End-of-quarter NSW Carers Register statistics.
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Summary
- Total number of Authorised Carers has dropped slightly compared to same quarter last year
- DCJ authorised 46% of the total households (slight increase from previous quarter), NGOs 54%
- 16% of authorised carers identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (no change)
- 62.6% of authorised carers are female, 37.34% are male, < 0.1% are gender X (slight increase)
- 49% of household members are 18 years old or over and require a WWCC
* Provisionally authorised carers provide emergency placements and are pending full authorisation
** Household members count does not include those in provisionally authorised households
Note: some carers may be authorised by more than one agency
Data represents a snapshot at the end of the quarter indicated apart from Cancelled / Surrendered / Refused / Withdrawn data which covers this quarter compared to last year's corresponding quarter only.
For more information on the Carers Register, please email us at carers-register@ocg.nsw.gov.au.
Latest quarter detailed statistics
Statistics on 31 December 2025
Number of current authorised carers and household members
Authorised carers - carers cancelled or surrendered
Households managed by NGOs or DCJ
| DCJ | NGOs |
|---|---|
| 4614 | 5361 |
Current carer applications
| Number of household applications | Number of carer applicants |
|---|---|
| 1003 | 1538 |
Carer applications refused or withdrawn
| Status | Oct - Dec 2024 | Oct - Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Refused | 77 | 56 |
| Withdrawn with no concerns | 321 | 341 |
| Withdrawn with concerns | 30 | 49 |
Previous statistics
Carers Register key statistics - previous quarters and previous years.
