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
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2023). Breakdown of net overseas migration arrivals in Australia from financial years 2005 to 2023, by temporary student visa type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135798/australia-net-overseas-migration-arrivals-timeline-by-temporary-student-visa-type/
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