The “Crawled – currently not indexed” status in Google Search Console, as of December 2025, indicates Googlebot has visited your pages but hasn’t yet added them to its index for search results. This doesn’t necessarily mean there’s an error; it signifies Google’s systems are evaluating your content against various factors before inclusion.

Google’s indexing process now heavily relies on its AI-powered systems, including the Helpful Content System and increasingly sophisticated spam detection. These systems assess content quality, originality, and relevance to user search intent. In December 2025, Google’s IndexNow protocol is widely adopted by Australian hosting providers like Bluehost Australia and SiteGround, allowing faster indexing requests, though this doesn’t guarantee immediate inclusion. Google also prioritises indexing based on a site’s overall authority and user experience signals. The Page Experience Report within Search Console, which incorporates Core Web Vitals data collected from Australian users, influences indexing decisions. Google has announced that in 2026, the AI Overviews feature will increasingly draw from indexed content, making indexing even more critical for visibility.

Essentially, Google crawls your site, assesses your content’s value using AI, and then decides whether to include it in the searchable index.