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How you could earn more

Want to maximise your earnings as a Delivery Person with the Uber Driver app? It helps knowing the best times to be online and out on the road. We looked at and spoke with higher-earning Delivery People to find out what they do to maximise their earnings.

Here’s a handy guide to making the most of your time delivering with the Uber Driver app.

Hot places and times to deliver

Delivery People who go online around lunch and dinner experience less time between requests, especially as we head towards the weekend.

During the week, the busiest times tend to be:

  • Weekdays between 11:00am and 2:00pm, especially near the CBD and business centres.

  • Weekdays between 5:30pm and 8:30pm, both in the CBD and in the suburbs.

Demand on the Uber Eats app peaks on the weekends:

  • Friday and Saturday nights between 5:00pm to 10:00pm, most of the demand comes around your city’s main restaurant and nightlife hotspots.

  • Saturday and Sunday between 9:00am to 3:00pm, demand usually spikes over brunch and continues through lunch.

  • Sunday all day, demand usually spikes at lunch and dinner but is generally busier than any weekday afternoon.

Check out these graphs which show the average time between delivery requests received by Delivery People through the Uber Driver app in Australia (based on data from January 20 to March 20, 2019).

You can use these charts to help identify times you can deliver and may experience lower average time between delivery requests:

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*Information provided on this page is for informational purposes only and does not guarantee earnings. Earnings structures may differ by city. Always check your city specific website for the most accurate details on delivery fares in your city.