Report

2022 Carer Wellbeing Survey: Full Data Report

10 October 2022 – 5.04 MB

In 2022, the second Carer Wellbeing Survey examined whether the wellbeing of Australia’s carers changed between 2021 and 2022. It also provided deeper analysis of key aspects of carers’ wellbeing and access to support - read the full report here.

Research

Caring For Others And Yourself: 2022 Carer Wellbeing Survey – Full Report

10 October 2022 – 5.04 MB

This document provides the Full Report of findings from the 2022 Carer Wellbeing Survey, which surveyed nearly 6,000 carers across Australia during February-March 2022.

Report

Caring Costs Us: The economic impact on lifetime income and retirement savings of informal carers

21 April 2022 – 1.73 MB

This document has been prepared by Evaluate on behalf of Carers Australia. Evaluate is an independent private economic consulting practice, with a particular focus on social policy.

Research

Caring For Others And Yourself: The 2021 Carer Wellbeing Survey – Full Report

11 October 2021 – 3.9 MB

This document provides the Full Report of findings from the first Carer Wellbeing Survey, which surveyed 5,800 carers across Australia during April and May 2021.

Research

Caring For Others And Yourself: The 2021 Carer Wellbeing Survey – Executive Summary

11 October 2021 – 2.2 MB

This Executive Summary provides an overview of the findings from the first Carer Wellbeing Survey, which surveyed 5,800 carers across Australia during April and May 2021.

Research

Sleep deficits in Australian carers

14 October 2020 – 3.04 MB

Research which looks at understanding and helping sleep disruption in Australia's unpaid carers.

Research

‘No space in my brain to learn’ – Young carers and their engagement with education

13 October 2020 – 2.91 MB

A report looking at the experiences of young carers and the issues they can face when engaging with education.

Research

Value of Informal Care Report – 2020

31 July 2020 – 651.25 KB

In this report, Deloitte Access Economics estimates the total value of informal care provided in Australia today and examines the implications of demographic trends and projections for informal care in the future.

Report

Implementation of DisabilityCare Australia in rural and remote areas – roundtable report

24 June 2020

A report on a roundtable held to investigate some of the practical strategies that will make the NDIS work well in rural and remote areas.

Research

Reducing Sleep Disruption in Carers

31 July 2019 – 1.39 MB

A report into the sleep disruption suffered by carers, based on research conducted by the Sleep Foundation and CQUniversity Australia.

Report

Improving access to aged residential respite care

23 October 2018 – 539.24 KB

We welcome the opportunity to draw attention to a problem that seriously impacts on many carers' health and wellbeing.

Research

Review of NDIS respite care decisions by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – a resource for carers

16 October 2018 – 779.51 KB

This resource has been prepared to help carers and participants who have not been able to access (enough) respite care support or equivalent service (for example, in home and out of home care) in their plans, and would like to have those decisions reviewed.