Subclass 173 Visa Grants 2024-25 by State & Country
Australia granted 164 subclass 173 places in 2024-25, down 43% on 2023-24.
Official Home Affairs data (BP0068), released December 2025. Covers July 2015 to June 2025. Next release expected late 2026.
173 places granted each year
Program years 2015-16 to 2024-25, all states.
- All places (main applicants + family)
- Main applicants
Show the numbers for every year
| Year | Places | Main applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 871 | 547 |
| 2016-17 | 765 | 496 |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 356 |
| 2018-19 | 406 | 265 |
| 2019-20 | 343 | 224 |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 100 |
| 2021-22 | 269 | 168 |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 261 |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 191 |
| 2024-25 | 164 | 114 |
173 grants by state
Main applicants by place of residence. Select a state on the map to filter the whole page.
Where main applicants were granted
2024-25. Darker means more grants.
Change from 2023-24
New South Wales fell by 32.
- NTNorthern Territory+1—
- SASouth Australia−2—
- TASTasmania−2—
- ACTAustralian Capital Territory−3—
- WAWestern Australia−4—
- QLDQueensland−12−48%
- VICVictoria−31−44%
- NSWNew South Wales−32−48%
Who is granted a 173
Main applicants in 2024-25: 40% men, 60% women.
Country of citizenship
Share of main applicants.
- 1China26.3%2023-24: 24.1%
- 2India22.8%2023-24: 23.0%
- 3Vietnam13.2%2023-24: 11.0%
- 4United Kingdom6.1%2023-24: 2.6%
- 5Sri Lanka5.3%2023-24: 5.2%
- 6Colombia2.6%2023-24: 1.0%
Age at grant
0% were aged 25 to 34, the same as 0% in 2015-16. 100% were 40 or older.
- 2024-25
- 2015-16
Where 173 applicants applied from
1%applied from within Australia in 2024-25, down from 20% in 2021-22.
Share applying from within Australia, by year
Show the numbers for every year
- 2015-160%
- 2016-170%
- 2017-180%
- 2018-190%
- 2019-200%
- 2020-2113%
- 2021-2220%
- 2022-231%
- 2023-240%
- 2024-251%
Subclass 173 grants in 2024-25: summary
In program year 2024-25, Australia granted 164 subclass 173 places to 114 main applicants and 50 family members. Victoria had the most main applicants (40), down 44% on 2023-24. 1% of main applicants applied from within Australia.
How to read this data
A grant is a visa actually issued in a program year (1 July to 30 June). It is counted when granted, not when invited. A nomination in one year is often granted the next, so grants trail the invitation rounds. “Places” counts main applicants and their family members.
State is where the applicant planned to live in Australia; many applicants outside Australia have no state recorded. Temporary skilled and graduate visas such as 482 and 485 aren't in this data.
Questions about 173 grants
- How many subclass 173 visas were granted in 2024-25?
- 164 places: 114 main applicants and 50 family members.
- Which state had the most subclass 173 grants in 2024-25?
- Victoria with 40 main applicants, followed by New South Wales (34).
- How many subclass 173 applicants applied from inside Australia in 2024-25?
- 1% of main applicants applied from within Australia.
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0068 (CC BY 4.0). The views expressed are those of ImmiTrend and not necessarily those of the Department.
General information only — not migration advice.
Compiled by ImmiTrend from Department of Home Affairs visa grant data (BP0068).