EOI pool at 70 points
Who is waiting at this score, and which occupations were invited at 70 or below last round.
As at September 2026, 33,652 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were waiting at exactly 70 points and 133,576 at 70 points or above, per official SkillSelect data. Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) held the most EOIs at this score, 2,822.
In the 4 June 2026 subclass 189 round, 16 occupations were invited at 70 points or below.
For subclass 190, 80,089 EOIs were at 70 points and 333,142 at or above; for subclass 491, 57,099 and 424,268.
Among 190 EOIs at 70 points, New South Wales was named most often (17,255); among 491 EOIs, Western Australia (12,066).
At exactly 70
Official33,652
Submitted EOIs, September 2026At 70 or above
Derived133,576
Submitted EOIs, September 2026Invited at ≤70, June 2026
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Top eight · submitted EOIs at exactly this score, 189
The 70-point band, 12 months
Submitted EOIs at exactly this score at each month end, 189. Dashed lines mark invitation rounds.
Invited at 70 or below, 4 June 2026
Minimum points per occupation from the 4 June 2026 round. An occupation at or below 70 would have reached an EOI at this score with that date of effect or earlier.
| Code | Occupation | Cut-off | Waiting at 70 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 331212 | 331212Carpenter | 65 | 258 |
| 333411 | 333411Wall and Floor Tiler | 65 | 56 |
| 341111 | 341111Electrician (General) | 65 | 49 |
| 331111 | 331111Bricklayer | 65 | 36 |
| 331211 | 331211Carpenter and Joiner | 65 | 26 |
| 333212 | 333212Solid Plasterer | 65 | 13 |
| 334111 | 334111Plumber (General) | 65 | 11 |
| 334112 | 334112Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber | 65 | 4 |
| 333211 | 333211Fibrous Plasterer | 65 | 4 |
| 331213 | 331213Joiner | 65 | 4 |
| 334114 | 334114Gasfitter | 70 | 4 |
| 334115 | 334115Roof Plumber | 65 | 3 |
| 333111 | 333111Glazier | 65 | 1 |
Counts are SUBMITTED EOIs at each month end from the official SkillSelect dashboard. "At or above" sums every band from this score up. Round minimums come from Home Affairs' per-occupation cut-off tables.
General information only — not migration advice.
Compiled by ImmiTrend from official SkillSelect data.
Frequently asked questions
- How many subclass 189 EOIs are waiting at 70 points?
- As at September 2026, 33,652 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were at exactly 70 points and 133,576 were at 70 points or above, which is 72.5% of the whole 189 pool. Source: the official SkillSelect EOI data, published monthly.
- Is 70 points enough for a subclass 189 invitation?
- It depends on the occupation. In the 4 June 2026 round, 16 occupations were invited at 70 points or below, including Carpenter, Wall and Floor Tiler and Electrician (General). An occupation whose cut-off was higher than 70 needed more points, or an earlier date of effect at the cut-off score, to be invited.
- Which occupation has the most subclass 189 EOIs at 70 points?
- As at September 2026, Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) had the most submitted 189 EOIs at exactly 70 points, 2,822, followed by Chef (2,399) and Registered Nurses nec (2,068).
- Is the number of EOIs at 70 points going up or down?
- Over the last 12 months the subclass 189 band at exactly 70 points moved from 33,680 in October 2025 to 33,652 in September 2026, a change of −28. Invitation rounds pull EOIs out of the band; new submissions add to it.