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The first step is to do a quick eligibility check.
A personal survey link will then be sent to you by email.
Learn more about the survey below to decide if it's right for you.
Key details
- Help create the first national picture of what it's really like to work in the sector today
- The survey is voluntary and anonymous — your privacy is protected
- It takes around 40 minutes and can be completed in multiple sessions
- Submissions close on 23 February 2026.
About the survey
Creative Workplaces Survey
This important national survey will help us understand the working experiences of people in Australia’s creative industries.
It focuses on key workplace issues including:
- pay and working conditions
- safety at work
- bullying, discrimination and harassment.
What we learn will help us to determine future policies, support programs, advocacy efforts and training opportunities aimed at improving standards and safety in creative workplaces.
We invite you to take part if you:
- are 18 years or older
- are an Australian resident for tax purposes
- work — paid or unpaid, creative, technical or support — in the Australian creative industries.
Is this you? — Creative industries and creative industry workers
If you think you are a creative industry worker, then you are. If you’re not sure, then you probably also are.
This survey is for every type of worker in the creative industries, from artists to technical, production and crew to administrative support. It's for people in all roles and career stages, whether full-time, casual, freelance or volunteer.
If you think you work in a creative industry, you probably do.
We take a really broad definition of creative industry. We include everything from visual arts to music, theatre to museums, digital games to comedy, literature to circus to screen, and anything in between.
Learn more about who we are for.
The survey takes around 40 minutes. It will ask about your work experiences in the creative industries over the past 5 years.
You can:
- Skip questions you don’t want to answer.
- Take a break and return later — You can complete the survey in one sitting, or pause and return later using the link provided. Your progress will be saved automatically.
- Stop at any time before submitting your responses (if you exit early, your answers won’t be submitted for use in the study).
Voluntary participation and withdrawal
- Taking part in the survey is completely voluntary.
- You can decline to answer any question or exit the survey at any time.
- If you submit the survey and later change your mind, you can request your responses be deleted before they are de-identified. To do this email creativeworkplacessurvey@roymorgan.com by 28 February 2026.
- Choosing not to participate, or withdrawing, will not affect your relationship with Creative Australia or any other organisation involved.
- You will be asked to give your consent to participate when you submit the survey.
Privacy and data use
- If you’re eligible to participate, we’ll ask for your email so we can send you the full survey. This also lets you save your progress and return later.
- Your survey responses are only linked to your email during the data collection phase. Once the survey closes, all identifying details will be permanently removed.
- The survey itself does not collect names or identifying information.
- All data is stored on Australian servers and accessed only by authorised Roy Morgan researchers. De-identified data will be kept for at least 5 years, in line with national ethical standards.
- Findings will be published in aggregated form only. Results will be shared through reports, events, and available for download via our website creativeworkplaces.gov.au.
This survey asks about difficult things
The survey asks about sensitive workplace issues, including bullying, discrimination, harassment, pay, safety, and injury.
You may feel upset, distressed or uncomfortable while answering some questions.
Consider whether taking part in this project is the right thing for you at this time.
If at any time the survey becomes too distressing, you can use the “quick exit” button to leave the survey and the project immediately.
Where to find support
Some survey questions may bring up difficult feelings. If that happens, you don’t have to manage it on your own. Support is available.
- Support Act: 1800 959 500 | supportact.org.au
- Lifeline: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
- 13YARN (Indigenous support): 13 92 76 | 13yarn.org.au
- Brother to Brother: 1800 435 799 | dardimunwurro.com.au
- QLife: 1800 184 527 | qlife.org.au
- 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 | 1800respect.org.au
- Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 | beyondblue.org.au
- MensLine: 1300 78 99 78 | mensline.org.au
For more options, visit:
- Find a Helpline | findahelpline.com/au
- WellMob (online resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People) | wellmob.org.au
If you are eligible — That's great. Welcome to the survey. Check your email for your survey link.
Remember to read the Participant Information Sheet (PDF). You will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood this information before beginning the survey.
If you are not eligible — Thank you for checking. We really appreciate your time and willingness to participate.
If you'd like to learn about the outcomes of the survey, subscribe to our mailing list. We'd love to share what we find out with you.
Help us spread the word
We need your help to reach as many creative workers as we can.
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Questions or concerns
If you need further information or have any concerns about this project, contact Dr Aida Ghalebeigi at creativeworkplacessurvey@roymorgan.com.
The study has received ethics approval in accordance with the review processes of The University of Queensland. The study adheres to the principles of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2023) and the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research (2020).
If you have any concerns or complaints about the conduct of this research project which you do not wish to discuss with the research team, contact The University of Queensland's Human Research Ethics Team by email humanethics@research.uq.edu.au or call (07) 3365 3924 or (07) 3443 1656. Refer to the HREC Reference Number 2025/HE001854 when making an enquiry.
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