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Table of Contents

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About this report 1

Enquiries 1

Definition of terms 2

Background to the Working Holiday Maker program 3

Australia’s Working Holiday Maker visa arrangements 5

Recent developments in the Working Holiday Maker program 6

Executive summary 7

Section 1 Lodged 9

Section 2 Granted 19

Section 3 Grant Rate 35

Section 4 Visa holders in Australia 39

This report provides monthly and program year data on the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa programadministered 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 improveinformation 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.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/reports-publications/research-statistics/statistics/visit-australia>.

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.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/417-><http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-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.

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

quoting Report Id BR0110.

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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.


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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 is comprised of the Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa and the Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa programs. Partner countries initially comprised a relatively small number of Commonwealth countries, but the program has since grown to encompass 42 partner nations and regions 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 42 partner countries, 19 are Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa arrangements, and 23 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. 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 · 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 & 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). 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.

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.homeaffairs.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 northern 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 northern Australia. Further information on the second 462 is available on the Department’s website at http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462-

Processing times

The Department has ceased reporting on service standards. 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 January 2018 to 30 June 2018)

Commencement of Work and Holiday visa arrangements with Austria and the Czech Republic

Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangements between Australia and Austria (200 cap) commenced on 15 February 2018 and the Czech Republic (500 cap) on 1 March 2018, enabling the commencement of visa grants under these arrangements. Further Work and Holiday program developments, including signings and commencement dates for new Work and Holiday visa arrangements, will be announced on the Department’s website at: http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462-.

Countries with which Australia is currently negotiating new Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangements (as at 30 June 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


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) 1500

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) 1,500

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) 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

The arrangement with Bangladesh ceased on 15 March 2018

* Not yet in effect as at 30 June 2018


Executive Summary

1 Applications lodged

In 2017-18, there was a 1.6 per cent increase in WHM visa application lodgements compared to 2016-17. There was a total of 155,162 first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications, 38,076 second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications, 21,219 first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications and 3,984 second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged 2017-18.

2 Visas granted

First Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa program

A total of 152,622 first Working Holiday visas were granted in 2017-18. This is a 3.3 per cent reduction compared to 2016-17. 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 (30,036) Germany (22,025) France (20,439) South Korea (18,145) Taiwan (14,659).

Second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa program

A total of 32,828 second Working Holiday visas were granted in 2017-18. This is a 3.7 per cent reduction compared 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 (7,716) Taiwan (6,698) South Korea (3,992) France (2,778) Italy (2,221). In 2017-18, around 94 per cent of the second Working Holiday visa applicants indicated they engaged in agricultural work to acquire eligibility, around five 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 185,450 combined Working Holiday (first and second) visas were granted in 2017-18.

Key Points

In 2017-18, a total of 210,456 Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visas (subclass 417 and subclass 462) were granted, a 0.3 per cent reduction compared to 2017-18.

There was a 3.3 per cent reduction in first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa grants to 152,622 and a 3.7 per cent reduction in second Working Holiday visa grants to 32,828.

Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa grants increased by 16.2 per cent to 21,667. There were 3,339 grants of the second Work and Holiday visa in 2017-18.

There were 134,909 WHM visa holders in Australia at 30 June 2018, a 0.5 per cent increase from compared to 30 June 2017.


Executive Summary – continued

First Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa program

A total of 21,667 first Work and Holiday visas were granted in 2017-18. This is a 16.2 per cent increase compared to 2016-17. The top five countries for first visa grants under the Work and Holiday visa program were: United States of America (7,368) China (5,000) Chile (2,002) Spain (1,505) Argentina (1,407).

Second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa program

A total of 3,339 second Work and Holiday visas were granted in 2017-18. The top five countries for second Work and Holiday visa grants were: China (1,155) Indonesia (562) United States of America (469) Chile (448) Argentina (175)

3 Grant rates

The grant rate for first Working Holiday visas for 2017-18 was 99.2 per cent. The grant rate for second Working Holiday visas was 97.3 per cent. The grant rate for first Work and Holiday visas was 97.5 per cent and the grant rate for second Work and Holiday visas was 97.6 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 2018, there were 118,524 Working Holiday visa holders in Australia (first and second visas). This is a 2.0 per cent reduction in the number of Working Holiday visa holders in Australia compared to 30 June 2017.

Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders

As at 30 June 2018, there were 16,385 Work and Holiday visa holders in Australia. This is a 22.7 per cent increase in the number of Work and Holiday visa holders in Australia compared to 30 June 2017.

1 Lodged


1 Lodged1.01 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

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24,479 28,702 22,982 22,406 18,784 16,612 20,467 17,663 18,048 16,467 17,439 18,001 242,0502013-14

21,298 22,797 22,964 20,781 17,789 16,781 20,684 16,369 18,704 16,640 17,289 19,294 231,3902014-15

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

1.02 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

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23,575 27,588 22,095 21,512 17,993 15,857 19,569 16,929 17,192 15,620 16,579 17,176 231,6852013-14

20,292 21,614 21,987 19,790 16,847 15,721 19,518 15,484 17,621 15,691 16,272 18,286 219,1232014-15

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


1 Lodged1.03 Number of first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

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20,110 22,264 17,877 16,960 13,990 12,354 15,119 12,913 13,026 12,238 12,998 13,777 183,6262013-14

16,766 17,475 17,446 15,418 13,325 12,461 15,588 12,151 14,231 12,686 13,131 15,062 175,7402014-15

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 15,602 16,297 15,156 13,527 12,496 11,138 13,787 10,841 12,013 11,055 11,434 11,816 155,162

1.04 Number of second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

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3,465 5,324 4,218 4,552 4,003 3,503 4,450 4,016 4,166 3,382 3,581 3,399 48,0592013-14

3,526 4,139 4,541 4,372 3,522 3,260 3,930 3,333 3,390 3,005 3,141 3,224 43,3832014-15

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 2,815 3,283 3,700 3,795 3,316 3,173 3,605 3,054 3,178 2,708 2,836 2,613 38,076


1 Lodged1.05 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

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904 1,114 887 894 791 755 898 734 856 847 860 825 10,3652013-14

1,006 1,183 977 991 942 1,060 1,166 885 1,083 949 1,017 1,008 12,2672014-15

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

1.06 Number of first Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

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904 1,114 887 894 791 755 898 734 856 847 860 825 10,3652013-14

1,006 1,183 977 991 942 1,060 1,166 885 1,083 949 1,017 1,008 12,2672014-15

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 4,022 2,962 1,724 1,702 2,157 953 991 958 2,734 1,285 884 847 21,219


1 Lodged1.07 Number of second Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02014-15

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

2017-18 240 358 368 421 391 342 317 318 381 280 278 290 3,984

1.08 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications lodged in the 6 month period ending 30 June 2018 by visa subclass and visa type - comparison with previous four periods

01/01/18 to 30/06/18

01/07/17 to 31/12/17

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Visa Subclass

417 Working Holiday

74,384 85,736 73,708 84,216 70,946First visa

16,989 18,508 16,510 20,082 17,994Second visa

104,244 90,218 104,298 88,940 91,373All 417 Working Holiday

462 Work and Holiday

8,696 12,422 7,429 13,520 7,699First visa

0 <5 670 2,120 1,864Second visa

12,425 8,099 15,640 9,563 8,696All 462 Work and Holiday

All Working Holiday Maker 100,069 116,669 98,317 119,938 98,503


1 Lodged1.09 Number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous financial year

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000

United Kingdom

Germany, Fed Republic of

France

Korea, South

Taiwan

Japan

Italy

Ireland, Republic of

Canada

Netherlands, Kingdom of The

Sweden

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)

Belgium

Estonia

Denmark

Other countries

2017-18 to 30/06/182016-17 to 30/06/17

Citizenship Country 2016-17 to 30/06/17

% Changefrom 2016-17

2017-18 to 30/06/18

2017-18 as% of Total

United Kingdom -3.7%41,061 20.5%39,535

Germany, Fed Republic of -6.1%25,837 12.6%24,259

France 5.9%22,556 12.4%23,897

Korea, South 0.9%22,963 12.0%23,171

Taiwan 4.0%21,944 11.8%22,829

Japan 2.5%11,142 5.9%11,421

Italy -3.7%11,197 5.6%10,787

Ireland, Republic of 15.4%8,290 4.9%9,565

Canada -2.1%7,481 3.8%7,326

Netherlands, Kingdom of The -1.2%5,673 2.9%5,606

Sweden -13.3%3,952 1.8%3,426

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) -34.2%4,272 1.5%2,812

Belgium 1.8%2,497 1.3%2,541

Estonia 14.9%1,655 1.0%1,902

Denmark -5.4%1,637 0.8%1,548

Finland -7.8%1,570 0.7%1,447

Norway 17.7% 538 0.3% 633

Malta -1.7% 118 0.1% 116

Cyprus -12.7% 63 0.0% 55

Not Specified 2162.5% 16 0.2% 362

Total 194,462 193,238 -0.6% 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'.


1 Lodged1.10 Number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous financial year

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

United States of America

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Chile

Thailand

Israel

Poland

Singapore

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Portugal

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2017-18 to 30/06/18


United States of America 0.7%7,990 31.9%8,048

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 25.9%5,428 27.1%6,833

Spain 166.6% 623 6.6%1,661

Argentina 118.6% 749 6.5%1,637

Indonesia 34.6%1,151 6.1%1,549

Chile -37.4%2,227 5.5%1,393

Thailand 35.1% 487 2.6% 658

Israel 17.9% 519 2.4% 612

Poland 139.5% 215 2.0% 515

Singapore nana 1.9% 489

Vietnam 82.9% 140 1.0% 256

Portugal 6.9% 217 0.9% 232

Uruguay 36.7% 158 0.9% 216

Slovakia 22.8% 149 0.7% 183

Czech Republic nana 0.7% 176

Malaysia 20.0% 110 0.5% 132

Hungary 82.6% 69 0.5% 126

Turkey 15.2% 105 0.5% 121

Peru 5000.0%< 5 0.4% 102

Austria nana 0.4% 97

Slovenia 30.6% 62 0.3% 81

Luxembourg 16.7% 12 0.1% 14

Bangladesh -89.9% 79 0.0% 8

San Marino 100.0%< 5 0.0%< 5

Not Specified 100.0% 31 0.2% 62

Total 20,524 25,203 22.8% 100.0%Note 1: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'



1 Lodged1.11 Number of First Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

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Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Chile

Thailand

Israel

Singapore

Poland

Vietnam

Portugal

Uruguay

Czech Republic

Slovakia

Other countries

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2017-18 to 30/06/18


United States of America 7,481 -5.3%7,902 35.3%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 5,296 3.9%5,099 25.0%

Spain 1,522 149.1% 611 7.2%

Argentina 1,444 99.2% 725 6.8%

Indonesia 969 -8.9%1,064 4.6%

Chile 908 -57.6%2,144 4.3%

Thailand 557 17.8% 473 2.6%

Israel 531 2.5% 518 2.5%

Singapore 488 nana 2.3%

Poland 472 123.7% 211 2.2%

Vietnam 214 52.9% 140 1.0%

Portugal 195 -5.3% 206 0.9%

Uruguay 178 14.8% 155 0.8%

Czech Republic 176 nana 0.8%

Slovakia 139 -3.5% 144 0.7%

Hungary 122 76.8% 69 0.6%

Malaysia 103 -1.0% 104 0.5%

Peru 101 4950.0%< 5 0.5%

Turkey 98 -5.8% 104 0.5%

Austria 96 nana 0.5%

Slovenia 66 10.0% 60 0.3%

Luxembourg 14 16.7% 12 0.1%

San Marino <5 100.0%< 5 0.0%

Bangladesh -100.0% 79

Not Specified 47 67.9% 28 0.2%

Total 19,851 21,219 6.9% 100.0%Note 1: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'



1 Lodged1.12 Number of Second Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications lodged in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600


Indonesia


Chile

Argentina

Spain

Thailand

Israel

Slovakia

Poland

Vietnam

Uruguay

Portugal

Malaysia

Turkey

Other countries

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2017-18 to 30/06/18


China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 1,537 367.2% 329 38.6%

Indonesia 580 566.7% 87 14.6%

United States of America 567 544.3% 88 14.2%

Chile 485 484.3% 83 12.2%

Argentina 193 704.2% 24 4.8%

Spain 139 1058.3% 12 3.5%

Thailand 101 621.4% 14 2.5%

Israel 81 8000.0%< 5 2.0%

Slovakia 44 780.0% 5 1.1%

Poland 43 975.0%< 5 1.1%

Vietnam 42 1.1%

Uruguay 38 1166.7%< 5 1.0%

Portugal 37 236.4% 11 0.9%

Malaysia 29 383.3% 6 0.7%

Turkey 23 2200.0%< 5 0.6%

Slovenia 15 650.0%< 5 0.4%

Bangladesh 8 0.2%

Hungary <5 0.1%

Austria <5 nana 0.0%

Peru <5 nana 0.0%

Singapore <5 nana 0.0%

Not Specified 15 400.0%< 5 0.4%

Total 673 3,984 492.0% 100.0%Note 1: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'



2 Granted


2 Granted2.01 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

0

4000

8000

12000

16000

20000

24000

28000


2017-182016-172015-162014-152013-14

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

23,951 26,159 24,046 22,990 19,626 16,559 20,523 17,290 17,463 16,069 17,498 17,418 239,5922013-14

20,794 22,030 22,857 20,772 17,357 16,876 19,354 16,402 18,516 16,468 16,438 18,948 226,8122014-15

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

2.02 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

0

4000

8000

12000

16000

20000

24000

28000


2017-182016-172015-162014-152013-14


23,210 25,074 23,039 22,056 18,894 15,797 19,606 16,499 16,641 15,289 16,677 16,596 229,3782013-14

19,885 20,917 21,812 19,832 16,395 15,966 18,198 15,393 17,458 15,527 15,541 17,906 214,8302014-15

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


2 Granted2.03 Number of first Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

0

4000

8000

12000

16000

20000

24000


2017-182016-172015-162014-152013-14


20,068 20,825 19,803 16,963 13,876 12,105 15,464 12,792 13,049 11,856 13,009 13,618 183,4282013-14

16,505 17,138 17,576 15,533 13,070 12,552 14,938 12,140 13,900 12,816 12,737 14,586 173,4912014-15

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

2.04 Number of second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000


2017-182016-172015-162014-152013-14


3,142 4,249 3,236 5,093 5,018 3,692 4,142 3,707 3,592 3,433 3,668 2,978 45,9502013-14

3,380 3,779 4,236 4,299 3,325 3,414 3,260 3,253 3,558 2,711 2,804 3,320 41,3392014-15

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


2 Granted2.05 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000


2017-182016-172015-162014-152013-14


741 1,085 1,007 934 732 762 917 791 822 780 821 822 10,2142013-14

909 1,113 1,045 940 962 910 1,156 1,009 1,058 941 897 1,042 11,9822014-15

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

2.06 Number of first Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

2017-182016-172015-162014-152013-14

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000



741 1,085 1,007 934 732 762 917 791 822 780 821 822 10,2142013-14

909 1,113 1,045 940 962 910 1,156 1,009 1,058 941 897 1,042 11,9822014-15

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


2 Granted2.07 Number of second Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

2017-182016-172015-162014-152013-14

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450



0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02013-14

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02014-15

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

2016-17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 40 52 149 161 409

2017-18 175 180 262 355 372 259 246 428 228 255 247 332 3,339

2.08 Total number of Working Holiday Maker visa applications granted in the 6 month period ending 30 June 2018 by visa subclass and visa type - comparison with previous four periods

01/01/18 to 30/06/18

01/07/17 to 31/12/17

01/01/17 to 30/06/17

01/07/16 to 31/12/16

01/01/16 to 30/06/16

Visa Subclass

417 Working Holiday

72,562 85,641 72,217 82,947 69,675First visa

16,944 17,477 16,620 16,174 16,654Second visa

103,118 88,837 99,121 86,329 89,506All 417 Working Holiday


8,327 12,219 6,428 14,124 7,543First visa

0 0 409 1,603 1,736Second visa

12,219 6,837 15,727 9,279 8,327All 462 Work and Holiday



2 Granted2.09 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years

Citizenship Country2015-16 to

30/06/162016-17 to

30/06/172017-18 to

30/06/18% Change

from 2016-172017-18 as a

% of Total2014-15 to

30/06/152013-14 to

30/06/14

45,208 37,75240,38242,17544,730 -6.5% 20.4%United Kingdom26,819 23,86725,70425,98026,327 -7.1% 12.9%Germany, Fed Republic of25,734 23,21722,36121,52723,375 3.8% 12.5%France26,893 22,13722,41222,02525,589 -1.2% 11.9%Korea, South29,366 21,35721,63922,15726,648 -1.3% 11.5%Taiwan10,579 10,98711,06112,30411,481 -0.7% 5.9%Japan16,045 10,50011,11111,59114,138 -5.5% 5.7%Italy11,996 9,1048,1826,7437,793 11.3% 4.9%Ireland, Republic of7,174 7,1177,3997,6327,705 -3.8% 3.8%Canada4,293 5,4595,6324,9074,518 -3.1% 2.9%Netherlands, Kingdom of The5,464 3,3323,8894,6284,995 -14.3% 1.8%Sweden

11,667 2,6174,2016,3099,720 -37.7% 1.4%Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)2,012 2,4562,4702,2602,188 -0.6% 1.3%Belgium2,206 1,8331,6401,5691,736 11.8% 1.0%Estonia1,672 1,5181,6091,6641,576 -5.7% 0.8%Denmark1,510 1,4021,5491,5351,624 -9.5% 0.8%Finland 530 611 534 525 503 14.4% 0.3%Norway 98 114 115 85 103 -0.9% 0.1%Malta 110 50 63 54 78 -20.6% 0.0%Cyprus< 5 20< 5< 5< 5 900.0% 0.0%Not Specified

195,673 191,955 185,450Total -3.4% 214,830 229,378 100.0%

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 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years


30/06/162016-17 to

30/06/172017-18 to

30/06/18% Change

from 2016-172017-18 as a


30/06/152013-14 to

30/06/14

36,778 30,03632,57134,09736,257 -7.8% 19.7%United Kingdom25,207 22,02523,99624,21024,561 -8.2% 14.4%Germany, Fed Republic of22,958 20,43919,54618,53020,246 4.6% 13.4%France21,110 18,14518,40017,72120,661 -1.4% 11.9%Korea, South18,071 14,65914,30914,80317,673 2.4% 9.6%Taiwan8,539 9,1658,88210,0829,333 3.2% 6.0%Japan

12,895 8,2798,9458,73710,751 -7.4% 5.4%Italy6,763 7,0736,4345,0995,221 9.9% 4.6%Ireland, Republic of6,525 6,3006,5696,8266,943 -4.1% 4.1%Canada3,912 4,8445,0504,4004,038 -4.1% 3.2%Netherlands, Kingdom of The5,058 2,9653,4474,1744,454 -14.0% 1.9%Sweden1,850 2,1652,1711,9821,954 -0.3% 1.4%Belgium8,713 1,9562,8714,2936,842 -31.9% 1.3%Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)1,585 1,4191,5121,5441,461 -6.2% 0.9%Denmark1,421 1,2421,139 9911,043 9.0% 0.8%Estonia1,356 1,1771,3551,3131,444 -13.1% 0.8%Finland 504 582 496 501 465 17.3% 0.4%Norway 84 95 104 59 88 -8.7% 0.1%Malta 97 42 59 44 53 -28.8% 0.0%Cyprus< 5 14< 5< 5< 5 600.0% 0.0%Not Specified

159,409 157,858 152,622Total -3.3% 173,491 183,428 100.0%



2 Granted2.11 Number of Second Visa Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years


30/06/162016-17 to

30/06/172017-18 to

30/06/18% Change

from 2016-172017-18 as a


30/06/152013-14 to

30/06/14

8,430 7,7167,8118,0788,473 -1.2% 23.5%United Kingdom11,295 6,6987,3307,3548,975 -8.6% 20.4%Taiwan5,783 3,9924,0124,3044,928 -0.5% 12.2%Korea, South2,776 2,7782,8152,9973,129 -1.3% 8.5%France3,150 2,2212,1662,8543,387 2.5% 6.8%Italy5,233 2,0311,7481,6442,572 16.2% 6.2%Ireland, Republic of1,612 1,8421,7081,7701,766 7.8% 5.6%Germany, Fed Republic of2,040 1,8222,1792,2222,148 -16.4% 5.6%Japan 649 817 830 806 762 -1.6% 2.5%Canada

2,954 6611,3302,0162,878 -50.3% 2.0%Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 381 615 582 507 480 5.7% 1.9%Netherlands, Kingdom of The 785 591 501 578 693 18.0% 1.8%Estonia 406 367 442 454 541 -17.0% 1.1%Sweden 162 291 299 278 234 -2.7% 0.9%Belgium 154 225 194 222 180 16.0% 0.7%Finland 87 99 97 120 115 2.1% 0.3%Denmark 26 29 38 24 38 -23.7% 0.1%Norway 14 19 11 26 15 72.7% 0.1%Malta 13 8< 5 10 25 100.0% 0.0%Cyprus

0 6000 0 0.0%Not Specified

36,264 34,097 32,828Total -3.7% 41,339 45,950 100.0%


2.12 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years


30/06/162016-17 to

30/06/172017-18 to

30/06/18% Change

from 2016-172017-18 as a


30/06/152013-14 to

30/06/14

7,499 7,8377,7928,6698,347 0.6% 31.3%United States of Americana 6,1565,1895,000na 18.6% 24.6%China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

1,004 2,4501,5631,5001,388 56.7% 9.8%Chilena 1,630 608 504 419 168.1% 6.5%Spain

500 1,582 716 700 500 120.9% 6.3%Argentina 437 1,5621,051 776 288 48.6% 6.2%Indonesia 471 593 454 500 466 30.6% 2.4%Thailand

na 568 500 401na 13.6% 2.3%Israelna 491 203 200 200 141.9% 2.0%Polandna 446nanana na 1.8%Singaporena 233 126nana 84.9% 0.9%Vietnamna 225 207 200 82 8.7% 0.9%Portugal

40 213 157 104 47 35.7% 0.9%Uruguayna 180 148 104na 21.6% 0.7%Slovakiana 160nanana na 0.6%Czech Republicna 126 59nana 113.6% 0.5%Hungary

100 123 103 100 100 19.4% 0.5%Malaysia 100 115 101 100 100 13.9% 0.5%Turkey

na 100< 5nana 9900.0% 0.4%Peruna 84 59 37na 42.4% 0.3%Sloveniana 76nanana na 0.3%Austriana 14 8nana 75.0% 0.1%Luxembourg

63 7< 5 15 44 75.0% 0.0%Bangladeshna < 5< 5nana 0.0% 0.0%San Marino0 34 60< 5 466.7% 0.1%Not Specified

18,910 19,056 25,006Total 31.2% 11,982 10,214 100.0%



2 Granted2.13 Number of First Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years


30/06/162016-17 to

30/06/172017-18 to

30/06/18% Change

from 2016-172017-18 as a


30/06/152013-14 to

30/06/14

7,499 7,3687,7458,6698,347 -4.9% 34.0%United States of Americana 5,0015,0005,000na 0.0% 23.1%China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

1,004 2,0021,5011,5001,388 33.4% 9.2%Chilena 1,505 596 504 419 152.5% 6.9%Spain

500 1,407 700 700 500 101.0% 6.5%Argentina 437 1,0001,000 776 288 0.0% 4.6%Indonesia

na 503 500 401na 0.6% 2.3%Israel 471 500 445 500 466 12.4% 2.3%Thailand

na 451 200 200 200 125.5% 2.1%Polandna 446nanana na 2.1%Singaporena 211 126nana 67.5% 1.0%Vietnamna 190 199 200 82 -4.5% 0.9%Portugal

40 180 154 104 47 16.9% 0.8%Uruguayna 160nanana na 0.7%Czech Republicna 140 144 104na -2.8% 0.6%Slovakiana 123 59nana 108.5% 0.6%Hungary

100 100 100 100 100 0.0% 0.5%Malaysiana 100< 5nana 9900.0% 0.5%Peru

100 94 100 100 100 -6.0% 0.4%Turkeyna 76nanana na 0.4%Austriana 68 58 37na 17.2% 0.3%Sloveniana 14 8nana 75.0% 0.1%Luxembourgna < 5< 5nana 0.0% 0.0%San Marino

63 0< 5 15 44 -100.0%Bangladesh0 27 60< 5 350.0% 0.1%Not Specified

18,910 18,647 21,667Total 16.2% 11,982 10,214 100.0%


2.14 Number of Second Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous four financial years


30/06/162016-17 to

30/06/172017-18 to

30/06/18% Change

from 2016-172017-18 as a


30/06/152013-14 to

30/06/14

na 1,155 1890na 511.1% 34.6%China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)0 562 5100 1002.0% 16.8%Indonesia0 469 4700 897.9% 14.0%United States of America0 448 6200 622.6% 13.4%Chile0 175 1600 993.8% 5.2%Argentina

na 125 1200 941.7% 3.7%Spain0 93 900 933.3% 2.8%Thailand

na 6500na 0 1.9%Israelna 40< 500 1233.3% 1.2%Polandna 40< 50na 900.0% 1.2%Slovakiana 35 800 337.5% 1.0%Portugal0 33< 500 1000.0% 1.0%Uruguay0 23< 500 666.7% 0.7%Malaysia

na 220nana 0 0.7%Vietnam0 21< 500 2000.0% 0.6%Turkey

na 16< 50na 1500.0% 0.5%Slovenia0 7000 0 0.2%Bangladesh

na < 50nana 0 0.1%Hungary0 7000 0 0.2%Not Specified

409 3,339Total 716.4% 100.0%



2 Granted2.15 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000

United Kingdom

Germany

France

South Korea

Taiwan

Japan

Italy

Ireland

Canada

Netherlands

Sweden


Belgium

Estonia

Denmark

Other countries

2017-18 to 30/06/182016-17 to 30/06/17

2016-17 to 30/06/17




-6.5% 20.4%United Kingdom 37,75240,382

-7.1% 12.9%Germany 23,86725,704

3.8% 12.5%France 23,21722,361

-1.2% 11.9%South Korea 22,13722,412

-1.3% 11.5%Taiwan 21,35721,639

-0.7% 5.9%Japan 10,98711,061

-5.5% 5.7%Italy 10,50011,111

11.3% 4.9%Ireland 9,1048,182

-3.8% 3.8%Canada 7,1177,399

-3.1% 2.9%Netherlands 5,4595,632

-14.3% 1.8%Sweden 3,3323,889

-37.7% 1.4%Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 2,6174,201

-0.6% 1.3%Belgium 2,4562,470

11.8% 1.0%Estonia 1,8331,640

-5.7% 0.8%Denmark 1,5181,609

-9.5% 0.8%Finland 1,4021,549

14.4% 0.3%Norway 611 534

-0.9% 0.1%Malta 114 115

-20.6% 0.0%Cyprus 50 63

900.0% 0.0%Not Specified 20< 5

191,955 185,450 -3.4%Total 100.0%

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



2 Granted2.16 Number of First Visa Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000

United Kingdom


France

Korea, South

Taiwan

Japan

Italy


Canada


Sweden

Belgium


Denmark

Estonia

Other countries

2016-17 to 30/06/17 2017-18 to 30/06/18

2016-17 to 30/06/17




-7.8% 19.7%United Kingdom 30,03632,571

-8.2% 14.4%Germany, Fed Republic of 22,02523,996

4.6% 13.4%France 20,43919,546

-1.4% 11.9%Korea, South 18,14518,400

2.4% 9.6%Taiwan 14,65914,309

3.2% 6.0%Japan 9,1658,882

-7.4% 5.4%Italy 8,2798,945

9.9% 4.6%Ireland, Republic of 7,0736,434

-4.1% 4.1%Canada 6,3006,569

-4.1% 3.2%Netherlands, Kingdom of The 4,8445,050

-14.0% 1.9%Sweden 2,9653,447

-0.3% 1.4%Belgium 2,1652,171

-31.9% 1.3%Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 1,9562,871

-6.2% 0.9%Denmark 1,4191,512

9.0% 0.8%Estonia 1,2421,139

-13.1% 0.8%Finland 1,1771,355

17.3% 0.4%Norway 582 496

-8.7% 0.1%Malta 95 104

-28.8% 0.0%Cyprus 42 59

600.0% 0.0%Not Specified 14< 5

157,858 152,622 -3.3%Total 100.0%Note 1: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'



2 Granted2.17 Number of Second Visa Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000

United Kingdom

Taiwan

Korea, South

France

Italy



Japan

Canada



Estonia

Sweden

Belgium

Finland

Other countries

2016-17 to 30/06/17 2017-18 to 30/06/18

2016-17 to 30/06/17




-1.2% 23.5%United Kingdom 7,7167,811

-8.6% 20.4%Taiwan 6,6987,330

-0.5% 12.2%Korea, South 3,9924,012

-1.3% 8.5%France 2,7782,815

2.5% 6.8%Italy 2,2212,166

16.2% 6.2%Ireland, Republic of 2,0311,748

7.8% 5.6%Germany, Fed Republic of 1,8421,708

-16.4% 5.6%Japan 1,8222,179

-1.6% 2.5%Canada 817 830

-50.3% 2.0%Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 6611,330

5.7% 1.9%Netherlands, Kingdom of The 615 582

18.0% 1.8%Estonia 591 501

-17.0% 1.1%Sweden 367 442

-2.7% 0.9%Belgium 291 299

16.0% 0.7%Finland 225 194

2.1% 0.3%Denmark 99 97

-23.7% 0.1%Norway 29 38

72.7% 0.1%Malta 19 11

100.0% 0.0%Cyprus 8< 5

0.0%Not Specified 6

34,097 32,828 -3.7%Total 100.0%Note 1: Further information on statistical tables presented by citizenship country can be found on page 1 under 'About this report'



2 Granted2.18 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000



Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Thailand

Israel

Poland

Singapore

Vietnam

Portugal

Uruguay

Slovakia

Czech Republic

Other countries

2017-18 to 30/06/182016-17 to 30/06/17

2016-17 to 30/06/17




0.6% 31.3%United States of America 7,8377,792

18.6% 24.6%China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 6,1565,189

56.7% 9.8%Chile 2,4501,563

168.1% 6.5%Spain 1,630 608

120.9% 6.3%Argentina 1,582 716

48.6% 6.2%Indonesia 1,5621,051

30.6% 2.4%Thailand 593 454

13.6% 2.3%Israel 568 500

141.9% 2.0%Poland 491 203

na 1.8%Singapore 446na

84.9% 0.9%Vietnam 233 126

8.7% 0.9%Portugal 225 207

35.7% 0.9%Uruguay 213 157

21.6% 0.7%Slovakia 180 148

na 0.6%Czech Republic 160na

113.6% 0.5%Hungary 126 59

19.4% 0.5%Malaysia 123 103

13.9% 0.5%Turkey 115 101

9900.0% 0.4%Peru 100< 5

42.4% 0.3%Slovenia 84 59

na 0.3%Austria 76na

466.7% 0.1%Not Specified 34 6

75.0% 0.1%Luxembourg 14 8

75.0% 0.0%Bangladesh 7< 5

0.0% 0.0%San Marino < 5< 5

19,056 25,006 31.2%Total 100.0%




2 Granted2.19 Number of First Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000



Chile

Spain

Argentina

Indonesia

Israel

Thailand

Poland

Singapore

Vietnam

Portugal

Uruguay

Czech Republic

Slovakia

Other countries

2017-18 to 30/06/182016-17 to 30/06/17

2016-17 to 30/06/17




-4.9% 34.0%United States of America 7,3687,745

0.0% 23.1%China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 5,0015,000

33.4% 9.2%Chile 2,0021,501

152.5% 6.9%Spain 1,505 596

101.0% 6.5%Argentina 1,407 700

0.0% 4.6%Indonesia 1,0001,000

0.6% 2.3%Israel 503 500

12.4% 2.3%Thailand 500 445

125.5% 2.1%Poland 451 200

na 2.1%Singapore 446na

67.5% 1.0%Vietnam 211 126

-4.5% 0.9%Portugal 190 199

16.9% 0.8%Uruguay 180 154

na 0.7%Czech Republic 160na

-2.8% 0.6%Slovakia 140 144

108.5% 0.6%Hungary 123 59

0.0% 0.5%Malaysia 100 100

9900.0% 0.5%Peru 100< 5

-6.0% 0.4%Turkey 94 100

na 0.4%Austria 76na

17.2% 0.3%Slovenia 68 58

75.0% 0.1%Luxembourg 14 8

0.0% 0.0%San Marino < 5< 5

-100.0%Bangladesh < 5

350.0% 0.1%Not Specified 27 6

18,647 21,667 16.2%Total 100.0%




2 Granted2.20 Number of Second Visa Working and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the previous financial year

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200


Indonesia


Chile

Argentina

Spain

Thailand

Israel

Poland

Slovakia

Portugal

Uruguay

Malaysia

Vietnam

Turkey

Other countries

2017-18 to 30/06/182016-17 to 30/06/17

2016-17 to 30/06/17




511.1% 34.6%China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 1,155 189

1002.0% 16.8%Indonesia 562 51

897.9% 14.0%United States of America 469 47

622.6% 13.4%Chile 448 62

993.8% 5.2%Argentina 175 16

941.7% 3.7%Spain 125 12

933.3% 2.8%Thailand 93 9

0 1.9%Israel 650

1233.3% 1.2%Poland 40< 5

900.0% 1.2%Slovakia 40< 5

337.5% 1.0%Portugal 35 8

1000.0% 1.0%Uruguay 33< 5

666.7% 0.7%Malaysia 23< 5

0 0.7%Vietnam 220

2000.0% 0.6%Turkey 21< 5

1500.0% 0.5%Slovenia 16< 5

0 0.2%Bangladesh 70

0 0.1%Hungary < 50

0 0.2%Not Specified 70

409 3,339 716.4%Total 100.0%




2 Granted2.21 Second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications granted in 2017-18 to 30 June 2018 by employer industry

0

4,000

8,000

12,000

16,000

20,000

24,000

28,000

32,000

Agriculture, Forestryand Fishing

Construction Mining Not Classified

30,807

1,801

170 50


3 Grant RateFor this section, grant rates have been shown.

A grant rate is defined as:

Number of grants x 100Number of decisions

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


3 Grant rate3.01 Grant rate of Working Holiday Maker visa applications decided in the 6 month period ending 30 June 2018 by visa type and visa subclass - comparison with previous four periods

01/01/18 to 30/06/18

01/07/17 to 31/12/17

01/01/17 to 30/06/17

01/07/16 to 31/12/16

01/01/16 to 30/06/16

Visa Subclass

417 Working Holiday

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

Second visa 96.3% 96.5% 95.7% 97.6% 96.9%

98.7% 98.8% 98.0% 99.0% 98.5%All 417 Working Holiday


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

Second visa na 0.0% 90.7% 96.8% 98.4%

98.4% 97.8% 97.9% 97.4% 97.8%All 462 Work and Holiday

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


3 Grant rate3.02 Grant rate for Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa applications decided in the 6 month period ending 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods

01/01/16 to 30/06/16

01/07/16 to 31/12/16

01/01/17 to 30/06/17

01/07/17 to 31/12/17

01/01/18 to 30/06/18

Citizenship Country

subclass 417 first visa

99.0%99.3%98.6%99.0%99.2%United Kingdom

98.2%98.3%96.9%97.8%98.6%South Korea

99.3%99.7%99.3%99.7%99.6%France

99.6%99.7%99.5%99.9%99.7%Germany

98.1%98.0%97.5%98.5%98.6%Taiwan

99.6%99.7%99.4%99.7%99.7%Japan

99.5%99.6%99.4%99.6%99.6%Ireland

99.2%99.7%99.0%99.7%99.3%Italy

99.0%99.3%99.1%99.5%99.4%Canada

99.3%99.7%99.4%99.8%99.6%Netherlands

96.4%95.6%93.2%95.2%96.9%Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)

98.1%99.5%97.9%99.4%99.6%Sweden

99.6%99.5%99.7%99.9%99.6%Belgium

98.9%99.6%98.3%99.6%99.8%Denmark

98.9%99.4%99.1%99.7%98.9%Estonia

98.9%99.8%99.7%100.0%99.3%Finland

98.6%98.9%98.5%98.6%98.9%Norway

100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%Malta

92.8%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%Cyprus

12.9%45.4%40.0%0.00%50.0%Not Specified

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

subclass 417 second visa

97.0%98.0%95.9%96.5%96.4%United Kingdom

97.4%97.5%96.1%96.9%97.0%Taiwan

97.0%96.0%94.9%95.9%95.8%South Korea

95.9%97.3%94.3%96.4%93.8%France

96.6%98.7%96.5%96.6%97.7%Italy

97.3%98.8%97.1%97.5%96.2%Ireland

97.3%98.1%95.6%97.1%97.9%Japan

96.2%97.2%94.0%95.2%95.1%Germany

96.8%97.3%95.0%96.4%95.1%Canada

93.4%97.1%94.5%94.5%96.6%Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)

96.4%97.5%96.0%96.0%94.4%Netherlands

99.2%98.2%97.8%97.5%94.9%Estonia

96.2%96.4%96.7%97.3%96.1%Belgium

97.3%98.6%94.4%98.2%93.2%Sweden

99.0%99.2%95.7%95.4%92.9%Finland

89.1%92.9%93.4%90.0%92.6%Denmark

100.0%100.0%94.4%100.0%100.0%Norway

90.0%90.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%Malta

100.0%100.0%100.0%60.0%100.0%Cyprus

16.6%18.7%00.0%0.00%00.0%Not Specified

All subclass 417 second visa 96.3% 96.5% 95.7% 97.6% 96.9%

All 417 Working Holiday 98.7% 98.8% 98.0% 99.0% 98.5%



3 Grant rate3.03 Grant rate for Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa applications decided in the 6 month period ending 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods

01/01/16 to 30/06/16

01/07/16 to 31/12/16

01/01/17 to 30/06/17

01/07/17 to 31/12/17

01/01/18 to 30/06/18

Citizenship Country

subclass 462 first visa

98.8%99.0%98.7%98.7%99.2%United States of America

97.0%98.2%99.2%98.1%98.0%China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

95.2%97.9%93.4%99.5%99.4%Indonesia

98.0%97.9%0.00%96.5%0.00%Argentina

98.1%99.4%nananaSingapore

99.4%99.2%00.0%95.2%0.00%Poland

95.8%nanananaCzech Republic

96.2%96.6%97.6%nanaVietnam

95.6%91.7%85.0%96.8%0.00%Thailand

99.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%100.0%Uruguay

92.6%nanananaAustria

98.7%100.0%98.9%98.0%100.0%Slovakia

93.6%99.5%0.00%98.0%00.0%Spain

100.0%100.0%100.0%nanaHungary

100.0%100.0%100.0%nanaPeru

96.8%97.3%100.0%100.0%97.3%Slovenia

87.5%99.4%95.0%98.1%94.7%Portugal

95.6%97.2%100.0%100.0%100.0%Turkey

100.0%75.0%100.0%nanaLuxembourg

66.6%98.0%0.00%96.1%0.00%Malaysia

50.0%95.7%00.0%98.8%99.6%Chile

50.0%96.9%00.0%92.2%95.7%Israel

100.0%0.00%100.0%nanaSan Marino

0.00%00.0%0.00%09.3%36.8%Bangladesh

61.9%70.0%85.7%0.00%00.0%Not Specified

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

subclass 462 second visa

98.6%96.5%93.1%00.0%naChina, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

96.0%93.3%81.0%0.00%naUnited States of America

99.1%99.0%98.0%0.00%naIndonesia

99.1%95.7%84.9%0.00%naChile

97.7%97.7%100.0%0.00%naArgentina

100.0%97.7%90.0%0.00%naThailand

100.0%100.0%100.0%0.00%naSpain

100.0%94.4%0.00%0.00%naIsrael

100.0%100.0%100.0%0.00%naSlovakia

100.0%100.0%100.0%0.00%naUruguay

100.0%0.00%0.00%nanaVietnam

100.0%100.0%75.0%0.00%naPoland

100.0%100.0%80.0%00.0%naPortugal

100.0%100.0%75.0%0.00%naMalaysia

91.6%100.0%100.0%0.00%naTurkey

100.0%100.0%100.0%0.00%naSlovenia

100.0%0.00%0.00%nanaHungary

100.0%100.0%0.00%0.00%naBangladesh

60.0%66.6%0.00%0.00%naNot Specified

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

All 462 Work and Holiday 98.4% 97.8% 97.9% 97.4% 97.8%



4 Visa Holders in Australia


4 Visa holders in Australia4.01 Total number of Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa holders in Australia as at 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the same date in the previous year

0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000 28,000

United Kingdom

Taiwan

South Korea

France

Germany

Japan

Italy

Ireland

Canada

Netherlands


Belgium

Estonia

Sweden

Finland

Others countries

as at 30/06/18as at 30/06/17

% Changefrom 30/06/17

30/06/18 as% of Total

30/06/17 30/06/18Citizenship Country

-5.2% 21.2%26,451United Kingdom 25,078

0.4% 14.3%16,842Taiwan 16,903

-0.3% 13.6%16,117South Korea 16,073

2.1% 11.6%13,456France 13,742

-7.2% 8.4%10,771Germany 9,993

-2.2% 6.9%8,311Japan 8,129

-4.4% 6.2%7,661Italy 7,325

20.8% 5.7%5,558Ireland 6,714

2.8% 3.4%3,945Canada 4,057

-1.3% 2.5%3,010Netherlands 2,972

-39.0% 1.6%3,167Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 1,931

7.0% 1.2%1,337Belgium 1,430

11.8% 1.1%1,191Estonia 1,332

-9.9% 1.1%1,458Sweden 1,314

-8.9% 0.6% 776Finland 707

-11.4% 0.4% 537Denmark 476

4.1% 0.2% 220Norway 229

47.5% 0.1% 61Malta 90

-37.8% 0.0% 45Cyprus 28

0.0% 0.0%< 5Not Specified <5

Total 100.0%-2.0% 118,524 120,915



4 Visa holders in Australia4.02 Total number of Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders in Australia as at 30 June 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the same date in the previous year

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000

China, Peoples Republic of (exclSARs)


Chile

Indonesia

Argentina

Spain

Thailand

Israel

Poland

Vietnam

Singapore

Uruguay

Slovakia

Portugal

Hungary

Others countries

as at 30/06/18as at 30/06/17

% Changefrom 30/06/17

30/06/18 as% of Total

30/06/17 30/06/18Citizenship Country

12.2% 28.4%4,140China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 4,646

1.7% 27.6%4,448United States of America 4,525

53.1% 11.0%1,178Chile 1,804

22.1% 7.9%1,054Indonesia 1,287

80.0% 5.9% 541Argentina 974

131.6% 5.8% 411Spain 952

24.1% 2.6% 349Thailand 433

-27.8% 1.8% 418Israel 302

66.7% 1.6% 153Poland 255

684.6% 1.2% 26Vietnam 204

na 1.0%naSingapore 159

28.3% 0.9% 120Uruguay 154

7.5% 0.9% 133Slovakia 143

-10.8% 0.9% 157Portugal 140

736.4% 0.6% 11Hungary 92

26.4% 0.6% 72Malaysia 91

-1.6% 0.4% 64Turkey 63

na 0.3%naPeru 56

0.0% 0.3% 56Slovenia 56

na 0.1%naCzech Republic 20

na 0.1%naAustria 15

500.0% 0.0%< 5Luxembourg 6

-66.7% 0.0% 15Bangladesh 5

-100.0%< 5San Marino

-50.0% 0.0% 6Not Specified <5

Total 100.0% 22.7% 16,385 13,354



4 Visa holders in Australia4.03 Working Holiday Maker visa holders in Australia at 30 June 2018 by visa type and visa subclass - comparison with previous four periods

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

417 Working Holiday

First visa 95,847 107,145 92,728 104,275 90,434

Second visa 30,909 28,137 28,187 27,282 28,090

All 417 Working Holiday 135,282 120,915 131,557 118,524 126,756


First visa 10,620 13,213 13,061 13,308 13,700

Second visa 0 0 293 1,566 2,685

All 462 Work and Holiday 13,213 13,354 14,874 16,385 10,620



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