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Dancer or Choreographer 211112

MLTSSLAssessed by VETASSESS· Unit group 2111 Actors and Entertainers·New to this? Start here
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As at October 2026, Dancer or Choreographer (ANZSCO 211112) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 65 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 7 July 2026 (an estimated 12 invitations, 100% of its 12 EOIs at 65+). Two states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–95 over the last 5 rounds, easing.

An EOI is ranked by points, then date of effect. 190 and 491 cut-offs (state nomination) are community reported.

189Skilled Independent
2 of 4 rounds
65pts
15 Oct · DOE 7 July 2026
1–4 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
2 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
0 visas 2024-25
491Regional, state or family
2 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
0 visas 2024-25
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
0 visas 2024-25

Every pathway at a glance

October 2026 EOI pool. State rows count the 190 and 491 queues together, and one person can hold several EOIs. State scores are community reported.

PathwayIn queueAt 85+Last invited
189Eligible–065 · 15 Oct 2026
WAopen105–
VICopen75–
NSWNot listed74–
QLDNot listed64–
SANot listed64–
TASNot listed64–
NTNot listed64–
ACTNot listed43–

See who gets nominated → community-reported 190 and 491 invitations

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Where do you sit in the 189 queue?

What this means at your score and date of effect

  • 65 or more55 EOIs at that score or higher.
  • 60Your date of effect decides within the score.
  • Below 60Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.

Subclass 189 wait estimates · — EOI pool

Not enough recent rounds to compute a wait estimate for this subclass.

How these figures are worked outmethod and limits

189 rank can be estimated from points and DOE; 190 and state/territory-nominated 491 are selected by each jurisdiction under its own policy and priorities, so a national EOI queue rank doesn't apply.

Will I get a 189 invitation as a Dancer or Choreographer?

Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 5 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
65 pts
June: 80, so 15 lower
Date of effect
invited at 65 up to here
Est. invited
12
unit group 2111
Queue invited
100%
12 of 12 at 65+

Cut-off and date of effect: Home Affairs. Invited and queue share: ImmiTrend estimates from the 1 Oct 2026 pool (queue = EOIs at 65+).

All 159 occupations in this round →We predicted 85 for this round. See the scorecard →

Next 189 round

A forecast for the next round is coming.

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

500est. ceiling500est. 189 places

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 500 remaining · How we estimate

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Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

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More 189 chartsqueue age, invitations per round, points gauge
Points reality gaugeyour points against those invited

Point Reality Gauge

  • Points are easing. The minimum invited score has moved from 90 to 65 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or EOI pool changes.
  • At or near the EOI minimum. This occupation has recently invited at or near the EOI minimum, but future cut-offs and outcomes can still change.
  • No rounds yet this FY. This occupation has not appeared in any invitation rounds for the current financial year. Check back as new rounds are published.

Which state could nominate a Dancer or Choreographer?

Two states list Dancer or Choreographer for 2026-27: VIC and WA are open.

Program status 2026-27
Map of Australia: Status by stateNew South Wales — openVictoria — openQueensland — openSouth Australia — Western Australia — openTasmania — openNorthern Territory — closedAustralian Capital Territory — openNSWopenVICopenQLDopenSAWAopenTASopenNTclosedACTopen
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed

Western AustraliaOpen

190 · since 16 Sept 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491 · Graduate stream only
190 + 491 queue
10 EOIs · 5 at 85+ · most at 90+
Last invited
No Dancer or Choreographer report yet
Next expected
Monthly rounds
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 17 used · 491: – places, 120 used
Grants 2024-25
0 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 0 × 186 · 1 × 189
Note
Latest round 14 October. Invitation counts by stream and the last-invited lines per occupation are on the WA page. Allocation not yet published.
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Status from state program pages. Queues: SkillSelect, 10/2026. An EOI can nominate several states, so state queues add up to more than the national totals.

All states as a tablestatus, listing, queue, last cut-off, places, grants
StateStatusListed190 queue491 queue85+Last cut-offState places 190 / 491 (all occupations)190 + 491 grantsState page
openNot listed434–– / –0All NSW data
open190, 491345–900 / –0All VIC data
openNot listed334–– / –0All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed334–– / –0All SA data
open190, 491465–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed334–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed334–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed223–– / –0All ACT data
Per-state queue chartspoints distribution, queue trend, invited and lodged

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All eight states · 24 charts
Who gets nominatedcommunity-reported 190 and 491 invitations

No community-reported 190 or 491 invitations for Dancer or Choreographer yet.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Rising
⋯
This occupation · most invited →least invited

17 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52

Most consistently invited

invited 2 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

5
last FY · 3 rounds
12
so far · 1 round
▲ +620% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

5
12
8065

▲ Rising · invites per round · number under a bar = 189 cut-off

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Minimum points invited, by source

Dashed line = the 65-point pass mark

Round History

  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    12–12
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    7 Jul 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    4–5
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    0–0
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    95
    Est. Invitations
    1–1
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    ~16Est.
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Dancer or Choreographer visas are actually granted?

2 skilled visas for Dancer or Choreographer in 2024-25, the 490th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 1–4 × 189 (186 and 494 not yet published).

25-26* is provisional: the full year to June 2026 for 189, 190 and 491 from a Home Affairs data release. The official release with every visa is expected in late 2026.

Visa2024-25Change
2—
21–4*—
0—
0—
0—
0—

— means last year had fewer than 20 grants. Tap a colour to show or hide its line. The grey area is the total.

Show the numbers for every year
Dancer or Choreographer visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-16110000
2016-17000000
2017-18220000
2018-19210001
2019-20631101
2020-21000000
2021-22220000
2022-23110000
2023-24750020
2024-25200020
2025-26*————1–4—

Where they were granted

Planned place to live, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Dancer or Choreographer 189 grants compares with its usual share of all 189 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Dancer or Choreographer 189 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 0Victoria — 0Queensland — 0South Australia — 1Western Australia — 1Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW0VIC0QLD0SA1WA1TAS0NT0ACT0
  1. 1SAToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  2. 2WAToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  3. 3NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  4. 4VICToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  5. 5QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  6. 6TASToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  7. 7ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  8. 8NTToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  • More than usual (1.3× or more)
  • About usual
  • Less than usual (under 0.75×)
  • Too few to say (under 10)
All 189 grants by state

Who was granted

Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.

  1. 1United Kingdom30.0%
  2. 2Cuba20.0%
  3. 3India20.0%
  4. 4Japan10.0%
  5. 5Serbia10.0%
50%
applied from within Australia in 2024-251 of 2 main applicants

Data: July 2015 to June 2025, main applicants only. Occupation is recorded only for main applicants in the Skill stream, so partner, parent, business and 858 visas can't appear here, and temporary visas such as 482 aren't in this data. Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0068 (CC BY). The views expressed are those of ImmiTrend and not necessarily those of the Department.

Your next step

Before you can submit an EOI you need a positive skills assessment from VETASSESS, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.

Pre-EOI checklistPoints calculator

Questions

What points do you need for Dancer or Choreographer subclass 189?

Dancer or Choreographer last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–95 over its last 5 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 7 July 2026 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Dancer or Choreographer?

In the 15 October 2026 round, Dancer or Choreographer EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 7 July 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 12 invitations, 100% of the 12 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Dancer or Choreographer subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 5 189 rounds the Dancer or Choreographer cut-off ranged 65–95, from 65 (8 December 2022) to 65 (15 October 2026).

Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Dancer or Choreographer (subclass 189)?

Over Dancer or Choreographer's last 5 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–95. Met: 95: 5 of 5, 90: 4 of 5, 85: 3 of 5, 80: 3 of 5, 75: 2 of 5, 70: 2 of 5. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 7 July 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Dancer or Choreographer?

For Dancer or Choreographer: subclass 491 was last invited at 80 points (8 December 2022).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Dancer or Choreographer?

States and territories issue 190 and 491 invitations under their own policies, not national EOI queue order. Check My Score compares your profile with community-reported invited samples for Dancer or Choreographer; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Dancer or Choreographer for 190/491?

Dancer or Choreographer is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: VIC, WA. State lists and quotas change each program year — check each state's official list.

How many subclass 189 places are likely left this FY2026-27 for Dancer or Choreographer?

Around 500 subclass 189 places are projected for Dancer or Choreographer in FY2026-27. The Department of Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so this is an ImmiTrend estimate based on prior-year ceilings and current pool data.

How often are Dancer or Choreographer invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Dancer or Choreographer received invitations in 1 of them.

How many Dancer or Choreographer visas were granted in 2024-25?

2 main applicants: 2 through 189.

Last updated 31 October 2026Sources:OfficialEstimated

EOI snapshot October 2026

Community-reported and estimated figures are indicative and may be incomplete — treat them as a guide, not a guarantee. Official figures come from Home Affairs / SkillSelect.

General information only — not migration advice.

Compiled by ImmiTrend from official SkillSelect data.

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