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Registered Nurse (Aged Care) vs Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

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

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Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
254412·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Est. wait~3 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 61 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)1,837 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE42
Youtop 2% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores1,795
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #43
★
front of queue10,990 est. places
≈ 1 roundto clear the 42 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
1351045405535165564753785YOU0951105
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
13Jul42Aug
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B
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
254421·189
★ 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 ≈ 5 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)136 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE3
Youtop 2% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores133
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #4
★
front of queue10,990 est. places
≈ 1 roundto clear the 3 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
14545532653275285YOU095
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
1Jul2Aug
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Together

Queue position Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) has 14.0× fewer people ahead of you (3 vs 42).

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Registered Nurse (Aged Care)254412Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)254421
Capacity10990 · FY2026-2710990 · FY2026-27
Standing#9 of 196#— of 196
Queue position42 ahead3 ahead
Latest round2026-06-04 · 75 pts2026-06-04 · 75 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend1796125
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round80 pts65 pts
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityANMACANMAC
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2544 share 10,990 places left.

A · Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

189 places · 2026-27estimated
14,528est. ceiling
10,990est. 189 places · 10,990 left

Unit group 2544 · 2025-26 official: 13,929 ceiling · 10,390 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 13 data points
957860
75you 85
20222023June 26

B · Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

189 places · 2026-27estimated
14,528est. ceiling
10,990est. 189 places · 10,990 left

Unit group 2544 · 2025-26 official: 13,929 ceiling · 10,390 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 13 data points
957860
75you 85
20222023June 26

Standing

Only Registered Nurse (Aged Care) has standing data: 9.

A · Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
#9· top 4%
▲ Rising +737 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
266last FY
1,003this FY
▲ +277%
Round to round · last 2 FY
89
177
283
429
291
▲ Rising · invites per round

B · Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 46%
▲ Rising +41 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
13last FY
54this FY
▲ +315%
Round to round · last 2 FY
10
3
8
18
28
▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) has 14.0× fewer people ahead of you (3 vs 42).

A · Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
783
4/6 met
80POINTS
219
5/6 met
85POINTS
42
6/6 met
90POINTS
5
6/6 met
95POINTS
2
6/6 met

B · Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
41
4/6 met
80POINTS
9
5/6 met
85POINTS
2
6/6 met
90POINTS
0
6/6 met
95POINTS
0
6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

A · Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable
Min points75
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

70–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 70 pts · 1 May 2026491 · 80 pts · 13 Nov 2025

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B · Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable
Min points75
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

75–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 1 Feb 2026491 · 90 pts · 18 Nov 2025

See full round history →

EOI data · pool & queue trend

Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) has a smaller EOI pool: 125 (+9 vs last month) vs 1,796 (+229) for Registered Nurse (Aged Care).

A · Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

EOI pool by points · 08/20261,796 in the pool
1016409935149456417737you311
45608095110

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 3104/2026 · 4305/2026 · 5406/2026 · 507/2026 · 1308/2026 · 42

42 at 85+ pts

▲ 29 vs last month

B · Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

EOI pool by points · 08/2026125 in the pool
134532393272you
45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 404/2026 · 505/2026 · 606/2026 · 007/2026 · 108/2026 · 2

2 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Registered Nurse (Aged Care) drew more invitations last month: 96 vs 13 for Registered Nurse (Medical Practice). Pools: 1,796 (+229) vs 125 (+9).

A · Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
1,796
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest1,796
MoM change+229(14.6%)
Peak monthAug 261,796
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 25 · 53596
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest96
MoM change-273(-74.0%)
Peak monthNov 25535

B · Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak May 26 · 127125
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest125
MoM change+9(7.8%)
Peak monthMay 26127
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Jun 26 · 3113
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest13
MoM change-14(-51.9%)
Peak monthJun 2631

Next round

Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) needs fewer points for the next round: 65 vs 80 for Registered Nurse (Aged Care).

A · Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

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

B · Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Jun 26
If 50 invited70DOE ≤ Nov 25
If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Mar 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

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