ACOSS Community Survey of Climate Change Impacts and Government Actions

In the last month, we’ve watched in horror as more than 8 million people were impacted by floods across the east coast of Australia. Sadly lives were lost, many did not have insurance and have lost everything, and hundreds are still homeless.

This is the very frontline of climate change. Burning of fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil and deforestation is leading to more greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. This is warming the planet and changing climate systems leading to more frequent and dangerous weather events like fires, heatwaves, drought, storms, floods and sea-levels rise.

People and communities experiencing financial and social disadvantage will continue to bear the brunt of the impacts because they lack the resources to build resilience, respond and recover or participate in the solutions.

But we know that with the right policy actions to address climate change, we can create new opportunities and improve the lives of people facing disadvantages, from the cities to the outback.

ACOSS wants to hear from you about your experiences of climate impacts and extreme weather and what you believe the next federal government should do.

The survey takes 5 minutes to complete.

The de-identified results will be collated and published.

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Impacts of Extreme Weather On You

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* 1. Have you been negatively impacted by any of the following extreme weather events?

	Never	Once in a decade	Every few years	Every year	Several times a year
Heat waves	Heat waves Never	Heat waves Once in a decade	Heat waves Every few years	Heat waves Every year	Heat waves Several times a year
Droughts/water scarcity	Droughts/water scarcity Never	Droughts/water scarcity Once in a decade	Droughts/water scarcity Every few years	Droughts/water scarcity Every year	Droughts/water scarcity Several times a year
Damaging storms	Damaging storms Never	Damaging storms Once in a decade	Damaging storms Every few years	Damaging storms Every year	Damaging storms Several times a year
Cyclones	Cyclones Never	Cyclones Once in a decade	Cyclones Every few years	Cyclones Every year	Cyclones Several times a year
Floods	Floods Never	Floods Once in a decade	Floods Every few years	Floods Every year	Floods Several times a year
Bushfires	Bushfires Never	Bushfires Once in a decade	Bushfires Every few years	Bushfires Every year	Bushfires Several times a year
Sea level rise/storm surge	Sea level rise/storm surge Never	Sea level rise/storm surge Once in a decade	Sea level rise/storm surge Every few years	Sea level rise/storm surge Every year	Sea level rise/storm surge Several times a year
Air pollution	Air pollution Never	Air pollution Once in a decade	Air pollution Every few years	Air pollution Every year	Air pollution Several times a year
Asthma storm	Asthma storm Never	Asthma storm Once in a decade	Asthma storm Every few years	Asthma storm Every year	Asthma storm Several times a year

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* 2. How frequently have you experienced each of the following as a result of extreme weather events?

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Very often
Impact on mental health	Impact on mental health Never	Impact on mental health Rarely	Impact on mental health Sometimes	Impact on mental health Often	Impact on mental health Very often
Impact on physical health	Impact on physical health Never	Impact on physical health Rarely	Impact on physical health Sometimes	Impact on physical health Often	Impact on physical health Very often
Disruption to energy supply	Disruption to energy supply Never	Disruption to energy supply Rarely	Disruption to energy supply Sometimes	Disruption to energy supply Often	Disruption to energy supply Very often
Higher energy bills	Higher energy bills Never	Higher energy bills Rarely	Higher energy bills Sometimes	Higher energy bills Often	Higher energy bills Very often
Damage to home	Damage to home Never	Damage to home Rarely	Damage to home Sometimes	Damage to home Often	Damage to home Very often
Loss of contents	Loss of contents Never	Loss of contents Rarely	Loss of contents Sometimes	Loss of contents Often	Loss of contents Very often
Loss of secure housing	Loss of secure housing Never	Loss of secure housing Rarely	Loss of secure housing Sometimes	Loss of secure housing Often	Loss of secure housing Very often
Loss of income	Loss of income Never	Loss of income Rarely	Loss of income Sometimes	Loss of income Often	Loss of income Very often
Financial stress	Financial stress Never	Financial stress Rarely	Financial stress Sometimes	Financial stress Often	Financial stress Very often
Exacerbation of family and other forms of violence	Exacerbation of family and other forms of violence Never	Exacerbation of family and other forms of violence Rarely	Exacerbation of family and other forms of violence Sometimes	Exacerbation of family and other forms of violence Often	Exacerbation of family and other forms of violence Very often

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Are you concerned about the impacts of climate change - for example more frequent and intense extreme weather events like floods, fires, heatwaves, storms, sea level rise - on you?

Not at all concerned

Slightly concerned

Somewhat concerned

Moderately concerned

Extremely concerned

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* 4. Are you concerned about the impacts of climate change - more frequent and intense extreme weather events like floods, fires, heatwaves, storms, sea level rise - on your community?

Not at all concerned

Slightly concerned

Somewhat concerned

Moderately concerned

Extremely concerned

Federal Government Action on Climate Change

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* 5. Do you believe the next Federal Government needs to do more or less to support people to respond, recover and build resilience to extreme weather events?

Do a lot less

Do less

Current support enough

Needs to do more

Needs to do much more

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* 6. Do you believe the next Federal Government needs to do more or less to reduce emissions that come from burning coal, gas, oil and deforestation and cause climate change?

Do a lot less

Do less

Current action is enough

Needs to do more

Needs to do much more

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* 7. Do you believe the next Federal Government needs to do more or less to help people on low-income benefit from the transition to zero emissions (for example, access to more energy efficient homes, rooftop solar, electric vehicles, regional jobs)?

Do a lot less

Do less

Current action is enough

Needs to do more

Needs to do much more

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* 8. At this year’s federal election, how important is action on climate change from parties and candidates to your vote?

Not at all important

Slightly importance

Neutral

Moderately important

Very important

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* 9. At this year’s federal election, how important to your vote is it that parties and candidates prioritise measures to address climate change that benefit people experiencing financial and social disadvantage?

Not at all important

Slightly importance

Neutral

Moderately important

Very important

Demographics

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* 10. Name:

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* 11. Postcode:

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* 12. What is your gender identity?

Woman

Man

Non-binary

Prefer not to answer

Prefer to self-describe

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* 13. What is your age?

17 or younger

18 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 49

50 to 64

65 to 79

80 or older

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* 14. Are you struggling with the cost of living?

Yes

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* 15. Are you currently receiving (or in the process of applying for) JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, parenting payments or other income support payments?

Yes

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* 16. What is your living situation?

Own my own home/paying a mortgage

Renting through a real estate agency

Renting directly from a landlord

Renting in public or community housing

Living with family

Homeless/no fixed address

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Email (you email is protected by ACOSS privacy policy and will not be shared with anyone):

Your Story

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* 18. Can you share your story about how you’ve been impacted by climate change or how you may have benefited from a measure to address climate change, to help us provide media and decision makers with real life stories? (We will contact you to seek permission before sharing)

Yes, see below

My personal story:

ACOSS Community Survey of Climate Change Impacts and Government Actions

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* 1. Have you been negatively impacted by any of the following extreme weather events?

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* 2. How frequently have you experienced each of the following as a result of extreme weather events?

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* 3. Are you concerned about the impacts of climate change - for example more frequent and intense extreme weather events like floods, fires, heatwaves, storms, sea level rise - on you?

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* 4. Are you concerned about the impacts of climate change - more frequent and intense extreme weather events like floods, fires, heatwaves, storms, sea level rise - on your community?

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* 5. Do you believe the next Federal Government needs to do more or less to support people to respond, recover and build resilience to extreme weather events?

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* 6. Do you believe the next Federal Government needs to do more or less to reduce emissions that come from burning coal, gas, oil and deforestation and cause climate change?

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* 7. Do you believe the next Federal Government needs to do more or less to help people on low-income benefit from the transition to zero emissions (for example, access to more energy efficient homes, rooftop solar, electric vehicles, regional jobs)?

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* 8. At this year’s federal election, how important is action on climate change from parties and candidates to your vote?

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* 9. At this year’s federal election, how important to your vote is it that parties and candidates prioritise measures to address climate change that benefit people experiencing financial and social disadvantage?

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* 10. Name:

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* 11. Postcode:

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* 12. What is your gender identity?

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* 13. What is your age?

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* 14. Are you struggling with the cost of living?

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* 15. Are you currently receiving (or in the process of applying for) JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, parenting payments or other income support payments?

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* 16. What is your living situation?

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* 17. Email (you email is protected by ACOSS privacy policy and will not be shared with anyone):

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* 18. Can you share your story about how you’ve been impacted by climate change or how you may have benefited from a measure to address climate change, to help us provide media and decision makers with real life stories? (We will contact you to seek permission before sharing)

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* 19. If you've shared your story, please leave your mobile number below so we can contact you for follow-up and opportunities to share it.