189Federal
65- Est. Invitations
- 1–1
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- 16 Sep 2025
Shipwright 399112
As at November 2026, Shipwright (ANZSCO 399112) 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 16 September 2025 (an estimated 1 invitations, 100% of its 1 EOIs at 65+). The September 2026 189 pool holds 1 EOI (0 at 85+ points), with 1 in 491. One state lists the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–105 over the last 5 rounds, easing.
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 16 Sept 2025
0 visas 2024-25
190State nominated
1 states list it–pts
no round recorded
1 visas 2024-25
491Regional, state or family
1 states list it–pts
no round recorded
1 visas 2024-25
186Employer sponsored
LargestNo points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
1 visas 2024-25
Every pathway at a glance
September 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 | 1 | 0 | 65 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| VICopen | 0 | 0 | – |
| NSWNot listed | – | – | – |
| QLDNot listed | 0 | 0 | – |
| SANot listed | 0 | 0 | – |
| WANot listed | – | – | – |
| TASNot listed | – | – | – |
| NTNot listed | – | – | – |
| ACTNot listed | – | – | – |
See who gets nominated → community-reported 190 and 491 invitations
Checking your access…
Where do you sit in the 189 queue?
What this means at your score and date of effect
- 65 or more0 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 · — 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 Shipwright?
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
- 1
- Boat Builders and Shipwrights: 19
- Queue invited
- 100%
- 1 of 1 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 · estimatedShared by all 2 occupations in Boat Builders and Shipwrights, not just Shipwright
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
Who shares these places · 2 occupations
| Occupation | Est. invited this FY | EOIs ≥ 65 pts | In pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipwright399112THIS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boat Builder and Repairer399111 | 18 | 3 | 5 |
| 3991 total | 19 | 3 | 5 |
ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 483 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →
If a round is heldcut-off by round size, custom number, full prediction row
More 189 chartsqueue age, invitations per round, points gauge
Points reality gaugeyour points against those invited
Point Reality Gauge
- Points are easing. The minimum invited score has moved from 105 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. Shipwright 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 Shipwright?
VIC lists Shipwright for 2026-27; its program is open.
Program status 2026-27
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed
New South WalesOpen
190 · since 15 Oct 2026
- This occupation
- Not listed
- 190 + 491 queue
- No EOI data
- Last invited
- No Shipwright report yet
- Next expected
- Rounds through the year
- Places 2026-27
- 190: – places, 11 used · 491: – places, 0 used
- Grants 2024-25
- 0 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 1 × 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, 09/2026. 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 | Not listed | 0 | 0 | – | – | – / – | 0 | All NSW data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 900 / – | 0 | All VIC data | |
| open | Not listed | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – / – | 1 | All QLD data | |
| open · onshore only | Not listed | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – / – | 1 | All SA data | |
| open | Not listed | 0 | 0 | – | – | – / – | 0 | All WA data | |
| open | Not listed | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1,250 / 800 | 0 | All TAS data | |
| closed | Not listed | 0 | 0 | – | – | – / – | 0 | All NT data | |
| open | Not listed | 0 | 0 | – | – | – / – | 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
No community-reported 190 or 491 invitations for Shipwright yet.
Cut-off history
Where it ranks · 189
Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Rising
⋯
This occupation · most invited →least invited
2 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52
Most consistently invited
invited 2 of 4 roundsOccasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
1last FY · 3 rounds
1so far · 1 round
▲ +200% per roundRound to round · last 2 FY
1
1
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
| Date | Subclass | Source | Points | Est. Invitations | Salary | DOE / EOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 189 | Federal | 65 | 1–1 | — | 16 Sep 2025 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 1–1 | — | — | |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 189 | Federal | 105 | 1–1 | — | — | |
| 13 Jun 2024 | 189 | Federal | 105 | 1–1 | — | — | |
| 8 Dec 2022 | 189 | Federal | 70 | ~1Est. | — | — |
- ··
- 189Federal80
- Est. Invitations
- 1–1
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal105
- Est. Invitations
- 1–1
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal105
- Est. Invitations
- 1–1
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal70
- Est. Invitations
- ~1Est.
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
··
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced
How many Shipwright visas are actually granted?
3 skilled visas for Shipwright in 2024-25, the 454th most of 581 occupations.
| Visa | Share of total | 2024-25 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | ||
33% | 1 | — | |
33% | 1 | — | |
33% | 1 | — | |
0% | 0 | — | |
0% | 0 | — |
— 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Where they were granted
Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Shipwright 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.
- 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 2VICToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 3QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 4SAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 5WAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 6TASToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 7ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 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)
Who was granted
Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.
- 1Brazil40.0%
- 2India20.0%
- 3Denmark10.0%
- 4Iran10.0%
- 5Philippines10.0%
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 Shipwright subclass 189?
Shipwright last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–105 over its last 5 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 16 September 2025 were invited.
Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Shipwright?
In the 15 October 2026 round, Shipwright EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 16 September 2025; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 1 invitations to this occupation (19–19 to unit group 3991), 100% of its 1 EOIs at 65+ points.
Is the Shipwright subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?
Easing: across the last 5 189 rounds the Shipwright cut-off ranged 65–105, from 70 (8 December 2022) to 65 (15 October 2026).
Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Shipwright (subclass 189)?
Over Shipwright's last 5 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–105. Met: 95: 3 of 5, 90: 3 of 5, 85: 3 of 5, 80: 3 of 5, 75: 2 of 5, 70: 2 of 5. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 16 September 2025 were invited.
Which states nominate Shipwright for 190/491?
Shipwright is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: 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 Shipwright?
About 470 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Boat Builders and Shipwrights, the unit group's 2 occupations together, Shipwright included, 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 Shipwright invitation rounds held?
Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Shipwright received invitations in 1 of them.
How many Shipwright visas were granted in 2024-25?
3 main applicants: 1 through 186, 1 through 190 and 1 through 491.
Last updated 2 November 2026Sources:OfficialEstimated
EOI snapshot September 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.