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Boat Builder and Repairer 399111

MLTSSLAssessed by TRA· Unit group 3991 Boat Builders and Shipwrights·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, Boat Builder and Repairer (ANZSCO 399111) 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 August 2026 (an estimated 18 invitations, 100% of its 18 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 5 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 7 in 190 and 5 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 491 at 95 points (13 January 2026), community reported. Two states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–90 over the last 6 rounds, easing.

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 13 Aug 2026
1–4 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
1 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
1 visas 2024-25
491Regional, state or family
2 states list it
95pts
13 Jan 2026 · ▲ from 85
4 visas 2024-25
186Employer sponsored
Largest
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
9 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
189Eligible5065 · 15 Oct 2026
QLDopen191491 · 95 · 13 Jan 2026
VICopen10–
WANot listed21–
NSWNot listed10–
SANot listed10–
TASNot listed00–
NTNot listed–––
ACTNot listed–––

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Where do you sit in the 189 queue?

What this means at your score and date of effect

  • 65 or more14 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 Boat Builder and Repairer?

Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 6 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
18
Boat Builders and Shipwrights: 19
Queue invited
100%
18 of 18 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. ceiling489est. 189 places470est. left after 15 Oct

4%
11 to 186 / 190 / 49119 invited by 189open

15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 65 pts · DOE 16 Sept 2025 – 13 Aug 2026

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 483 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 266518–18464–464All invited (5)All invited (5)53483

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

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Point Reality Gauge

  • Points are easing. The minimum invited score has moved from 85 to 65 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or 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. Boat Builder and Repairer 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 Boat Builder and Repairer?

Two states list Boat Builder and Repairer for 2026-27: VIC and QLD 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

QueenslandOpen

190 · since 6 Nov 2026

This occupation
Listed for 491
190 + 491 queue
19 EOIs · 1 at 85+ · most at 70
Last invited
491 at 95 · 13 Jan 2026 (community)
Next expected
No published rounds; invitations issued as candidates are selected
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 7 used · 491: – places, <5 used
Grants 2024-25
1 × 190 · 4 × 491 · 4 × 186 · 1 × 189
Note
Program published 30 Oct with updated pathways, occupation lists and document checklist, and an offshore pathway. Onshore applicants must hold their 2025-26 ATO Notice of Assessment before lodging. Queensland says it does not primarily select on points. Allocation not yet published.
QLD program page ↗Official QLD list ↗All QLD 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
openNot listed010–– / –0All NSW data
open190, 491010–900 / –0All VIC data
open4918111491 · 95 · 13 Jan 2026– / –5All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed010–– / –0All SA data
openNot listed111–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed000–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed00––– / –0All NT data
openNot listed00––– / –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

From 2 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Boat Builder and Repairer, the median was 95 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

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

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

18
last FY · 3 rounds
18
so far · 1 round
▲ +200% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

4
5
9
18
90858065

▲ 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:
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    18–18
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    13 Aug 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    8–9
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491QLDCommunity
    95
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491QLDCommunity
    85
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    4–5
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    3–4
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    1–2
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491Federal
    70
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Boat Builder and Repairer visas are actually granted?

15 skilled visas for Boat Builder and Repairer in 2024-25, the 267th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 1–4 × 189 (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
15—
9—
4—
1—
11–4*—
0—

— 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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Boat Builder and Repairer visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-16840022
2016-17540100
2017-18760010
2018-19531001
2019-20641001
2020-21220000
2021-22101000
2022-231032410
2023-24712211
2024-251591410
2025-26*————1–4—

Where they were granted

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

Map of Australia coloured by where Boat Builder and Repairer 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 3Victoria — 0Queensland — 4South Australia — 0Western Australia — 2Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW3VIC0QLD4SA0WA2TAS0NT0ACT0
  1. 1QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare4
  2. 2NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  3. 3WAToo few to saytoo few to compare2
  4. 4VICToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  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. 1Brazil21.9%
  2. 2South Korea21.9%
  3. 3United Kingdom18.8%
  4. 4France6.3%
  5. 5Italy6.3%
93%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2514 of 15 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 Boat Builder and Repairer subclass 189?

Boat Builder and Repairer last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–90 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 13 August 2026 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Boat Builder and Repairer?

In the 15 October 2026 round, Boat Builder and Repairer EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 13 August 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 18 invitations to this occupation (19–19 to unit group 3991), 100% of its 18 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Boat Builder and Repairer subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Boat Builder and Repairer cut-off ranged 65–90, from 75 (22 August 2022) to 65 (15 October 2026).

Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Boat Builder and Repairer (subclass 189)?

Over Boat Builder and Repairer's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–90. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 4 of 6, 80: 3 of 6, 75: 2 of 6, 70: 1 of 6. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 13 August 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Boat Builder and Repairer?

For Boat Builder and Repairer: subclass 491 was last invited at 95 points (13 January 2026).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Boat Builder and Repairer?

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 Boat Builder and Repairer; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Boat Builder and Repairer for 190/491?

Boat Builder and Repairer is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: QLD, 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 Boat Builder and Repairer?

About 470 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Boat Builder and Repairer in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 489 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Boat Builder and Repairer invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Boat Builder and Repairer received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2025-26: subclass 190 invitations on no round dates and subclass 491 on 2 round dates (QLD; 85–95 points).

How many Boat Builder and Repairer visas were granted in 2024-25?

15 main applicants: 9 through 186, 4 through 491, 1 through 190 and 1 through 189.

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.

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