Carers Australia is calling on all carers, past and present, to take its second Carer Wellbeing Survey.
One in 10 Australian adults – 2.65 million people in 2018 – are carers. Almost one million of these adults are “primary carers” who have caring duties that make up a significant part of their day-to-day life.
The Carer Wellbeing Survey asks people to share their experiences of being a carer and the support services they use, including the Australian Government’s Carer Gateway website.
There will be a long and short version of the Carer Wellbeing Survey and it will be available in English, simplified Chinese, Arabic, Italian and Vietnamese.
Who can participate in the Carer Wellbeing Survey?
The survey is open to anyone over the age of 16 years who identifies as a carer – both currently caring or has been a carer in the past. A carer is a person who looks after someone who has a disability, mental illness, drug or alcohol dependency, chronic condition, dementia, terminal or serious illness, or who is frail or needs care due to ageing, either as a family member or friend.
This includes carers:
- Who have their own care needs,
- Who are in multiple care relationships,
- Who have employment and/or education commitments,
- Aged under 25 years (young carers),
- Aged over 65 years, including “grandparent carers”,
- From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds,
- Who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander,
- Who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI+),
- Who are living in rural and remote Australia, and
- Who are no longer in a caring role (former carers).
The survey will take between 10 minutes and 30 minutes to complete, depending on how many questions you choose to answer.
If you need assistance completing the survey, or have questions about it, you can call the research team on 1800 981 499, or email regionalwellbeing@canberra.edu.au. Carers can also contact Carers Australia.
