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Multimedia Specialist 261211

MLTSSLAssessed by ACS· Unit group 2612 Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, Multimedia Specialist (ANZSCO 261211) 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 1 June 2026 (an estimated 142–148 invitations, 28.9% of its 491 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 416 EOIs (138 at 85+ points), with 496 in 190 and 400 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 105 points (12 November 2026) and 491 at 105 points (2 March 2026), 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
3 of 4 rounds
90pts
15 Oct · DOE 1 June 2026
25–34 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
2 states list it
105pts
12 Nov 2026
16–28 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
1 states list it
105pts
2 Mar 2026
3–12 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Largest
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
77 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
189Eligible41613890 · 15 Oct 2026
NSWopen321189190 · 105 · 12 Nov 2026
VICopen236117190 · 90 · 8 Oct 2024
SANot listed17674491 · 105 · 2 Mar 2026
WANot listed14281–
QLDNot listed7839–
ACTNot listed5926–
TASNot listed4618–
NTNot listed3410–

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 more454 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
Ahead203138664
Met the cut-off0/61/64/66/6
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 Multimedia Specialist?

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
142–148
unit group 2612
Queue invited
28.9%
142 of 491 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

500est. ceiling340est. 189 places192–198est. left after 15 Oct

42–44%
160 to 186 / 190 / 491142–148 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 287 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

90DOE ≤ June 26

If 20 invited

90DOE ≤ July 26

If 50 invited

90DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 100 invited

85DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 200 invited

80DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 500 invited

All invited (416)

If 1000 invited

All invited (416)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 2690142–148139–14580DOE ≤ May 2580DOE ≤ Sept 2541666287

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

213

FOI source ↗
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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, Multimedia Specialist remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 90 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Multimedia Specialist 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 Multimedia Specialist?

Two states list Multimedia Specialist for 2026-27: NSW and VIC 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
321 EOIs · 189 at 85+ · most at 90+
Last invited
190 at 105 · 12 Nov 2026 (community)
Next expected
Rounds through the year
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 11 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
0 × 190 · 1 × 491 · 43 × 186 · 14 × 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
open190194127189190 · 105 · 12 Nov 2026– / –1All NSW data
open190, 49116076117190 · 90 · 8 Oct 2024900 / –9All VIC data
openNot listed433539–– / –10All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed849274491 · 105 · 2 Mar 2026– / –6All SA data
openNot listed618181–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed222418–1,250 / 8003All TAS data
closedNot listed171710–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed293026–– / –6All 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 2 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Multimedia Specialist, the median was 105 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

#47
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 27%▲ Rising
⋯
#47
This occupation · most invited →least invited

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

Most consistently invited

invited 3 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

60
last FY · 3 rounds
148
so far · 1 round
▲ +640% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

40
20
148
909590

▲ 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:
  • 190NSWAgent
    105
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    142–148
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    1 Jun 2026
  • 189Federal
    95
    Est. Invitations
    17–20
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491SACommunity
    105
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    34–40
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    38–61
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190VICCommunity
    90
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    11–13
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Multimedia Specialist visas are actually granted?

143 skilled visas for Multimedia Specialist in 2024-25, the 78th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 25–34 × 189, 16–28 × 190, 3–12 × 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
143+40%
77+71%
3125–34*−9%
2416–28*—
113–12*—
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
Multimedia Specialist visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-161081001
2016-1715114000
2017-181063100
2018-1911100001
2019-2029221411
2020-2144312560
2021-2278686220
2022-236940181010
2023-2410245194340
2024-25143772411310
2025-26*——16–283–1225–34—

Where they were granted

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

Map of Australia coloured by where Multimedia Specialist 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 43Victoria — 20Queensland — 11South Australia — 0Western Australia — 3Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW43VIC20QLD11SA0WA3TAS0NT0ACT0
  1. 1NSWMore than usual56% · usually 33%43
  2. 2VICAbout usual26% · usually 25%20
  3. 3QLDAbout usual14% · usually 15%11
  4. 4WAToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  5. 5SAToo 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 186 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1China21.7%
  2. 2India20.1%
  3. 3United Kingdom6.7%
  4. 4Brazil6.1%
  5. 5Italy3.5%
90%
applied from within Australia in 2024-25128 of 143 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 ACS, 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 Multimedia Specialist subclass 189?

Multimedia Specialist 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 1 June 2026 were invited.

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

In the 15 October 2026 round, Multimedia Specialist EOIs at 95 points or more were invited; at 90 points, those with a date of effect on or before 1 June 2026; at 85 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 142–148 invitations, 28.9% of the 491 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Multimedia Specialist subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Flat: across the last 6 189 rounds the Multimedia Specialist cut-off ranged 85–95, from 95 (13 June 2024) to 90 (15 October 2026).

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

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

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

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

For Multimedia Specialist: subclass 190 was last invited at 105 points (12 November 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 105 points (2 March 2026).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Multimedia Specialist?

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 Multimedia Specialist; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Multimedia Specialist for 190/491?

Multimedia Specialist is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: NSW, VIC. 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 Multimedia Specialist?

About 192–198 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Multimedia Specialist in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 340 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Multimedia Specialist invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Multimedia Specialist received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2026-27: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (NSW; 105–105 points).

How many Multimedia Specialist visas were granted in 2024-25?

143 main applicants: 77 through 186, 31 through 189, 24 through 190 and 11 through 491.

Last updated 12 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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