{"id":946,"date":"2026-03-06T03:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/?p=946"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:40:57","slug":"2025-26%e8%b4%a2%e5%b9%b4189%e9%85%8d%e9%a2%9d%e5%85%ac%e5%b8%83%ef%bc%9a%e9%82%80%e8%af%b7%e9%80%bb%e8%be%91%e9%87%8d%e5%a1%91%ef%bc%8c%e8%81%8c%e4%b8%9a%e5%88%86%e5%8c%96%e6%98%8e%e6%98%be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/2025-26%e8%b4%a2%e5%b9%b4189%e9%85%8d%e9%a2%9d%e5%85%ac%e5%b8%83%ef%bc%9a%e9%82%80%e8%af%b7%e9%80%bb%e8%be%91%e9%87%8d%e5%a1%91%ef%bc%8c%e8%81%8c%e4%b8%9a%e5%88%86%e5%8c%96%e6%98%8e%e6%98%be\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\u201326 Subclass 189 Quota Released: Invitation Logic Overhauled, Clear Occupational Segregation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\">The Department of Home Affairs has officially released the 2025\u201326 Subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa occupation quota calculation model via FOI documents. This year\u2019s quota is no longer a simple numerical allocation but an occupation ceiling mechanism based on workforce size, marking a shift toward more refined selection in skilled migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">I. How Are 189 Quotas Calculated? (Understanding the Rules Matters More Than Numbers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Quota Calculation Logic\uff0c\nNumber of workers in the occupation \u00d7 Tier \uff0cMultiplier = Theoretical Ceiling.Theoretical Ceiling \u2212 Visas granted in the previous financial year = Invitation Ceiling for this financial year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Tier Levels &amp; Multipliers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tier 1\uff1a4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tier 2\uff1a2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tier 3\uff1a1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tier 4\uff1a0.5%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Key Rules,\nIf the calculated result is below 500, the minimum floor of 500 applies.\nRemaining places are theoretical ceilings and do not guarantee invitations.\nIf grants exceed the ceiling, no invitations will be issued for the occupation this financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II. Health Occupations: The Biggest Winners This Financial Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Nursing (ANZSCO 2544 Registered Nurses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remaining quota:<strong>10,390<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invitations issued: 3,500+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Massive invitation space remains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Stable, year-round priority occupation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Other High-Demand Health Occupations (500+ places remaining)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Physiotherapists,\nOccupational Therapists,\nAudiologists \/ Speech Pathologists,\nMidwives,\nMedical Imaging Professionals,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Low invitation volume to date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abundant remaining places<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policy priority for workforce replenishment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;One of the most stable 189 pathways in 2025\u201326<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III. Education Occupations: A Critical Window for Student Migrant Pathways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secondary School Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remaining quota:<strong>2837<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backlog far lower than Early Childhood Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only 550+ invitations in the first two rounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early Childhood Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remaining quota: 1,027<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invitations issued: 600+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Workers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remaining quota: 876<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IV. Trades Occupations: Continued Policy Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remaining quota:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electricians:<strong>1594<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plumbers: 891<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carpenters \/ Joiners: 908<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Engineering Trades &amp; Specialised Roles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Civil Engineering Draftspersons: 130<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Architects, Mining Engineers, Chemical Engineers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>200+ places remaining (cautious optimism)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">V. Multiple Traditional Popular Occupations: No 189 Opportunities This Financial Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to previous financial year grants exceeding theoretical ceilings, the following occupations have near-zero invitation chances in 2025\u201326:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Civil Engineers,\nMechanical \/ Industrial Engineers,\nElectrical Engineers,\nSoftware Engineers \/ Programmers,\nICT Business Analysts,\nNetwork Specialists,\nAccountants \/ Auditors,\nMotor Mechanics,\nChefs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">No invitations have been issued in the first two rounds, confirming the theoretical zero-invitation status.\nKey Signal: Australia\u2019s skilled migration is shifting from traditional popular occupations to genuine labour shortage occupations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">VI. Overall 189 Trend Analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong><strong>More cautious invitation volumes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Places exist, but distribution is far more targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong><strong>Quota tilt toward essential services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Healthcare,\nEducation,\nNursing,\nTrades<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025\u201326 Subclass 189 quota sends a clear policy message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Migration is no longer about quantity, but genuine labour shortages,\nEssential service occupations receive top priority,\nOccupation choice determines migration success,\nThe future of Australian skilled migration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not who has the highest points, but who is most needed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u6fb3\u6d32\u5185\u653f\u90e8\u901a\u8fc7 FOI \u6587\u4ef6\u6b63\u5f0f\u516c\u5e03 2025\u201326 \u8d22\u5e74189\u72ec\u7acb\u6280\u672f\u79fb\u6c11\u804c\u4e1a\u914d\u989d\u8ba1\u7b97\u6a21\u578b\u3002\u672c\u6b21\u914d\u989d\u4e0d\u518d\u662f\u7b80 [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-study-and-immigration-news","category-immigration-consulting"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-02-25-\u4e0a\u53488.53.11.png",1970,1358,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-02-25-\u4e0a\u53488.53.11-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-02-25-\u4e0a\u53488.53.11-300x207.png",300,207,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-02-25-\u4e0a\u53488.53.11-768x529.png",768,529,true],"large":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-02-25-\u4e0a\u53488.53.11-1024x706.png",1024,706,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-02-25-\u4e0a\u53488.53.11-1536x1059.png",1536,1059,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-02-25-\u4e0a\u53488.53.11.png",1970,1358,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-02-25-\u4e0a\u53488.53.11-18x12.png",18,12,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"EBP Immigration Consulting","author_link":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/author\/ebp-immigration-consulting\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\u6fb3\u6d32\u5185\u653f\u90e8\u901a\u8fc7 FOI \u6587\u4ef6\u6b63\u5f0f\u516c\u5e03 2025\u201326 \u8d22\u5e74189\u72ec\u7acb\u6280\u672f\u79fb\u6c11\u804c\u4e1a\u914d\u989d\u8ba1\u7b97\u6a21\u578b\u3002\u672c\u6b21\u914d\u989d\u4e0d\u518d\u662f\u7b80&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":948,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions\/948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}