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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

August 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

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BarristerANZSCO 271111 EOI competition report, August 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Barrister (ANZSCO 271111) had60 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 110. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
60
Three-status total
110
Largest combined band
65points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 54.5 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 65-point band contains 18.2 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 85, 80, 75 points contain 54.5 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: WA 20; 491: WA 20. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 40 in July 2026 to 60 in August 2026, a change of 20 EOIs or approximately 50.0 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Barrister

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

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ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
35000
40000
45000
50000
551000
60000
6510010
701000
7510010
8010010
8510010
900010
95000
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 Barrister?

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. NovenAI calculates that 65 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 20 EOIs or 18.2 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 85, 80, 75 points, containing 60 EOIs or 54.5 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 40 in July 2026 to 60 in August 2026, a change of 20 EOIs or approximately 50.0 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 WA has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 20; WA has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 20. 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 7 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.