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Registered Nurse (Aged Care) vs Registered Nurse (Surgical)

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

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

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Registered Nurse (Surgical)

254424·189

★ 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 ≈ 24 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)729 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE15

Youtop 2% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores714

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

You · #16

★

front of queue10,990 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 15 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Registered Nurse (Surgical) has 2.8× fewer people ahead of you (15 vs 42).

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	Registered Nurse (Aged Care)254412	Registered Nurse (Surgical)254424
Capacity	10990 · FY2026-27	10990 · FY2026-27
Standing	#9 of 196	#32 of 196
Queue position	42 ahead	15 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 75 pts	2026-06-04 · 75 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	1796	706
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	80 pts	75 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	ANMAC	ANMAC

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

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

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

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

Registered Nurse (Aged Care) ranks higher: #9 vs #32 for Registered Nurse (Surgical).

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

177

283

429

291

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#32· top 16%

▲ Rising +120 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

145last FY

265this FY

▲ +83%

Round to round · last 2 FY

112

114

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Registered Nurse (Surgical) has 2.8× fewer people ahead of you (15 vs 42).

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

75POINTS

783

4/6 met

80POINTS

219

5/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

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

75POINTS

217

4/6 met

80POINTS

5/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

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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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 · 5 Mar 2026491 · 80 pts · 13 Nov 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Registered Nurse (Surgical) has a smaller EOI pool: 706 (+41 vs last month) vs 1,796 (+229) for Registered Nurse (Aged Care).

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

1016409935149456417737you311

45608095110

Queue at your points · 6 months

42 at 85+ pts

▲ 29 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026706 in the pool

3848591791911584514you

4555657585

Queue at your points · 6 months

14 at 85+ pts

▲ 6 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Registered Nurse (Aged Care) drew more invitations last month: 96 vs 48 for Registered Nurse (Surgical). Pools: 1,796 (+229) vs 706 (+41).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1,796

MoM change+229(14.6%)

Peak monthAug 261,796

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest96

MoM change-273(-74.0%)

Peak monthNov 25535

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest706

MoM change+41(6.2%)

Peak monthAug 26706

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest48

MoM change-73(-60.3%)

Peak monthNov 25163

Next round

Registered Nurse (Surgical) needs fewer points for the next round: 75 vs 80 for 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

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited85DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited80DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 100 invited75DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 200 invited75DOE ≤ Aug 26

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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