ɪnðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə dˈeɪ ˈɑːnɚz lˈɪst ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, kˈɛɹi wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv ɔːstɹˈeɪliə fɔːɹ hɪz sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tə ðə fˈiːld ʌv dʒɪˈɑːlədʒi.
In the Australia Day Honours list of 1977, Carey was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to the field of geology.