ImmiTrendImmiTrendSame points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Gastroenterologist has 3.0× fewer people ahead of you (1 vs 3).
Latest round Specialist Physician (General Medicine)'s latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Gastroenterologist.
| Specialist Physician (General Medicine)253311 | Gastroenterologist253316 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 525 · FY2026-27 | 525 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | #— of 196 |
| Queue position | 3 ahead | 1 ahead |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 80 pts | 2026-06-04 · 85 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 23 | 5 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 3 · 189 | 1 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | QLD 1 | QLD 1 |
| Who was granted | Sri Lanka 30% | United Kingdom 35% |
| Assessing authority | MedBA | MedBA |
Occupations in unit group 2533 share 525 places left.
Unit group 2533 · 2025-26 official: 578 ceiling · 473 remaining
Unit group 2533 · 2025-26 official: 578 ceiling · 473 remaining
Specialist Physician (General Medicine) ranks higher: #16 vs #2 for Gastroenterologist.
Gastroenterologist has 3.0× fewer people ahead of you (1 vs 3).
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)'s latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Gastroenterologist.
Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 25 May 2023
See full round history →Up from 80 vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 90 pts · 1 Feb 2026491 · 65 pts · 25 May 2023
See full round history →Gastroenterologist has a smaller EOI pool: 5 (0 vs last month) vs 23 (+3) for Specialist Physician (General Medicine).
Queue at your points · 6 months
3 at 85+ pts
▼ 1 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
1 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Both drew the same number of invitations last month.
No next-round estimate available.
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.
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.
In 2024-25, Specialist Physician (General Medicine) had 3 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Gastroenterologist had 1. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
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subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
1
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Specialist Physician (General Medicine) QLD (1); Gastroenterologist QLD (1).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Specialist Physician (General Medicine) Sri Lanka (30.4%); Gastroenterologist United Kingdom (35.3%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Specialist Physician (General Medicine) 91%; Gastroenterologist 75%.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
MedBA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.
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