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As at November 2026, Economist (ANZSCO 224311) 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 15 October 2026 (an estimated 189–209 invitations, 100% of its 189 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 32 EOIs (2 at 85+ points), with 257 in 190 and 247 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 85 points (2 February 2026), community reported. One state lists the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–90 over the last 6 rounds, easing.

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

189Skilled Independent
Every round
65pts
15 Oct · DOE 15 Oct 2026
36–51 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
1 states list it
85pts
2 Feb 2026
12–24 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
1 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
8–11 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
15 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
189Eligible32265 · 15 Oct 2026
VICopen16759190 · 85 · 13 Mar 2024
SANot listed16551190 · 85 · 2 Feb 2026
NSWNot listed10629–
ACTNot listed6521–
WANot listed6223–
QLDNot listed5117–
NTNot listed4817–
TASNot listed3914–

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 more498 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 · October 2026 EOI pool

8085
Ahead42
Met the cut-off2/63/6
How these figures are worked outmethod and limits

Subclass 189 invitation rounds have paused since 15 October 2026, so a wait estimate can't be reliably projected while rounds are paused. The queue figures above are current; the wait will depend on when rounds resume.

"Met the cut-off" counts how many of the last 6 subclass-189 rounds your points would have been at or above the round's minimum.

Figures describe observed invitation rounds and the current EOI pool — indicative only, not migration advice.

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 an Economist?

Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 6 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
189–209
unit group 2243
Queue invited
100%
189 of 189 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. ceiling461est. 189 places252–272est. left after 15 Oct

41–45%
39 to 186 / 190 / 491189–209 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 461 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

75DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 20 invited

60DOE ≤ Oct 25

If 50 invited

All invited (32)

If 100 invited

All invited (32)

If 200 invited

All invited (32)

If 500 invited

All invited (32)

If 1000 invited

All invited (32)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 2665189–209252–272All invited (32)All invited (32)3213461

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

39

FOI source ↗
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 85 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.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Economist has been invited in 1 invitation round this financial year. The round count alone doesn't indicate future demand or guarantee invitations.

Which state could nominate an Economist?

VIC lists Economist for 2026-27; its program is 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

VictoriaOpen

190 · since 26 Oct 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491
190 + 491 queue
167 EOIs · 59 at 85+ · most at 90+
Last invited
190 at 85 · 13 Mar 2024 (community)
Next expected
Rounds through the year; no set dates
Places 2026-27
190: 900 places, 0 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
4 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 2 × 186 · 4 × 189
Note
First round expected in November, then roughly monthly (15 Oct briefing). ROI $60, once per program year; nomination $180.
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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 listed584829–– / –9All NSW data
open190, 491996859190 · 85 · 13 Mar 2024900 / –4All VIC data
openNot listed302117–– / –2All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed867951190 · 85 · 2 Feb 2026– / –1All SA data
openNot listed283423–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed182114–1,250 / 8001All TAS data
closedNot listed202817–– / –1All NT data
openNot listed313421–– / –6All ACT data
Per-state queue chartspoints distribution, queue trend, invited and lodged

Pick a state above to see its three charts

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

From 2 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Economist, the median was 85 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

#29
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 17%▲ Rising
#29
This occupation · most invited →least invited

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 rounds

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

169
last FY · 3 rounds
209
so far · 1 round
▲ +271% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

24
41
104
209
90858065

▲ 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

Source:
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    189–209
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    15 Oct 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    89–104
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190SACommunity
    85
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    35–41
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    20–24
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    11–18
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    4–5
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    95
    Est. Invitations
    4–5
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Economist visas are actually granted?

54 skilled visas for Economist in 2024-25, the 149th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 36–51 × 189, 12–24 × 190, 8–11 × 491 (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
54−19%
1912–24*−5%
15—
1536–51*−61%
58–11*—
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
Economist visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-1618411210
2016-17421228101
2017-1825916000
2018-1917160001
2019-2017510110
2020-212277440
2021-22241212000
2022-23391619400
2023-24676203380
2024-255415195150
2025-26*——12–248–1136–51—

Where they were granted

Nominated by, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Economist 190 grants compares with its usual share of all 190 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Economist 190 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 5Victoria — 4Queensland — 2South Australia — 1Western Australia — 0Tasmania — 1Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 6NSW5VIC4QLD2SA1WA0TAS1NT0ACT6
  1. 1ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare6
  2. 2NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  3. 3VICToo few to saytoo few to compare4
  4. 4QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare2
  5. 5SAToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  6. 6TASToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  7. 7WAToo 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 190 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1India15.6%
  2. 2Vietnam9.4%
  3. 3Sri Lanka6.9%
  4. 4China5.0%
  5. 5United Kingdom5.0%
61%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2533 of 54 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.

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Questions

What points do you need for Economist subclass 189?

Economist last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–90 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 15 October 2026 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Economist?

In the 15 October 2026 round, Economist EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 15 October 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 189–209 invitations, 100% of the 189 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Economist subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Economist cut-off ranged 65–90, from 90 (5 September 2024) to 65 (15 October 2026).

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

Over Economist's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–90. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 3 of 6, 80: 2 of 6, 75: 1 of 6, 70: 1 of 6. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 15 October 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Economist?

For Economist: subclass 190 was last invited at 85 points (2 February 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 65 points (8 December 2022).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Economist?

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 Economist; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Economist for 190/491?

Economist is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: VIC. 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 Economist?

About 252–272 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Economist in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 461 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Economist invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Economist received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2025-26: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (SA; 85–85 points).

How many Economist visas were granted in 2024-25?

54 main applicants: 19 through 190, 15 through 186, 15 through 189 and 5 through 491.

Last updated 2 November 2026Sources:OfficialEstimatedCommunity-reported

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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