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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

August 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

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PhysicistANZSCO 234914 EOI competition report, August 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Physicist (ANZSCO 234914) had110 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 335. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
110
Three-status total
335
Largest combined band
90points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 32.8 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

EOI volume is spread across more score bands, with no majority contained in the largest three. The 90-point band contains 13.7 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 90, 75, 70 points contain 34.3 percent.

State signals

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

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 90 in July 2026 to 110 in August 2026, a change of 20 EOIs or approximately 22.2 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Physicist

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
45000
500010
5510010
6010010
6510010
7010021
7510028
80101010
85101010
90101026
95101010
100101010
10510010
1150010

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 Physicist?

EOI volume is spread across more score bands, with no majority contained in the largest three. NovenAI calculates that 90 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 46 EOIs or 13.7 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 90, 75, 70 points, containing 115 EOIs or 34.3 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 90 in July 2026 to 110 in August 2026, a change of 20 EOIs or approximately 22.2 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 100; 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: August 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.