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Country Profile – Vietnam

Population
As of June 2021, Australia was home to 268,170 individuals of Vietnamese origin, marking a notable increase of 29.2 percent from the 207,620 recorded in June 2011. The Vietnamese-born community stands as the sixth-largest migrant group in Australia, representing 3.6 percent of the overseas-born population and 1.0 percent of the total Australian population.

Key Characteristics of Vietnamese-born Migrants in Australia:

• Median age: 48.4 years, which is 10.1 years higher than that of the general population.
• Gender distribution: Females constitute 56.3 percent, while males make up 43.7 percent of this group. [Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia’s Population by Country of Birth]

Permanent Migration
Australia’s Permanent Migration Program encompasses both economic and family migration, serving as the primary pathway to obtain permanent residency. It comprises three main categories:

Skill Stream Visas
The Skill stream is tailored for individuals possessing the skills, qualifications, and entrepreneurial aptitude most in demand within the Australian economy. This stream encompasses seven components:

1. Business Innovation and Investment
2. Distinguished Talent
3. Employer Sponsored
4. Global Talent (Independent)
5. Regional
6. Skilled Independent
7. State/Territory Nominated

Family and Child Stream Visas
The Family stream facilitates the permanent migration of close family members, including partners and parents, of Australian citizens, permanent residents, and eligible New Zealand citizens. Moreover, it provides avenues for additional family members, such as aged dependent relatives, carers, remaining relatives, and orphan relatives, to unite with their families in Australia.

Child visas enable the permanent migration of children born to Australian citizens, permanent residents, and eligible New Zealand citizens. The Child visa includes two categories: Child and Adoption visas.

Special Eligibility Visas
Special Eligibility visas grant former residents and specific individuals who have served in the Australian Defence Force the opportunity to establish permanent residency in Australia.

The subsequent table presents the scale of permanent migration from Vietnam categorized by the respective migration streams.

Migration category	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22
Business Innovation and Investment	478	368	1,144	1,339
Employer Sponsored	736	569	410	821
Skilled Regional 1	11	n/a	n/a	n/a
Skilled Independent	425	156	82	27
State/Territory Nominated	538	702	433	612
Regional 2	n/a	669	343	481
Global Talent (Independent) 3	n/a	107	325	247
Partner	2,697	2,245	4,749	2,421
All other categories	647	582	634	544
Total places granted	5,532	5,398	8,120	6,492

Source: Department of Home Affairs

¹ The Skilled Regional category closed to new applications from 1 July 2019.

² The Regional migration category commenced 1 July 2019.

^3​ Global Talent (Independent) category commenced 4 November 2019.

Temporary Migration to Australia

Australia welcomes individuals from around the world for temporary stays, catering to various purposes. These temporary visits can encompass leisure, business, education, employment, specialized activities, and more, often extending beyond three months. There are six primary categories of temporary residents, though not all categories apply to migrants from every country.

Visitor Visas
Visitor visas serve individuals primarily visiting Australia for holidays, tourism, recreational activities, or to reunite with family and friends. They may also be used for certain short-term business endeavors that do not involve employment in Australia.

Working Holiday Maker Program
The Working Holiday Maker Program offers young adults the opportunity to embark on an extended holiday experience in Australia while engaging in short-term work and study activities.

Student Visa
The Student visa program facilitates international students’ arrival in Australia to pursue full-time studies in registered courses.

Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment) Visa
This visa category enables businesses to sponsor skilled overseas workers when they cannot find suitably skilled Australian citizens or permanent residents to fill specific skilled positions.

Other Temporary Visas
Other temporary visas encompass a diverse range of categories, allowing individuals to undertake short-term, specialized work, contribute to social and cultural development, strengthen international relations, or participate in training programs beneficial to Australia.

New Zealand Citizens
Under the 1973 Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement, New Zealand citizens have the privilege of freely entering and departing Australia. They can also establish indefinite residency in Australia upon the granting of a Special Category visa (subclass 444).

The following table provides data on the number of visa grants issued to migrants from Vietnam, covering Visitor, Student, Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment), and Working Holiday Maker visas.

Temporary visa category	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22
Visitor	72,852	56,001	6,124	25,167
Student	11,988	10,706	6,776	9,243
Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment)	1,401	706	465	1,076
Working Holiday Maker	343	922	381	1,945
Other temporary visa grants 1	3,494	2,952	2,556	2,822
Total temporary visa grants	90,078	71,287	16,302	40,253

Source: Department of Home Affairs

¹Excludes Transit visa (subclass 771), Border visa (subclass 773) and Maritime Crew visa (subclass 988).

Main Occupations
The following table shows the main occupations for nationals of Vietnam, based on Skill stream migration outcomes and Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment) visa grants.

Period	Temporary Resident  (Skilled Employment) visas	No. of migrants	Skill stream migration	No. of migrants
2021–22
	Accountants​	62​	Accountants	190
	Chefs​	54	Registered nurses​	87
	Software and applications programmers​	51	Software and applications programmers​	79
	Bakers and pastrycooks​	42	Chefs​	51
	Cooks​	33	Cafe and restaurant managers​	36
	Auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers​	12	Civil engineering professionals​	31
	ICT​ business and systems analysts	9	Cooks​	27
	Management and organisation analysts​	8	Early childhood (pre-primary school) teachers​	25
	Mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians​	8	Social workers​	21
	Cafe and restaurant managers​	7	Chemical and materials engineers​	19
2020–21
	Bakers and pastrycooks	36	Accountants	110
	Software and applications programmers	24	Software and applications programmers	70
	Cooks	23	Registered nurses	49
	Accountants	19	Civil engineering professionals	28
	Chefs	18	Bakers and pastrycooks	21
	Other personal service workers	11	Medical laboratory scientists	20
	Cafe and restaurant managers	10	ICT business and systems analysts	20
	Advertising and marketing professionals	5	Chefs	20
	ICT business and systems analysts	5	Cafe and restaurant managers	13
	Actuaries, mathematicians and statisticians	< 5	University lecturers and tutors	13
2019–20
	Software and applications programmers	35	Accountants	172
	Bakers and pastrycooks	30	Registered nurses	86
	Cooks	24	Software and applications programmers	56
	University lecturers and tutors	14	Cooks	49
	Cafe and restaurant managers	13	Cafe and restaurant managers	44
	Chefs	13	Bakers and pastrycooks	41
	Accountants	11	Civil engineering professionals	27
	Ministers of religion	9	Chefs	25
	Other personal service workers	9	University lecturers and tutors	22
	Management and organisation analysts	8	Agricultural and forestry scientists	21
2018–19
	Accountants	43	Accountants	160
	Chefs	34	Software and applications programmers	76
	Software and applications programmers	32	Registered nurses	43
	Cooks	29	Cooks	38
	Bakers and pastrycooks	21	Cafe and restaurant managers	30
	University lecturers and tutors	19	Civil engineering professionals	26
	Ministers of religion	11	Chefs	18
	Auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers	9	Auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers	17
	Cafe and restaurant managers	8	University lecturers and tutors	16
	Structural steel and welding trades workers	8	Bakers and pastrycooks	16​

Source: Department of Home Affairs

Note: To protect the privacy of individuals, various data confidentiality techniques have been applied. These techniques include:

• data masking — using primary and secondary suppression methods for values that are deemed to be a disclosure risk
• perturbation — a data security technique that allows for random data adjustment to prevent the release of identifiable data.

Note: Occupation level information is available for primary applicants only, and is based on Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations unit level data.​

Geographic Distribution
The following table shows the geographic distribution of migrants, based on permanent additions for the Skill and Family streams, international student visa grants, and Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment) visa grants.

Population	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Census 2021 (%)
Of all persons	32	26	20	7	10	2	1	2
Of Vietnamese-born	38	36	9	7	7	1	1	2
Permanent additions – 2021–22 (%)
Skill stream	28	32	12	13	6	5	2	3
Family and Child stream	41	37	8	5	6	0	1	1
Temporary visa grants – 2021–22 (%)
International student visa grants	29	38	10	14	5	2	1	2
Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment) visa (primary) grants	35	38	10	4	8	0	3	1

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics and Department of Home Affairs

​​Note: Permanent additions consist of two components; those persons who, while already in Australia on a temporary basis, are granted permanent residence status or those persons who have subsequently arrived from overseas during the reporting period and are entitled to stay permanently in Australia.

Country Ranking
This table uses rankings to show the significance of Vietnamese migration for the past four financial years.

Ranked position of migrants	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22
Population in Australia 1	6	6	6	6
Regional	n/a	9	9	8
Employer Sponsored	13	13	14	6
Total Skill stream	9	9	8	7
Total Family and Child stream	3	4	5	5
International students	6	6	6	4
Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment) visa	13	17	18	14
Visitors	16	16	8	12

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics and Department of Home Affairs

¹ Population level data is by country of birth and lags one year behind the financial year specified. Data based on the estimated residential population at 30 June; 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
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