NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief
August 2026
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Occupational TherapistANZSCO 252411 EOI competition report, August 2026
According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Occupational Therapist (ANZSCO 252411) had554 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 1,480. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.
- Submitted 189 EOIs
- 554
- Three-status total
- 1,480
- Largest combined band
- 75points
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What the evidence says
Pool composition
Submitted represents 37.4 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
More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. The 75-point band contains 27.7 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 75, 80, 70 points contain 67.7 percent.
State signals
The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: VIC 260; 491: WA 90. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.
Submitted EOI movement
NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 490 in July 2026 to 554 in August 2026, a change of 64 EOIs or approximately 13.1 percent month on month.
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