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Western Australia’s October invitation report is here!
After a long wait, Western Australia has released its first invitation report of the financial year (lead image). The September round issued 1,100 invitations, but only the total was published, without occupation-level data. October saw 1,227 invitations issued: 836 for Subclass 190 and 391 for Subclass 491. These were divided into two sections: trades occupations and priority occupations other than trades. Let’s take a quick look at Western Australia’s results.
Trades occupation invitations (image 2)
Open the occupation-level data and ‘overseas’ is everywhere! The points scores are relatively low, too!
For example, Bricklayer 331111, Carpenter 331212, Electrician 341111 and Glazier 333111 all received invitations at 65 points.
Invitation patterns for priority occupations other than trades (images 3–4)
1. Healthcare and social services occupations
Nursing occupations were all in the 85–95-point range, while other occupations were also around 85–90 points.
For Social Workers, the general stream score was 85 points under Schedule 1 and 90 under Schedule 2, while the graduate stream score was 90.
2. Education and training
Under Schedule 2 of the general stream, Early Childhood Teachers needed 90 points, Primary School Teachers just 65, and Secondary School Teachers 90.
In the graduate stream, Early Childhood Teachers were also at 90 points. Primary School Teachers were at 70 points in higher education and 65 in VET, while Secondary School Teachers were at 90.
3. Hospitality and tourism
Chefs and Cooks were both at 90 points in the general and graduate streams.
It is worth paying attention to Western Australia’s quiet removal of QS from the priority occupation list.
What the invitation report reveals about Western Australia’s state nomination priorities
Although there has not yet been an official announcement, local Western Australian media report that the state has received an allocation of 4,700 places this year. Of these, 3,200 are regular places, focused on priority occupations, and another 1,500 are for defence-related occupations, which can be understood as an additional Schedule 3. Western Australia had 5,000 places in 2024–25 and 3,400 in 2025–26. This financial year, the figure to focus on is still the 3,200 regular places, including 2,000 reserved for construction occupations. Compared with Victoria’s substantial cut, Western Australia has worked hard to secure its allocation, with only a modest adjustment in numbers.
For both the general and graduate streams, the order of priority this financial year remains the same as last financial year: place of residence first, with Western Australian residents prioritised, then occupation, then qualification for the graduate stream, and finally EOI points.
