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Land Economist vs Valuer

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

Land Economist

224511·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~2 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)26 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE2

Youtop 8% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores24

This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places

You · #3

★

front of queue484 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 2 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Valuer

224512·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~1 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 3 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)78 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE4

Youtop 5% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores74

This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places

You · #5

★

front of queue484 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 4 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Land Economist has 2.0× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 4).

Show full table

	Land Economist224511	Valuer224512
Capacity	484 · FY2026-27	484 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	2 ahead	4 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	25	77
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	—	—
Open states	2 listed	2 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	VETASSESS	VETASSESS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2245 share 484 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

484est. 189 places · 484 left

Unit group 2245 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 484 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

1008570

7595908580you 85

20222025June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

484est. 189 places · 484 left

Unit group 2245 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 484 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 7 data points

1008060

65959590908580you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Valuer ranks higher: #62 vs #33 for Land Economist.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 59%

▲ Rising +33 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 3 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

0last FY

33this FY

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 45%

▲ Rising +57 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

5last FY

62this FY

▲ +1140%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Land Economist has 2.0× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 4).

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

1/5 met

80POINTS

2/5 met

85POINTS

3/5 met

90POINTS

4/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6

75POINTS

0/6 met

80POINTS

1/6 met

85POINTS

2/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

75–95 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

80–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 65 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Land Economist has a smaller EOI pool: 25 (+1 vs last month) vs 77 (+6) for Valuer.

EOI pool by points · 08/202625 in the pool

1343751you1

4565758090

Queue at your points · 6 months

2 at 85+ pts

▲ 2 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/202677 in the pool

121161228114you

5060708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

4 at 85+ pts

▲ 3 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Valuer drew more invitations last month: 23 vs 12 for Land Economist. Pools: 77 (+6) vs 25 (+1).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest25

MoM change+1(4.2%)

Peak monthOct 2546

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

May 24Jul 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest12

MoM change-8(-40.0%)

Peak monthJun 2623

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest77

MoM change+6(8.5%)

Peak monthOct 25124

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest23

MoM change-16(-41.0%)

Peak monthJun 2641

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited75DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 50 invitedqueue cleared

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited70DOE ≤ May 26

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

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

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VETASSESS

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