Australia PR Points Calculator

Australia's skilled migration points test scores you across factors like age, English ability, skilled work experience, education, partner skills, and bonus items like Australian study or a state/territory nomination — visas such as 189, 190 and 491 all use the same points test, just with different bonus items depending on the pathway. This calculator adds up those factors from your own selections to estimate your points score before you submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) through SkillSelect, so you know roughly where you'd stand before committing time to a formal skills assessment. For the next step, see Compare your score with SkillSelect EOI data. For the governing rule, see SkillSelect EOI points requirements.

Age contributes the most (peaking in your late 20s to early 30s), followed by English ability (competent, proficient or superior), and skilled work experience both overseas and in Australia (more recent Australian experience scores higher). Education adds points for a higher qualification, and a skilled partner (or no partner at all) can add a few more. On top of that, bonus items — Australian study, a STEM/specialist qualification, a professional year, NAATI community language accreditation, or regional study — can each add extra points. Change any input on the left to see exactly how many points that factor is worth. For the governing rule, see SkillSelect points factors.

No — 65 points is the minimum score to be eligible to submit an EOI at all, not the score that actually gets invited. The pool mark shown next to your total is that same minimum eligibility bar, not a live cutoff. Real invitation cutoffs move month to month with demand and are usually well above 65 for competitive occupations — use the Visa selector above to pick 189, 190 or 491 and see this same points breakdown compared against the actual, current SkillSelect invitation cutoff for that visa. For the next step, see Subclass 189 EOI data and invitation trends. For the governing rule, see SkillSelect 65-point threshold.

This general calculator gives you an indicative points total, but to see it against real numbers, use the SkillSelect EOI data explorer: filter to your visa, state and occupation to see exactly how many EOIs are Submitted, Invited and Lodged at each points score for the latest month — that tells you where your own score would actually sit in the current pool, rather than against a fixed pass mark. For the next step, see SkillSelect Data Dashboard and EOI Database.

Treat this as an estimate, not a guarantee — the point values here are indicative and the real points test can change specific criteria over time. Actual eligibility always requires a formal skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority and official English test results; only Home Affairs' own SkillSelect system gives you a binding points score when you submit your real EOI. Use this calculator to gauge roughly where you stand, then confirm the details officially before you submit. For the next step, see Read the eoidata.com calculator disclaimer. For the governing rule, see Official skilled occupation and assessing authority list.