Mental health

• 42.9% of people aged 16–85 years had experienced a mental disorder at some time in their life
• 21.5% of people had a 12-month mental disorder, with Anxiety being the most common group (17.2% of people aged 16–85 years)
• 38.8% of people aged 16–24 years had a 12-month mental disorder

• 20% or 4.8 million Australians had a mental or behavioural condition, an increase from 18% in 2014-15.
• 13% or 3.2 million Australians had an anxiety-related condition, an increase from 11% in 2014-15.
• 10% had depression or feelings of depression, an increase from 9% in 2014-15.

An overview of selected cultural and linguistic characteristics of people using subsidised mental health services and prescription medications

Data on people who have or do not have a mental health condition, and their experiences of homelessness in the past

This is an overview of selected housing circumstances of people using subsidised mental health-related services and prescription medications

Analysis of patterns of use of MBS subsidised mental health-related services and PBS subsidised mental health-related medications in 2011