The Australian Government and state and territory governments fund non-government and government agencies to provide a range of alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services. Treatment services are delivered in residential and non-residential settings, and often include treatments such as detoxification, rehabilitation, counselling and pharmacotherapy. For further information on counting AOD treatment services in the AODTS NMDS see technical notes.
In 2024–25:
- 1,316 publicly funded AOD treatment agencies reported to the AODTS NMDS.
- The number of agencies in each jurisdiction ranged from 16 in the Australian Capital Territory to 513 in New South Wales (Figure 1).
Between 2015–16 to 2024–25, the total number of AOD treatment agencies rose by 66% (from 791 to 1,316), due to increases in funding and more reporting at the service outlet location. See the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services NMDS Data Quality Statement, 2024–25 and technical notes for further information.
A mix of government and non-government agencies deliver publicly funded AOD treatment services. Nationally in 2024–25, 7 in 10 (69%, 906 agencies) AOD treatment agencies were non-government, and these agencies provided 72% (177,176) of all treatment episodes (Figure 1).
