GP mental health treatment plans
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General Practitioner mental health treatment plans by age and sex
After adjusting for age, the rate of General Practitioner (GP) mental health treatment plans made (hereon referred to as mental health plans) in 2021 was:
- the same by humanitarian entrants and other permanent migrants (37 mental health plans per 1,000 people and 37 per 1,000 people respectively)
- 35% lower by humanitarian entrants than the rest of the Australian population
- 1.6 times as high by females compared with males among humanitarian entrants, 1.7 times as high by females compared with males among other permanent migrants and the rest of the Australian population.
The proportion of the population with a mental health plan differs across age groups between the population groups:
- For humanitarian entrants, the proportion of people with mental health plans increased with increasing age, peaking among people aged 50–59, whereas for other permanent migrants and the rest of the Australian population the highest proportion was in the 20–29 age group.
- The biggest difference between population groups was in the 20–29 age group where 4.7% of humanitarian entrants had mental health plans compared with 7.1% of other permanent migrants and 10.3% of the rest of the Australian population (Figure 2.8).
The following data visualisation (Figure 2.8) provides a bar chart and data table, which can be accessed by using the tabs (top left-hand side).
Figure 2.8: Proportion of the population with a GP mental health plan by age and population group, 2021
For humanitarian entrants, the age group with the highest proportion with a GP mental health plan was those aged 50-59.
General Practitioner mental health treatment plans by time since arrival in Australia
The proportion of the population with mental health plans was also explored by time since arrival in Australia. The proportion of humanitarian entrants who had a mental health plan in 2021 was 3.7% for those who arrived in 2017–2020, 4.2% for those who arrived in 2011–2016 and 4.3% for those who arrived in 2000–2010.
Further data on mental health outcomes in the humanitarian entrant population can be found in the mental health prescriptions and self-reported mental health conditions.
For more information about reporting by time since arrival in Australia see Data sources and methods.
References
Person-Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA), 2021, PLIDA Modular Product, ABS DataLab. Findings based on use of PLIDA data.