EOI pool at 80 points
Who is waiting at this score, and which occupations were invited at 80 or below last round.
As at September 2026, 25,020 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were waiting at exactly 80 points and 66,213 at 80 points or above, per official SkillSelect data. Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) held the most EOIs at this score, 2,129.
In the 4 June 2026 subclass 189 round, 111 occupations were invited at 80 points or below.
For subclass 190, 70,008 EOIs were at 80 points and 182,351 at or above; for subclass 491, 87,604 and 305,906.
Among 190 EOIs at 80 points, New South Wales was named most often (16,410); among 491 EOIs, Western Australia (21,184).
At exactly 80
Official25,020
Submitted EOIs, September 2026At 80 or above
Derived66,213
Submitted EOIs, September 2026Invited at ≤80, June 2026
Official111
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Top eight · submitted EOIs at exactly this score, 189
The 80-point band, 12 months
Submitted EOIs at exactly this score at each month end, 189. Dashed lines mark invitation rounds.
Invited at 80 or below, 4 June 2026
Minimum points per occupation from the 4 June 2026 round. An occupation at or below 80 would have reached an EOI at this score with that date of effect or earlier.
| Code | Occupation | Cut-off | Waiting at 80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254499 | 254499Registered Nurses nec | 75 | 919 |
| 241411 | 241411Secondary School Teacher | 75 | 338 |
| 133111 | 133111Construction Project Manager | 80 | 330 |
| 254412 | 254412Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 75 | 233 |
| 272511 | 272511Social Worker | 75 | 221 |
| 253111 | 253111General Practitioner | 75 | 155 |
| 271311 | 271311Solicitor | 80 | 145 |
| 253999 | 253999Medical Practitioners nec | 75 | 120 |
| 234111 | 234111Agricultural Consultant | 80 | 117 |
| 224711 | 224711Management Consultant | 80 | 115 |
| 254418 | 254418Registered Nurse (Medical) | 75 | 105 |
| 254415 | 254415Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 75 | 101 |
| 252511 | 252511Physiotherapist | 75 | 95 |
| 234611 | 234611Medical Laboratory Scientist | 80 | 90 |
| 252111 | 252111Chiropractor | 80 | 80 |
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 80 points?
- As at September 2026, 25,020 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were at exactly 80 points and 66,213 were at 80 points or above, which is 35.9% of the whole 189 pool. Source: the official SkillSelect EOI data, published monthly.
- Is 80 points enough for a subclass 189 invitation?
- It depends on the occupation. In the 4 June 2026 round, 111 occupations were invited at 80 points or below, including Registered Nurses nec, Secondary School Teacher and Construction Project Manager. An occupation whose cut-off was higher than 80 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 80 points?
- As at September 2026, Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) had the most submitted 189 EOIs at exactly 80 points, 2,129, followed by Software Engineer (1,354) and Civil Engineer (1,263).
- Is the number of EOIs at 80 points going up or down?
- Over the last 12 months the subclass 189 band at exactly 80 points moved from 23,204 in October 2025 to 25,020 in September 2026, a change of +1,816. Invitation rounds pull EOIs out of the band; new submissions add to it.