Invitation points
Five-point bins, with the median annotated in amber.
Subclass 189, 190, 491 invitation rounds, points cut-offs & EOI trends
Latest invitation rounds
invited at 85 pts on 7 November 2024
down from 90 pts · ~938 invitations issued · cut-off range 65–95 over the past 5 rounds · 2 rounds so far in FY24-25 · trend rising
invited at 95 pts on 5 March 2026
up from 65 pts · 5 rounds so far in FY25-26 · trend rising
invited at 100 pts on 11 May 2026
up from 95 pts · 15 rounds so far in FY25-26 · trend rising
Subclass 189 wait estimates · May 2026 EOI pool
These are model averages across the queue — for your personal rank and wait based on your own DOE, jump to Check My Score below.
189 estimates are most reliable; 190 and 491 outcomes depend heavily on state nomination policy, occupation lists, and per-state quotas, which this model does not directly incorporate.
Latest Points (491)
100
Last Invited
11 May 2026
Subclass 491
FY25-26 Rounds
20
rounds so far this FY
Trend Direction
Rising
Points increasing over recent rounds
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EOI Submission Trends
Feb 24 – May 26
Latest
43,831
MoM Change
+151 (0.3%)
Peak Month
May 26 (43,831)
Invitation Trends
Feb 24 – May 26
Latest
2,473
MoM Change
-277 (-10.1%)
Peak Month
Jun 25 (3,533)
EOI Pool Distribution (All Subclasses)
05/2026 snapshot · 43,831 submitted EOIs in queue
Peak Points
75
At 100+ pts
798
Below Cutoff
43,009
EOI Queue Age
Backlog by submission month — 05/2026 snapshot
Counts may differ from the EOI pool total. "Month Submitted" reflects the last submission date, and the Qlik data model may distribute EOIs across multiple months. Use this chart for relative distribution, not absolute queue sizes.
In Queue
43,831
Oldest Waiting
May 24
Total Invited
4,448
Likelyⓘ
~50.0 yr ~ ~50.0 yr
189 Occupation CeilingTier 4
2025-26 · Chefs (3513xx)
Ceiling
604
0.5% multiplier
Grants (190/491/ENS)
3,110
Exceeds ceiling
Remaining for 189
Exhausted
Spots left (FY)
0
Tier Meaning
Lowest priority — oversupplied occupation
Point Reality Gauge
Legal minimum vs actual invited
Key Insights for Chef
Points are rising. Competition is increasing for Chef. Consider boosting your points through additional qualifications or regional pathways.
Still 20 points above the legal minimum. Despite current trends, Chef remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 85 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
20 rounds so far in FY25-26. Chef has been included in 20 invitation rounds this financial year. More rounds generally indicate sustained demand from the Department.
Minimum Points Invited
All sources · 101 data points
Est. Invitations Per Round
Federal SkillSelect · 6 rounds
Estimated based on this occupation's share of invited EOIs in the backlog. Not official data.
community-reported invitations, spanning 104 onshore and 0 offshore.
Median pts
85
Most common
65(24×)
Invitation points
Five-point bins, with the median annotated in amber.
Where they were
Onshore vs. offshore at time of invitation.
Salary
33 of 104 disclosed · median ≈ $70k
Partnered status
The four points-claim categories.
English
Self-claimed proficiency points (0 / 10 / 20).
NAATI / CCL
Credentialled community language points.
Community-reported invitees only — applicants who weren't invited aren't here. Cells with fewer than 5 contributors are hidden for privacy. A portrait of the cohort, not a recipe.
| Date | Subclass | Source | Points | Est. Invitations | Salary | DOE / EOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 491 | WACommunity | 100 | — | 💰50000 | onshore | |
| 5 May 2026 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 95 | — | 💰90000 | onshore | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 491 | NSWCommunity | 85 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 95 | — | — | onshore | |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 190 | NTCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 6 Feb 2026 | 491 | NTCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 80 | — | — | in_state | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 95 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 13 Jan 2026 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 80 | — | 💰87000 | onshore | |
| 13 Jan 2026 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 13 Jan 2026 | 491 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 95 | — | 💰78000 | onshore | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 75 | — | 💰89000 | onshore | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 95 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 3 Dec 2025 | 491 | VICCommunity | 100 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 18 Nov 2025 | 491 | VICCommunity | 100 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 18 Nov 2025 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 70 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 9 Oct 2025 | 491 | VICCommunity | 105 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 17 Apr 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 8 Apr 2025 | 190 | VICCommunity | 85 | — | 💰74000 | onshore | |
| 8 Apr 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 75 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 29 Mar 2025 | 190 | NTCommunity | 70 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 21 Mar 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 80 | — | 💰50000 | onshore | |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 13 Mar 2025 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 90 | — | 💰73150 | onshore | |
| 13 Mar 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 75 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Mar 2025 | 190 | NTCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 5 Mar 2025 | 491 | VICCommunity | 85 | — | 💰68000 | onshore | |
| 5 Mar 2025 | 491 | VICCommunity | 90 | — | 💰65000 | onshore | |
| 5 Mar 2025 | 491 | VICCommunity | 100 | — | 💰73500 | onshore | |
| 19 Feb 2025 | 491 | WACommunity | 105 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 19 Feb 2025 | 491 | WACommunity | 100 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Feb 2025 | 491 | WACommunity | 85 | — | 💰80000 | onshore | |
| 16 Jan 2025 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 16 Jan 2025 | 190 | NTCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 100 | — | 💰75000 | onshore | |
| 19 Dec 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 70 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 491 | WACommunity | 85 | — | 💰80000 | onshore | |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 491 | WACommunity | 85 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 190 | WACommunity | 75 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 22 Nov 2024 | 491 | NSWCommunity | 75 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 20 Nov 2024 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 100 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 14 Nov 2024 | 491 | SACommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 13 Nov 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 90 | — | 💰45000 | onshore | |
| 13 Nov 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 100 | — | 💰50000 | onshore | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | Federal | 85 | 77–141 | — | — | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 85 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 85 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 95 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 6 Nov 2024 | 491 | NTCommunity | 70 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 190 | NTCommunity | 80 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 28 Oct 2024 | 190 | NTCommunity | 80 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 28 Oct 2024 | 190 | NTCommunity | 70 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 17 Oct 2024 | 491 | WACommunity | 105 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 17 Oct 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 80 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 17 Oct 2024 | 491 | WACommunity | 100 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 190 | NTCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰60000 | onshore | |
| 11 Oct 2024 | 491 | SACommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 10 Oct 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 100 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 2 Oct 2024 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 90 | — | 💰107000 | onshore | |
| 2 Oct 2024 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 90 | — | 💰68000 | onshore | |
| 2 Oct 2024 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 100 | — | 💰75000 | onshore | |
| 26 Sep 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 75 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 13 Sep 2024 | 491 | WACommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 75 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 90 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 189 | Federal | 90 | 47–61 | — | — | |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 95 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 95 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 29 Aug 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 27 Aug 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 95 | — | 💰75000 | onshore | |
| 27 Aug 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 95 | — | 💰51000 | onshore | |
| 22 Aug 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰60000 | onshore | |
| 16 Aug 2024 | 190 | WACommunity | 80 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 16 Aug 2024 | 190 | WACommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 8 Aug 2024 | 491 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 8 Aug 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 75 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 8 Aug 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 2 Aug 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 70 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 5 Jul 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 4 Jul 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 13 Jun 2024 | 189 | Federal | 95 | 7–9 | — | — | |
| 13 Jun 2024 | 189 | FederalCommunity | 95 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 7 Jun 2024 | 491 | NSWCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 29 May 2024 | 491 | NSWCommunity | 85 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 10 May 2024 | 190 | QLDCommunity | 90 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 30 Apr 2024 | 190 | QLDCommunity | 90 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 491 | NSWCommunity | 70 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 8 Mar 2024 | 491 | NTCommunity | 75 | — | 💰60000 | onshore | |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 491 | QLDCommunity | 90 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 23 Feb 2024 | 491 | NSWCommunity | 85 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 20 Feb 2024 | 491 | NSWCommunity | 80 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 15 Feb 2024 | 190 | WACommunity | 75 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 2 Feb 2024 | 491 | NTCommunity | 75 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 30 Jan 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 95 | — | 💰70000 | onshore | |
| 24 Jan 2024 | 190 | WACommunity | 75 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 11 Jan 2024 | 190 | TASCommunity | 65 | — | 💰- | onshore | |
| 8 Dec 2022 | 491 | Federal | 65 | ~8Est. | — | — | |
| 8 Dec 2022 | 189 | Federal | 65 | ~2,188Est. | — | — | |
| 22 Aug 2022 | 189 | Federal | 65 | ~763Est. | — | — |
190/491 State Nominations
EOI queue & eligibility per state for this occupation
3,683EOIs
Peak Bracket
75pts
Above Cutoff ≥100
99(3%)
27M Trend
↑ 883%
Points Distribution
Queue Trend (27M)
Invited & Lodged (27M)
6,900EOIs
Peak Bracket
75pts
Above Cutoff ≥100
140(2%)
27M Trend
↑ 1076%
Points Distribution
Queue Trend (27M)
Invited & Lodged (27M)
2,981EOIs
Peak Bracket
90+pts
Above Cutoff ≥100
103(3%)
27M Trend
↑ 1048%
Points Distribution
Queue Trend (27M)
Invited & Lodged (27M)
4,216EOIs
Peak Bracket
80pts
Above Cutoff ≥100
86(2%)
27M Trend
↑ 1391%
Points Distribution
Queue Trend (27M)
Invited & Lodged (27M)
14,431EOIs
Peak Bracket
80pts
Above Cutoff ≥100
339(2%)
27M Trend
↑ 2643%
Points Distribution
Queue Trend (27M)
Invited & Lodged (27M)
2,125EOIs
Peak Bracket
65pts
Above Cutoff ≥100
32(2%)
27M Trend
↑ 1740%
Points Distribution
Queue Trend (27M)
Invited & Lodged (27M)
1,207EOIs
Peak Bracket
65pts
Above Cutoff ≥100
17(1%)
27M Trend
↑ 1780%
Points Distribution
Queue Trend (27M)
Invited & Lodged (27M)
1,155EOIs
Peak Bracket
65pts
Above Cutoff ≥100
30(3%)
27M Trend
↑ 1698%
Points Distribution
Queue Trend (27M)
Invited & Lodged (27M)
EOI counts may include multi-state nominations.