Caller: Scammer (assumed)

You've been selected to take part in an important survey for ACT Health. An interviewer from the Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to ask you to participate. Call 1800 023 040 for more info or to opt out.

Looks like it could be legit. Check out https://www.srcentre.com.au/research-participants#contacted

Caller: NSW Cancer Institute

Received SMS reading:
""This message is on behalf of the Cancer Institute of NSW, part of the NSW Government. In the coming days, the Social Research Centre will call to see if you can take part in an important health study. Reply '1' if you live in NSW or ACT. Reply '2' if you do NOT live in NSW or ACT. Call 1800 023 040 to opt out."

Given that they present themselves as being part of multiple companies, institutes, etc. safe to assume it's just a scam. Do not reply or contact. Simply ignore or block if you can.

Caller: SMS text message

Supposed text message from Victorian Department of Education and Training wanting to undertake a survey on child health and well being and to text 3 to opt out.
After reading other posts am treating it as a scam.

Caller: 0481 071 118

This is a message on behalf of all Australian policing agencies. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.
I blocked the number

supposedly from Australian Policing????? huh?????....going to do a survey soon..blocked

This is a message on behalf of all Australian policing agencies. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.

same one today 13/8/19

Caller: Received today 6/8/19

This is a message on behalf of all Australian policing agencies. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.

Spam
Don't reply.

Caller: Social Research Centre

I'm okay with this, it is legitimate research from university, not spam or scam, or a politician trying to convince me to vote for them. This is also very different from market research, where people sell the information you give them to advertising companies. Instead, this research will likely be used to inform decisions for the betterment of society.

Caller: Receive as a text msg Sun 30th June 2019

This is what I got today.

This is a message on behalf of all Australian policing agencies. The Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days to see if you can take part in an important study on safety and crime in your area. Reply '1' if you are 18+,'2' if you are under 18 or '3' to opt out.

This message is from the Social Research Centre for Monash University. In the coming days, we will call to see if you can take part in the Wildlife management in Victoria survey. Reply 1 if you live in Victoria. Reply 2 if you do NOT live in the Victoria. Reply 3 to Opt Out

The Social Research Centre will call in the coming days to see if you are eligible for an important survey for a public health organisation. Findings will help improve health services in your area. Reply 1 if you are aged 50-74. Reply 2 if you are NOT aged 50-74. Reply STOP to Opt Out

from Sydney uni - the rest is the same as others

Caller: It's Research Center

http://srcentre.com.au/ the publish those same numbers.

"You've been selected to take part in an important survey for the Australian Government. Your views are important so we hope you will take part. An interviewer from the Social Research Centre will call you in the coming days. Call 1800 023 040 to get more info or unsubscribe."

I had coffee at a cafe and they made me sign some random social survey contract. I had no idea what it was but I only wrote my name and nothing else but somehow I received a text from this number saying I’m going to get a call for a survey in a few days. How they got my number is beyond me because I did not write anything in that form except my first name

spam

I got a message about a "School leaver survey", supposedly from the ACT Education Directorate. I don't even live in the ACT.