Net overseas migration arrivals in Australia 2000-2023 by temporary student visa type

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 3, 2024

In the 2023 financial year, there were over 183 thousand arrivals to Australia on higher education sector temporary visas. This is almost double the amount of arrivals from the previous year, which saw just over 98 thousand people arrive in the country on a higher education temporary visa.

Breakdown of net overseas migration arrivals in Australia from financial years 2005 to 2023, by temporary student visa type

Characteristic	Vocational Education and Training sector	Higher education sector	Student other
2023**	36,620	183,060	62,890
2022	21,470	98,410	21,540
2021*	120	730	670
2020	11,420	75,950	23,070
2019	22,650	111,310	30,390
2018	19,650	106,520	31,460
2017	16,300	101,440	31,670
2016	15,270	89,170	27,690
2015	11,180	85,070	25,870
2014	9,740	79,140	25,450
2013	8,460	56,500	21,260
2012	10,150	41,870	21,250
2011	11,000	43,020	21,330
2010	25,710	56,500	24,450
2009	53,570	72,080	27,110
2008	31,420	73,150	29,160
2007	19,970	57,940	25,810
2006	10,500	42,040	20,550
2005	7,990	32,750	25,440

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

Australia, Australia and Oceania

Survey time period

FY 2005 to FY 2023

Supplementary notes

Note from source:
Overseas migrant arrivals are all overseas arrivals that contribute to net overseas migration (NOM). It is the number of incoming international travellers who stay in Australia for 12 months or more, who are not currently counted within the population, and are then added to the population.
Data refers to the visa at time of traveller's overseas migration movement date. The number of visas here should not be confused with information on visas granted by the Department of Home Affairs as visas can be granted onshore.

*Australian border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic affected students ability to migrate to Australia.

**Estimates for financial year 2023 are preliminary.

Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2020 starts on July 1, 2019 and ends on June 30, 2020.

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