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The Time to Care Index

How quickly people using Carevo make a first provider connection, and how Carevo enquiry demand compares with active provider listings.

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Rolling 180-day window: 12 February 2026 to 11 August 2026 · Release carevo-time-to-care-2026-08-11

National baseline

What this release measures

These measures use 4,324 eligible, geographically mapped Carevo enquiries. They describe the platform pathway from enquiry to a provider choosing to receive contact details.

Carevo enquiries

4,324

Eligible, mapped enquiries in the rolling window.

First provider connection

5 min

Median among 3,668 connected enquiries. Lower is faster.

Enquiries per listed provider

0.13

Against 33,536 active listed providers. Lower means less platform demand per listing.

Provider connection rate

89%

Of 4,121 distributed enquiries. Higher is better.

No false precision

Why you will not see a 0–100 score yet

A single score would look authoritative while hiding service mix, sample size and Carevo's platform bias. Carevo also does not yet collect verified provider replies or explicit accepts and declines consistently, and provider language profiles are only 0.8% complete. We publish the honest component measures and withhold the composite.

See the proposed formula, weights and publication gate

Capital-city regions

Results use ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas. 7 of 8 city regions currently clear the privacy threshold.

Adelaide

226 eligible Carevo enquiries

Brisbane

404 eligible Carevo enquiries

Hobart

37 eligible Carevo enquiries

Perth

287 eligible Carevo enquiries

Sydney

922 eligible Carevo enquiries

Highest-volume service cuts

Service groups are ordered by eligible Carevo enquiry volume, not by quality or importance. Each page links the data back to local service directories.

Families never pay Carevo. Providers pay a subscription to connect with families, with no commission or paid ranking. How Carevo works

Federal electorates

Every current electorate has a stable page. 39 of 150 clear the minimum of 30 enquiries in this release. Regions below it show “insufficient data”, never a number.

Publication status for every Australian federal electorate
ElectorateStateStatus
Adelaide SA Published
Aston VIC Insufficient data
Ballarat VIC Published
Banks NSW Insufficient data
Barker SA Published
Barton NSW Insufficient data
Bass TAS Published
Bean ACT Insufficient data
Bendigo VIC Published
Bennelong NSW Insufficient data
Berowra NSW Insufficient data
Blair QLD Published
Blaxland NSW Insufficient data
Bonner QLD Insufficient data
Boothby SA Insufficient data
Bowman QLD Insufficient data
Braddon TAS Insufficient data
Bradfield NSW Insufficient data
Brand WA Insufficient data
Brisbane QLD Published
Bruce VIC Insufficient data
Bullwinkel WA Insufficient data
Burt WA Insufficient data
Calare NSW Published
Calwell VIC Insufficient data
Canberra ACT Insufficient data
Canning WA Insufficient data
Capricornia QLD Insufficient data
Casey VIC Published
Chifley NSW Insufficient data
Chisholm VIC Insufficient data
Clark TAS Insufficient data
Cook NSW Insufficient data
Cooper VIC Insufficient data
Corangamite VIC Insufficient data
Corio VIC Published
Cowan WA Insufficient data
Cowper NSW Published
Cunningham NSW Published
Curtin WA Insufficient data
Dawson QLD Insufficient data
Deakin VIC Insufficient data
Dickson QLD Insufficient data
Dobell NSW Insufficient data
Dunkley VIC Published
Durack WA Published
Eden-Monaro NSW Published
Fadden QLD Insufficient data
Fairfax QLD Insufficient data
Farrer NSW Published
Fenner ACT Insufficient data
Fisher QLD Insufficient data
Flinders VIC Insufficient data
Flynn QLD Insufficient data
Forde QLD Insufficient data
Forrest WA Published
Fowler NSW Insufficient data
Franklin TAS Insufficient data
Fraser VIC Insufficient data
Fremantle WA Insufficient data
Gellibrand VIC Insufficient data
Gilmore NSW Insufficient data
Gippsland VIC Insufficient data
Goldstein VIC Insufficient data
Gorton VIC Insufficient data
Grayndler NSW Insufficient data
Greenway NSW Insufficient data
Grey SA Insufficient data
Griffith QLD Insufficient data
Groom QLD Insufficient data
Hasluck WA Insufficient data
Hawke VIC Insufficient data
Herbert QLD Insufficient data
Hindmarsh SA Insufficient data
Hinkler QLD Insufficient data
Holt VIC Published
Hotham VIC Insufficient data
Hughes NSW Insufficient data
Hume NSW Insufficient data
Hunter NSW Insufficient data
Indi VIC Insufficient data
Isaacs VIC Published
Jagajaga VIC Insufficient data
Kennedy QLD Insufficient data
Kingsford Smith NSW Insufficient data
Kingston SA Insufficient data
Kooyong VIC Published
La Trobe VIC Insufficient data
Lalor VIC Insufficient data
Leichhardt QLD Published
Lilley QLD Insufficient data
Lindsay NSW Published
Lingiari WA Insufficient data
Longman QLD Published
Lyne NSW Insufficient data
Lyons TAS Insufficient data
Macarthur NSW Insufficient data
Mackellar NSW Insufficient data
Macnamara VIC Published
Macquarie NSW Insufficient data
Makin SA Insufficient data
Mallee VIC Insufficient data
Maranoa QLD Insufficient data
Maribyrnong VIC Insufficient data
Mayo SA Insufficient data
McEwen VIC Published
McMahon NSW Published
Mcpherson QLD Insufficient data
Melbourne VIC Published
Menzies VIC Insufficient data
Mitchell NSW Published
Monash VIC Insufficient data
Moncrieff QLD Insufficient data
Moore WA Insufficient data
Moreton QLD Insufficient data
New England NSW Published
Newcastle NSW Published
Nicholls VIC Published
O'Connor WA Insufficient data
Oxley QLD Insufficient data
Page NSW Published
Parkes NSW Published
Parramatta NSW Published
Paterson NSW Insufficient data
Pearce WA Insufficient data
Perth WA Published
Petrie QLD Published
Rankin QLD Insufficient data
Reid NSW Insufficient data
Richmond NSW Published
Riverina NSW Published
Robertson NSW Insufficient data
Ryan QLD Insufficient data
Scullin VIC Insufficient data
Shortland NSW Insufficient data
Solomon NT Insufficient data
Spence SA Insufficient data
Sturt SA Insufficient data
Swan WA Insufficient data
Sydney NSW Published
Tangney WA Insufficient data
Wannon VIC Insufficient data
Warringah NSW Insufficient data
Watson NSW Insufficient data
Wentworth NSW Insufficient data
Werriwa NSW Insufficient data
Whitlam NSW Insufficient data
Wide Bay QLD Insufficient data
Wills VIC Insufficient data
Wright QLD Insufficient data

Authors, review and corrections

Methodology by Andre Smith, Co-founder and CEO, and Buddhika Jayawardhana, Co-founder and CTO. Data refreshed and reviewed 12 August 2026.

Read the complete methodology. To report an error, use the contact form and include the affected URL. Material corrections are dated publicly.

Suggested citation: Carevo, The Time to Care Index, carevo-time-to-care-2026-08-11, accessed 12 August 2026.

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