NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief
August 2026
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Orthopaedic SurgeonANZSCO 253514 EOI competition report, August 2026
According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Orthopaedic Surgeon (ANZSCO 253514) had70 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 140. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.
- Submitted 189 EOIs
- 70
- Three-status total
- 140
- Largest combined band
- 85points
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What the evidence says
Pool composition
Submitted represents 50.0 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
More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. The 85-point band contains 21.4 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 85, 75, 65 points contain 50.0 percent.
State signals
The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: QLD 20; 491: VIC 10. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.
Submitted EOI movement
NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 40 in July 2026 to 70 in August 2026, a change of 30 EOIs or approximately 75.0 percent month on month.
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