Figure ED.6, chart presenting mental health-related ED presentations by wait time (minutes) and length of stay (hours) for the median and 90th percentile patient by State and Territory, 2020–21. For wait times, fifty per cent of patients were seen within 58 minutes in the Australian Capital Territory, 43 minutes in Tasmania, 36 minutes in Western Australia, 28 minutes in South Australia, 19 minutes in Victoria, 19 minutes in the Northern Territory, 18 minutes in Queensland and 15 minutes in New South Wales. Across Australia 50% of patients were seen within 20 minutes. 90% of patients were seen within 204 minutes in the Australian Capital Territory, 176 minutes in Tasmania, 171 minutes in South Australia, 172 minutes in Western Australia, 106 minutes in Victoria, 105 minutes in the Northern Territory, 89 minutes in New South Wales and 85 minutes in Queensland. Across Australia 90% of patients were seen within 117 minutes. Refer to Table ED.12 and ED.7.
For length of stay, fifty per cent of patients who presented to ED with a mental and behavioural diagnosis stayed in the ED for up to 5 hours 27 minutes in Tasmania, 5 hours 2 minutes in the Australian Capital Territory, 4 hours 51 minutes in South Australia, 4 hours 9 minutes in Western Australia, 4 hours 6 minutes in Victoria, 3 hours 48 minutes in New South Wales, 3 hours 37 minutes in Queensland, and 3 hours 31 minutes in the Northern Territory. Across Australia 50% of patients stayed up to 3 hours 57 minutes in the ED. Ninety per cent of patients who presented to ED with a mental and behavioural diagnosis stayed up to 21 hours 55 minutes in Tasmania, 18 hours 53 minutes in South Australia, 17 hours 45 minutes in the Australian Capital Territory, 16 hours 10 minutes in Western Australia, 14 hours 53 minutes in Victoria, 14 hours 6 minutes in the Northern Territory, 13 hours 3 minutes in New South Wales, and 10 hours 23 minutes in Queensland. Across Australia 90% of patients stayed up to 13 hours 57 minutes. Refer to Table ED.17.
Figure ED.6.1, map format of figure ED.6.
Figure ED.6.2, chart presenting mental health-related ED presentations by day of week and time of presentation by state and territories, 2020–21. The highest proportion (26.5%) of ED presentations in New South Wales took place on Thursday from 12pm to 3:49pm, Victoria on Tuesday from 4pm to 7:59pm (25.2%) and Thursday from 12pm to 3:59pm (25.2%), Queensland on Thursday from 12pm to 3:59pm (25.9%), Western Australia on Tuesday from 4pm to 7:59pm (25.1%), South Australia on Wednesday from 4pm to 7:59pm (26.1%), Tasmania on Thursday from 12 to 3:59pm (30.8%), Australian Capital Territory on Monday from 12pm to 3:59pm (30.6%) and Northern Territory on Monday from 8pm to 11:59pm (27.4%).
Figure ED.6.3, chart presenting mental health-related ED presentations by age group and week of presentation day of week and time of presentation by state and territories, 2020–21. In Australia from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, the highest ED presentations were for patients aged 25–44, followed by 12–24, 45–64, 65 and over and 0–11 years.