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Management Consultant 224711

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As at November 2026, Management Consultant (ANZSCO 224711) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 80 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 7 September 2026 (an estimated 240–257 invitations, 39.9% of its 602 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 452 EOIs (13 at 85+ points), with 1,290 in 190 and 1,087 in 491. Two states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 80–90 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
80pts
15 Oct · DOE 7 Sept 2026
106 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
2 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
39–48 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
2 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
10–25 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Largest
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
241 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
189Eligible4521380 · 15 Oct 2026
VICopen600249–
WAopen518258–
SANot listed555244–
NSWNot listed473204–
ACTNot listed270122–
QLDNot listed20578–
TASNot listed14456–
NTNot listed11645–

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

  • 80 or more1,700 EOIs at that score or higher.
  • 75Your date of effect decides within the score.
  • Below 75Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.

Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool

80859095
Ahead501331
Met the cut-off2/64/66/66/6
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 a Management Consultant?

Likely at 80 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
80 pts
June: also 80
Date of effect
invited at 80 up to here
Est. invited
240–257
unit group 2247
Queue invited
39.9%
240 of 602 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

1,023est. ceiling596est. 189 places339–356est. left after 15 Oct

40–43%
427 to 186 / 190 / 491240–257 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 1,011 ceiling, 603 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

85DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 20 invited

80DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 50 invited

80DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 100 invited

75DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 200 invited

70DOE ≤ Sept 25

If 500 invited

All invited (450)

If 1000 invited

All invited (450)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 2680240–257346–36370DOE ≤ June 2670DOE ≤ Sept 2645050603

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

408

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 80 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or EOI pool changes.
  • Still 15 points above the EOI minimum. Despite easing, Management Consultant remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 80 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Management Consultant 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 a Management Consultant?

Two states list Management Consultant 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

VictoriaOpen

190 · since 26 Oct 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491
190 + 491 queue
600 EOIs · 249 at 85+ · most at 90+
Last invited
No Management Consultant report yet
Next expected
Rounds through the year; no set dates
Places 2026-27
190: 900 places, 0 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
20 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 50 × 186 · 10 × 189
Note
First round expected in November, then roughly monthly (15 Oct briefing). ROI $60, once per program year; nomination $180.
VIC program page ↗All VIC data
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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 listed292181204–– / –22All NSW data
open190, 491401199249–900 / –20All VIC data
openNot listed1178878–– / –1All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed301254244–– / –9All SA data
open190, 491214304258–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed697556–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed575945–– / –1All NT data
openNot listed145125122–– / –5All 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 Management Consultant yet.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

#16
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 9%▲ Rising
#16
This occupation · most invited →least invited

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 rounds

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

505
last FY · 3 rounds
257
so far · 1 round
▲ +53% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

49
166
290
257
90858080

▲ 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
    80
    Est. Invitations
    240–257
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    7 Sep 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    249–290
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    141–166
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    42–49
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    53–84
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    5–6
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    95
    Est. Invitations
    5–6
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    ~415Est.
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Management Consultant visas are actually granted?

345 skilled visas for Management Consultant in 2024-25, the 39th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 106 × 189, 39–48 × 190, 10–25 × 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
345+22%
241+83%
46106*−54%
4339–48*+16%
1510–25*—
0—

494 includes the closed 187 (peak 8 in 2016-17). 491 includes the closed 489 (peak 55 in 2017-18). — 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
Management Consultant visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-1629527416113
2016-1734529043228
2017-1844238245501
2018-1957039824111325
2019-203562338115243
2020-212602459150
2021-222972779911
2022-23365301411841
2023-2428313237121011
2024-253452414315460
2025-26*——39–4810–25106—

Where they were granted

Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Management Consultant 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Management Consultant 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 150Victoria — 50Queensland — 16South Australia — 5Western Australia — 16Tasmania — 1Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 3NSW150VIC50QLD16SA5WA16TAS1NT0ACT3
  1. 1NSWMore than usual62% · usually 33%150
  2. 2VICAbout usual21% · usually 25%50
  3. 3QLDLess than usual6.6% · usually 15%16
  4. 4WALess than usual6.6% · usually 17%16
  5. 5SAToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  6. 6ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  7. 7TASToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  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 186 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1India22.3%
  2. 2United Kingdom17.7%
  3. 3South Africa5.8%
  4. 4China5.6%
  5. 5United States4.3%
81%
applied from within Australia in 2024-25278 of 345 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 Management Consultant subclass 189?

Management Consultant last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 80 points; ranged 80–90 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 7 September 2026 were invited.

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

In the 15 October 2026 round, Management Consultant EOIs at 85 points or more were invited; at 80 points, those with a date of effect on or before 7 September 2026; at 75 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 240–257 invitations, 39.9% of the 602 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Management Consultant subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Management Consultant cut-off ranged 80–90, from 90 (5 September 2024) to 80 (15 October 2026).

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

Over Management Consultant's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 80–90. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 4 of 6, 80: 2 of 6. 75 or below: none. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 7 September 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

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

For Management Consultant: subclass 491 was last invited at 65 points (8 December 2022).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Management Consultant?

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 Management Consultant; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Management Consultant for 190/491?

Management Consultant 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 Management Consultant?

About 339–356 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Management Consultant in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 596 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Management Consultant invitation rounds held?

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

How many Management Consultant visas were granted in 2024-25?

345 main applicants: 241 through 186, 46 through 189, 43 through 190 and 15 through 491.

Last updated 2 November 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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