Canberra Matrix Points Calculator
The Canberra Matrix points calculator adds your score across criteria such as ACT residence in the last eight years, English proficiency and nominated occupation, with separate versions for Canberra residents and overseas applicants.
Canberra Matrix points calculator
Conditions
Bank statements must prove your arrival date and your residence. Record any absence of seven days or more.
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Needs a valid English test result at the level claimed.
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The partner must meet the Home Affairs level claimed, or hold an Australian passport (which counts as Competent only).
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The occupation must be on the ACT Nominated Migration Program Occupation List.
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Majority owner (at least 51%) of a profitable ACT business. Taxable income to the owner of at least A$32,000 in six months (190) or A$16,000 in three months (491). Employee conditions apply.
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At least 20 hours a week for each week claimed. Employment need not be continuous.
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At least 20 hours a week for the 13 weeks before submission. Employees earn at least A$31 an hour.
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The partner works in the ACT or the surrounding commuter region, with Competent English or an Australian passport.
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The qualification must be recorded on your SkillSelect EOI.
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Full-time, in person, CRICOS-registered course or Professional Year at an ACT institution in the last eight years.
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The relative is an Australian citizen or permanent resident who has lived in Canberra for the last two years.
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At least A$250,000 cash invested in ACT residential or commercial property. Land alone does not count.
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Evidenced by bank statements and your Home Affairs International Movement Record. A visit means at least seven consecutive nights.
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The occupation must be on the ACT Nominated Migration Program Occupation List.
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Needs a valid English test result at the level claimed.
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The partner must meet the Home Affairs level claimed, or hold an Australian passport (which counts as Competent only).
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Full-time, in Canberra, available for at least six months, and advertised in the last three months.
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Needs a valid skills assessment with points advice showing the dates assessed.
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The partner has worked full time for at least six of the last 12 months, with Competent English or an Australian passport.
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The qualification must be recorded on your SkillSelect EOI.
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Full-time, in person, CRICOS-registered course or Professional Year at an ACT institution in the last eight years.
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The relative has lived in Canberra for the last two years.
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One option only: A$250,000 cash in ACT property, or a majority-owned profitable ACT business held for six months.
Point values as published on the ACT Government's Canberra Matrix score pages (page copies dated 10 August 2026). This is a total of the points you pick, not a ranking, an invitation or a nomination decision. Each claim must be evidenced when you submit.
How are the points counted?
Pick one option in each category. Each option carries the points the ACT Government publishes for it. The total is the sum of your picks, so the highest possible total is 195 for the resident version and 185 for the overseas version (the sum of the top option in each category).
You may claim a category only if you meet its criteria on the date you submit or update the Matrix. If the ACT invites you, your documents must evidence every claim. A Canberra Matrix score is claimed separately for each pathway, 190 or 491.
The occupation categories depend on the ACT Nominated Migration Program Occupation List. Small business thresholds differ by visa: A$32,000 taxable income in six months for the 190 and A$16,000 in three months for the 491.
What does the score not tell you?
The score is not an invitation. The ACT ranks Matrix submissions within each occupation, and the cut-off moves with the places left, the date and time of submission, the occupation cap and demand. A high total can still go uninvited. The ACT does not answer requests for ranking information.
The Matrix is the ACT’s own scale. It is a separate score from any Home Affairs points test. Eligibility for ACT nomination for the 190 has its own criteria that no total can replace.
Where do the point values come from?
From the ACT Government’s two Matrix score pages (copies dated 10 August 2026), which list the criteria, options and points used here. Confirm them on act.gov.au before you lodge, because the ACT can change the Matrix. This tool is not published by the ACT and does not submit anything.
Next step
Claiming a point you cannot prove can lead to refusal of the whole application. An application prepared by an Australian migration lawyer is more likely to succeed: a Canberra immigration lawyer checks each claim against the criteria and your evidence before you submit. See immigration lawyer Canberra for how to enquire, and ACT state nomination for the steps that follow the score.
Sources and dates
ACT Government: Matrix score, Canberra residents · page copy dated 10 August 2026
ACT Government: Matrix score, overseas applicants · page copy dated 10 August 2026
ACT Government: Canberra Matrix · page copy dated 18 October 2026