- Suspicious
- Legit
0485 833 889 (0485833889) receives mixed reports: legitimate AEC voting surveys, community health surveys, and unwanted telemarketing. Check what callers want before engaging.
Survey Calls from 0485 833 889
0485 833 889 (also written as 0485833889) has generated four community reports with mixed outcomes. Two contributors identified legitimate survey activity, while two others flagged unwanted telemarketing and survey persistence. One report describes a polite caller conducting a mental health services survey, while another confirms a genuine Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) survey about voting setup. However, a separate caller from 0485833889 continued asking survey questions after the contributor declined participation, and another report flagged the number as telemarketing activity.
The number is allocated as a mobile line through Pivotel Satellite, which is unusual for survey operations and may indicate call forwarding or service routing arrangements.
What Callers from 0485 833 889 Say
Contributors who answered calls from 0485 833 889 report polite opening approaches. One caller identified themselves as conducting a mental health services survey for community feedback. Another represented the AEC and explained the call was about voting setup procedures, which the contributor verified as legitimate.
The pattern differs when contributors attempt to decline. One contributor who said they did not want to participate in a survey from 0485833889 reported the caller continued asking questions regardless. After answering the first question, the caller posed a second question before the contributor hung up. This persistence after an explicit refusal is the key distinction between willing survey respondents and those experiencing unwanted contact from 0485 833 889.
Report Patterns and Timing
Four reports span from February 2025 to October 2026, with no clear clustering pattern. Three reports came from call-answered interactions, suggesting the callers successfully reached contributors. The legitimate AEC survey occurred in February 2025, followed by a community health survey in the same month. A spam report describing survey persistence came in August 2025, and the most recent suspicious telemarketing report arrived in October 2026.
The mixed categorisation reflects contributor experience rather than a single consistent caller behaviour. Two contributors viewed the calls as legitimate (AEC voting survey, mental health survey), while two others classified contact as spam or suspicious due to persistence or telemarketing nature.
What to Do If You Receive a Call from 0485 833 889
If 0485 833 889 calls you:
- Do: Ask the caller to identify their organisation and purpose before engaging
- Do: Verify legitimate surveys independently - for AEC surveys, check the official AEC website at aec.gov.au
- Do: Hang up immediately if the caller continues asking questions after you decline participation
- Do: Block the number if calls become repeated or unwanted
- Do not: Share personal information, financial details, or health information unless you initiated contact and verified the organisation
- Do not: Feel obligated to answer survey questions just because the caller sounds polite
How to Report 0485 833 889
If you receive unwanted survey calls or telemarketing from 0485 833 889, you have several options:
- Report to the Do Not Call Register at donotcall.gov.au if the caller ignored a registration or your request to stop calling
- Lodge a complaint with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) at acma.gov.au - they investigate telemarketing breaches
- If you suspect the call was fraudulent rather than legitimate survey activity, report it to Scamwatch at scamwatch.gov.au
- For AEC-related concerns, contact the Australian Electoral Commission directly at aec.gov.au to verify if a call claiming to be from them was genuine
- Share your experience on Reverseau by reporting this number - community contributions help other Australians identify patterns in calls from 0485833889
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What Our Users Reviewed
Telemarketing scam.
Received a call from a polite survey caller however when I said I did not want to participate in the survey they continued asking questions. I answered the first and then they asked a second at which point I hung up.
Called to do a survey for the AEC about setting up voting. All legit.
polite caller conducting survey about mental health services in community
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WRITE A REVIEWFrequently Asked Questions
Is 0485 833 889 a legitimate survey company?
Not consistently. 0485 833 889 has received one confirmed legitimate report describing an AEC voting survey, but also two reports of unwanted survey activity. One contributor reported the caller from 0485833889 continued asking questions after they declined participation. If you receive a call from this number claiming to be from the AEC, verify independently at aec.gov.au before providing any information.
What should I do if 0485 833 889 keeps calling after I said no?
Hang up immediately and block the number. One contributor reported exactly this behaviour from 0485 833 889 - they declined the survey, but the caller asked a second question anyway. If calls from 0485833889 continue after you've asked them to stop, report to the Do Not Call Register at donotcall.gov.au, as this violates telemarketing regulations.
Why is 0485 833 889 a mobile number if it's for surveys?
0485 833 889 is allocated as a mobile line through a satellite provider, which is atypical for legitimate survey operations. Most established survey companies use geographic or 1800 numbers. This unusual allocation for 0485833889 doesn't confirm fraud, but it's worth noting when deciding whether to engage with the caller.
Can I trust a polite caller from 0485 833 889?
Politeness doesn't guarantee legitimacy. While one contributor from 0485 833 889 did receive a polite mental health survey that seemed genuine, another polite caller from the same number persisted with questions after the contributor said no. Always verify the organisation independently before sharing information, regardless of the caller's tone.
What mental health survey is calling from 0485 833 889?
One community report describes a mental health services survey from 0485833889, but no additional details about the organisation were provided in the report. If you receive a similar call and want to verify, ask the caller to provide their full organisation name and a callback number, then independently confirm the organisation exists before participating.
Should I report 0485 833 889 to ACMA?
Yes, if the call from 0485 833 889 involved telemarketing that ignored your decline or continued after you said no. Report the incident at acma.gov.au with the date, time, and what the caller said. If you think the call was fraudulent rather than legitimate survey activity, report to scamwatch.gov.au instead. Sharing your experience here on Reverseau also helps other Australians recognise patterns from 0485833889.