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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

January 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

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MidwifeANZSCO 254111 EOI competition report, January 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Midwife (ANZSCO 254111) had119 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of January 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 329. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
119
Three-status total
329
Largest combined band
80points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 36.2 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 80-point band contains 19.1 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 80, 75, 70 points contain 50.5 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: NSW 70; 491: NSW 50. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 84 in December 2025 to 119 in January 2026, a change of 35 EOIs or approximately 41.7 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Midwife

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

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ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
35000
401000
450010
501000
5510010
6010010
6510023
70241010
75251024
80101043
85101010
9001010
950010
100000
105000

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 Midwife?

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. NovenAI calculates that 80 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 63 EOIs or 19.1 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 80, 75, 70 points, containing 166 EOIs or 50.5 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 84 in December 2025 to 119 in January 2026, a change of 35 EOIs or approximately 41.7 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

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

For January 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that NSW has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 70; NSW has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 50. 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 12 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: January 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.