189Federal
65- Est. Invitations
- 39–41
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- 8 Oct 2026
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic 342111
MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: ConstructionAssessed by TRA· Unit group 3421 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics·New to this? Start here
As at November 2026, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic (ANZSCO 342111) 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 8 October 2026 (an estimated 39–41 invitations, 100% of its 39 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 18 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 88 in 190 and 129 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 75 points (20 May 2026) and 491 at 70 points (5 May 2026), community reported. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–80 over the last 4 rounds.
An EOI is ranked by points, then date of effect. 190 and 491 cut-offs (state nomination) are community reported.
189Skilled Independent
2 of 4 rounds65pts
15 Oct · DOE 8 Oct 2026
0 visas 2024-25
190State nominated
4 states list it75pts
20 May 2026 · ▲ from 65
24–33 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it70pts
5 May 2026 · → from 70
7–13 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
LargestNo points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
34 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.
| Pathway | In queue | At 85+ | Last invited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189Eligible | 18 | 0 | 65 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| NSWopen | 59 | 1 | 190 · 70 · 3 Dec 2024 |
| WAopen | 57 | 3 | 190 · 75 · 20 May 2026 |
| VICopen | 40 | 3 | – |
| QLDopen | 30 | 2 | 491 · 70 · 5 May 2026 |
| SANot listed | 46 | 3 | 190 · 70 · 5 Apr 2024 |
| NTNot listed | 25 | 2 | – |
| ACTNot listed | 19 | 3 | – |
| TASNot listed | 13 | 1 | – |
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 more199 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 an Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic?
Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 4 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
- 39–41
- unit group 3421
- Queue invited
- 100%
- 39 of 39 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 →
189 places this financial year
FY2026-27 · estimated500est. ceiling429est. 189 places388–390est. left after 15 Oct
9–10%
71 to 186 / 190 / 49139–41 invited by 189open
ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 457 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →
If a round is heldcut-off by round size, custom number, full prediction row
If 10 invited
55DOE ≤ Jan 26
If 20 invited
All invited (18)
If 50 invited
All invited (18)
If 100 invited
All invited (18)
If 200 invited
All invited (18)
If 500 invited
All invited (18)
If 1000 invited
All invited (18)
Or calculate a custom number
189 prediction — full row
| Last round | Cutoff | Oct 26 | Spots left (FY) | If floor invited | If anchored invited | Active EOIs | At/above | Ceiling remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | 65 | 39–41 | 416–418 | All invited (18) | All invited (18) | 18 | 2 | 457 |
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.
- 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. Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic 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 an Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic?
Four states list Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic for 2026-27: NSW, VIC, QLD and WA are open.
Program status 2026-27
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed
New South WalesOpen
190 · since 15 Oct 2026
- This occupation
- Listed for 190 and 491
- 190 + 491 queue
- 59 EOIs · 1 at 85+ · most at 65
- Last invited
- 190 at 70 · 3 Dec 2024 (community)
- Next expected
- Rounds through the year
- Places 2026-27
- 190: – places, 11 used · 491: – places, 0 used
- Grants 2024-25
- 3 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 9 × 186 · 0 × 189
- Note
- NSW Skills List rebuilt to 78 unit groups (16 removed, 15 added). NSW doesn't announce round dates. 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
| State | Status | Listed | 190 queue | 491 queue | 85+ | Last cut-off | State places 190 / 491 (all occupations) | 190 + 491 grants | State page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | 190, 491 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 190 · 70 · 3 Dec 2024 | – / – | 3 | All NSW data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 22 | 18 | 3 | – | 900 / – | 0 | All VIC data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 491 · 70 · 5 May 2026 | – / – | 1 | All QLD data | |
| open · onshore only | Not listed | 21 | 25 | 3 | 190 · 70 · 5 Apr 2024 | – / – | 3 | All SA data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 190 · 75 · 20 May 2026 | – / – | 0 | All WA data | |
| open | Not listed | 6 | 7 | 1 | – | 1,250 / 800 | 0 | All TAS data | |
| closed | Not listed | 8 | 17 | 2 | – | – / – | 1 | All NT data | |
| open | Not listed | 8 | 11 | 3 | – | – / – | 0 | All 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 9 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic, the median was 70 points.
Cut-off history
Where it ranks · 189
Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Rising
⋯
This occupation · most invited →least invited
43 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52
Most consistently invited
invited 2 of 4 roundsOccasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
2last FY · 3 rounds
41so far · 1 round
▲ +6050% per roundRound to round · last 2 FY
2
41
8065
▲ Rising · invites per round · number under a bar = 189 cut-off
Minimum points invited, by source
Dashed line = the 65-point pass mark
Round History
Source:
| Date | Subclass | Source | Points | Est. Invitations | Salary | DOE / EOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 189 | Federal | 65 | 39–41 | — | 8 Oct 2026 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 2–2 | — | — | |
| 20 May 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 75 | — | — | — | |
| 5 May 2026 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 70 | — | — | — | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 65 | — | — | — | |
| 5 Feb 2026 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 70 | — | — | — | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 65 | — | — | — | |
| 1 Jan 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 65 | — | — | — |
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- 189Federal80
- Est. Invitations
- 2–2
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - N/AWAOfficial75
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 491QLDCommunity70
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - N/AWAOfficial65
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 491QLDCommunity70
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - N/AWAOfficial65
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - N/AWAOfficial65
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
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How many Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic visas are actually granted?
43 skilled visas for Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic in 2024-25, the 163rd most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 24–33 × 190, 7–13 × 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.
| Visa | Share of total | 2024-25 | 2025-26* | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | — | −32% | ||
79% | 34 | — | −19% | |
12% | 524–33* | 24–33 | — | |
7% | 37–13* | 7–13 | — | |
2% | 1 | — | — | |
0% | 0 | — | — |
494 includes the closed 187 (peak 14 in 2015-16). 491 includes the closed 489 (peak 11 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
| Year | Total | 186 | 190 | 491 | 189 | 494 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 70 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | 61 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-26* | — | — | 24–33 | 7–13 | — | — |
Where they were granted
Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.
- 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare9
- 2QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare9
- 3SAToo few to saytoo few to compare6
- 4WAToo few to saytoo few to compare5
- 5VICToo few to saytoo few to compare4
- 6NTToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 7TASToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 8ACTToo 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)
Who was granted
Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.
- 1United Kingdom16.2%
- 2India15.6%
- 3South Africa10.2%
- 4Philippines9.6%
- 5Zimbabwe4.8%
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.
Questions
What points do you need for Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic subclass 189?
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–80 over its last 4 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 8 October 2026 were invited.
Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic?
In the 15 October 2026 round, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 8 October 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 39–41 invitations, 100% of the 39 EOIs at 65+ points.
Is the Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?
Flat: across the last 4 189 rounds the Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic cut-off ranged 65–80, from 70 (22 August 2022) to 65 (15 October 2026).
Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic (subclass 189)?
Over Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic's last 4 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–80. Met: 95: 4 of 4, 90: 4 of 4, 85: 4 of 4, 80: 4 of 4, 75: 3 of 4, 70: 3 of 4. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 8 October 2026 were invited.
What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic?
For Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic: subclass 190 was last invited at 75 points (20 May 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 70 points (5 May 2026).
How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic?
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 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic; samples may be incomplete.
Which states nominate Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic for 190/491?
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic 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 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic?
About 388–390 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 429 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.
How often are Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic invitation rounds held?
Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2025-26: subclass 190 invitations on 4 round dates and subclass 491 on 2 round dates (QLD, WA; 65–75 points).
How many Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic visas were granted in 2024-25?
43 main applicants: 34 through 186, 5 through 190, 3 through 491 and 1 through 494.
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.