NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief
August 2026
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MicrobiologistANZSCO 234517 EOI competition report, August 2026
According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Microbiologist (ANZSCO 234517) had363 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 733. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.
- Submitted 189 EOIs
- 363
- Three-status total
- 733
- Largest combined band
- 70points
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What the evidence says
Pool composition
Submitted represents 49.5 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 70-point band contains 18.0 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 70, 65, 75 points contain 50.5 percent.
State signals
The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: VIC 180; 491: SA 201. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.
Submitted EOI movement
NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 359 in July 2026 to 363 in August 2026, a change of 4 EOIs or approximately 1.1 percent month on month.
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