Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Other Spatial Scientist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Cartographer.
Latest round Other Spatial Scientist's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Cartographer.
| Cartographer232213 | Other Spatial Scientist232214 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 368 · FY2026-27 | 368 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 170 | #— of 170 |
| Queue position | 1 ahead | 0 ahead |
| Latest round | 2026-10-15 · 85 pts | 2026-10-15 · 80 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 9 | 102 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | 50 pts |
| Open states | 3 listed | 3 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 0 · 189 | 6 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | — | VIC 2 |
| Who was granted | India 43% | India 21% |
| Assessing authority | VETASSESS | VETASSESS |
Occupations in unit group 2322 share 368 places left.
Unit group 2322 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 372 remaining
Unit group 2322 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 372 remaining
Other Spatial Scientist ranks higher: #36 vs #3 for Cartographer.
Other Spatial Scientist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Cartographer.
Other Spatial Scientist's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Cartographer.
Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 100 pts · 8 Dec 2022
See full round history →Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 18 Nov 2025491 · 75 pts · 26 Sept 2024
See full round history →Cartographer has a smaller EOI pool: 9 (+1 vs last month) vs 102 (-28) for Other Spatial Scientist.
Queue at your points · 6 months
1 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
0 at 85+ pts
▼ 24 vs last month
Other Spatial Scientist drew more invitations last month: 45 vs 1 for Cartographer. Pools: 102 (-28) vs 9 (+1).
Only Other Spatial Scientist has a next-round estimate: 50 points.
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, Cartographer had 0 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Other Spatial Scientist had 6. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
0
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
6
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Cartographer none; Other Spatial Scientist VIC (2).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Cartographer India (42.9%); Other Spatial Scientist India (20.9%).
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
VETASSESS may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.
VETASSESS