How can we help?

We work to improve the health, wellbeing, resilience and financial security of carers, and to ensure that caring is a shared responsibility of family, community and government.

Carer Wellbeing Survey

National Carer Strategy

Young Carers Network

Carer-Inclusive Workplace Initiative

National Carers Week

  • Who we are

    Carers Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s unpaid carers, advocating on their behalf to influence policies and services at a national level.

    Carers Australia recognises and values employees who have an unpaid caring responsibility and the contribution they make to the health and wellbeing of the people they care for.

    We are a Care-Inclusive Workplace!

    What we do

    Carers Australia advocates and lobbies on a wide range of issues that affect carers. We also manage the delivery of national programs, support and services for carers across Australia.

    We work in collaboration with carers, Carers Associations, government and peak bodies to develop policy, advocacy, programs and events to improve the lives of Australia’s 3 million carers.

  • Who is a carer?

    Carers are people who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or other drug issue or who are frail aged.

    What does a carer do?

    Commonly, carers are responsible for the management of medications. Carers provide emotional, social or financial support. Caring may also involve helping the person they are caring for to be organised, reminding them to attend appointments and dealing with emergencies.

    Carers provide 2.2 billion hours of unpaid care per year in Australia

    There are currently 3 million unpaid carers in Australia

    The replacement value of the unpaid care provided is $77.9 billion per year in Australia

    287,000 primary carers provide 40 hours or more of unpaid care per week

  • Carers National News
    Carers National News – 21 March 2025

    21 March 2025

    Carers National News
    Carers National News – 3 March 2025

    3 March 2025

    Carers National News
    Carers National News – 21 February 2025

    21 February 2025

  • Media Release
    Australia’s carers support workplace flexibility

    8 April 2025 – 120.45 KB

    Carers Australia welcomes the support from political leaders for family and friend carers who require reasonable workplace flexibility.
    Position Statement
    2025-2026 Federal Budget: What it means for carers

    3 April 2025 – 70.43 KB

    The Budget includes two new tax cuts, energy relief, changes to Medicare, increases to wages in key industries, provision of better access to Urgent Care Clinics and safeguards to the integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
    Media Release
    Five affordable, achievable ‘game-changers’ for carers this election

    28 March 2025 – 123.02 KB

    With more than 3 million people in Australia caring for others who rely on them, Carers Australia believes this is a unique and urgent moment to make five critical changes.