireland, Republic of 11 817 6 763 (42.8)% 3.7% Canada 6 900 6 525 (5.4)% 3.6% Sweden 4 993 5 058 1.3% 2.8% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 4 005 3 912 (2.3)% 2.1% Belgium 1 630 1 850 13.5% 1.0% Denmark 1 425 1 585 11.2% 0.9% Estonia 1 559 1 421 (8.9)% 0.8% Finland 1 146 1 356 18.3% 0.7% Norway 480 504 5.0% 0.3% Cyprus 126 97 (23.0)% 0.1% Malta 76 84 10.5% 0.0% Not Specified < 5 < 5 100.0% 0.0% Total 210 369 183 428 -12.8% 100.0%



2 Granted 2.13 Number of second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to


Taiwan

United Kingdom

Korea, South

Ireland, Republic of Italy

HKSAR of the PRC France

Japan Germany, Fed Republic of

Estonia

Canada


Belgium

Finland

Denmark

Norway

Malta

Cyprus Not Specified

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

2012-13 to 30/06/13 2013-14 to 30/06/14


30/06/13 30/06/14 2012-13 of Total Taiwan 7 162 11 295 57.7% 24.6% United Kingdom 7 349 8 430 14.7% 18.3% Korea, South 5 606 5 783 3.2% 12.6% Ireland, Republic of 7 300 5 233 (28.3)% 11.4% Italy 1 775 3 150 77.5% 6.9% HKSAR of the PRC 1 910 2 954 54.7% 6.4% France 2 249 2 776 23.4% 6.0% Japan 1 709 2 040 19.4% 4.4% Germany, Fed Republic of 1 497 1 612 7.7% 3.5% Estonia 626 785 25.4% 1.7% Canada 589 649 10.2% 1.4% Sweden 371 406 9.4% 0.9% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 301 381 26.6% 0.8% Belgium 155 162 4.5% 0.4% Finland 132 154 16.7% 0.3% Denmark 91 87 (4.4)% 0.2% Norway 24 26 8.3% 0.1% Malta 13 14 7.7% 0.0% Cyprus < 5 13 550.0% 0.0% Not Specified < 5 (100.0)% Total 38 862 45 950 18.2% 100.0%



2 Granted 2.14 Number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to



Chile

Argentina

Thailand

Indonesia

Turkey

Malaysia

Bangladesh

Uruguay

Not Specified

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000

2012-13 to 30/06/13 2013-14 to 30/06/14


30/06/13 30/06/14 2012-13 of Total United States of America 6 878 7 499 9.0% 73.4% Chile 808 1 004 24.3% 9.8% Argentina 417 500 19.9% 4.9% Thailand 464 471 1.5% 4.6% Indonesia 176 437 148.3% 4.3% Turkey 102 100 (2.0)% 1.0% Malaysia 100 100 0.0% 1.0% Bangladesh 62 63 1.6% 0.6% Uruguay 9 40 344.4% 0.4% Not Specified < 5 (100.0)% Total 9 017 10 214 13.3% 100.0%



2 Granted 2.15 Second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2013-14 to

30 June 2014 by employer industry


45000 41,319

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000 3,273 848 510

0 Agriculture, Forestry

and Fishing Construction Mining Not Classified


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 between

1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014 by visa type and visa subclass - comparison with previous four periods

Visa Subclass 01/01/12 to 01/07/12 to 01/01/13 to 01/07/13 to 01/01/14 to

30/06/12 31/12/12 30/06/13 31/12/13 30/06/14

417 Working Holiday First visa 99.2% 99.5% 99.2% 99.4% 99.3%

Second visa 97.6% 95.1% 94.5% 94.8% 94.9%

All 417 Working Holiday 98.9% 98.8% 98.4% 98.5% 98.3%

462 Work and Holiday Standard 98.5% 99.2% 99.0% 99.1% 99.4%

All Working Holiday Maker 98.9% 98.9% 98.4% 98.5% 98.4%


3 Grant rate 3.02 Grant rate for Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications decided in the 6 month period

between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014 by citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods Citizenship Country 01/01/12 to 01/07/12 to 01/01/13 to 01/07/13 to 01/01/14 to

30/06/12 31/12/12 30/06/13 31/12/13 30/06/14

subclass 417 first visa United Kingdom 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% Germany, Fed Republic of 99.8% 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 99.8% France 99.7% 99.8% 99.8% 99.9% 99.8% Korea, South 98.2% 98.8% 98.4% 98.7% 98.3% Taiwan 98.7% 99.3% 98.7% 98.9% 98.9% Italy 99.3% 99.9% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% Japan 99.7% 99.5% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% HKSAR of the PRC 97.0% 97.6% 97.7% 96.4% 96.7% Ireland, Republic of 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.7% Canada 99.1% 99.7% 99.4% 99.8% 99.5% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 99.4% 99.9% 99.7% 99.9% 99.7% Sweden 99.6% 99.9% 99.6% 99.9% 99.7% Belgium 99.8% 99.9% 99.9% 99.8% 99.7% Denmark 99.8% 99.9% 99.8% 99.7% 100.0% Finland 100.0% 100.0% 99.5% 100.0% 99.8% Estonia 97.9% 97.8% 96.6% 98.7% 97.6% Norway 99.5% 99.6% 99.5% 100.0% 99.5% Cyprus 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.0% 98.0% Malta 100.0% 100.0% 95.8% 100.0% 100.0% Not Specified 100.0% 00.0% 33.3% 50.0%

All subclass 417 first visa 99.2% 99.5% 99.2% 99.4% 99.3%

subclass 417 second visa Taiwan 98.6% 96.1% 96.2% 95.2% 95.2% United Kingdom 97.8% 95.4% 94.2% 95.0% 95.4% Korea, South 95.7% 92.8% 93.4% 92.0% 92.4% Ireland, Republic of 99.0% 96.1% 95.4% 96.5% 96.9% HKSAR of the PRC 97.7% 93.2% 93.1% 93.2% 94.3% Italy 97.6% 95.6% 94.2% 97.0% 96.0% France 94.2% 94.2% 91.3% 93.1% 93.1% Japan 99.0% 96.2% 95.4% 95.2% 95.3% Germany, Fed Republic of 97.8% 95.2% 93.6% 95.1% 96.2% Estonia 93.8% 96.2% 93.9% 97.5% 92.5% Canada 97.5% 93.4% 92.9% 94.2% 95.5% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 97.8% 94.4% 94.3% 95.0% 93.3% Sweden 96.8% 95.6% 94.5% 94.1% 94.4% Belgium 93.4% 93.0% 93.8% 95.5% 97.5% Finland 100.0% 98.7% 95.0% 94.4% 95.8% Denmark 93.8% 92.5% 90.6% 88.5% 94.3% Norway 90.0% 100.0% 92.9% 94.1% 100.0% Cyprus 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Malta 100.0% 90.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Not Specified 33.3% 00.0%

All subclass 417 second visa 97.6% 95.1% 94.5% 94.8% 94.9%

All 417 Working Holiday 98.9% 98.8% 98.4% 98.5% 98.3% Note: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'


3 Grant rate 3.03 Grant rate for Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications decided in the 6 month

period between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014 by citizenship country - comparison with

previous four periods Citizenship Country 01/01/12 to 01/07/12 to 01/01/13 to 01/07/13 to 01/01/14 to

30/06/12 31/12/12 30/06/13 31/12/13 30/06/14

United States of America 98.7% 99.1% 99.2% 99.2% 99.6% Chile 97.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.8% 99.8% Indonesia 80.0% 98.3% 99.5% 98.3% Argentina 97.8% 98.8% 98.9% 98.9% 97.3% Thailand 100.0% 99.5% 100.0% 99.3% 98.4% Bangladesh 96.1% 100.0% 93.2% 72.7% 100.0% Uruguay na na 100.0% 96.4% 92.9% Malaysia 100.0% 95.8% 100.0% Turkey 100.0% 100.0% 92.4% 97.0% 100.0% Not Specified 100.0% 00.0% 00.0% 00.0%

All 462 Work and Holiday 98.5% 99.2% 99.0% 99.1% 99.4% Note: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'


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 30 June 2014 by citizenship country - comparison with the same date in the previous year


Korea, South France

Italy

Germany, Fed Republic of Ireland, Republic of HKSAR of the PRC

Japan

Canada Netherlands, Kingdom of The

Sweden

Estonia

Belgium

Finland

Denmark

Norway

Cyprus

Malta Not Specified

0 4000 8000 12000 16000 20000 24000 28000 32000

as at 30/06/13 as at 30/06/14 % Change from 30/06/14 as %

Citizenship Country 30/06/13 30/06/14 30/06/13 of TotalUnited Kingdom 29 553 28 593 (3.2)% 19.7% Taiwan 25 272 23 839 (5.7)% 16.4% Korea, South 24 673 19 107 (22.6)% 13.2% France 13 979 14 712 5.2% 10.1% Italy 9 663 11 016 14.0% 7.6% Germany, Fed Republic of 9 820 10 137 3.2% 7.0% Ireland, Republic of 15 845 9 392 (40.7)% 6.5% HKSAR of the PRC 7 835 8 918 13.8% 6.1% Japan 7 350 7 744 5.4% 5.3% Canada 3 687 3 717 0.8% 2.6% Netherlands, Kingdom of The 2 026 2 143 5.8% 1.5% Sweden 1 832 1 821 (0.6)% 1.3% Estonia 1 563 1 555 (0.5)% 1.1% Belgium 870 1 032 18.6% 0.7% Finland 567 660 16.4% 0.5% Denmark 461 495 7.4% 0.3% Norway 195 187 (4.1)% 0.1% Cyprus 71 73 2.8% 0.1% Malta 62 51 (17.7)% 0.0% Not Specified < 5 <5 100.0% 0.0%



4 Visa holders in Australia 4.02 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders in Australia as at 30 June 2014 by citizenship country - comparison with the same date in the previous year


Chile

Thailand

Indonesia

Argentina

Turkey

Malaysia

Bangladesh

Uruguay

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

as at 30/06/13 as at 30/06/14

Citizenship Country


30/06/13

3 741

30/06/14

4 010

% Change from

30/06/13

7.2%

30/06/14 as %

of Total66.8%

Chile 487 669 37.4% 11.1% Thailand 373 393 5.4% 6.5% Indonesia 46 377 719.6% 6.3% Argentina 361 372 3.0% 6.2% Turkey 57 64 12.3% 1.1% Malaysia 72 60 (16.7)% 1.0% Bangladesh 40 34 (15.0)% 0.6% Uruguay < 5 28 2700.0% 0.5%

Total 5 178 6 007 16.0% 100.0% Note: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'


4 Visa holders in Australia 4.03 Working Holiday Maker visa holders in Australia at 30 June 2014 by visa type and visa

subclass - comparison with previous four periods

Visa Subclass 30/06/12 31/12/12 30/06/13 31/12/13 30/06/14

417 Working Holiday

First visa 106 730 130 745 123 160 138 301 107 377

Second visa 25 377 26 821 32 165 34 807 37 817


462 Work and Holiday 4 486 4 909 5 178 5 874 6 007




Documents

Working Holiday Maker visa programme report 30 June 2014 · The Working Holiday Maker (WHM) programme’s purpose is to foster closer ties and cultural exchange between Australia