At 11:30 am AEST on 19 June 2026 the Australian Bureau of Statistics opened public access to its Net Overseas Migration (NOM) TableBuilder for the 2025 reference year. The interactive dataset allows users to cross-tabulate arrivals and departures by visa subclass, country of origin, age, sex and state or territory of usual residence. For corporate mobility programmes the release is a goldmine.
Meanwhile, organisations and individuals needing practical assistance with the very visa subclasses now visible in TableBuilder can turn to VisaHQ. The platform’s Australia portal (https://www.visahq.com/australia/) offers up-to-date requirements, processing timelines and end-to-end application support for everything from subclass 482 work permits to Student and Global Talent visas, allowing employers and travellers to transform data insights into compliant mobility actions with confidence.
HR planners can, for example, isolate how many subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) holders entered Western Australia in mining-related occupations, or track retention rates of Global Talent visa recipients by industry. Universities can examine trends in student-visa commencements by source market and level of study, while state governments can benchmark their skilled-nomination results against national flows. ABS officials told an online briefing that this is the first time post-pandemic migration has been available at such granularity. Data are derived from Home Affairs’ traveller records matched to subsequent tax-file and Medicare activity, providing a more accurate measure of true long-term movement than passenger card counts. Because the TableBuilder is updated quarterly, stakeholders will no longer have to wait a full year for detailed migration analytics. “Fast access to micro-data means we can fine-tune skills lists and DAMA concessions much more quickly,” said WA Migration Services director Nikita Gow. The ABS cautioned that visa information is anonymised and subject to confidentiality rules, but encouraged employers and researchers to exploit the tool for workforce planning and policy evaluation. Subscription is free for organisations with an ABN; multinational HR teams without an Australian entity can apply via a sponsoring consultancy.
Meanwhile, organisations and individuals needing practical assistance with the very visa subclasses now visible in TableBuilder can turn to VisaHQ. The platform’s Australia portal (https://www.visahq.com/australia/) offers up-to-date requirements, processing timelines and end-to-end application support for everything from subclass 482 work permits to Student and Global Talent visas, allowing employers and travellers to transform data insights into compliant mobility actions with confidence.
HR planners can, for example, isolate how many subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) holders entered Western Australia in mining-related occupations, or track retention rates of Global Talent visa recipients by industry. Universities can examine trends in student-visa commencements by source market and level of study, while state governments can benchmark their skilled-nomination results against national flows. ABS officials told an online briefing that this is the first time post-pandemic migration has been available at such granularity. Data are derived from Home Affairs’ traveller records matched to subsequent tax-file and Medicare activity, providing a more accurate measure of true long-term movement than passenger card counts. Because the TableBuilder is updated quarterly, stakeholders will no longer have to wait a full year for detailed migration analytics. “Fast access to micro-data means we can fine-tune skills lists and DAMA concessions much more quickly,” said WA Migration Services director Nikita Gow. The ABS cautioned that visa information is anonymised and subject to confidentiality rules, but encouraged employers and researchers to exploit the tool for workforce planning and policy evaluation. Subscription is free for organisations with an ABN; multinational HR teams without an Australian entity can apply via a sponsoring consultancy.
