EOI pool at 85 points
Who is waiting at this score, and which occupations were invited at 85 or below last round.
As at September 2026, 19,721 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were waiting at exactly 85 points and 41,193 at 85 points or above, per official SkillSelect data. Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) held the most EOIs at this score, 2,164.
In the 4 June 2026 subclass 189 round, 127 occupations were invited at 85 points or below.
For subclass 190, 47,020 EOIs were at 85 points and 112,343 at or above; for subclass 491, 69,707 and 218,302.
Among 190 EOIs at 85 points, New South Wales was named most often (11,863); among 491 EOIs, Western Australia (18,502).
At exactly 85
Official19,721
Submitted EOIs, September 2026At 85 or above
Derived41,193
Submitted EOIs, September 2026Invited at ≤85, June 2026
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Top eight · submitted EOIs at exactly this score, 189
The 85-point band, 12 months
Submitted EOIs at exactly this score at each month end, 189. Dashed lines mark invitation rounds.
Invited at 85 or below, 4 June 2026
Minimum points per occupation from the 4 June 2026 round. An occupation at or below 85 would have reached an EOI at this score with that date of effect or earlier.
| Code | Occupation | Cut-off | Waiting at 85 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254499 | 254499Registered Nurses nec | 75 | 216 |
| 232111 | 232111Architect | 85 | 153 |
| 133111 | 133111Construction Project Manager | 80 | 134 |
| 241411 | 241411Secondary School Teacher | 75 | 119 |
| 271311 | 271311Solicitor | 80 | 99 |
| 234212 | 234212Food Technologist | 85 | 99 |
| 253111 | 253111General Practitioner | 75 | 85 |
| 224711 | 224711Management Consultant | 80 | 81 |
| 234211 | 234211Chemist | 85 | 78 |
| 253999 | 253999Medical Practitioners nec | 75 | 75 |
| 272511 | 272511Social Worker | 75 | 74 |
| 234312 | 234312Environmental Consultant | 80 | 59 |
| 234611 | 234611Medical Laboratory Scientist | 80 | 51 |
| 254412 | 254412Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 75 | 45 |
| 234111 | 234111Agricultural Consultant | 80 | 39 |
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 85 points?
- As at September 2026, 19,721 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were at exactly 85 points and 41,193 were at 85 points or above, which is 22.4% of the whole 189 pool. Source: the official SkillSelect EOI data, published monthly.
- Is 85 points enough for a subclass 189 invitation?
- It depends on the occupation. In the 4 June 2026 round, 127 occupations were invited at 85 points or below, including Registered Nurses nec, Architect and Construction Project Manager. An occupation whose cut-off was higher than 85 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 85 points?
- As at September 2026, Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) had the most submitted 189 EOIs at exactly 85 points, 2,164, followed by Software Engineer (1,226) and ICT Business Analyst (1,125).
- Is the number of EOIs at 85 points going up or down?
- Over the last 12 months the subclass 189 band at exactly 85 points moved from 17,874 in October 2025 to 19,721 in September 2026, a change of +1,847. Invitation rounds pull EOIs out of the band; new submissions add to it.