Skilled pathway intelligence

Skilled Work Regional — State/Territory Nominated

The regional pathway shown here is state or territory nominated only.

Current snapshot

Published 491 EOI status stock.

September 2026

Professions observed

480

Professions with invited

Submitted EOI stock

520,803

Invited EOI stock

259

Lodged EOI stock

12,985

Published observations

Monthly published EOI status stock across the pathway’s source slices.

SourceAustralian Government Department of Home Affairs — SkillSelectReferenceSeptember 2026Source notes

State distribution

State and territory rows remain separate. No national probability is inferred.

Latest published state and territory SkillSelect slices
State	Professions observed	Submitted	Invited	Lodged
Australian Capital Territory	416	42,599	3	1,100
New South Wales	453	86,443	4	2,246
Northern Territory	398	32,265	173	1,417
Queensland	443	40,746	5	1,250
South Australia	448	69,056	2	1,620
Tasmania	417	31,718	29	1,213
Victoria	456	74,312	1	1,231
Western Australia	446	116,372	38	2,210

Separate Home Affairs measure

These percentiles describe visa application processing, not EOI waiting time or invitation timing.

25th percentile

5 Months

50th percentile

16 Months

75th percentile

18 Months

90th percentile

26 Months

Reference period: 31 July 2026 · Published update: 04 September 2026 · Official visa page

Profession intelligence

Snapshots with any observed INVITED status.

Invited presence by profession, public pathway and scope
Profession	Pathway / scope	Invited presence	Latest submitted	Latest invited
Civil Engineering DraftspersonANZSCO 312211	491 Western Australia	24 / 24 · 100%	3,937	4
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) TeacherANZSCO 241111	491 Western Australia	23 / 24 · 95.8%	4,416	1
Secondary School TeacherANZSCO 241411	491 Western Australia	23 / 24 · 95.8%	909	1
Registered Nurses necANZSCO 254499	491 Western Australia	23 / 24 · 95.8%	1,376	4
Accountant (General)ANZSCO 221111	491 Northern Territory	22 / 24 · 91.7%	555	6
Civil EngineerANZSCO 233211	491 Western Australia	22 / 24 · 91.7%	4,868	11

Profession	Pathway / scope	12m submitted change	Latest submitted
Carpenter and JoinerANZSCO 331211	491 Queensland	+1,400%	15
Dental TechnicianANZSCO 411213	491 New South Wales	+1,400%	15
Carpenter and JoinerANZSCO 331211	491 New South Wales	+1,250%	27
MidwifeANZSCO 254111	491 Western Australia	+1,100%	12
Psychologists necANZSCO 272399	491 Northern Territory	+1,100%	12
Special Needs TeacherANZSCO 241511	491 New South Wales	+1,000%	11
Carpenter and JoinerANZSCO 331211	491 Tasmania	+1,000%	11
Landscape ArchitectANZSCO 232112	491 Tasmania	+800%	9
ForesterANZSCO 234113	491 Queensland	+700%	8
Telecommunications Technical Officer or TechnologistANZSCO 313214	491 Australian Capital Territory	+650%	15