ImmiTrendImmiTrendSame points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Thoracic Medicine Specialist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 3 for Specialist Physician (General Medicine).
Latest round Specialist Physician (General Medicine)'s latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 95 for Thoracic Medicine Specialist.
| Specialist Physician (General Medicine)253311 | Thoracic Medicine Specialist253324 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 525 · FY2026-27 | 525 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | #— of 196 |
| Queue position | 3 ahead | 0 ahead |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 80 pts | 2026-06-04 · 95 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 23 | 1 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 3 · 189 | 0 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | QLD 1 | — |
| Who was granted | Sri Lanka 30% | India 33% |
| 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 #3 for Thoracic Medicine Specialist.
Thoracic Medicine Specialist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 3 for Specialist Physician (General Medicine).
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)'s latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 95 for Thoracic Medicine Specialist.
Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 25 May 2023
See full round history →Up from 80 vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 75 pts · 25 May 2023
See full round history →Thoracic Medicine Specialist has a smaller EOI pool: 1 (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
0 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 Thoracic Medicine Specialist had 0. From July to April 2025-26 they had 1–4 and 1–4 so far. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
3
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
0
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Specialist Physician (General Medicine) QLD (1); Thoracic Medicine Specialist none.
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Specialist Physician (General Medicine) Sri Lanka (30.4%); Thoracic Medicine Specialist India (33.3%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Specialist Physician (General Medicine) 91%; Thoracic Medicine Specialist 100%.
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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