Figure PBS.5: Mental health-related prescriptions (per 1,000 population), by states and territories 2020-21.
Bar chart showing rate of mental health-related prescriptions filled (subsidised and under co-payment) per 1,000 population by jurisdiction in 2020–21. Subsidised prescription rates: NSW (951.8), Vic (991.4), Qld (1,178.0), WA (1,010.0), SA (1,233.1), Tas (1,558.1), ACT (737.8), NT (382.2), National total (1,036.9). Subsidised and under co-payment prescription rates: NSW (1,511.8), Vic (1,614.0), Qld (1,864.2), WA (1,703.5), SA (1,847.3), Tas (2,301.1), ACT (1,593.7), and NT (785.1), National total (1,663.5). Refer to Table PBS.11.