The National Carer Survey

Every two years Carers NSW, together with the Australian State and Territory Carer Organisations, conducts a comprehensive survey to better understand what carers want and need.

The 2024 National Carer Survey is now open!

Please share your experience at nationalcarersurvey.com.au!

Completing the National Carer Survey will help advocate for carers across the country. Participants can also enter a draw to win one of 24 gift vouchers valued at $200 (3 vouchers per state/territory)!

The Survey will be open until 31 July 2024.

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.

If you would like more information on the survey, how the data is used and what impact your participation has, please see the Frequently Asked Questions and the National Carer Survey Impact Statement.

To make the survey more accessible, we have put together a 'cheat sheet' to explain some of the questions, which can be downloaded here.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the Carers NSW Research team at research@carersnsw.org.au or phone Carers NSW.

About the National Carer Survey

The National Carer Survey is a great way for carers to provide feedback about what is and isn’t working in their caring role, and in the various service systems they access. This information helps Carers NSW and other organisations who work with carers advocate for better support and outcomes for carers.

Carers NSW receives funding from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice to conduct the Carer Survey every two years. Since 2020, the Carer Survey has been conducted Australia-wide with the support of the State and Territory Carer Organisations as the National Carer Survey.

For more information about the National Carer Survey, please phone the Carers NSW Research Team or email research@carersnsw.org.au.

If you would like more information on how the data is used and what impact your participation has, please see the National Carer Survey Impact Statement for download below.

2022 National Carer Survey

The 2022 National Carer Survey was conducted during June and July 2022 and received 6,825 valid responses from across Australia, including 1,352 responses from NSW.

The full report was released on 16 October 2023.

Fact sheets on different groups of carers and briefings on key topics of interest are being published on a regular basis and can be downloaded below. Resources are grouped by release date, with the most recent releases listed first.

June 2024

July 2023

May 2023

April 2023

March 2023

October 2022

The following highlights briefings were published during National Carers Week 2022.

For more information about the 2022 National Carer Survey, please phone the Carers NSW Research Team or email research@carersnsw.org.au.

2020 National Carer Survey

In 2020 the Carers NSW biennial Carer Survey was conducted nationally for the first time, with the support of the National Carer Network. A summary report was launched on Sunday 11 October 2020 to mark the beginning of National Carers Week.

2020 Fact sheets

Below are a series of infographic-style fact sheets on different cohorts of carers.

For more information about the 2020 National Carer Survey, please phone the Carers NSW Research Team or email research@carersnsw.org.au.

Previous Carer Surveys

Carers NSW has been delivering Carer Surveys for over 40 years. In 2016, for the 40th anniversary of Carers NSW, the 40 years of Carer Surveys in NSW report was published to overview the history of carer research in NSW.

To see other reports or resources from previous Carers NSW Carer Surveys, visit our Policy and Resource Resources webpage.