Welcome to this forum topic. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website provides that:
For most General Skilled Migration visas, your application will be assessed against a points test. You can claim points under a range of different factors. The maximum points that can be claimed in any one factor reflects how sought after those characteristics are in the Australian labour market.
For more information about the points test, please visit the DIAC website at:
http://www.immi.gov.au/sk...
-- VisaChoices team