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Civil Engineer vs Transport Engineer

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 12 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
Transport Engineer
233215·189
◐ 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 ≈ 7 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)200 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE37
Youtop 19% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores163
This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY
Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
75576042652770417536802185YOU5906953100
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
34Jul35Aug
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Together

Queue position Transport Engineer has 48.3× fewer people ahead of you (37 vs 1,786).

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

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Civil Engineer233211Transport Engineer233215
Capacity0 · FY2026-270 · FY2026-27
Standing#20 of 196#— of 196
Queue position1786 ahead37 ahead
Latest round2024-11-07 · 85 pts2024-11-07 · 70 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend8858195
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round95 pts75 pts
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityEngineers AustraliaEngineers Australia
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 · Transport 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
6590857570you 85
20222024Nov 24

Standing

Only Civil Engineer has standing data: 20.

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 · Transport Engineer

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 42%
▼ Falling −82 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
82last FY
0this FY
▼ −100%
Round to round · last 2 FY
23
59
—
—
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Transport Engineer has 48.3× fewer people ahead of you (37 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 · Transport Engineer

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5
75POINTS
112
3/5 met
80POINTS
71
3/5 met
85POINTS
35
4/5 met
90POINTS
14
5/5 met
95POINTS
9
5/5 met

Latest round

Transport Engineer'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 · Transport Engineer

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

Down from 75 vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 105 pts · 1 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Transport Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 195 (+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 · Transport Engineer

EOI pool by points · 08/2026195 in the pool
774227413621you563
55658090100

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 3004/2026 · 3105/2026 · 3006/2026 · 3207/2026 · 3408/2026 · 35

35 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Civil Engineer drew more invitations last month: 151 vs 3 for Transport Engineer. Pools: 8,858 (-296) vs 195 (+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 · Transport Engineer

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak May 26 · 200195
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest195
MoM change+6(3.2%)
Peak monthMay 26200
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 24 · 603
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest3
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthNov 2460

Next round

Transport Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 75 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 · Transport Engineer

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Sep 25
If 50 invited80DOE ≤ Mar 26
If 100 invited75DOE ≤ May 26
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

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

Engineers Australia may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.

Engineers Australia

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