Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager (ANZSCO 141211)
On the Regional Occupation List
From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.
Which lists is Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager on?
ROL — Regional Occupation List. Occupations on the ROL are limited to the regional provisional visas — mainly the Skilled Work Regional 491 and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional 494.
Visas this occupation can access
Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).
- Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) — Provisional, regional, points-tested · all occupations for the 491
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
- Training visa (subclass 407) — Temporary, workplace training · all occupations for the 407
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
VETASSESS confirms this is a Group C occupation requiring an AQF Diploma or higher, with the same four-pathway structure as the rest of the family — the least demanding option needs at least four years of employment, including one year highly relevant within the last five, and no particular field of study. As a managerial occupation it also needs an organisational chart naming staff supervised, a genuine barrier for the many caravan parks run as small family or owner-operator businesses rather than staffed operations.
Where these applications come unstuck
Caravan parks are frequently run by a couple or a single owner-operator with little or no staff. VETASSESS did not state an explicit sole-trader exclusion for this specific code in the pages checked, but the general managerial-occupation rule — an organisational chart, staff to manage — applies regardless, by the same logic VETASSESS states outright for Hair or Beauty Salon Manager. An applicant running a caravan park alone should expect to justify the managerial content of the role, not assume the business's existence is itself sufficient evidence.
An honest read on this pathway
This code sits on the Regional Occupation List only, reaching the graduate 407, Skilled Work Regional and Skills in Demand Regional — never state nomination, Employer Nomination or the Skills in Demand main stream. It cannot be employer-sponsored outside a labour agreement. For someone actually running a caravan park, the regional visa tied to a regional employer is the realistic door, not a city-based sponsorship arrangement.
VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.
Talk it through with a registered agent
Whether nominating Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager is your best route depends on your points, experience evidence and timing — exactly what a MARA-registered agent works through in an initial consultation. Describe your situation once through Migratio and compare real consultation quotes from registered agents, free.
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