State & Territory Nominations

Each Australian state and territory receives a fixed number of nomination places for subclass 190 and 491 visas each financial year. These allocations determine how many skilled workers each state can nominate.

Financial Year

190 Allocations

12,850

-3,250 (-20%)

491 Allocations

7,500

-5,060 (-40%)

Total Places

20,350

-8,310 (-29%)

States & Territories

8

With allocations
190 — Skilled Nominated491 — Skilled Work Regional
ACT

Australian Capital Territory

7.9% of national total

190 — Skilled Nominated800
+200 (+33%)
491 — Skilled Work Regional800
+200 (+33%)
Total1,600
NSW

New South Wales

17.7% of national total

190 — Skilled Nominated2,100
-900 (-30%)
491 — Skilled Work Regional1,500
-500 (-25%)
Total3,600
NT

Northern Territory

8.1% of national total

190 — Skilled Nominated850
+50 (+6%)
491 — Skilled Work Regional800
No change
Total1,650
QLD

Queensland

12.8% of national total

190 — Skilled Nominated1,850
+1,250 (+208%)
491 — Skilled Work Regional750
+150 (+25%)
Total2,600
SA

South Australia

11.1% of national total

190 — Skilled Nominated1,350
-1,650 (-55%)
491 — Skilled Work Regional900
+100 (+13%)
Total2,250
TAS

Tasmania

9.1% of national total

190 — Skilled Nominated1,200
-900 (-43%)
491 — Skilled Work Regional650
-110 (-14%)
Total1,850
VIC

Victoria

16.7% of national total

190 — Skilled Nominated2,700
-300 (-10%)
491 — Skilled Work Regional700
-1,300 (-65%)
Total3,400
WA

Western Australia

16.7% of national total

190 — Skilled Nominated2,000
-1,000 (-33%)
491 — Skilled Work Regional1,400
-3,600 (-72%)
Total3,400
Data source: State and territory nomination allocations 2025-26 Australian Department of Home Affairs

EOI Demand by State

How many Expressions of Interest are in the queue for each state, based on the latest SkillSelect snapshot.

Note: One EOI may appear in multiple states if the applicant nominated several states. Counts shown are not exclusive.

NSWNew South Wales
EOI Queue100,568
Places2,100
Ratio47.9:1
SASouth Australia
EOI Queue63,783
Places1,350
Ratio47.2:1
ACTAustralian Capital Territory
EOI Queue37,307
Places800
Ratio46.6:1
WAWestern Australia
EOI Queue86,005
Places2,000
Ratio43.0:1
VICVictoria
EOI Queue92,190
Places2,700
Ratio34.1:1
NTNorthern Territory
EOI Queue21,391
Places850
Ratio25.2:1
QLDQueensland
EOI Queue44,976
Places1,850
Ratio24.3:1
TASTasmania
EOI Queue23,023
Places1,200
Ratio19.2:1
ANYANY
EOI Queue26,029

EOI Queue Trend by State

Invited + Lodged Trend by State

Recent Invitation Rounds

Latest pre-invitations and approvals reported across states — filter by state and visa subclass.

Subclass
State
500 results
1 Apr 20266 invitations
QLD491onshore
85pts

Systems Analyst

261112community
QLD491onshore
90pts

Developer Programmer

261312community
QLD190onshore
80pts

Registered Nurses nec

254499community
QLD491onshore
95pts

Marketing Specialist

225113community
QLD190onshore
80pts

Civil Engineer

233211community
QLD190onshore
90pts

Mechanical Engineer

233512community
20 Mar 202610 invitations
QLD190onshore
65pts

Construction Project Manager

133111community
QLD190onshore
90pts

Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

254418community
QLD190offshore
65pts

Welder (First Class)

322313community
QLD491onshore
85pts

Hospital Pharmacist

251511community
QLD190offshore
85pts

Construction Project Manager

133111community
QLD491offshore
85pts

Primary School Teacher

241213community
QLD190onshore
90pts

ICT Security Specialist

262112community
QLD190onshore
100pts

Mechanical Engineer

233512community
QLD190onshore
75pts

Registered Nurses nec

254499community
QLD190offshore
70pts

Metal Machinist (First Class)

323214community
17 Mar 202614 invitations
VIC190onshore
90pts

Analyst Programmer

261311community
VIC190onshore
90pts

Electronics Engineer

233411community
VIC190offshore
95pts

Construction...

133111community
VIC190onshore
100pts

ICT Business Analyst

261111community
VIC190onshore
95pts

Primary School Teacher

241213community
VIC190offshore
95pts

Developer Programmer

261312community
VIC190onshore
95pts

Biomedical Engineer

233913community
VIC190onshore
95pts

ICT Security Specialist

262112community
VIC190onshore
105pts

Civil Engineer

233211community
VIC190onshore
90pts

Civil Engineer

233211community
VIC190onshore
95pts

Computer Network...

263111community
VIC190onshore
100pts

Analyst Programmer

261311community
VIC190onshore
75pts

Carpenter

331212community
VIC190onshore
95pts

Statistician

224113community