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Civil Engineer vs Quantity Surveyor

Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?

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A
Civil Engineer
233211·189
Tight — long odds
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Low chance with current points
Est. wait189 effectively closed
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 297 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)8,898 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1,786
Youtop 20% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores7,112
This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY
Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
1253353445330551.6k651.6k751.0k85YOU1979541050115
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
1.8kJul1.8kAug
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B
Quantity Surveyor
233213·189
◐ Borderline
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Moderate chance of invitation
Est. wait189 effectively closed
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 36 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)1,070 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE190
Youtop 18% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores880
This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY
Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
3453555179652167511585YOU995
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
188Jul190Aug
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Together

Queue position Quantity Surveyor has 9.4× fewer people ahead of you (190 vs 1,786).

Latest round Quantity Surveyor's latest cutoff is lower: 70 vs 85 for Civil Engineer.

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Civil Engineer233211Quantity Surveyor233213
Capacity0 · FY2026-270 · FY2026-27
Standing#20 of 196#18 of 196
Queue position1786 ahead190 ahead
Latest round2024-11-07 · 85 pts2024-11-07 · 70 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend88581066
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round95 pts85 pts
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityEngineers AustraliaAIQS
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2332 share 0 places left.

A · Civil Engineer

189 places · 2026-27estimated
806est. ceiling
0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2332 · 2025-26 official: 745 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points
957860
6585909085you 85
20222024Nov 24

B · Quantity Surveyor

189 places · 2026-27estimated
806est. ceiling
0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2332 · 2025-26 official: 745 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points
907560
6585857570you 85
20222024Nov 24

Standing

Quantity Surveyor ranks higher: #18 vs #20 for Civil Engineer.

A · Civil Engineer

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
#20· top 10%
▼ Falling −641 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
641last FY
0this FY
▼ −100%
Round to round · last 2 FY
150
491
—
—
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

B · Quantity Surveyor

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
#18· top 9%
▼ Falling −671 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
671last FY
0this FY
▼ −100%
Round to round · last 2 FY
429
242
—
—
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Quantity Surveyor has 9.4× fewer people ahead of you (190 vs 1,786).

A · Civil Engineer

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5
75POINTS
4,623
1/5 met
80POINTS
3,065
1/5 met
85POINTS
1,779
3/5 met
90POINTS
766
5/5 met
95POINTS
244
5/5 met

B · Quantity Surveyor

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5
75POINTS
564
3/5 met
80POINTS
348
3/5 met
85POINTS
190
5/5 met
90POINTS
75
5/5 met
95POINTS
11
5/5 met

Latest round

Quantity Surveyor's latest cutoff is lower: 70 vs 85 for Civil Engineer.

A · Civil Engineer

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising
Min points85
Invited0
Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 100 pts · 28 May 2026491 · 90 pts · 16 June 2026

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B · Quantity Surveyor

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024Stable
Min points70
Invited0
Rounds FY2

Down from 75 vs previous round

65–85 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 12 Mar 2026491 · 80 pts · 19 Feb 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Quantity Surveyor has a smaller EOI pool: 1,066 (+6 vs last month) vs 8,858 (-296) for Civil Engineer.

A · Civil Engineer

EOI pool by points · 08/20268,858 in the pool
341123305601.6k1.6k1.6k1.3k1kyou52219740421
456585100120

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 180004/2026 · 180205/2026 · 182606/2026 · 184407/2026 · 184908/2026 · 1779

1,779 at 85+ pts

▼ 70 vs last month

B · Quantity Surveyor

EOI pool by points · 08/20261,066 in the pool
363564179215216158115you6492
45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 15204/2026 · 16605/2026 · 17106/2026 · 18307/2026 · 18808/2026 · 190

190 at 85+ pts

▲ 2 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Civil Engineer drew more invitations last month: 151 vs 6 for Quantity Surveyor. Pools: 8,858 (-296) vs 1,066 (+6).

A · Civil Engineer

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jan 26 · 9,3568,858
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest8,858
MoM change-296(-3.2%)
Peak monthJan 269,356
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Dec 24 · 709151
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest151
MoM change-62(-29.1%)
Peak monthDec 24709

B · Quantity Surveyor

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
1,066
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest1,066
MoM change+6(0.6%)
Peak monthAug 261,066
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Sep 24 · 4866
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest6
MoM change-2(-25.0%)
Peak monthSep 24486

Next round

Quantity Surveyor needs fewer points for the next round: 85 vs 95 for Civil Engineer.

A · Civil Engineer

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited100DOE ≤ Dec 25
If 50 invited95DOE ≤ Sep 25
If 100 invited95DOE ≤ Mar 26
If 200 invited95DOE ≤ Jul 26

B · Quantity Surveyor

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Aug 26
If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Jun 26
If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Jan 26
If 200 invited80DOE ≤ Nov 25

Open states

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.

Invited profile

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.

Assessing authority

Civil Engineer is assessed by Engineers Australia; Quantity Surveyor is assessed by AIQS.

A · Civil Engineer

Engineers Australia

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B · Quantity Surveyor

AIQS

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