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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

January 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

NovenAI monthly direct answer

Environmental Research ScientistANZSCO 234313 EOI competition report, January 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Environmental Research Scientist (ANZSCO 234313) had210 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of January 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 404. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
210
Three-status total
404
Largest combined band
70points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 52.0 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 70-point band contains 14.1 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 70, 85, 65 points contain 39.9 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: NSW 110; 491: ACT 100. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 191 in December 2025 to 210 in January 2026, a change of 19 EOIs or approximately 9.9 percent month on month.

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See the distribution behind the brief

Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Environmental Research Scientist

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
501000
5510010
6010010
65301010
70371010
75221010
80211010
85201024
90101010
95101010
100101010
1051000

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 Environmental Research Scientist?

The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. NovenAI calculates that 70 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 57 EOIs or 14.1 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 70, 85, 65 points, containing 161 EOIs or 39.9 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 191 in December 2025 to 210 in January 2026, a change of 19 EOIs or approximately 9.9 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

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

For January 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that NSW has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 110; ACT has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 100. 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 13 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: January 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.