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
29
189
LODGED
70
50
189
LODGED
75
52
189
LODGED
80
56
189
LODGED
85
53
189
LODGED
90
167
189
LODGED
95
32
189
LODGED
100
<20
189
INVITED
65
<20
189
INVITED
70
<20
189
INVITED
75
<20
189
INVITED
80
<20
189
INVITED
85
38
189
INVITED
90
350
189
INVITED
95
24
189
INVITED
100
<20
189
CLOSED
65
927
189
CLOSED
70
1150
189
CLOSED
75
1229
189
CLOSED
80
1138
189
CLOSED
85
1108
189
CLOSED
90
945
189
CLOSED
95
438
189
CLOSED
100
74
189
CLOSED
105
<20
190
LODGED
65
41
190
LODGED
70
67
190
LODGED
75
85
190
LODGED
80
133
190
LODGED
85
129
190
LODGED
90
144
190
LODGED
95
120
190
LODGED
100
27
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
26
190
INVITED
95
146
190
INVITED
100
<20
190
INVITED
105
<20
190
CLOSED
65
843
190
CLOSED
70
1473
190
CLOSED
75
1521
190
CLOSED
80
1848
190
CLOSED
85
1538
190
CLOSED
90
1486
190
CLOSED
95
1175
190
CLOSED
100
512
190
CLOSED
105
90
190
CLOSED
110
<20
491
LODGED
65
42
491
LODGED
70
67
491
LODGED
75
79
491
LODGED
80
92
491
LODGED
85
82
491
LODGED
90
64
491
LODGED
95
65
491
LODGED
100
48
491
LODGED
105
<20
491
LODGED
110
<20
491
INVITED
65
<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
67
491
INVITED
110
<20
491
INVITED
115
<20
491
CLOSED
65
308
491
CLOSED
70
890
491
CLOSED
75
1159
491
CLOSED
80
1619
491
CLOSED
85
1556
491
CLOSED
90
1566
491
CLOSED
95
1057
491
CLOSED
100
880
491
CLOSED
105
631
491
CLOSED
110
163
491
CLOSED
115
20
491
CLOSED
120
<20

States Backlog

State
EOI Count
190
LODGED
ACT
38
190
LODGED
ANY
41
190
LODGED
NSW
95
190
LODGED
NT
31
190
LODGED
QLD
146
190
LODGED
SA
87
190
LODGED
TAS
54
190
LODGED
VIC
214
190
LODGED
WA
169
190
INVITED
ACT
<20
190
INVITED
ANY
28
190
INVITED
NSW
43
190
INVITED
NT
<20
190
INVITED
QLD
30
190
INVITED
SA
20
190
INVITED
TAS
<20
190
INVITED
VIC
83
190
INVITED
WA
40
190
CLOSED
ACT
514
190
CLOSED
ANY
1173
190
CLOSED
NSW
3173
190
CLOSED
NT
370
190
CLOSED
QLD
1610
190
CLOSED
SA
1321
190
CLOSED
TAS
615
190
CLOSED
VIC
2837
190
CLOSED
WA
2243
491
LODGED
ACT
<20
491
LODGED
ANY
29
491
LODGED
NSW
214
491
LODGED
NT
44
491
LODGED
QLD
82
491
LODGED
SA
54
491
LODGED
TAS
32
491
LODGED
VIC
87
491
LODGED
WA
83
491
INVITED
ACT
<20
491
INVITED
ANY
<20
491
INVITED
NSW
23
491
INVITED
NT
<20
491
INVITED
QLD
<20
491
INVITED
SA
<20
491
INVITED
TAS
<20
491
INVITED
VIC
37
491
INVITED
WA
28
491
CLOSED
ACT
490
491
CLOSED
ANY
944
491
CLOSED
NSW
2929
491
CLOSED
NT
382
491
CLOSED
QLD
1317
491
CLOSED
SA
1604
491
CLOSED
TAS
853
491
CLOSED
VIC
1589
491
CLOSED
WA
2207

State Points Backlog

Points ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
190 SUBMITTED 65 173 499 115 240 310 150 444 420
190 SUBMITTED 70 328 843 214 503 546 264 772 736
190 SUBMITTED 75 277 753 180 510 461 200 788 747
190 SUBMITTED 80 287 739 180 521 478 191 766 747
190 SUBMITTED 85 134 518 67 356 261 84 544 448
190 SUBMITTED 90 93 451 54 242 162 65 427 342
190 SUBMITTED 95 22 138 <20 82 55 <20 117 89
190 SUBMITTED 100 <20 28 <20 <20 <20 <20 21 <20
190 SUBMITTED 105 0 <20 0 <20 <20 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 41
190 LODGED 80 <20 <20 <20 37 <20 <20 24 43
190 LODGED 85 <20 <20 <20 40 <20 <20 35 27
190 LODGED 90 <20 33 <20 25 <20 <20 67 <20
190 LODGED 95 <20 <20 <20 25 <20 <20 53 <20
190 LODGED 100 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 20 <20
190 LODGED 105 <20 0 0 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
190 INVITED 65 <20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
190 INVITED 70 0 0 <20 0 0 <20 <20 0
190 INVITED 75 0 0 <20 0 <20 0 <20 0
190 INVITED 80 0 0 0 <20 <20 0 <20 0
190 INVITED 85 <20 0 0 0 0 0 <20 <20
190 INVITED 90 0 <20 <20 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
190 INVITED 95 <20 37 <20 23 <20 <20 55 33
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 59 226 39 109 141 87 189 165
190 CLOSED 70 92 384 80 191 242 114 349 303
190 CLOSED 75 70 371 50 239 202 94 401 351
190 CLOSED 80 89 444 74 323 240 109 470 413
190 CLOSED 85 73 414 50 269 162 70 444 343
190 CLOSED 90 51 482 33 227 136 52 430 280
190 CLOSED 95 35 445 <20 152 78 33 307 214
190 CLOSED 100 <20 244 <20 44 23 <20 131 74
190 CLOSED 105 0 42 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 86 200 57 106 145 68 212 245
491 SUBMITTED 70 281 601 190 339 436 261 533 773
491 SUBMITTED 75 215 506 147 328 362 206 466 685
491 SUBMITTED 80 354 717 257 565 584 332 651 976
491 SUBMITTED 85 243 584 177 423 409 203 547 868
491 SUBMITTED 90 253 542 180 426 428 219 524 859
491 SUBMITTED 95 106 294 74 203 210 83 253 462
491 SUBMITTED 100 59 192 50 100 105 54 162 289
491 SUBMITTED 105 <20 49 <20 28 28 <20 32 78
491 SUBMITTED 110 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 SUBMITTED 115 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0 <20
491 LODGED 65 0 25 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 0
491 LODGED 70 <20 40 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 75 <20 46 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 80 <20 40 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 85 <20 27 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 90 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 22 <20
491 LODGED 95 <20 <20 <20 25 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 100 0 <20 <20 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
491 LODGED 105 0 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 110 <20 <20 <20 <20 0 0 <20 <20
491 INVITED 65 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0 0
491 INVITED 70 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0 0
491 INVITED 75 0 <20 0 0 0 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 80 0 <20 <20 0 0 <20 <20 0
491 INVITED 85 0 0 0 0 <20 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 90 0 <20 0 0 0 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 95 0 <20 0 0 0 0 <20 <20
491 INVITED 100 0 <20 <20 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
491 INVITED 105 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 25
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 <20 106 <20 32 72 35 44 51
491 CLOSED 70 37 273 45 99 165 92 129 160
491 CLOSED 75 68 373 44 133 209 135 175 243
491 CLOSED 80 94 450 69 233 282 153 266 319
491 CLOSED 85 72 423 60 226 225 126 251 372
491 CLOSED 90 75 392 71 256 265 133 269 371
491 CLOSED 95 55 314 40 145 164 76 178 258
491 CLOSED 100 41 281 22 108 129 52 136 203
491 CLOSED 105 25 219 <20 66 61 36 100 170
491 CLOSED 110 <20 75 <20 <20 <20 <20 23 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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