Regional Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Australia
For migration purposes, everywhere except Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane is a designated regional area: Category 2 covers Perth, Adelaide, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Canberra, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, Wollongong and the Illawarra, Geelong and Hobart; Category 3 covers the other regional centres and areas. Employers there can sponsor on the 494 regional visa and, inside a DAMA area, through a DAMA labour agreement, as well as the 482 and 186.
Live regional sponsored jobs
Our own listings whose location is in a designated regional area, checked against the Department of Home Affairs regional postcode list. Where a location is unclear we leave the listing out. Applying is free.
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DAMA regions
A Designated Area Migration Agreement lets employers in its area sponsor with concessions agreed for that region. The region’s Designated Area Representative endorses each employer; workers do not apply to a DAMA directly. Settings change when agreements are renegotiated (our list checked 2026-09-05).
| Agreement | Area | State | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Territory DAMA | The whole of the Northern Territory | NT | NT Government (MigrationNT) |
| Far North Queensland DAMA | Cairns and Far North Queensland | QLD | Cairns Chamber of Commerce |
| Townsville / North Queensland DAMA | Townsville and North Queensland | QLD | Townsville Enterprise Limited |
| Orana DAMA (NSW) | The Orana region around Dubbo, central-west NSW | NSW | Regional Development Australia — Orana |
| Goulburn Valley DAMA (VIC) | The Goulburn Valley around Shepparton | VIC | Goulburn Valley designated area representative (regional partnership) |
| Great South Coast DAMA (VIC) | Warrnambool and Victoria's Great South Coast | VIC | Warrnambool City Council (lead council) |
| Adelaide City Technology & Innovation Agreement | Greater Adelaide (tech/innovation employers) | SA | South Australian Government (Skilled & Business Migration) |
| South Australia Regional Workforce Agreement | Regional South Australia | SA | South Australian Government (Skilled & Business Migration) |
| Pilbara DAMA (WA) | The Pilbara — Karratha, Port Hedland and surrounds | WA | RDA Pilbara |
| Goldfields DAMA (WA) | Kalgoorlie and the Goldfields | WA | City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
| South West DAMA (WA) | Bunbury, Busselton and WA's South West | WA | Shire of Dardanup (lead) |
| East Kimberley DAMA (WA) | Kununurra and the East Kimberley | WA | East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
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Create your free profile →General information only, not migration advice. Regional postcodes, DAMA settings and visa criteria change; confirm with the Department of Home Affairs or the region’s representative. Migration advice is provided by a registered migration agent (MARN 1576536) under a written service agreement.