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Geophysicist 234412

MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: ConstructionAssessed by VETASSESS· Unit group 2344 Geologists Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, Geophysicist (ANZSCO 234412) 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 28 August 2026 (an estimated 11 invitations, 26.2% of its 42 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 39 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 100 in 190 and 135 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 85 points (7 October 2024), community reported. Three states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 80–100 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 28 Aug 2026
3–12 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
2 states list it
85pts
7 Oct 2024
6–24 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
3 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
1–4 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
7 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
189Eligible39080 · 15 Oct 2026
WAopen7322–
NSWclosed5712–
VICopen407190 · 85 · 7 Oct 2024
SANot listed5313–
QLDNot listed306–
TASNot listed214–
ACTNot listed174–
NTNot listed163–

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 more110 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

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 Geophysicist?

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
11
Geologists Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists: 15
Queue invited
26.2%
11 of 42 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

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

Shared by all 2 occupations in Geologists Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists, not just Geophysicist

500est. ceiling341est. 189 places326est. left after 15 Oct

4%
159 to 186 / 190 / 49115 invited by 189open

15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 80 pts · DOE 16 Aug – 28 Aug 2026

Who shares these places · 2 occupations
OccupationEst. invited this FYEOIs ≥ 80 ptsIn pool
Geophysicist234412THIS11039
Hydrogeologist2344134142
2344 total15181

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 338 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

75DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 20 invited

70DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 50 invited

All invited (39)

If 100 invited

All invited (39)

If 200 invited

All invited (39)

If 500 invited

All invited (39)

If 1000 invited

All invited (39)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 268011–11323–32375DOE ≤ Feb 2675DOE ≤ Feb 26390338

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

162

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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 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, Geophysicist remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 80 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Geophysicist 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 Geophysicist?

Three states list Geophysicist for 2026-27: NSW, 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
190 + 491 queue
73 EOIs · 22 at 85+ · most at 90+
Last invited
No Geophysicist report yet
Next expected
Monthly rounds
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 17 used · 491: – places, 120 used
Grants 2024-25
1 × 190 · 3 × 491 · 2 × 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.
WA program page ↗All WA 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
open491273012–– / –1All NSW data
open190, 49120207190 · 85 · 7 Oct 2024900 / –1All VIC data
openNot listed15156–– / –3All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed233013–– / –1All SA data
open190, 491294422–– / –4All WA data
openNot listed10114–1,250 / 8002All TAS data
closedNot listed883–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed984–– / –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

From 1 community-reported 190 and 491 invitation for Geophysicist, the median was 85 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

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

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

18
last FY · 3 rounds
11
so far · 1 round
▲ +83% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

2
6
10
11
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

Source:
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    11–11
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    28 Aug 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    9–10
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    5–6
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    2–2
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    2–3
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190VICCommunity
    85
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    100
    Est. Invitations
    1–1
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    95
    Est. Invitations
    1–1
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Geophysicist visas are actually granted?

22 skilled visas for Geophysicist in 2024-25, the 218th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 6–24 × 190, 3–12 × 189, 1–4 × 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
22—
81–4*—
7—
46–24*—
33–12*—
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
Geophysicist visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-1628159004
2016-17311810003
2017-181081100
2018-1916160000
2019-201180021
2020-2118600120
2021-22720230
2022-231252140
2023-241622570
2024-252274830
2025-26*——6–241–43–12—

Where they were granted

Nominated by, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Geophysicist 491 grants compares with its usual share of all 491 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Geophysicist 491 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 1Victoria — 0Queensland — 3South Australia — 1Western Australia — 3Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW1VIC0QLD3SA1WA3TAS0NT0ACT0
  1. 1QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  2. 2WAToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  3. 3NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  4. 4SAToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  5. 5VICToo 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 491 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1Pakistan10.0%
  2. 2United Kingdom10.0%
  3. 3India10.0%
  4. 4Malaysia10.0%
  5. 5Brazil8.0%
59%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2513 of 22 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 Geophysicist subclass 189?

Geophysicist last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 80 points; ranged 80–100 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 28 August 2026 were invited.

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

In the 15 October 2026 round, Geophysicist EOIs at 85 points or more were invited; at 80 points, those with a date of effect on or before 28 August 2026; at 75 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 11 invitations to this occupation (15–15 to unit group 2344), 26.2% of its 42 EOIs at 65+ points.

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

Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Geophysicist cut-off ranged 80–100, from 100 (5 September 2024) to 80 (15 October 2026).

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

Over Geophysicist's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 80–100. Met: 95: 5 of 6, 90: 5 of 6, 85: 3 of 6, 80: 2 of 6. 75 or below: none. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 28 August 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

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

For Geophysicist: subclass 190 was last invited at 85 points (7 October 2024). subclass 491 was last invited at 80 points (21 January 2022).

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

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 Geophysicist; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Geophysicist for 190/491?

Geophysicist is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: NSW, 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 Geophysicist?

About 326 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Geologists Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists, the unit group's 2 occupations together, Geophysicist included, of 341 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Geophysicist invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Geophysicist received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2024-25: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (VIC; 85–85 points).

How many Geophysicist visas were granted in 2024-25?

22 main applicants: 8 through 491, 7 through 186, 4 through 190 and 3 through 189.

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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