189Federal
85- Est. Invitations
- 64–64
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- 16 May 2026
Materials Engineer 233112
MLTSSLAssessed by Engineers Australia· Unit group 2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers·New to this? Start here
As at November 2026, Materials Engineer (ANZSCO 233112) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 85 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 16 May 2026 (an estimated 64 invitations, 23.2% of its 276 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 261 EOIs (19 at 85+ points), with 504 in 190 and 509 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 85 points (19 May 2026) and 491 at 85 points (7 November 2024), community reported. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 85–95 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
3 of 4 rounds85pts
15 Oct · DOE 16 May 2026
32–44 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
3 states list it85pts
19 May 2026
9–18 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it85pts
7 Nov 2024 · → from 85
6–24 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
EmployerNo points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
8 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.
| Pathway | In queue | At 85+ | Last invited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189Eligible | 261 | 19 | 85 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| WAopen | 253 | 121 | – |
| NSWclosed | 247 | 122 | – |
| VICopen | 182 | 84 | 190 · 85 · 19 May 2026 |
| QLDopen | 132 | 62 | – |
| SANot listed | 142 | 59 | – |
| ACTNot listed | 87 | 40 | – |
| TASNot listed | 60 | 32 | 190 · 65 · 19 Feb 2025 |
| NTNot listed | 57 | 28 | 491 · 85 · 7 Nov 2024 |
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
- 85 or more499 EOIs at that score or higher.
- 80Your date of effect decides within the score.
- Below 80Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.
Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool
| 80 | 85 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead | 83 | 19 |
| Met the cut-off | 0/6 | 3/6 |
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 Materials Engineer?
Likely at 85 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.
Last 189 round · 15 October 2026
- Cut-off
- 85 pts
- June: not invited
- Date of effect
- invited at 85 up to here
- Est. invited
- 64
- Chemical and Materials Engineers: 343–349
- Queue invited
- 23.2%
- 64 of 276 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 →
189 places this financial year
FY2026-27 · estimatedShared by all 2 occupations in Chemical and Materials Engineers, not just Materials Engineer
500est. ceiling352est. 189 places3–9est. left after 15 Oct
97–99%
148 to 186 / 190 / 491343–349 invited by 189open
15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 85 pts · DOE 16 May – 10 July 2026
Who shares these places · 2 occupations
| Occupation | Est. invited this FY | EOIs ≥ 85 pts | In pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Engineer233112THIS | 64 | 19 | 260 |
| Chemical Engineer233111 | 279–285 | 71 | 1,284 |
| 2331 total | 343–349 | 90 | 1,544 |
ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 237 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →
If a round is heldcut-off by round size, custom number, full prediction row
If 10 invited
85DOE ≤ Aug 26
If 20 invited
80DOE ≤ Nov 24
If 50 invited
80DOE ≤ Feb 26
If 100 invited
75DOE ≤ Mar 26
If 200 invited
65DOE ≤ Mar 26
If 500 invited
All invited (260)
If 1000 invited
All invited (260)
Or calculate a custom number
189 prediction — full row
| Last round | Cutoff | Oct 26 | Spots left (FY) | If floor invited | If anchored invited | Active EOIs | At/above | Ceiling remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | 85 | 64–64 | 0 | 80DOE ≤ July 26 | 80DOE ≤ July 26 | 260 | 19 | 237 |
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 85 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or EOI pool changes.
- Still 20 points above the EOI minimum. Despite easing, Materials Engineer remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 85 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
- 1 round so far in 2026-27. Materials Engineer 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 Materials Engineer?
Four states list Materials Engineer for 2026-27: NSW, VIC, QLD and WA are open.
Program status 2026-27
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed
Western AustraliaOpen
190 · since 16 Sept 2026
- This occupation
- Listed for 190 and 491
- 190 + 491 queue
- 253 EOIs · 121 at 85+ · most at 90+
- Last invited
- No Materials Engineer report yet
- Next expected
- Monthly rounds
- Places 2026-27
- 190: – places, 17 used · 491: – places, 120 used
- Grants 2024-25
- 5 × 190 · 1 × 491 · 4 × 186 · 2 × 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.
Sign in to get an alert when WA invites a Materials Engineer, with your position, the points distribution and the monthly series.Sign in
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
| State | Status | Listed | 190 queue | 491 queue | 85+ | Last cut-off | State places 190 / 491 (all occupations) | 190 + 491 grants | State page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | 491 | 140 | 107 | 122 | – | – / – | 0 | All NSW data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 109 | 73 | 84 | 190 · 85 · 19 May 2026 | 900 / – | 5 | All VIC data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 74 | 58 | 62 | – | – / – | 3 | All QLD data | |
| open · onshore only | Not listed | 74 | 68 | 59 | – | – / – | 3 | All SA data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 105 | 148 | 121 | – | – / – | 6 | All WA data | |
| open | Not listed | 27 | 33 | 32 | 190 · 65 · 19 Feb 2025 | 1,250 / 800 | 0 | All TAS data | |
| closed | Not listed | 25 | 32 | 28 | 491 · 85 · 7 Nov 2024 | – / – | 0 | All NT data | |
| open | Not listed | 45 | 42 | 40 | – | – / – | 0 | All 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 4 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Materials Engineer, the median was 85 points.
Cut-off history
Where it ranks · 189
Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▼ Falling
⋯
This occupation · most invited →least invited
130 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52
Most consistently invited
invited 3 of 4 roundsOccasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
66last FY · 3 rounds
64so far · 1 round
▲ +191% per roundRound to round · last 2 FY
28
38
64
908585
▼ Falling · invites per round · number under a bar = 189 cut-off
Minimum points invited, by source
Dashed line = the 65-point pass mark
Round History
Source:
| Date | Subclass | Source | Points | Est. Invitations | Salary | DOE / EOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 189 | Federal | 85 | 64–64 | — | 16 May 2026 | |
| 19 May 2026 | 190 | VICCommunity | 85 | — | — | — | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 189 | Federal | 85 | 32–38 | — | — | |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 189 | Federal | 90 | 24–28 | — | — | |
| 19 Feb 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | — | — | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | Federal | 85 | 18–29 | — | — | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 491 | NTCommunity | 85 | — | — | — | |
| 24 Oct 2024 | 491 | NTCommunity | 85 | — | — | — |
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- 190VICCommunity85
- Est. Invitations
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- Salary
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- DOE / EOI
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·· - 189Federal85
- Est. Invitations
- 32–38
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal90
- Est. Invitations
- 24–28
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 190TASCommunity65
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal85
- Est. Invitations
- 18–29
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 491NTCommunity85
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 491NTCommunity85
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
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How many Materials Engineer visas are actually granted?
46 skilled visas for Materials Engineer in 2024-25, the 160th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 32–44 × 189, 6–24 × 491, 9–18 × 190 (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.
| Visa | Share of total | 2024-25 | 2025-26* | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | — | −2% | ||
46% | 2132–44* | 32–44 | −19% | |
33% | 159–18* | 9–18 | — | |
17% | 8 | — | — | |
4% | 26–24* | 6–24 | — | |
0% | 0 | — | — |
491 includes the closed 489 (peak 5 in 2019-20). — 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
| Year | Total | 186 | 190 | 491 | 189 | 494 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 96 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 65 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 138 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 120 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 106 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 86 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 47 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 46 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025-26* | — | — | 9–18 | 6–24 | 32–44 | — |
Where they were granted
Planned place to live, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Materials Engineer 189 grants compares with its usual share of all 189 grants.
- 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare8
- 2VICToo few to saytoo few to compare7
- 3WAToo few to saytoo few to compare2
- 4QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 5TASToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 6ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 7SAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 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)
Who was granted
Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.
- 1China27.0%
- 2Iran18.0%
- 3India13.1%
- 4Pakistan8.2%
- 5Sri Lanka4.9%
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 Engineers Australia, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.
Questions
What points do you need for Materials Engineer subclass 189?
Materials Engineer last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 85 points; ranged 85–95 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 85 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 16 May 2026 were invited.
Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Materials Engineer?
In the 15 October 2026 round, Materials Engineer EOIs at 90 points or more were invited; at 85 points, those with a date of effect on or before 16 May 2026; at 80 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 64 invitations to this occupation (343–349 to unit group 2331), 23.2% of its 276 EOIs at 65+ points.
Is the Materials Engineer subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?
Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Materials Engineer cut-off ranged 85–95, from 95 (13 June 2024) to 85 (15 October 2026).
Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Materials Engineer (subclass 189)?
Over Materials Engineer's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 85–95. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 5 of 6, 85: 3 of 6. 80 or below: none. At 85 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 16 May 2026 were invited.
What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Materials Engineer?
For Materials Engineer: subclass 190 was last invited at 85 points (19 May 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 85 points (7 November 2024).
How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Materials Engineer?
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 Materials Engineer; samples may be incomplete.
Which states nominate Materials Engineer for 190/491?
Materials Engineer is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: NSW, QLD, 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 Materials Engineer?
About 3–9 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Chemical and Materials Engineers, the unit group's 2 occupations together, Materials Engineer included, of 352 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.
How often are Materials Engineer invitation rounds held?
Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Materials Engineer received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2025-26: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (VIC; 85–85 points).
How many Materials Engineer visas were granted in 2024-25?
46 main applicants: 21 through 189, 15 through 190, 8 through 186 and 2 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.