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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

August 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

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SolicitorANZSCO 271311 EOI competition report, August 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Solicitor (ANZSCO 271311) had710 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 2,350. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
710
Three-status total
2,350
Largest combined band
85points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 30.2 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 85-point band contains 21.2 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 85, 80, 90 points contain 55.1 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: VIC 269; 491: QLD 110. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 552 in July 2026 to 710 in August 2026, a change of 158 EOIs or approximately 28.6 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Solicitor

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

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
350010
40000
4510010
5010010
5510010
6029035
65117092
701200157
7517410174
80117116183
8577149273
902649305
95101037
10010010
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 Solicitor?

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. NovenAI calculates that 85 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 499 EOIs or 21.2 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 85, 80, 90 points, containing 1,295 EOIs or 55.1 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 552 in July 2026 to 710 in August 2026, a change of 158 EOIs or approximately 28.6 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 269; QLD has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 110. 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.