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Sports Development Officer

ANZSCO 452321STSOLAssessed by VETASSESS

As at September 2026, Sports Development Officer (ANZSCO 452321) has 29 EOIs in the subclass 190 pool and 28 in 491.

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Latest Sports Development Officer invitation rounds & points

Subclass 189 wait estimates · — EOI pool

Not enough recent rounds to compute a wait estimate for this subclass.

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.

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Is my points score enough for Sports Development Officer?

Can I get invited for Sports Development Officer with my points?

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189 Invitation Predictions

What points and Date of Effect may be needed for Sports Development Officer in the next 189 round?

NEXT 189 ROUND · FROZEN 9 Oct 2026projected cutoff 85 pts · DOE 10 Aug 2026 – 9 Sept 2026this group 1–2 invitationsGet your verdict →

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See the predicted cutoff score and Date of Effect for Sports Development Officer if a given number of 189 invitations are issued in the next round.

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Cut-offs & capacity

Minimum Points Invited

All sources · 0 data points

Points Summary

Highest

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Lowest

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Average

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Across 0 federal rounds

Point Reality Gauge

EOI minimum vs actual invited

Minimum (65)Actual (--)

Key Insights for Sports Development Officer

  • ↔

    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.

  • ⚠

    No rounds yet this FY. This occupation has not appeared in any invitation rounds for the current financial year. Check back as new rounds are published.

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A profile of the invited

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Sports Development Officer EOI queue & points distribution

How many people are ahead of me in the EOI pool for Sports Development Officer?

EOI Pool Distribution (All Subclasses)

09/2026 snapshot · 57 submitted EOIs in queue

Peak Points

90

At --+ pts

--

Below Cutoff

--

EOI Submission Trends

Feb 24 – Sep 26

Latest

57

MoM Change

-7 (-10.9%)

Peak Month

Jan 26 (68)

→ SkillSelect EOI data for Sports Development Officer

EOI Queue Age

Backlog by submission month — 09/2026 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.

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In Queue

57

Oldest Waiting

Sep 24

Total Invited

16

Invitation Trends

Mar 24 – Sep 26

Latest

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MoM Change

-2 (-25.0%)

Peak Month

Nov 25 (16)

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Sports Development Officer round history

Round History

  • No rounds found for this filter.
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced
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Sports Development Officer 190 / 491 state nominations

Which states nominate Sports Development Officer for 190 or 491?

190/491 State Nominations

EOI queue & eligibility per state for this occupation

NSW✓Listed

5EOIs

Peak Bracket

80pts

31M Trend

↑ 25%

Points Distribution

Queue Trend (31M)

VIC✓Listed

22EOIs

Peak Bracket

90+pts

31M Trend

↑ 1900%

Points Distribution

Queue Trend (31M)

Invited & Lodged (31M)

QLD?Unknown

3EOIs

Peak Bracket

65pts

31M Trend

↑ 200%

Points Distribution

Queue Trend (31M)

Invited & Lodged (31M)

SA?Unknown

11EOIs

Peak Bracket

90+pts

31M Trend

↑ 800%

Points Distribution

Queue Trend (31M)

Invited & Lodged (31M)

WA?Unknown

11EOIs

Peak Bracket

75pts

31M Trend

↑ 800%

Points Distribution

Queue Trend (31M)

Invited & Lodged (31M)

TAS?Unknown

8EOIs

Peak Bracket

90+pts

31M Trend

↑ 300%

Points Distribution

Queue Trend (31M)

Invited & Lodged (31M)

NT?Unknown

5EOIs

Peak Bracket

90+pts

31M Trend

↑ 200%

Points Distribution

Queue Trend (31M)

Invited & Lodged (31M)

ACT?Unknown

8EOIs

Peak Bracket

90+pts

31M Trend

↑ 300%

Points Distribution

Queue Trend (31M)

Invited & Lodged (31M)

EOI counts may include multi-state nominations.

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Sports Development Officer visa grants

How many Sports Development Officer visas were actually granted, and through which visa?

In 2024-25, 11 skilled visas went to Sports Development Officer main applicants, the 305th most of 581 occupations. Most came through employer sponsorship (186: 4) and regional state nomination (491: 4).

25-26* is provisional: the full year to June 2026 from a Home Affairs data release. Hover for the figures; the official release is expected in late 2026.

Visa2024-25Change
11—
4—
4—
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494 includes the closed 187 (peak 7 in 2016-17). — 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
Sports Development Officer visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491494
2015-16149005
2016-171811007
2017-18127302
2018-19125232
2019-2083113
2020-2142002
2021-2231011
2022-2391332
2023-24102521
2024-25114340

Where they were granted

Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Sports Development Officer 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Sports Development Officer 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 3Victoria — 0Queensland — 0South Australia — 0Western Australia — 1Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW3VIC0QLD0SA0WA1TAS0NT0ACT0
  1. 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  2. 2WAToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  3. 3VICToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  4. 4QLDToo 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. 1India33.3%
  2. 2United Kingdom26.7%
  3. 3Iran6.7%
  4. 4South Africa6.7%
  5. 5China3.3%
73%
applied from within Australia in 2024-258 of 11 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.

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Common questions about Sports Development Officer

Which states nominate Sports Development Officer for 190/491?

Sports Development Officer has state-nomination activity in: NSW, 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 Sports Development Officer?

Around 637 subclass 189 places are projected for Sports Development Officer in FY2026-27. The Department of Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so this is an ImmiTrend estimate based on prior-year ceilings and current pool data.

How often are Sports Development Officer invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: no federal rounds have been held yet in FY2026-27; the most recent was on 4 June 2026, and in FY2025-26 there were 3 federal rounds (21 August 2025, 13 November 2025 and 4 June 2026), with Sports Development Officer invited in none of them.

How many Sports Development Officer visas were granted in 2024-25?

11 main applicants: 4 through 186, 4 through 491 and 3 through 190.

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Last updated 30 September 2026Sources:OfficialEstimated

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.