Important project update
With the original three years of Carer Knowledge Exchange (CKE) funding having ended on 30 June 2024, Carers NSW is pleased to be able to confirm ongoing funding from the NSW Government for another two years.
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Featured resource
'Australian carer data sources: A comparative guide'
Author: Carer Knowledge Exchange
Summary: This Carer Knowledge Exchange resource is a new, regularly updated overview of datasets and major reports available in the Australian context that contain results relating to individuals who provide 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.
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Search all ThemesFacts about carers
A carer is any individual who provides care and support to a family member, child or friend who lives with a disability, mental illness, alcohol or drug dependency, chronic condition, terminal illness or who is frail due to age. There are around 3 million carers across Australia.
Many carers don't use the word ‘carer’ to describe themselves. However, each one of us is likely to become a carer for a family member or friend at some stage in our lives. Carers come from all walks of life, cultural backgrounds and age groups.
For many, caring is a 24 hour-a-day job with emotional, physical and financial impacts that can also affect their participation in employment, education and community activities.
* Australian Bureau of Statistics 2022 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers
** Deloitte Access Economics 2020 The value of informal care in 2020
*** Carers NSW 2022 National Carer Survey
1 in 8 Australians
is a carer*
391,300 carers
are under the age of 25*
8 million hours
of care are provided by Australian carers every week*
$77.9 billion
is how much it would cost every year to replace carers**
1 in 3
carers are highly socially isolated***
About the Carer Knowledge Exchange
Connecting research to practice
The Carer Knowledge Exchange was established in 2021 as a partnership project delivered by Carers NSW and the Institute for Public Policy and Governance at the University of Technology Sydney, proudly funded by the NSW Government. In 2024, the project continues to bring together carers, researchers, policy makers and practitioners to share their knowledge and learn from each other in a variety of ways.