Subclass 309 Visa Grants 2024-25 by State & Country
Australia granted 19,337 subclass 309 places in 2024-25, up 24% on 2023-24.
Official Home Affairs data (BP0068), released December 2025. Covers July 2015 to June 2025. Next release expected late 2026.
309 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 | 23,520 | 19,888 |
| 2016-17 | 21,106 | 17,759 |
| 2017-18 | 16,222 | 13,546 |
| 2018-19 | 14,658 | 12,457 |
| 2019-20 | 10,608 | 8,875 |
| 2020-21 | 20,370 | 17,277 |
| 2021-22 | 13,431 | 10,926 |
| 2022-23 | 13,173 | 9,989 |
| 2023-24 | 15,628 | 10,338 |
| 2024-25 | 19,337 | 14,268 |
309 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
Tasmania, Western Australia, and South Australia grew fastest.
- NSWNew South Wales+1,172+43%
- VICVictoria+958+30%
- WAWestern Australia+424+55%
- QLDQueensland+402+45%
- SASouth Australia+271+47%
- ACTAustralian Capital Territory+66+44%
- TASTasmania+54+102%
- NTNorthern Territory+17+25%
Who is granted a 309
Main applicants in 2024-25: 29% men, 71% women.
Country of citizenship
Share of main applicants.
- 1India14.9%2023-24: 8.2%
- 2Pakistan11.2%2023-24: 8.5%
- 3China11.0%2023-24: 7.2%
- 4Afghanistan9.4%2023-24: 20.4%
- 5Vietnam5.4%2023-24: 4.8%
- 6Lebanon4.9%2023-24: 7.2%
Age at grant
49% were aged 25 to 34, down from 55% in 2015-16. 26% were 40 or older.
- 2024-25
- 2015-16
Where 309 applicants applied from
0%applied from within Australia in 2024-25.
Share applying from within Australia, by year
Show the numbers for every year
- 2015-160%
- 2016-170%
- 2017-18—
- 2018-19—
- 2019-20—
- 2020-211%
- 2021-220%
- 2022-231%
- 2023-24—
- 2024-250%
Subclass 309 grants in 2024-25: summary
In program year 2024-25, Australia granted 19,337 subclass 309 places to 14,268 main applicants and 5,069 family members. Victoria had the most main applicants (4,154), up 30% on 2023-24. 0% 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 309 grants
- How many subclass 309 visas were granted in 2024-25?
- 19,337 places: 14,268 main applicants and 5,069 family members.
- Which state had the most subclass 309 grants in 2024-25?
- Victoria with 4,154 main applicants, followed by New South Wales (3,909).
- How many subclass 309 applicants applied from inside Australia in 2024-25?
- 0% 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.