Housing and Heat Survey

Australia's summers are getting longer and hotter. Our homes and suburbs are not always designed to help us beat the heat and our homes can be hard or expensive to cool. We're asking what summer heat feels like and what can be done to help you stay cooler.

The ACOSS Heat Survey has drawn from the Summer Survey developed by Sweltering Cities and Healthy Homes for Renters and your de-identified answers will be added to thousands of others around the country to contribute to the Sweltering Cities' important research.

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* 1. Name:

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* 2. Email:

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* 3. Postcode:

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* 4. 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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* 5. 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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* 6. Are you struggling with the cost of living?

Yes

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* 7. 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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* 8. What is the best way to describe your home in summer?

It gets really hot and I can’t cool it

It gets really hot but I can and do cool it

It's comfortable and I can cool it when it gets really hot

It’s comfortable and I don’t need to cool it

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* 9. Do you have air conditioning at home?

Yes

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* 10. If yes - How often have you had to avoid using air conditioning at home because paying for it was too expensive?

All the time

Very Often

Often

Not Often

Never

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* 11. If no – What are the reasons you don’t have air conditioning?

I can’t afford it

I live in a rental property and have no choice

Don’t need it

Other (please specify)

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* 12. When it gets very hot do you leave the house to go to a cooler location? (e.g. shopping centre, cinema, library)?

Yes

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* 13. Does anything prevent you from leaving the house to find a cooler location? (select all that apply)

Costs of transport

Lack of transport options

Lack of mobility

I don’t need to leave the house because I can cool it

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Do you ever feel unwell because of the heat?

Yes

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* 15. What do you think governments should be doing to manage heat risk? (select all that apply)

New homes should be built to be cool in summer

Schools, childcare centres and public building should have solar powered air conditioning

Governments should set minimum standards for rental homes to be kept at liveable temperature in summer

Fitting low-income homes with energy efficient features and rooftop solar

Public transport should be powered by renewable energy and accessible in hot suburbs

Australia should do more to address climate change

There should be extra support for people at risk in hot suburbs

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Are you concerned that climate change may cause hotter summers?

Yes

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* 17. Can you share your personal story about how you’ve been impacted by heat, to help us provide media and decision-makers with real-life stories?

Yes, see below

My personal story:

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* 18. If you have time, we have seven more multiple-choice questions that will help us understand how you experience heat at home.
Would you be able to continue the survey or would you prefer to submit your answers now?

Yes, I would like to answer a few more questions in the survey

No, I'd like to finish here and submit my answers

Housing and Heat Survey

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* 1. Name:

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* 2. Email:

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* 3. Postcode:

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* 4. What is your age?

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* 5. 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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* 6. Are you struggling with the cost of living?

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* 7. What is your living situation?

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* 8. What is the best way to describe your home in summer?

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* 9. Do you have air conditioning at home?

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* 10. If yes - How often have you had to avoid using air conditioning at home because paying for it was too expensive?

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* 11. If no – What are the reasons you don’t have air conditioning?

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* 12. When it gets very hot do you leave the house to go to a cooler location? (e.g. shopping centre, cinema, library)?

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* 13. Does anything prevent you from leaving the house to find a cooler location? (select all that apply)

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* 14. Do you ever feel unwell because of the heat?

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* 15. What do you think governments should be doing to manage heat risk? (select all that apply)

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* 16. Are you concerned that climate change may cause hotter summers?

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* 17. Can you share your personal story about how you’ve been impacted by heat, to help us provide media and decision-makers with real-life stories?

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* 18. If you have time, we have seven more multiple-choice questions that will help us understand how you experience heat at home. Would you be able to continue the survey or would you prefer to submit your answers now?

* 18. If you have time, we have seven more multiple-choice questions that will help us understand how you experience heat at home.
Would you be able to continue the survey or would you prefer to submit your answers now?