Part 1 – Information about you | Community Access and Inclusion Survey 2025

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Part 1 – Information about you

It’s important for us to learn more about:

our community.

Questions for you

Question 1

What state or territory do you live in?

Please choose the answer that is true for you.

Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Question 2

What is your postcode?

Please share your answer in the box below.

Question 3

	What type of area do you live in?
	Please choose the answer that is true for you.
	Metropolitan area Metropolitan areas are: cities the suburbs around the city.
	Regional area Regional areas are: small towns places far away from cities.
	Remote area Remote areas are far away from any cities or towns.
	If you chose ‘Remote area’, what is the name of the place where you live?
	Please share your answer in the box below.

Question 4

How old are you?

Please choose the answer that is true for you.

0 to 9 years old

10 to 14 years old

15 to 19 years old

20 to 29 years old

30 to 44 years old

45 to 64 years old

65 years old and over

I don’t want to say

Question 5

	Your gender is what you feel and understand about who you are as a person. You might think of yourself as a man or woman or something different. You can choose the words that are right for you.
	What is your gender?
	Please choose the answer that is true for you.
	I am male.
	I am female.
	I am non-binary. If someone doesn’t feel they are male or female, they might say they are non-binary.
	I don’t want to say.
	I want to explain my gender in the box below.

Question 6

We would like to find out if you are a:

person with disability

person who needs support for your mental health

parent of a child with a developmental delay or concern.

Some children might not grow or develop in the same time as other children of the same age.

They may need extra help to do everyday things.

When this happens, we say they have a developmental delay or concern.

Please choose the option that is the best answer for you.

You can choose more than one option.

I have a disability.

I need support for my mental health.

I have a child with a developmental delay or concern.

I am none of these.

I don’t want to say.

Question 7

What type of disability do you have?

Please choose the option that is the best answer for you.

You can choose more than one option.

I am a child younger than 9 years old with a developmental delay or concern.

I have a sensory disability.

A sensory disability affects your senses, like your:

sight
hearing.

I have an intellectual disability.

An intellectual disability affects how you:

learn new things
solve problems
communicate
do things on your own.

I have a physical disability.

A physical disability affects how someone:

moves
uses their body.

I have Autism.

Autism can affect how you:

think
feel
communicate
connect and deal with others.

I have ADHD.

ADHD can affect how you:

think
behave
focus on a task.

I am neurodivergent.

When someone is neurodivergent, their brain works in a different way.

I have a disability that affects the health of my brain.

I have a psychosocial disability.

A psychosocial disability comes from a person’s mental health.

I don’t want to say.

I want to explain my disability or mental health in the box below.

Question 8

If you are a carer, what type of carer are you?

Please choose the option that is the best answer for you.

You can choose more than one option.

I am a family member who cares for a person aged 0 to 9 years old:

with disability
who needs support for their mental health.

I am a family member who cares for a person aged 10 years or older:

with disability
who needs support for their mental health.

I am a carer who doesn’t get paid.

I care for a person aged from 0 to 9 years old:

with disability
who needs support for their mental health.

I am a carer who doesn’t get paid.

I care for a person aged 10 years or older:

with disability
who needs support for their mental health.

I am a friend of a person:

with disability
who needs support for their mental health.

I am a paid service provider.

A service provider can offer supports and services to people:

with disability
who needs support for their mental health.

I am none of these.

I don’t want to say.

Question 9

	Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?
	Please choose the answer that is true for you.
	I am Aboriginal.
	I am Torres Strait Islander.
	I am Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
	I am none of these.
	I don’t want to say.

Question 10

	How many years have you lived in Australia?
	Please choose the answer that is true for you.
	Less than 1 year
	1 to 3 years
	3 to 5 years
	More than 5 years
	I don’t want to say

Question 11

What country were you born in?

Please share your answer in the box below.

Question 12

	Do you speak a language other than English at home?
	Please choose the answer that is true for you.
	Yes
	No
	I don’t want to say
	If you ticked ‘Yes’, what language do you speak at home?
	Please share your answer in the box below.

Question 13

The letters LGBTQAI+SB stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, asexual or agender or aromantic, intersex, sistergirl and brotherboy.