More than one in nine Australians are carers. Around 320,000 live in Western Australia¹.
Carers save the Australian community more than $77.9 billion each year².
¹Deloitte Access Economics (2024)
²Deloitte Access Economics (2020)
A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to family members or friends with disability, mental health challenges, a long-term chronic or terminal health condition, an alcohol or other drug dependency, or who is frail aged.
Carers can be any age, from children as young as eight to people in their nineties. People become carers in different ways and for different reasons. Every caring situation is unique.
Every caring role is different.
Some carers provide 24-hour support to someone with high care needs. This may include help with feeding, bathing, dressing and medication.
Others support someone who is mostly independent but needs help with tasks such as banking, transport, housework or shopping.
Carers also provide comfort, encouragement and reassurance. They help monitor health, wellbeing and safety, and support independence and quality of life.
Carers WA supports carers in all caring situations.
If this sounds like you, contact Carers WA today. Call 1300 227 377 to speak with our friendly team and find out what support is available, including Carer Gateway.
Carers WA respectfully acknowledge that we work on Aboriginal land and pay our respects to community members and elders, past and present. Individuals pictured are models and are used for illustrative purposes only. Carers WA is committed to understanding, embracing and celebrating the rich and multi-dimensional experiences that shape our lives and aims to ensure that everyone who engages with the organisation feels welcome and included. Carers WA welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Carers WA acknowledges the Wadjuk Noongar Nation’s lands, water, customs, and culture of which the Carers WA Head Office is located. Carers WA recognises our services reach beyond the Perth (Boorloo) region, and so we also acknowledge the cultural diversity of First Nations Peoples across our state and throughout Australia.
Carers WA has qualified for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s Registered Charity Tick, enabling the public to easily identify our organisation as a registered charity and confirming that we are both transparent and accountable.
