Personal Care Assistant Jobs in Queensland: 166 Care Requests

Care requests across Queensland

166

requests in 90 days

58

in the last 30 days

2

personal carer profiles on Carevo in the same area

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Queensland submitted 166 care requests through Carevo that a personal carer could take on. The services asked for most were personal care, household help and social support. The suburbs with the most were Brisbane City (30), Toowoomba City (6), Mackay (5) and Woolloongabba (4). 58 of the 166 arrived in the last 30 days.

42% of these requests were sent by a family member or carer, and 41% by the person needing care. 67% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.

Where the requests came from

A suburb is named only when it has at least three requests of any kind in the window. Distances are straight lines between suburb centres.

Counted from care requests submitted through Carevo between 15 July 2026 and 12 October 2026, in the service categories personal carer work covers. They are enquiries from people looking for support, not advertised vacancies, and some will have been filled.

Personal care assistant jobs by city in Queensland

Requests within each city's metro area in the last 90 days.

Brisbane 89 requests Gold Coast 16 requests Toowoomba 9 requests Cairns 8 requests Sunshine Coast 7 requests Townsville 3 requests

Support work requested across Queensland

Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to personal carer work, newest first. These are examples of recent demand, not confirmed open vacancies or evidence that each request needs this specialist role. Check the scope, credentials and current status before contacting anyone.

12 Oct
Family carer in the Sunshine Coast region, QLD needs personal care
NDIS, plan-managed
12 Oct
Person needing care in Redbank Plains, QLD needs personal care, household help and transport
privately funded · needs to start soon
12 Oct
Person needing care in Queensland needs personal care and social support
privately funded · needs to start soon
11 Oct
NDIS participant in the Mackay & Rockhampton region, QLD needs personal care and social support
11 Oct
Person needing care in Brisbane City, QLD needs household help and personal care
privately funded · needs to start soon
11 Oct
NDIS participant in the Ipswich & Toowoomba region, QLD needs personal care, gardening and social support
NDIS, plan-managed
11 Oct
NDIS participant in Woolloongabba, QLD needs personal care and social support
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
10 Oct
NDIS participant in Morayfield, QLD needs personal care and household help
NDIS, plan-managed
9 Oct
NDIS participant in Brisbane City, QLD needs personal care
NDIS, self-managed · needs to start soon
9 Oct
Family carer in Queensland needs personal care and social support
NDIS, self-managed
9 Oct
Family carer in the Ipswich & Toowoomba region, QLD needs personal care and household help
Home Care Package / Support at Home · planning ahead
8 Oct
Family carer in Mooloolaba, QLD needs personal care
NDIS, plan-managed
154 more related care requests across Queensland in the last 90 days. Register your profile to see them in full and contact the ones that fit (contact details are shown when you choose to contact a request, and up to two workers can contact each request).

Requests are anonymised: no names, contact details or health information are stored or shown. A suburb is named only when it has at least three requests in the window; otherwise the region is shown. Who is asking and the timing are inferred from the request by Carevo's classifier, and timing is described in the past tense once a request is more than 30 days old. Regenerated from Carevo's database at each deployment. How we calculate these numbers.

How the work across Queensland is funded

Of the 158 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 42% were NDIS plan-managed, 31% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 11% were CHSP-funded. 73 were NDIS plan-managed or self-managed, the two arrangements under which a participant can choose an unregistered provider, which includes a sole trader with an ABN. The 4 agency-managed requests can only be delivered by a registered NDIS provider.

NDIS, plan-managed
42% (66)
Home Care Package or Support at Home
31% (49)
CHSP
11% (18)
Privately funded
7% (11)
NDIS, self-managed
4% (7)
NDIS, agency-managed
3% (4)
DVA
2% (3)

Share of the 158 requests that stated a funding type. Who can deliver a support under each NDIS arrangement is set by the NDIA: ways to manage your funding.

Responses and competition across Queensland

156

had a provider respond

26

had an independent worker respond

7

had no response from any provider or worker

Carevo sent out 165 of these requests. A provider responded to 156 and an independent worker responded to 26. No independent worker responded to the other 139; a provider responded to 132 of those. 7 (4%) had no response from any provider or worker through Carevo. Each request goes to providers as well as workers, and up to two independent workers can contact it, so a request with no response on the day it arrives may not stay that way.

2 personal carer profiles on Carevo list a suburb across Queensland. Against 166 requests in 90 days, that is about 83 requests for each profile. Profiles are self-reported and not all are active, and providers respond to the same requests.

Personal care assistant jobs by suburb in Queensland

Suburbs that had their own personal carer requests in the last 90 days, or that people already find through search. Busiest first; the number is that suburb's own requests.

Brisbane area

Gold Coast area

Toowoomba area

Cairns area

Sunshine Coast area

Townsville area

Townsville City 2

Elsewhere in Queensland

Every other suburb in Queensland, A to Z (769)

How it works

Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. You register once, and the requests near you come to you.

01

Register your availability

Your role, the suburb you work from, how far you will travel, your availability and the checks you hold. About two minutes, and you can change any of it later.

02

You see the requests near you

Open care requests within 30 km that match your services and funding types show on your dashboard, and each new one is emailed to you: area, needs, funding and timing.

03

You contact the ones that fit

Contact details are shown when you choose to contact a request. Up to two workers can contact each one, and providers receive the same requests, so a prompt reply helps.

What personal carer pay looks like

Personal carers providing in-home or community support are usually paid under the SCHADS Award home care stream; those working in residential aged care are instead covered by the Aged Care Award.

Weekday

$28$37

Saturday

$43$55

Sunday

$57$73

Public holiday

$72$91

Award min $29

NDIS cap $74

$0 to $100 an hour

Indicative hourly pay ranges by day type
Weekday	$28 to $37 an hour
Saturday	$43 to $55 an hour
Sunday	$57 to $73 an hour
Public holiday	$72 to $91 an hour

Casual employees receive a 25% loading on the ordinary rate (about $36 to $46 an hour on weekdays), with casual weekend and public holiday rates of 1.75x, 2.25x and 2.75x the ordinary rate. Figures are full-time and part-time minimums for employees; independent contractors set their own rates.

How that compares, as of 1 July 2026

$28.86–$36.23

an hour · SCHADS Award minimum, home care employee, Level 2 to 3, full-time (Fair Work pay guide)

$73.58

an hour · NDIS price limit for standard weekday self-care support: the most a provider can bill a participant's plan for that hour, which funds wages, on-costs and overheads. A service price cap, not a worker wage (Pricing Schedule 2026–27)

Work out your own rate with the SCHADS award tool or the pay rate calculator.

Indicative hourly rates based on the SCHADS Award (MA000100), from the Fair Work pay guide effective 1 July 2026 (Fair Work pay guides). Modern award rates are national and do not vary by state. Pay is set by each provider and can be higher under an enterprise agreement. General information only, not financial advice.

Working for yourself

If you plan to take on participants directly rather than joining a provider team, these guides cover the practical side.

Become an independent support worker on Carevo Step-by-step guide to going independent How independent support workers find NDIS clients Mable vs Hireup vs Carevo for support workers Getting support worker insurance Service agreement template Pay rate calculator SCHADS award rates tool

Frequently asked questions

Does Carevo have personal carer jobs in Queensland I can apply for?

Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. It passes on care requests from people looking for support. In the last 90 days there were 166 across Queensland that a personal carer could take on. You register your availability and credentials once, the requests that match your services, area and funding types appear on your dashboard, and you choose which to contact.

How much personal carer work is there in Queensland?

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Queensland submitted 166 care requests through Carevo that a personal carer could take on. The services asked for most were personal care, household help and social support. The suburbs with the most were Brisbane City (30), Toowoomba City (6), Mackay (5) and Woolloongabba (4). 58 of the 166 arrived in the last 30 days.

Who pays for personal carer work in Queensland?