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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

September 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

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Fitter (General)ANZSCO 323211 EOI competition report, September 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Fitter (General) (ANZSCO 323211) had338 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of September 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 727. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
338
Three-status total
727
Largest combined band
70points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 46.5 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 70-point band contains 18.2 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 70, 65, 60 points contain 53.9 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: WA 206; 491: WA 274. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 329 in August 2026 to 338 in September 2026, a change of 9 EOIs or approximately 2.7 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Fitter (General)

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

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
300010
351000
4010010
4510010
50351010
5528045
60671052
65571064
70651057
75361031
80101010
85101010
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 Fitter (General)?

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. NovenAI calculates that 70 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 132 EOIs or 18.2 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 70, 65, 60 points, containing 392 EOIs or 53.9 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 329 in August 2026 to 338 in September 2026, a change of 9 EOIs or approximately 2.7 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

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

For September 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that WA has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 206; WA has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 274. 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: September 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.