Where Australia's care demand outpaces supply

Demand figures are family inquiries submitted through Carevo and aggregated by suburb, state, and requested service. Supply figures are active service-area records in the Carevo listed provider directory. My Aged Care approval labels are sourced from the My Aged Care register, while NDIS registration requirements vary by support and plan management. We do not publish personal details, and public suburb rows require at least 5 inquiries.

Carevo is a connection platform. It connects families with NDIS and aged care providers and does not deliver care or employ support workers. Figures reflect source tables through 5 September 2026. Carevo inquiries are a convenience sample, not a population estimate, and the demand-to-supply ratio does not prove that an area is underserved.

Definitions: A care-seeker inquiry submitted through Carevo. It is a platform event, not a count of all people seeking care in Australia. A distinct provider with at least one active service-area record in the Carevo listed provider directory. A state and suburb pair with at least one active listed provider service-area record. Carevo inquiries divided by active listed providers for the same state and suburb. It is an exploratory platform ratio, not a market share or unmet-need estimate.

Limitations: Carevo inquiries are a convenience sample and are not representative of all Australian care demand. Provider coverage is based on the Carevo listed directory and may differ from current operating capacity. A provider service area does not prove that the provider accepted an inquiry, had immediate capacity, or delivered a service. Public suburb rows suppress locations with fewer than 5 inquiries. The ratio is descriptive and does not establish that a location has unmet need or is economically underserved.