Subclass Eligibility

189
190
491
491 Family

Skill Assessment Authority

Skill Level

1

Skilled Occupation List

๐ŸŽฒ MLTSSL

Australian Labour Market for Mechanical Engineer

Based on the Skills Priority List 2024 which provides a current assessment of the Australian labour market, including a detailed view of occupations in shortage and the anticipated future demand for occupations. Please refer to the State Eligibility subsection down below to know specific eligibility requirements for 190/491 state nomination.

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SkillSelect Backlog
189
190
491

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Points Backlog

Points
EOI Count
189
LODGED
65
27
189
LODGED
70
51
189
LODGED
75
50
189
LODGED
80
54
189
LODGED
85
56
189
LODGED
90
245
189
LODGED
95
26
189
LODGED
100
<20
189
INVITED
65
<20
189
INVITED
70
<20
189
INVITED
75
<20
189
INVITED
80
<20
189
INVITED
85
35
189
INVITED
90
268
189
INVITED
95
20
189
INVITED
100
<20
189
CLOSED
65
1006
189
CLOSED
70
1217
189
CLOSED
75
1316
189
CLOSED
80
1197
189
CLOSED
85
1148
189
CLOSED
90
920
189
CLOSED
95
435
189
CLOSED
100
71
189
CLOSED
105
<20
190
LODGED
65
39
190
LODGED
70
67
190
LODGED
75
88
190
LODGED
80
129
190
LODGED
85
122
190
LODGED
90
139
190
LODGED
95
153
190
LODGED
100
21
190
LODGED
105
<20
190
INVITED
65
<20
190
INVITED
70
<20
190
INVITED
75
<20
190
INVITED
80
<20
190
INVITED
85
<20
190
INVITED
90
32
190
INVITED
95
111
190
INVITED
100
<20
190
INVITED
105
<20
190
CLOSED
65
897
190
CLOSED
70
1563
190
CLOSED
75
1608
190
CLOSED
80
1930
190
CLOSED
85
1588
190
CLOSED
90
1528
190
CLOSED
95
1167
190
CLOSED
100
504
190
CLOSED
105
92
190
CLOSED
110
<20
491
LODGED
65
40
491
LODGED
70
65
491
LODGED
75
78
491
LODGED
80
93
491
LODGED
85
84
491
LODGED
90
66
491
LODGED
95
69
491
LODGED
100
48
491
LODGED
105
30
491
LODGED
110
<20
491
INVITED
70
<20
491
INVITED
75
<20
491
INVITED
80
<20
491
INVITED
85
<20
491
INVITED
90
<20
491
INVITED
95
<20
491
INVITED
100
<20
491
INVITED
105
53
491
INVITED
110
<20
491
INVITED
115
<20
491
CLOSED
65
342
491
CLOSED
70
908
491
CLOSED
75
1216
491
CLOSED
80
1707
491
CLOSED
85
1599
491
CLOSED
90
1614
491
CLOSED
95
1066
491
CLOSED
100
882
491
CLOSED
105
623
491
CLOSED
110
153
491
CLOSED
115
22
491
CLOSED
120
<20

States Backlog

State
EOI Count
190
LODGED
ACT
37
190
LODGED
ANY
44
190
LODGED
NSW
88
190
LODGED
NT
36
190
LODGED
QLD
140
190
LODGED
SA
88
190
LODGED
TAS
55
190
LODGED
VIC
233
190
LODGED
WA
165
190
INVITED
ACT
<20
190
INVITED
ANY
23
190
INVITED
NSW
34
190
INVITED
NT
<20
190
INVITED
QLD
25
190
INVITED
SA
<20
190
INVITED
TAS
<20
190
INVITED
VIC
67
190
INVITED
WA
28
190
CLOSED
ACT
533
190
CLOSED
ANY
1191
190
CLOSED
NSW
3300
190
CLOSED
NT
371
190
CLOSED
QLD
1644
190
CLOSED
SA
1331
190
CLOSED
TAS
623
190
CLOSED
VIC
2911
190
CLOSED
WA
2382
491
LODGED
ACT
<20
491
LODGED
ANY
34
491
LODGED
NSW
210
491
LODGED
NT
44
491
LODGED
QLD
81
491
LODGED
SA
54
491
LODGED
TAS
36
491
LODGED
VIC
106
491
LODGED
WA
83
491
INVITED
ACT
<20
491
INVITED
ANY
<20
491
INVITED
NSW
<20
491
INVITED
NT
<20
491
INVITED
QLD
<20
491
INVITED
SA
<20
491
INVITED
TAS
<20
491
INVITED
VIC
30
491
INVITED
WA
21
491
CLOSED
ACT
511
491
CLOSED
ANY
948
491
CLOSED
NSW
2950
491
CLOSED
NT
397
491
CLOSED
QLD
1346
491
CLOSED
SA
1632
491
CLOSED
TAS
871
491
CLOSED
VIC
1634
491
CLOSED
WA
2360

State Points Backlog

Points ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
190 SUBMITTED 65 176 470 118 244 308 151 444 418
190 SUBMITTED 70 338 824 222 507 555 269 770 735
190 SUBMITTED 75 283 726 174 513 456 198 751 720
190 SUBMITTED 80 283 718 175 516 475 191 764 743
190 SUBMITTED 85 132 496 70 344 266 88 533 459
190 SUBMITTED 90 96 434 56 244 171 64 408 333
190 SUBMITTED 95 21 139 <20 89 52 <20 123 92
190 SUBMITTED 100 <20 27 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 SUBMITTED 105 0 <20 0 <20 0 0 <20 0
190 LODGED 65 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 LODGED 70 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 LODGED 75 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 40
190 LODGED 80 <20 <20 <20 36 <20 <20 26 37
190 LODGED 85 <20 <20 <20 37 <20 <20 35 25
190 LODGED 90 <20 26 <20 26 <20 <20 67 <20
190 LODGED 95 <20 26 <20 24 <20 <20 75 29
190 LODGED 100 <20 <20 0 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
190 LODGED 105 <20 0 0 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
190 INVITED 65 0 0 <20 0 <20 0 0 0
190 INVITED 70 0 0 0 0 <20 <20 <20 0
190 INVITED 75 0 0 <20 0 0 0 <20 0
190 INVITED 80 0 0 0 0 <20 0 <20 0
190 INVITED 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 <20 0
190 INVITED 90 0 <20 <20 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
190 INVITED 95 <20 29 <20 20 <20 <20 34 22
190 INVITED 100 <20 <20 0 <20 0 0 <20 0
190 INVITED 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <20
190 CLOSED 65 60 245 38 112 146 86 196 180
190 CLOSED 70 99 407 78 196 249 120 368 331
190 CLOSED 75 70 401 53 243 206 98 421 372
190 CLOSED 80 91 464 77 330 245 107 488 452
190 CLOSED 85 73 427 47 279 156 68 454 359
190 CLOSED 90 55 501 31 227 132 52 431 298
190 CLOSED 95 37 438 <20 153 76 33 301 216
190 CLOSED 100 <20 243 <20 46 23 <20 136 71
190 CLOSED 105 0 43 0 <20 <20 0 25 <20
190 CLOSED 110 <20 <20 0 <20 <20 0 0 0
190 CLOSED 130 0 0 0 <20 0 0 0 0
491 SUBMITTED 65 85 201 61 105 145 67 208 236
491 SUBMITTED 70 282 596 189 341 443 265 541 770
491 SUBMITTED 75 217 486 146 331 361 204 467 680
491 SUBMITTED 80 364 710 259 559 578 328 657 975
491 SUBMITTED 85 256 568 176 436 411 203 540 853
491 SUBMITTED 90 252 541 174 429 428 217 521 870
491 SUBMITTED 95 99 284 75 197 212 82 251 470
491 SUBMITTED 100 64 192 51 105 108 57 163 295
491 SUBMITTED 105 <20 55 <20 32 28 <20 35 82
491 SUBMITTED 110 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 SUBMITTED 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <20
491 LODGED 65 0 24 <20 <20 <20 <20 0 0
491 LODGED 70 <20 37 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 75 <20 45 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 80 <20 37 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 85 <20 26 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 90 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 26 <20
491 LODGED 95 <20 <20 <20 24 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 100 0 <20 <20 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
491 LODGED 105 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 70 0 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0
491 INVITED 75 0 <20 <20 0 0 0 0 0
491 INVITED 80 0 0 0 0 <20 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 85 0 0 0 0 0 <20 <20 0
491 INVITED 90 0 <20 0 0 <20 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 95 0 <20 0 0 0 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 100 0 <20 <20 0 <20 0 <20 <20
491 INVITED 105 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 INVITED 110 0 <20 0 0 0 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <20
491 CLOSED 65 <20 113 <20 37 77 38 52 60
491 CLOSED 70 38 271 48 102 168 95 132 168
491 CLOSED 75 71 390 45 137 215 134 184 269
491 CLOSED 80 102 460 73 238 297 164 284 359
491 CLOSED 85 73 436 61 228 223 123 259 398
491 CLOSED 90 77 386 74 263 274 137 277 395
491 CLOSED 95 54 306 40 149 160 77 180 270
491 CLOSED 100 42 276 20 105 124 50 134 211
491 CLOSED 105 27 211 <20 67 64 38 94 170
491 CLOSED 110 <20 74 <20 <20 <20 <20 21 39
491 CLOSED 115 0 <20 0 0 <20 0 <20 <20
491 CLOSED 120 <20 <20 0 <20 <20 0 0 0
491 CLOSED 140 0 0 0 <20 0 0 0 0

State Eligibility

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Subclass 189 and 491FS Rounds

From 18 Dec 2023 onwards, DHA did not provide a Onshore and Offshore categorisation.

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Unit Group 2335 Subclass 189 and 491FS Rounds

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WA Rounds for 233512 Mechanical Engineer

WA releases complete round data . Cutoffs shown can be Subclass 190 or 491, as WA does not release subclass information.

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ACT Rounds for 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers

ACT nominations are based on matrix points (not EOI points) and ACT releases complete round data at a Unit Group Level (first 4 letters of ANZSCO Code).

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