Approximately one in five people living in Australia had a 12-month mental health disorder in the 2021 financial year. Anxiety disorders were the most prevalent, specifically social phobia. Post-traumatic stress disorder affected over five percent of the population.
Share of the Australian population with a 12-month mental disorder in Australia in financial year 2021, by type of disorder
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- Basic Statistic Share of population with a mental disorder in Australia FY 2021 by type of disorder
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Mental healthcare
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 22, 2022). Share of the Australian population with a 12-month mental disorder in Australia in financial year 2021, by type of disorder [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321952/australia-share-of-population-with-a-mental-disorder-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of the Australian population with a 12-month mental disorder in Australia in financial year 2021, by type of disorder." Chart. July 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321952/australia-share-of-population-with-a-mental-disorder-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of the Australian population with a 12-month mental disorder in Australia in financial year 2021, by type of disorder. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321952/australia-share-of-population-with-a-mental-disorder-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of The Australian Population with a 12-month Mental Disorder in Australia in Financial Year 2021, by Type of Disorder." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321952/australia-share-of-population-with-a-mental-disorder-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of the Australian population with a 12-month mental disorder in Australia in financial year 2021, by type of disorder Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321952/australia-share-of-population-with-a-mental-disorder-by-type/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of the Australian population with a 12-month mental disorder in Australia in financial year 2021, by type of disorder [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321952/australia-share-of-population-with-a-mental-disorder-by-type/