The State of Australian Migration Agents: 5,489 Analysed (June 2026 Data)
Migratio analysed every MARA-registered migration agent on the register as counted in June 2026 — registration years encoded in each MARN, state locations, and how many have a website. New registrations collapsed 85% after 2018, then hit a decade high in 2025. Figures as at September 2026.
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- 0:00 New agent registrations collapsed
- 0:16 New agents registered, by year
- 0:29 417 → 107 → 62
- 0:43 2025: strongest intake in a decade
- 0:53 Median: 10 years on the register
- 1:04 How experienced is the register?
- 1:21 Victoria beats New South Wales
- 1:32 Half the profession has no website
- 1:45 What agents actually work on
- 1:57 As counted in June 2026 —
- 2:10 Where to read more
Transcript
New migration agent registrations in Australia collapsed 85 percent in two years. Migratio analysed all 5,489 currently registered agents to find out why.
Every registered agent's MARN encodes the year they first registered. That turns the whole register into a year-by-year time series. In 2018, 417 new agents registered.
417 new agents in 2018, then just 107 in 2019 and 62 in 2020. Entry requirements were lifted around the same time, then COVID border closures gutted demand.
Recovery took years. By 2025, new registrations reached 457 — the strongest intake in a decade.
Across all 5,489 current registrations, the median agent has been on the register for 10 years. The average is 11.1 years.
847 agents, about 15 percent, have been registered 20 years or more. 2,851 agents, 52 percent, have a decade or more. At the other end, 1,518 agents are recent, part of the recovery.
Counter to what most people would guess, Victoria has more registered agents than New South Wales. 1,244 against 1,087.
Of all 5,489 registered agents, only 2,762 have a working website — almost exactly half. The rest work on referrals and word of mouth.
Among agents whose practice areas could be classified, student and graduate visa work is the most common, followed by skilled migration, employer sponsorship, and family and partner visas.
These counts were taken in June 2026. The register keeps changing as agents join and leave — but your registration year is fixed the moment your MARN is issued, and you can check it yourself.
The full guide, with the official sources, is on migratio.com.au. The link is in the description.
Short versions
- New migration agents collapsed 85% in two years (0:28)
- Half of Australia's migration agents have no website (0:25)
- Victoria has more migration agents than NSW (0:29)
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