NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief
August 2026
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ChemistANZSCO 234211 EOI competition report, August 2026
According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Chemist (ANZSCO 234211) had659 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of August 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 1,450. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.
- Submitted 189 EOIs
- 659
- Three-status total
- 1,450
- Largest combined band
- 65points
NovenAI analysis layer
What the evidence says
Pool composition
Submitted represents 45.4 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
The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. The 65-point band contains 20.1 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 65, 70, 75 points contain 47.9 percent.
State signals
The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: NSW 383; 491: WA 447. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.
Submitted EOI movement
NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 647 in July 2026 to 659 in August 2026, a change of 12 EOIs or approximately 1.9 percent month on month.
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