Offshore Watch

Where Australian jobs actually go

Tracking corporate offshoring, government outsourcing, and AI-attributed layoffs across Australia's largest companies. Every data point sourced from public records.

The savings don't lower prices, they go to shareholders. Service doesn't improve. It typically declines. And every dollar paid offshore is a dollar that leaves the Australian economy. Why it matters →

79,830+

Known offshore workers

54,038+

Jobs cut in Australia

$20.8B

Gov outsourced / year

222

Companies tracked

This list is not complete, and never will be

If a company isn't listed here, that doesn't mean it doesn't offshore. And every number is the lowest we can prove, so the real figures can often be higher.

Read why

This started as an ASX 200 project and mostly still is. It has widened as stories landed from outside that list, so it now also covers employers that aren't ASX-listed, like Canva, Allianz Australia, SS&C and Crown Resorts, along with government departments and agencies. Companies get added when something surfaces about them, not by working through a list in order.

Australian companies are under no obligation to disclose where their work is done, and there is no register of offshored jobs. Everything here comes from something that surfaced publicly: an annual report, a modern slavery statement, a news article, a union statement, a government contract, or a tip from someone who was there.

So an absence usually means nobody has reported on that company and we haven't got to it yet, not that it keeps its work onshore. Some of the biggest offshorers say nothing at all. And because each figure counts only what a source actually stated, the real numbers can often run higher, sometimes much higher.

Every figure links to the source it came from, so you can judge it yourself rather than take our word for it. If you know something that is missing or wrong, tell us. Corrections are published, not quietly buried.

Biggest Offshorers

ASX200 companies with the most workers offshore.

#1
CompanyTelstra
IndustryTelecommunications
Destinations
🇮🇳 India🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 Vietnam🇬🇧 UK
Known Offshore*12,228+
% Offshore*26.5%+
#2
CompanyANZ
IndustryBanking
Destinations
🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*11,500+
% Offshore*29.5%+
#3
CompanyNAB
IndustryBanking
Destinations
🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 Vietnam🇵🇭 Philippines
Known Offshore*7,000+
% Offshore*18.4%+
#4
IndustryBanking
Destinations
🇿🇦 South Africa🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*6,935+
% Offshore*13.4%+
#5
CompanyWorley
IndustryEnergy & Utilities
Destinations
🇨🇴 Colombia🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*5,400+
% Offshore*11.9%+
#6
CompanySuncorp
IndustryInsurance
Destinations
🇮🇳 India🇵🇭 Philippines
Known Offshore*4,500+
% Offshore*34.6%+
#7
CompanyOptus
IndustryTelecommunications
Destinations
🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*4,000+
% Offshore*36.4%+
#8
IndustryTelecommunications
Destinations
🇮🇳 India🇵🇭 Philippines🇿🇦 South Africa
Known Offshore*2,950+
% Offshore*47.3%+
#9
CompanyQBE
IndustryInsurance
Destinations
🇵🇭 Philippines
Known Offshore*2,383+
% Offshore*18%+
#10
CompanyRio Tinto
IndustryMining
Destinations
🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*2,090+
% Offshore*3.9%+
#11
IndustryBanking
Destinations
🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*2,000+
% Offshore*5.4%+
#12
CompanyAtlassian
IndustryTechnology
Destinations
🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*1,700+
% Offshore*14.2%+
#13
IndustryGaming
Destinations
🇮🇳 India🇬🇧 UK
Known Offshore*1,206+
% Offshore*14.2%+
#14
CompanyGHD
IndustryEngineering & Construction
Destinations
🇵🇭 Philippines
Known Offshore*1,000+
% Offshore*10%+
#15
CompanyCanva
IndustryTechnology
Destinations
🇵🇭 Philippines
Known Offshore*1,000+
% Offshore*20%+
#16
CompanyAMP
IndustryFinancial Services
Destinations
🇨🇳 China
Known Offshore*1,000+
% Offshore*41.8%+
#17
CompanyFortescue
IndustryMining
Destinations
🇨🇳 China🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*1,000+
% Offshore*6.2%+
#18
CompanyMacquarie
IndustryBanking
Destinations
🇵🇭 Philippines
Known Offshore*1,000+
% Offshore*5.2%+
#19
CompanyAustal
IndustryIndustrials
Destinations
🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 Vietnam
Known Offshore*900+
% Offshore*16.4%+
#20
CompanyWesfarmers
IndustryRetail
Destinations
🇮🇳 India
Known Offshore*900+
% Offshore*0.8%+

Reports

Data-driven analysis of offshoring across Australian industry.

All reports →

By Industry

How offshoring varies across sectors.

IndustryCompaniesOffshore DataTop Destinations
Technology3010/30
🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇷🇴Romania
Energy & Utilities197/19
🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇨🇳China
Insurance116/11
🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇻🇳Vietnam
Banking96/9
🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇻🇳Vietnam
Retail175/17
🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇻🇳Vietnam
Financial Services135/13
🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇻🇳Vietnam
Mining373/37
🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇸🇬Singapore
Healthcare153/15
🇲🇾Malaysia🇮🇳India
Telecommunications63/6
🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India🇻🇳Vietnam
Media43/4
🇮🇳India🇳🇿New Zealand
Transport62/6
🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇹🇭Thailand
Engineering & Construction52/5
🇵🇭Philippines
Government311/31
🇮🇳India
Real Estate201/20
🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines
Industrials161/16
🇵🇭Philippines🇻🇳Vietnam
Food & Beverage81/8
🇵🇭Philippines🇮🇳India
Gaming51/5
🇮🇳India🇵🇭Philippines🇬🇧UK