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Mental health

Cultural and Linguistic Characteristics of People Using Mental Health Services and Prescription Medications

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

Reference period
2011

Housing Circumstances of People Using Mental Health Services and Prescription Medications

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

Reference period
2011

Mental health and experiences of homelessness

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

Reference period
2014

Mental health

  • 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.
Reference period
2017-18 financial year

National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing

  • 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
Reference period
2020-2022

Patterns of Use of Mental Health 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

Reference period
2011