SkillSelect / 189 Points-tested
Data as at September 2026
OCCUPATION INTELLIGENCE

Economist

ANZSCO 224311 Subclass 189 Latest data: September 2026
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YOUR POSITION / NOT A FORECAST

Your Position

Calculated by this site

65–130 points, in steps of 5. Local only; not stored in the database.

Latest invitation score: 80

Score Gap
-5

5 points below latest invitation score

EOIs with higher scores
74

Submitted EOIs above your score

EOIs at your score
35

Official exact-score bucket

EOIs at your score or above
109

Exact aggregate or known-count lower bound

EOIs are not unique people. Same-score EOIs may be ordered using Date of Effect where applicable. Score position does not predict an invitation. A + suffix means a lower bound, not an estimate.
RELATIVE TO DATA-COMPLETE PEERS

Competition Overview

Calculated by this site · v1

Competition Pressure

Low
29.6 / 100

Comparative indicator, not a probability.

How is this calculated?
75+ EOIs in pool
109

Official independently queried aggregate

80+ EOIs in pool
74

Official independently queried aggregate

85+ EOIs in pool
33

Official independently queried aggregate

6M Growth
+1.5%

Absolute change: 3

View the five-factor calculation

Reference date: 2026-09-30 · Data-complete peers: 118 · Calculation version: v1

Factor Value Weight Peer percentile Contribution
Pool Size 209 25% 28.2 7.05
75+ Pool 109 25% 35.9 8.97
6M Growth 1.5 20% 10.7 2.14
Latest Invitation Score 80 20% 41.0 8.21
Days since last invitation 118 10% 32.1 3.21

Data interpretation: Read pool size, growth and published scores together; a single score does not describe your eligibility.

Competition Pressure is a comparative indicator based on current EOI pool and invitation data. It is not a probability of invitation, migration advice or a prediction of visa grant.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
Current Submitted EOI
209
Official Data · EOIs in pool
75+ EOIs in pool
109
80+ pool: 74
Last 189 invitation score
80
4 June 2026
1-month pool change
+8.9%
Calculated metric · not new EOIs

EOI Points Distribution

Submitted EOIs · exact points scores

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Points Submitted pool
45 points <20
55 points <20
60 points <20
65 points 44
70 points 36
75 points 35
80 points 41
85 points 21
90 points <20
95 points <20
100 points <20
105 points <20
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Monthly Submitted EOI Trend

Month-end pool · Official Revised History

Time range

Chart loads when visible. All observations are also available below.

1-month change +8.9% Absolute change: 17
3-month change +46.2% Absolute change: 66
6-month change +1.5% Absolute change: 3
12-month change +19.4% Absolute change: 34
View monthly data table
Month Submitted pool
October 2024 27
November 2024 45
December 2024 52
January 2025 76
February 2025 101
March 2025 118
April 2025 131
May 2025 138
June 2025 142
July 2025 162
August 2025 162
September 2025 175
October 2025 196
November 2025 165
December 2025 175
January 2026 184
February 2026 191
March 2026 206
April 2026 216
May 2026 219
June 2026 143
July 2026 152
August 2026 192
September 2026 209
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Calculated metrics Calculated

Descriptive only. No invitation probabilities or expected dates.

80+ score share

35.4%

Official 80+ aggregate divided by official Submitted total.

6-month pool movement

+1.5%

A larger pool may mean more competition. Movement is shown without red/green judgments.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

189 Invitation History

Invitations issued in official rounds · distinct from Invited status in snapshots

Published invitation score trend

Published scores only. Missing and not-invited rounds remain gaps, never 0 points.

Time range

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Round date Minimum points Occupation tie-break date Notes / official source
4 June 2026 80 Not available
Published score details

Economist | 80

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

13 Nov 2025 85 Not available
Published score details

Economist | 85 | N/A*

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Aug 2025 90 Not available
Published score details

Economist | 90 | N/A*

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

7 Nov 2024 90 Not available
Published score details

Economist | 90

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

5 Sept 2024 90 Not available
Published score details

Economist | 90

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

13 June 2024 95 Not available
Published score details

Economist | 95

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

18 Dec 2023 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

25 May 2023 Not available Not available
Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

8 Dec 2022 65 Not available
Published score details

Economist | 65 | 65 | N/A* | N/A* | Minimum of published 189 offshore/onshore scores; see raw source

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

6 Oct 2022 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

22 Aug 2022 Not available Not available
Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Apr 2022 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Jan 2022 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

29 Oct 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

26 July 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Apr 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Jan 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Oct 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

11 Sept 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

11 Aug 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 4 June 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Invitation & Pool Timeline

Official month-end snapshots, matched invitations and captured revisions

Official Data / Revision evidence
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  1. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 209

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  2. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 192

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  3. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 152

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  4. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 143

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  5. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 80

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  6. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 219

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  7. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 216

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  8. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 206

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  9. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 191

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  10. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 184

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  11. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 175

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  12. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 165

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  13. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 85

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  14. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 196

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  15. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 175

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  16. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 162

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  17. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 90

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  18. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 162

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  19. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 142

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  20. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 138

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  21. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 131

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  22. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 118

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  23. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 101

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  24. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 76

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  25. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 52

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  26. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 45

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  27. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 90

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  28. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 27

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  29. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 90

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  30. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 95

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  31. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 65

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Post-round Pool Movement

Before / after published snapshots from the same captured release

Calculated by this site

Pool movement should not be interpreted as exact invitations issued. Changes can reflect invitations, expiry, withdrawals, profile changes or historical revisions.

4 June 2026 · -76

Before snapshot: 2026-05-31 · After snapshot: 2026-06-30

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool 219 143 -76
75+ points 124+ 37+ Not available
80+ points 88+ 0+ Not available
85+ points 34+ 0+ Not available
45 points <20 <20 Not available
55 points <20 <20 Not available
60 points <20 <20 Not available
65 points 34 35 1
70 points 23 29 6
75 points 36 37 1
80 points 54 <20 Not available
85 points 34 <20 Not available
90 points <20 <20 Not available
105 points <20 Not available Not available
13 Nov 2025 · -31

Before snapshot: 2025-10-31 · After snapshot: 2025-11-30

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool 196 165 -31
75+ points 104+ 71+ Not available
80+ points 70+ 39+ Not available
85+ points 34+ 0+ Not available
50 points <20 <20 Not available
55 points <20 <20 Not available
60 points <20 <20 Not available
65 points 37 36 -1
70 points <20 20 Not available
75 points 34 32 -2
80 points 36 39 3
85 points 34 <20 Not available
90 points <20 <20 Not available
95 points <20 Not available Not available
100 points <20 Not available Not available
21 Aug 2025 · 0

Before snapshot: 2025-07-31 · After snapshot: 2025-08-31

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool 162 162 0
75+ points 100+ 93+ Not available
80+ points 76+ 64+ Not available
85+ points 45+ 29+ Not available
50 points <20 <20 Not available
55 points <20 <20 Not available
60 points <20 <20 Not available
65 points 20 25 5
70 points <20 <20 Not available
75 points 24 29 5
80 points 31 35 4
85 points 25 29 4
90 points 20 <20 Not available
95 points <20 Not available Not available
100 points <20 Not available Not available
7 Nov 2024 · +18

Before snapshot: 2024-10-31 · After snapshot: 2024-11-30

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool 27 45 18
75+ points 0+ 0+ Not available
80+ points 0+ 0+ Not available
85+ points 0+ 0+ Not available
55 points Not available <20 Not available
65 points <20 <20 Not available
70 points <20 <20 Not available
75 points <20 <20 Not available
80 points <20 <20 Not available
85 points <20 <20 Not available
90 points <20 <20 Not available
95 points <20 Not available Not available
5 Sept 2024 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: 2024-10-31

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available 27 Not available
75+ points Not available 0+ Not available
80+ points Not available 0+ Not available
85+ points Not available 0+ Not available
65 points Not available <20 Not available
70 points Not available <20 Not available
75 points Not available <20 Not available
80 points Not available <20 Not available
85 points Not available <20 Not available
90 points Not available <20 Not available
95 points Not available <20 Not available
13 June 2024 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: Not available

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available Not available Not available
75+ points Not available Not available Not available
80+ points Not available Not available Not available
85+ points Not available Not available Not available
8 Dec 2022 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: Not available

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available Not available Not available
75+ points Not available Not available Not available
80+ points Not available Not available Not available
85+ points Not available Not available Not available
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Data Revisions

Observed changes between actual captures; no cause inferred

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No revision records detected for this occupation. Only actual captured releases can be compared; an empty list does not prove the source never revised its history.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

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