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Australian Sponsorship Market Report — August 2026

6,544 Australian employer profiles are in the SponsorTalent directory this month, of which 3,544 appear on the Department of Home Affairs approved-sponsor list (April 2026 snapshot) and 2,993 are childcare and aged-care providers from the ACECQA and ACQSC public registers. 8 sponsored job advertisements are live and 2,259 candidates are registered as seeking sponsorship, 679 of them new this month. Figures frozen on .

About this list: these businesses appear on the Australian Department of Home Affairs approved-sponsor data (April 2026 snapshot). Sponsorship approvals are granted, renewed and can lapse, so this is a research starting point — confirm a business's current sponsorship approval and its appetite to sponsor before relying on it. Approval status does not mean the business is currently recruiting.

Employers by industry

IndustryEmployer profilesOn DHA list
Childcare / Early Childhood — Centre-Based Care1,8990
Aged Care — Residential Care Home1,0900
Education278277
Healthcare256255
IT & Technology190190
Mining7474
Construction6161
Finance5050
Hospitality3938
Government2929
Engineering2525
Agriculture1919
Transport1717
Not-for-Profit99
Manufacturing98

Employers by state

Matched from the recorded business location; profiles without a recognisable state are not counted.

StateEmployer profilesOn DHA list
New South Wales (NSW)8290
Victoria (VIC)8500
Queensland (QLD)5280
Western Australia (WA)1950
South Australia (SA)5390
Tasmania (TAS)240
Northern Territory (NT)240
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)310

Live sponsored job ads by occupation

OccupationLive ads
Senior Hairstylist1
SHEET METAL WORKER1
Metal Fabricator1
Hotel or Motel Manager1
Hotel Service Manager1
Early childhood educator1
Dental assistant1
Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec1

Candidates seeking sponsorship

2,259 registered candidates; 420 currently in Australia; 110 hold a completed skills assessment; 679 registered in August 2026.

Occupation (as stated by the candidate)Candidates
Chef42
Truck Driver39
Registered Nurse25
Heavy Truck Driver21
Plumber18
Early Childhood Educator18
Heavy Vehicle Driver17
Electrician17
Personal Care Worker15
Personal Care Assistant14
Early Childhood Teacher14
Accountant14
Healthcare Assistant11
Head Chef11
Driver11

First edition — month-on-month movement appears from the next edition.

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Method

Employer counts are active, indexable profiles in the SponsorTalent directory: businesses on the Department of Home Affairs approved-sponsor list (DHA snapshot April 2026) plus childcare and aged-care providers imported from the ACECQA and ACQSC public registers (June 2026). Being on the DHA list means a business is approved to sponsor, not that it is hiring. Job counts are featured and employer-listed advertisements live on the day the edition was frozen. Candidate counts are registered, non-placeholder profiles. Each edition is frozen when first generated and does not change afterwards.

Use the data

Employers: list a sponsored role. Candidates: create a free profile. Migration agents: approved sponsors by sector.