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Microbiologist 234517

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As at November 2026, Microbiologist (ANZSCO 234517) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 90 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 4 January 2026 (an estimated 9–11 invitations, 3.1% of its 286 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 325 EOIs (57 at 85+ points), with 663 in 190 and 816 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 80 points (13 November 2024) and 491 at 85 points (11 September 2024), community reported. Two states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 85–95 over the last 6 rounds.

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

189Skilled Independent
Every round
90pts
15 Oct · DOE 4 Jan 2026
12–24 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
2 states list it
80pts
13 Nov 2024
3–12 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
2 states list it
85pts
11 Sept 2024
5–20 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
5 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
189Eligible3255790 · 15 Oct 2026
VICopen329100190 · 80 · 13 Nov 2024
WAopen22674–
SANot listed30885–
NSWNot listed23379–
ACTNot listed16545–
QLDNot listed15948491 · 85 · 1 Mar 2024
TASNot listed13030–
NTNot listed9920–

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

  • 90 or more272 EOIs at that score or higher.
  • 85Your date of effect decides within the score.
  • Below 85Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.

Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool

80859095
Ahead8357291
Met the cut-off0/61/65/66/6
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 Microbiologist?

Likely at 90 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
90 pts
June: 95, so 5 lower
Date of effect
invited at 90 up to here
Est. invited
9–11
Life Scientists: 106–118
Queue invited
3.1%
9 of 286 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

Shared by all 8 occupations in Life Scientists, not just Microbiologist

500est. ceiling262est. 189 places144–156est. left after 15 Oct

40–45%
238 to 186 / 190 / 491106–118 invited by 189open

15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 90–95 pts · DOE 4 Jan – 9 Feb 2026

Who shares these places · 8 occupations
OccupationEst. invited this FYEOIs ≥ 90–95 ptsIn pool
Microbiologist234517THIS9–1129323
Biotechnologist23451437–4346479
Life Scientist (General)23451132–3437284
Life Scientist (nec)23459919–211396
Marine Biologist2345167954
Zoologist2345182827
Biochemist2345130897
Botanist2345150017
2345 total106–1181501,377

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 323 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

90DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 20 invited

90DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 50 invited

85DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 100 invited

75DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 200 invited

70DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 500 invited

All invited (323)

If 1000 invited

All invited (323)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 26909–11205–21790DOE ≤ July 2690DOE ≤ Aug 2632329323

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

177

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Points reality gaugeyour points against those invited

Point Reality Gauge

  • Points are stable. The minimum invited score has remained consistent over recent rounds, though the next round can still move with round size and EOI pool changes.
  • Still 25 points above the EOI minimum. Despite current trends, Microbiologist remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 90 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Microbiologist 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 Microbiologist?

Two states list Microbiologist 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
329 EOIs · 100 at 85+ · most at 70
Last invited
190 at 80 · 13 Nov 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
1 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 1 × 186 · 1 × 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 listed10712679–– / –7All NSW data
open190, 491171158100190 · 80 · 13 Nov 2024900 / –1All VIC data
openNot listed778248491 · 85 · 1 Mar 2024– / –2All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed14516385–– / –0All SA data
open190, 4919313374–– / –2All WA data
openNot listed577330–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed386120–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed719445–– / –3All 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 3 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Microbiologist, 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

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

52
last FY · 3 rounds
11
so far · 1 round
▼ −37% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

16
33
3
11
90859590

▼ Falling · 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
    90
    Est. Invitations
    9–11
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    4 Jan 2026
  • 189Federal
    95
    Est. Invitations
    3–3
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    28–33
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    14–16
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190VICCommunity
    80
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    5–8
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491VICCommunity
    85
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    1–1
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Microbiologist visas are actually granted?

23 skilled visas for Microbiologist in 2024-25, the 215th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 12–24 × 189, 5–20 × 491, 3–12 × 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.

Visa2024-25Change
23—
143–12*—
5—
312–24*—
15–20*—
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
Microbiologist visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-161028000
2016-1717017000
2017-18835000
2018-19430001
2019-201346120
2020-211125130
2021-222338930
2022-234822511100
2023-241517070
2024-2523514130
2025-26*——3–125–2012–24—

Where they were granted

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

Map of Australia coloured by where Microbiologist 190 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 7Victoria — 1Queensland — 2South Australia — 0Western Australia — 2Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 2NSW7VIC1QLD2SA0WA2TAS0NT0ACT2
  1. 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare7
  2. 2QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare2
  3. 3WAToo few to saytoo few to compare2
  4. 4ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare2
  5. 5VICToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  6. 6SAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  7. 7TASToo 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. 1India31.4%
  2. 2Iran11.6%
  3. 3Sri Lanka7.0%
  4. 4Nigeria5.8%
  5. 5Pakistan4.7%
78%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2518 of 23 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 Microbiologist subclass 189?

Microbiologist last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 90 points; ranged 85–95 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 90 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 4 January 2026 were invited.

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

In the 15 October 2026 round, Microbiologist EOIs at 95 points or more were invited; at 90 points, those with a date of effect on or before 4 January 2026; at 85 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 9–11 invitations to this occupation (106–118 to unit group 2345), 3.1% of its 286 EOIs at 65+ points.

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

Flat: across the last 6 189 rounds the Microbiologist cut-off ranged 85–95, from 90 (5 September 2024) to 90 (15 October 2026).

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

Over Microbiologist'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: 1 of 6. 80 or below: none. At 90 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 4 January 2026 were invited.

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

For Microbiologist: subclass 190 was last invited at 80 points (13 November 2024). subclass 491 was last invited at 85 points (11 September 2024).

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

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 Microbiologist; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Microbiologist for 190/491?

Microbiologist 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 Microbiologist?

About 144–156 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Life Scientists, the unit group's 8 occupations together, Microbiologist included, of 262 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Microbiologist invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Microbiologist received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2024-25: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on 1 round date (VIC; 80–85 points).

How many Microbiologist visas were granted in 2024-25?

23 main applicants: 14 through 190, 5 through 186, 3 through 189 and 1 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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