Production or Plant EngineerANZSCO 233513 EOI competition report, September 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Production or Plant Engineer (ANZSCO 233513) had729 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of September 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 1,976. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs: 729
Three-status total: 1,976
Largest combined band: 75points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 36.9 percent of the three-status total, which is less than half of the selected-status total. NovenAI keeps it separate from the combined measure that includes Closed records.

Score concentration

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. The 75-point band contains 18.3 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 75, 65, 70 points contain 52.5 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: NSW 378; 491: WA 464. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 717 in August 2026 to 729 in September 2026, a change of 12 EOIs or approximately 1.7 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Production or Plant Engineer

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

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Score	Submitted	Lodged	Closed
30	10	0	0
35	0	0	0
40	10	0	10
45	10	0	10
50	10	0	10
55	26	0	72
60	43	0	95
65	129	0	213
70	119	0	215
75	142	10	209
80	90	10	144
85	82	10	112
90	38	10	87
95	10	0	20
100	10	0	10
105	0	0	0

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.

NovenAI analyst answers

Questions answered by this monthly evidence

How concentrated is the subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Production or Plant Engineer?

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. NovenAI calculates that 75 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 361 EOIs or 18.3 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 75, 65, 70 points, containing 1,037 EOIs or 52.5 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 717 in August 2026 to 729 in September 2026, a change of 12 EOIs or approximately 1.7 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

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

For September 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that NSW has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 378; WA has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 464. 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 14 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: September 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.

Score	Submitted	Lodged	Closed
30	10	0	0
35	0	0	0
40	10	0	10
45	10	0	10
50	10	0	10
55	26	0	72
60	43	0	95
65	129	0	213
70	119	0	215
75	142	10	209
80	90	10	144
85	82	10	112
90	38	10	87
95	10	0	20
100	10	0	10
105	0	0	0

Score	Submitted	Lodged	Closed
30	10	0	0
35	0	0	0
40	10	0	10
45	10	0	10
50	10	0	10
55	26	0	72
60	43	0	95
65	129	0	213
70	119	0	215
75	142	10	209
80	90	10	144
85	82	10	112
90	38	10	87
95	10	0	20
100	10	0	10
105	0	0	0

Score	Submitted	Lodged	Closed
30	10	0	0
35	0	0	0
40	10	0	10
45	10	0	10
50	10	0	10
55	26	0	72
60	43	0	95
65	129	0	213
70	119	0	215
75	142	10	209
80	90	10	144
85	82	10	112
90	38	10	87
95	10	0	20
100	10	0	10
105	0	0	0