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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

August 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

NovenAI monthly direct answer

Life Scientist (General)ANZSCO 234511 EOI competition report, August 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Life Scientist (General) (ANZSCO 234511) had328 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 792. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
328
Three-status total
792
Largest combined band
90points

NovenAI analysis layer

What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 41.4 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 90-point band contains 15.3 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 90, 85, 75 points contain 40.7 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: VIC 157; 491: VIC 110. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 307 in July 2026 to 328 in August 2026, a change of 21 EOIs or approximately 6.8 percent month on month.

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See the distribution behind the brief

Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Life Scientist (General)

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

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
300010
35000
40000
451000
501000
5510010
6010010
6536029
7034043
75481031
80381036
85551047
90371074
95101064
100101010
105101010
110101010

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 Life Scientist (General)?

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 121 EOIs or 15.3 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 90, 85, 75 points, containing 322 EOIs or 40.7 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 307 in July 2026 to 328 in August 2026, a change of 21 EOIs or approximately 6.8 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

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

For August 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that VIC has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 157; VIC has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 110. 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 15 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: August 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.