EOI pool at 75 points

Who is waiting at this score, and which occupations were invited at 75 or below last round.

As at September 2026, 33,711 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were waiting at exactly 75 points and 99,924 at 75 points or above, per official SkillSelect data. Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) held the most EOIs at this score, 2,577.

In the 4 June 2026 subclass 189 round, 40 occupations were invited at 75 points or below.

For subclass 190, 70,702 EOIs were at 75 points and 253,053 at or above; for subclass 491, 61,263 and 367,169.

Among 190 EOIs at 75 points, New South Wales was named most often (15,889); among 491 EOIs, Western Australia (14,964).

At exactly 75

Official

33,711

Submitted EOIs, September 2026

At 75 or above

Derived

99,924

Submitted EOIs, September 2026

Invited at ≤75, June 2026

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The 75-point band, 12 months

Submitted EOIs at exactly this score at each month end, 189. Dashed lines mark invitation rounds.

Invited at 75 or below, 4 June 2026

Minimum points per occupation from the 4 June 2026 round. An occupation at or below 75 would have reached an EOI at this score with that date of effect or earlier.

OccupationCut-offWaiting at 75
254499Registered Nurses nec752,019
241411Secondary School Teacher75697
254412Registered Nurse (Aged Care)75618
272511Social Worker75474
254418Registered Nurse (Medical)75380
254415Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)75372
253111General Practitioner75236
252511Physiotherapist75207
252411Occupational Therapist75179
253999Medical Practitioners nec75158
254424Registered Nurse (Surgical)75158
254422Registered Nurse (Mental Health)75142
254423Registered Nurse (Perioperative)75118
331212Carpenter65103
252712Speech Pathologist7548

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.

Last updated 30 September 2026Sources:OfficialDerived

General information only — not migration advice.

Compiled by ImmiTrend from official SkillSelect data.

Frequently asked questions

How many subclass 189 EOIs are waiting at 75 points?
As at September 2026, 33,711 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were at exactly 75 points and 99,924 were at 75 points or above, which is 54.2% of the whole 189 pool. Source: the official SkillSelect EOI data, published monthly.
Is 75 points enough for a subclass 189 invitation?
It depends on the occupation. In the 4 June 2026 round, 40 occupations were invited at 75 points or below, including Registered Nurses nec, Secondary School Teacher and Registered Nurse (Aged Care). An occupation whose cut-off was higher than 75 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 75 points?
As at September 2026, Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) had the most submitted 189 EOIs at exactly 75 points, 2,577, followed by Registered Nurses nec (2,019) and Chef (1,921).
Is the number of EOIs at 75 points going up or down?
Over the last 12 months the subclass 189 band at exactly 75 points moved from 32,080 in October 2025 to 33,711 in September 2026, a change of +1,631. Invitation rounds pull EOIs out of the band; new submissions add to it.