What is the National Carer Survey?
Conducted every two years, the National Carer Survey is open to all carers across Australia. The Survey is funded by the NSW Government and led by Carers NSW, with the support of the Carer Organisations in each state and territory of Australia.
Participating in the National Carer Survey is a great opportunity to share your experiences, concerns and ideas to be heard by decision makers. Results from the National Carer Survey have been used in policy submissions and government reports, conference presentations and Parliamentary hearings, journals articles and books to raise awareness and advocate for carers.
What is a Carer?
A carer is anyone who provides care and support to a family member or friend who lives with a disability, mental illness, alcohol or drug dependency, chronic condition, terminal illness or who is frail due to age. This does not include people who care for someone as part of their work or as a formal volunteer, or people who have parental responsibility for a child that does not live with a disability, health condition or mental illness.
All carers (including former carers) who are 16 years and over & living in Australia can respond to the Survey.
How can you complete the survey
The Survey can be completed online using a desktop computer, laptop, smart phone or tablet until July 31st at: www.NationalCarerSurvey.com.au
If you would prefer to complete the Survey on paper, please contact the Carers NSW Research team at research@carersnsw.org.au or phone Carers NSW and we will send you a printed questionnaire including a reply-paid envelope.
To make the survey more accessible, carers NSW have put together a ‘cheat sheet’ to explain some of the questions, which can be downloaded here.
Need more information?
Autism Advisory & Support Service are not the point of conduct for this survey. For more information, please visit the Carers NSW website Here
Responses to the 2024 National Carer Survey will be grouped together and analysed as a whole, without identifying the people who responded.
The first results from the 2024 National Carer Survey will be published in October 2024, followed by a full report in early 2025 and a detailed First Nations carers report in October 2025.
