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Bricklayer 331111

MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: ConstructionAssessed by TRA· Unit group 3311 Bricklayers and Stonemasons·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, Bricklayer (ANZSCO 331111) 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 17 September 2026 (an estimated 155–169 invitations, 90.1% of its 172 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 134 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 667 in 190 and 729 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 70 points (12 November 2026) and 491 at 100 points (23 May 2025), community reported. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off held at 65 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
65pts
15 Oct · DOE 17 Sept 2026
65–74 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
4 states list it
70pts
12 Nov 2026 · ▲ from 65
32–41 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it
100pts
23 May 2025
11–29 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
39 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
189Eligible134065 · 15 Oct 2026
WAopen55151190 · 65 · 20 May 2026
NSWopen31437190 · 70 · 12 Nov 2026
VICopen28021190 · 80 · 3 Dec 2025
QLDopen1106–
SANot listed14112190 · 75 · 3 Sept 2025
TASNot listed775–
ACTNot listed756–
NTNot listed715–

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 more1,354 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 Bricklayer?

Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
65 pts
June: also 65
Date of effect
invited at 65 up to here
Est. invited
155–169
Bricklayers and Stonemasons: 160–174
Queue invited
90.1%
155 of 172 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 65 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 Bricklayers and Stonemasons, not just Bricklayer

500est. ceiling414est. 189 places240–254est. left after 15 Oct

39–42%
86 to 186 / 190 / 491160–174 invited by 189open

15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 65 pts · DOE 15 Sept – 17 Sept 2026

Who shares these places · 2 occupations
OccupationEst. invited this FYEOIs ≥ 65 ptsIn pool
Bricklayer331111THIS155–16948134
Stonemason331112502
3311 total160–17448136

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 399 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

65DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 20 invited

65DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 50 invited

60DOE ≤ Mar 25

If 100 invited

55DOE ≤ Apr 26

If 200 invited

All invited (134)

If 500 invited

All invited (134)

If 1000 invited

All invited (134)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 2665155–169225–239All invited (134)All invited (134)13448399

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

101

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.
  • 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. Bricklayer 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 Bricklayer?

Four states list Bricklayer for 2026-27: NSW, VIC, QLD 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
551 EOIs · 51 at 85+ · most at 65
Last invited
190 at 65 · 20 May 2026 (official)
Next expected
Monthly rounds
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 17 used · 491: – places, 120 used
Grants 2024-25
9 × 190 · 7 × 491 · 8 × 186 · 15 × 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
open190, 49115116337190 · 70 · 12 Nov 2026– / –15All NSW data
open190, 49115312721190 · 80 · 3 Dec 2025900 / –0All VIC data
open190, 49156546–– / –3All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed657612190 · 75 · 3 Sept 2025– / –18All SA data
open190, 49126828351190 · 65 · 20 May 2026– / –16All WA data
openNot listed31465–1,250 / 8001All TAS data
closedNot listed26455–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed29466–– / –1All 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 7 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Bricklayer, the median was 70 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

#25
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 14%▼ Falling
#25
This occupation · most invited →least invited

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 rounds

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

289
last FY · 3 rounds
169
so far · 1 round
▲ +75% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

104
97
88
169
65656565

▼ 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:
  • 190NSWCommunity
    70
    Est. Invitations
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    Salary
    —
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    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    155–169
    ·
    Salary
    —
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    DOE / EOI
    17 Sep 2026
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    76–88
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • N/AWAOfficial
    65
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • N/AWAOfficial
    65
    Est. Invitations
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    ·
    Salary
    —
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    DOE / EOI
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  • N/AWAOfficial
    65
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • N/AWAOfficial
    65
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190VICCommunity
    80
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Bricklayer visas are actually granted?

157 skilled visas for Bricklayer in 2024-25, the 75th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 65–74 × 189, 32–41 × 190, 11–29 × 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
157+50%
6465–74*—
39−38%
3632–41*—
1811–29*—
0—

494 includes the closed 187 (peak 24 in 2015-16). 491 includes the closed 489 (peak 9 in 2018-19). — 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
Bricklayer visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-16141541284324
2016-17122681831716
2017-187133137711
2018-19704511932
2019-2062467810
2020-2137360001
2021-2231281101
2022-23926691601
2023-24105631212162
2024-25157393618640
2025-26*——32–4111–2965–74—

Where they were granted

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

Map of Australia coloured by where Bricklayer 189 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 14Victoria — 28Queensland — 0South Australia — 7Western Australia — 15Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW14VIC28QLD0SA7WA15TAS0NT0ACT0
  1. 1VICAbout usual44% · usually 38%28
  2. 2WAMore than usual23% · usually 9.8%15
  3. 3NSWAbout usual22% · usually 29%14
  4. 4SAToo few to saytoo few to compare7
  5. 5QLDToo 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 189 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1India37.3%
  2. 2United Kingdom27.4%
  3. 3Ireland5.4%
  4. 4Italy5.1%
  5. 5Zimbabwe2.5%
82%
applied from within Australia in 2024-25128 of 157 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 Bricklayer subclass 189?

Bricklayer was last invited (189) on 15 October 2026 at 65 points. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 17 September 2026 were invited.

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

In the 15 October 2026 round, Bricklayer EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 17 September 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 155–169 invitations to this occupation (160–174 to unit group 3311), 90.1% of its 172 EOIs at 65+ points.

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

Flat: the Bricklayer 189 cut-off held at 65 across the last 6 rounds, from 5 September 2024 to 15 October 2026.

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

Over Bricklayer's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–65. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 6 of 6, 80: 6 of 6, 75: 6 of 6, 70: 6 of 6. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 17 September 2026 were invited.

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

For Bricklayer: subclass 190 was last invited at 70 points (12 November 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 70 points (13 November 2025).

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

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 Bricklayer; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Bricklayer for 190/491?

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

About 240–254 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Bricklayers and Stonemasons, the unit group's 2 occupations together, Bricklayer included, of 414 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Bricklayer invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Bricklayer received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2026-27: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (NSW; 70–70 points).

How many Bricklayer visas were granted in 2024-25?

157 main applicants: 64 through 189, 39 through 186, 36 through 190 and 18 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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