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Panelbeater 324111

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As at November 2026, Panelbeater (ANZSCO 324111) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 65 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 13 October 2026 (an estimated 14–17 invitations, 100% of its 14 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 7 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 17 in 190 and 14 in 491. Two states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–90 over the last 5 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
65pts
15 Oct · DOE 13 Oct 2026
1–4 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
2 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
2–8 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
2 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
1–4 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Largest
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
23 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
189Eligible7065 · 15 Oct 2026
WAopen175–
VICopen61–
NSWNot listed114–
QLDNot listed61–
SANot listed30–
ACTNot listed10–
TASNot listed00–
NTNot listed00–

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

  • 65 or more31 EOIs at that score or higher.
  • 60Your date of effect decides within the score.
  • Below 60Below 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 Panelbeater?

Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 5 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
65 pts
June: 80, so 15 lower
Date of effect
invited at 65 up to here
Est. invited
14–17
unit group 3241
Queue invited
100%
14 of 14 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 →

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

500est. ceiling467est. 189 places450–453est. left after 15 Oct

3–4%
33 to 186 / 190 / 49114–17 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 472 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

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If 20 invited

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If 50 invited

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If 100 invited

All invited (7)

If 200 invited

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If 500 invited

All invited (7)

If 1000 invited

All invited (7)

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189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 266514–17455–458All invited (7)All invited (7)72472

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

28

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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.
  • At or near the EOI minimum. This occupation has recently invited at or near the EOI minimum, but future cut-offs and outcomes can still change.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Panelbeater 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 Panelbeater?

Two states list Panelbeater 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

Western AustraliaOpen

190 · since 16 Sept 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491
190 + 491 queue
17 EOIs · 5 at 85+ · most at 75
Last invited
No Panelbeater report yet
Next expected
Monthly rounds
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 17 used · 491: – places, 120 used
Grants 2024-25
0 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 8 × 186 · 0 × 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.
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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 listed654–– / –0All NSW data
open190, 491421–900 / –0All VIC data
openNot listed331–– / –0All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed120–– / –0All SA data
open190, 491895–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed000–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed000–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed010–– / –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

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

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

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

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

Most consistently invited

invited 3 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

6
last FY · 3 rounds
17
so far · 1 round
▲ +750% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

1
5
17
908065

▲ 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
    65
    Est. Invitations
    14–17
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    13 Oct 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    4–5
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    1–1
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    70
    Est. Invitations
    ~17Est.
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    70
    Est. Invitations
    ~6Est.
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Panelbeater visas are actually granted?

29 skilled visas for Panelbeater in 2024-25, the 194th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 2–8 × 190, 1–4 × 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
29−31%
23−8%
5—
11–4*—
02–8*—
01–4*—

494 includes the closed 187 (peak 25 in 2022-23). — means last year had fewer than 20 grants. Tap a colour to show or hide its line. The grey area is the total.

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Panelbeater visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-16523411214
2016-17653420623
2017-18614421113
2018-1947404102
2019-2060524004
2020-2126260000
2021-2229210008
2022-23703642028
2023-24422513013
2024-2529230015
2025-26*——2–81–41–4—

Where they were granted

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

Map of Australia coloured by where Panelbeater 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 10Victoria — 3Queensland — 1South Australia — 1Western Australia — 8Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW10VIC3QLD1SA1WA8TAS0NT0ACT0
  1. 1NSWMore than usual43% · usually 33%10
  2. 2WAToo few to saytoo few to compare8
  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 186 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1Philippines44.0%
  2. 2South Africa8.5%
  3. 3United Kingdom8.5%
  4. 4Zimbabwe7.1%
  5. 5Ireland5.0%
100%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2529 of 29 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 TRA, 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 Panelbeater subclass 189?

Panelbeater last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–90 over its last 5 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 13 October 2026 were invited.

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

In the 15 October 2026 round, Panelbeater EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 13 October 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 14–17 invitations, 100% of the 14 EOIs at 65+ points.

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

Flat: across the last 5 189 rounds the Panelbeater cut-off ranged 65–90, from 70 (22 August 2022) to 65 (15 October 2026).

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

Over Panelbeater's last 5 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–90. Met: 95: 5 of 5, 90: 5 of 5, 85: 4 of 5, 80: 4 of 5, 75: 3 of 5, 70: 3 of 5. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 13 October 2026 were invited.

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

For Panelbeater: subclass 491 was last invited at 65 points (8 December 2022).

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

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 Panelbeater; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Panelbeater for 190/491?

Panelbeater 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 Panelbeater?

About 450–453 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Panelbeater in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 467 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Panelbeater invitation rounds held?

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

How many Panelbeater visas were granted in 2024-25?

29 main applicants: 23 through 186, 5 through 494 and 1 through 189.

Last updated 2 November 2026Sources:OfficialEstimated

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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