ImmiTrendImmiTrendSame points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Audiologist has 4.5× fewer people ahead of you (4 vs 18).
| Audiologist252711 | Speech Pathologist252712 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 701 · FY2026-27 | 701 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | #46 of 196 |
| Queue position | 4 ahead | 18 ahead |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 75 pts | 2026-06-04 · 75 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 133 | 155 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | 65 pts | 70 pts |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 33 · 189 | 70 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | NSW 10 | VIC 17 |
| Who was granted | India 37% | China 19% |
| Assessing authority | VETASSESS | SPA |
Occupations in unit group 2527 share 701 places left.
Unit group 2527 · 2025-26 official: 1,061 ceiling · 994 remaining
Unit group 2527 · 2025-26 official: 1,061 ceiling · 994 remaining
Only Speech Pathologist has standing data: 46.
Audiologist has 4.5× fewer people ahead of you (4 vs 18).
The latest cutoff is the same for both.
Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 5 Mar 2026491 · 80 pts · 30 Apr 2026
See full round history →Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 12 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 13 Nov 2025
See full round history →Audiologist has a smaller EOI pool: 133 (+8 vs last month) vs 155 (+2) for Speech Pathologist.
Queue at your points · 6 months
4 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
18 at 85+ pts
▲ 3 vs last month
Speech Pathologist drew more invitations last month: 18 vs 16 for Audiologist. Pools: 155 (+2) vs 133 (+8).
Audiologist needs fewer points for the next round: 65 vs 70 for Speech Pathologist.
Both are open in the same number of states.
Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.
At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.
Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.
In 2024-25, Audiologist had 33 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Speech Pathologist had 70. From July to April 2025-26 they had 19–28 and 58–64 so far. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
33
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
down 13% on 2023-24 (38)
70
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
down 4% on 2023-24 (73)
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Audiologist NSW (10); Speech Pathologist VIC (17).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Audiologist India (36.7%); Speech Pathologist China (19.5%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Audiologist 64%; Speech Pathologist 84%.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Audiologist is assessed by VETASSESS; Speech Pathologist is assessed by SPA.
VETASSESS