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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

May 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

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Musician (Instrumental)ANZSCO 211213 EOI competition report, May 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Musician (Instrumental) (ANZSCO 211213) had90 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of May 2026. Submitted status is the primary measure used for the pool-movement analysis on this page.

The separately calculated total across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses is 180. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
90
Three-status total
180
Largest combined band
90points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 50.0 percent of the three-status total and is the principal component across the selected statuses. NovenAI keeps it separate from the combined measure that includes Closed records.

Score concentration

The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. The 90-point band contains 16.7 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 90, 85, 80 points contain 38.9 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: VIC 50; 491: NSW 30. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 80 in April 2026 to 90 in May 2026, a change of 10 EOIs or approximately 12.5 percent month on month.

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See the distribution behind the brief

Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Musician (Instrumental)

NovenAI separates Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses so different stages are not mistaken for one active competition pool.

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
35000
40000
451000
50000
5510010
6010010
6510010
7010010
750010
8010010
8510010
90101010
95000
1001000
105000

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Monthly subclass 189 EOI status trend

Each month is a separate SkillSelect snapshot, not a cumulative total carried forward from earlier months.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Subclass 190 submitted EOI trend by state

NovenAI compares Submitted status only in this chart.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Subclass 491 submitted EOI trend by state

NovenAI compares Submitted status only in this chart.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

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Questions answered by this monthly evidence

How concentrated is the subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Musician (Instrumental)?

The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. NovenAI calculates that 90 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 30 EOIs or 16.7 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 90, 85, 80 points, containing 70 EOIs or 38.9 percent. This measures distribution concentration, not an invitation cutoff.

Is the Submitted EOI pool increasing or decreasing?

NovenAI compares Submitted status only. Submitted EOIs increased from 80 in April 2026 to 90 in May 2026, a change of 10 EOIs or approximately 12.5 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

Which states lead the subclass 190 and 491 Submitted EOI data?

For May 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that VIC has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 50; NSW has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 30. These are EOI volumes, not state nomination allocations, invitation outcomes or an individual's likelihood of invitation.

How does NovenAI standardise and interpret SkillSelect EOI data?

NovenAI standardises the official data by occupation, visa subclass, status, score band, state and snapshot month. This report covers 7 available snapshots and 10 subclass 189 score bands with data. When the official source suppresses a cell below 20, NovenAI uses 10 as the analytical estimate, so the results are not exact application-by-application counts.

Data snapshot: May 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.