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Chiropractor 252111

MLTSSLAssessed by CCEA· Unit group 2521 Chiropractors and Osteopaths·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, Chiropractor (ANZSCO 252111) 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 4 September 2026 (an estimated 67 invitations, 52.3% of its 128 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 75 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 57 in 190 and 19 in 491. Three states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 75–85 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
3 of 4 rounds
80pts
15 Oct · DOE 4 Sept 2026
4–16 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
3 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
4–16 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
2 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
2–8 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
0 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
189Eligible75080 · 15 Oct 2026
NSWopen398–
VICopen247–
WAopen133–
SANot listed104–
QLDNot listed51–
ACTNot listed42–
TASNot listed30–
NTNot listed20–

See who gets nominated → community-reported 190 and 491 invitations

Checking your access…

Where do you sit in the 189 queue?

What this means at your score and date of effect

  • 80 or more79 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

80
Ahead29
Met the cut-off4/6
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 Chiropractor?

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
67
Chiropractors and Osteopaths: 69
Queue invited
52.3%
67 of 128 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 2 occupations in Chiropractors and Osteopaths, not just Chiropractor

500est. ceiling487est. 189 places418est. left after 15 Oct

14%
13 to 186 / 190 / 49169 invited by 189open

15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 80 pts · DOE 2 Sept – 4 Sept 2026

Who shares these places · 2 occupations
OccupationEst. invited this FYEOIs ≥ 80 ptsIn pool
Chiropractor252111THIS672974
Osteopath2521122114
2521 total693088

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

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If 10 invited

80DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 20 invited

80DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 50 invited

70DOE ≤ July 25

If 100 invited

All invited (74)

If 200 invited

All invited (74)

If 500 invited

All invited (74)

If 1000 invited

All invited (74)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 268067–67431–43165DOE ≤ Aug 2665DOE ≤ Aug 267429500

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

5

FOI source ↗
More 189 chartsqueue age, invitations per round, points gauge
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 15 points above the EOI minimum. Despite current trends, Chiropractor remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 80 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Chiropractor 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 Chiropractor?

Three states list Chiropractor 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

New South WalesOpen

190 · since 15 Oct 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190
190 + 491 queue
39 EOIs · 8 at 85+ · most at 80
Last invited
No Chiropractor report yet
Next expected
Rounds through the year
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 11 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
0 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 0 × 186 · 6 × 189
Note
NSW Skills List rebuilt to 78 unit groups (16 removed, 15 added). NSW doesn't announce round dates. Allocation not yet published.
NSW program page ↗All NSW 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
open1903368–– / –0All NSW data
open190, 4911867–900 / –0All VIC data
openNot listed321–– / –0All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed644–– / –1All SA data
open190, 491943–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed210–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed110–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed222–– / –1All 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

No community-reported 190 or 491 invitations for Chiropractor yet.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

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

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

Most consistently invited

invited 3 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

75
last FY · 3 rounds
67
so far · 1 round
▲ +168% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

4
71
67
858080

▲ 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
    67–67
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    4 Sep 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    61–71
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    3–4
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    75
    Est. Invitations
    6–10
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    2–2
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    3–4
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    ~12Est.
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    70
    Est. Invitations
    ~10Est.
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Chiropractor visas are actually granted?

19 skilled visas for Chiropractor in 2024-25, the 250th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 4–16 × 189, 4–16 × 190, 2–8 × 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
19−60%
174–16*−60%
24–16*—
0—
02–8*—
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
Chiropractor visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-1624100230
2016-1716200131
2017-1820020171
2018-1915101130
2019-201034111
2020-21816100
2021-221208301
2022-2334433240
2023-2447221420
2024-2519020170
2025-26*——4–162–84–16—

Where they were granted

Planned place to live, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Chiropractor 189 grants compares with its usual share of all 189 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Chiropractor 189 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 6Victoria — 3Queensland — 1South Australia — 1Western Australia — 5Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW6VIC3QLD1SA1WA5TAS0NT0ACT0
  1. 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare6
  2. 2WAToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  3. 3VICToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  4. 4QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  5. 5SAToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  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 189 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1Malaysia35.0%
  2. 2China19.0%
  3. 3South Korea9.0%
  4. 4Hong Kong6.0%
  5. 5Canada3.0%
84%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2516 of 19 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 CCEA, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.

Pre-EOI checklistPoints calculator

Questions

What points do you need for Chiropractor subclass 189?

Chiropractor last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 80 points; ranged 75–85 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 4 September 2026 were invited.

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

In the 15 October 2026 round, Chiropractor EOIs at 85 points or more were invited; at 80 points, those with a date of effect on or before 4 September 2026; at 75 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 67 invitations to this occupation (69–69 to unit group 2521), 52.3% of its 128 EOIs at 65+ points.

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

Flat: across the last 6 189 rounds the Chiropractor cut-off ranged 75–85, from 85 (13 June 2024) to 80 (15 October 2026).

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

Over Chiropractor's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 75–85. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 6 of 6, 80: 4 of 6, 75: 1 of 6. 70 or below: none. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 4 September 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

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

For Chiropractor: subclass 491 was last invited at 65 points (25 May 2023).

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

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 Chiropractor; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Chiropractor for 190/491?

Chiropractor 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 Chiropractor?

About 418 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Chiropractors and Osteopaths, the unit group's 2 occupations together, Chiropractor included, of 487 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Chiropractor invitation rounds held?

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

How many Chiropractor visas were granted in 2024-25?

19 main applicants: 17 through 189 and 2 through 190.

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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