Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021. Mental health services in Australia. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 26 October 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-in-australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). Mental health services in Australia. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-in-australia
Mental health services in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 14 October 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-in-australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Mental health services in Australia [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2021 [cited 2021 Oct. 26]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-in-australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2021, Mental health services in Australia, viewed 26 October 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-in-australia
Mental health services in Australia (MHSA) provides a picture of the national response of the health and welfare service system to the mental health care needs of Australians. MHSA is updated progressively throughout each year as data becomes available.
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$10.6 billion was spent on mental health in 2018–19
4.4 million people received mental health-related prescriptions in 2019-20
This section provides the data that had been made available on the website in previous years. It should be noted that due to historical validation, the data presented here may not match with time series data presented within the particular sections.
Mental health impact of COVID-19 (286KB PDF) (June 2021 release)
Mental health impact of COVID-19 (599KB PDF) (March 2021 release)
Mental health impact of COVID-19 (933KB PDF) (Dec 2020 release)
Consumer perspectives of mental health care (100KB XLXS)
Consumer perspectives of mental health care (814KB PDF)
Residential mental health care (270KB XLXS)
Residential mental health care (647KB PDF)
Community mental health care (245KB XLXS)
Community mental health care (486KB PDF)
Mental health workforce tables (489KB XLXS)
Mental health workforce (324KB PDF)
Overview of mental health services in Australia (306KB PDF)
Specialist homelessness services tables (1.3MB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services (797KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions tables (93KB XLSX)
Mental health-related prescriptions (347KB PDF)
Medicare-subsidised mental health-specific services tables (142KB XLSX)
Medicare-subsidised mental health-specific services (285KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments tables (580KB XLSX)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (700KB PDF)
Restrictive practices tables (610KB XLS)
Restrictive practices (848KB PDF)
Technical notes and classifications (418KB PDF)
Expenditure on mental health-related services (497KB XLSX)
Expenditure on mental health-related services (497KB PDF)
Specialised mental health care facilities (513KB XLSX)
Specialised mental health care facilities (856KB PDF)
Key Performance Indicators of Australian Public Mental Health Services (197KB XLSX)
National Healthcare Agreement (72KB XLSX)
Same day admitted mental health-related care (101KB XLSX)
Same day admitted mental health-related care (914KB PDF)
Overnight admitted mental health-related care (273KB XLSX)
Overnight admitted mental health-related care (906KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (677KB XLSX)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (688KB PDF)
Community mental health care (745KB XLSX)
Community mental health care (621KB PDF)
Residential mental health care (208KB XLSX)
Residential mental health care (841KB PDF)
Consumer perspective of mental health services (42KB XLSX)
Consumer perspective of mental health services (767KB PDF)
Psychiatric disability support services (896KB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services (480KB PDF)
Specialist homelessness services (854KB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services (749KB PDF)
Mental health workforce (1.5MB XLS)
Mental health workforce (599KB PDF)
Medicare-subsidised mental health-specific services (135KB XLSX)
Medicare-subsidised mental health-specific services (567KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions (59KB XLSX)
Mental health-related prescriptions (633KB PDF)
Restrictive practices (522KB XLS)
Restrictive practices (878KB PDF)
Expenditure on mental health services (475KB XLS)
Expenditure on mental health services (516KB PDF)
Specialised mental health care facilities (88KB XLS)
Specialised mental health care facilities (787KB PDF)
Community mental health care services (235KB XLS)
Community mental health care services (535KB PDF)
Residential mental health care services (124KB XLS)
Residential mental health care services (546KB PDF)
Overnight admitted mental health-related care (887KB XLS)
Overnight admitted mental health-related care (746KB PDF)
Same day admitted mental health-related care (845KB XLS)
Same day admitted mental health-related care (882KB PDF)
Consumer perspectives of mental health services (183KB XLS)
Consumer perspectives of mental health services (642KB PDF)
Mental health workforce (1.4MB XLS)
Mental health workforce (550KB PDF)
Specialist homelessness services (753KB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services (715KB PDF)
Psychiatric disability support services (780KB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services (464KB PDF)
Restrictive practices (613KB XLS)
Restrictive practices (686KB PDF)
Medicare-subsidised mental health-related services (3.4MB XLS)
Medicare-subsidised mental health-related services (550KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions (675KB XLS)
Mental health-related prescriptions (639KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (159KB XLS)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (417KB PDF)
Expenditure on mental health services (674KB PDF)
Expenditure on mental health services (513KB XLS)
Specialised mental health care facilities (820KB PDF)
Specialised mental health care facilities (531KB XLS)
Residential mental health care (242KB PDF)
Residential mental health care (160KB XLS)
Community mental health care (256KB PDF)
Community mental health care (203KB XLS)
Same day admitted mental health-related care (345KB PDF)
Same day admitted mental health-related care (773KB XLS)
Overnight admitted mental health-related care 2015-16 (302KB PDF)
Overnight admitted mental health-related care (748KB XLS)
Mental health services provided by general practitioners (280KB PDF)
Mental health services provided by general practitioners (1.8MB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services (126KB PDF)
Psychiatric disability support services tables (572KB XLS)
Restrictive practices (401KB PDF)
Restrictive practices (518KB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services (128KB PDF)
Specialist homelessness services tables (742KB XLS)
Mental health workforce (390KB PDF)
Mental health workforce tables (1.5MB XLS)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (164KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments tables (97KB XLS)
Medicare-subsidised mental heath-related services (203KB PDF)
Medicare-subsidised mental heath-related services tables (891MB XLS)
Mental health-related prescriptions (260KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions tables (242KB XLS)
Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services tables (990KB XLS)
National Healthcare Agreement Indicators (66KB XLS)
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners (271KB PDF)
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners tables (496KB XLS)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (263KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (444KB XLS)
State and territory community mental health care (321KB PDF)
State and territory community mental health care (1MB XLS)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care-private hospitals (260KB PDF)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care-private hospitals (329KB XLS)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care-public hospitals (224KB PDF)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care-public hospitals (386KB XLS)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services (233KB PDF)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services tables (1MB XLS)
Admitted patient mental health-related care (505KB PDF)
Admitted patient mental health-related care tables (1MB XLS)
Residential mental health care (331KB PDF)
Residential mental health care tables (809KB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services (149KB PDF)
Specialist homelessness services (729KB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services (197KB PDF)
Psychiatric disability support services (549KB XLS)
Personal Helpers and Mentors services (115KB PDF)
Personal Helpers and Mentors services tables (222KB XLS)
Access to Allied Psychological services (260KB PDF)
Access to Allied Psychological services tables (165KB XLS)
Mental health-related prescriptions (149KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions tables (245KB XLS)
Mental health-related facilities 2014-15 (1.1MB PDF)
Mental health-related facilities tables 2014-15 (2.5MB XLS)
Mental health workforce (245KB PDF)
Mental health-related expenditure (394KB PDF)
Mental health-related expenditure tables (1.9MB XLS)
Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services tables (573KB XLS)
National Healthcare Agreement Indicators tables (573KB XLS)
Notes:
n.a. not available on MHSA
(a) Data presented in this section are weighted, adjustments have been made to represent the population from which the data sample was drawn. This means data takes into account undercounting of support periods that result from non-response. The SHS Data Excel file in the archives use unweighted data. Any comparison between the data in this Excel file and those in the Archives needs to be made with caution. This section was previously called Supported accommodation assistance.
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners (246KB PDF)
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners tables (253KB XLS)
PDF: n.a.
Excel: n.a.
State and territory community mental health care (192KB PDF)
State and territory community mental health care (1.4MB XLS)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care-private hospitals (117KB PDF)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care-private hospitals tables (197KB XLS)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care-public hospitals (158KB PDF)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care-public hospitals tables (250KB XLS)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services (141KB PDF)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services tables (449KB XLS)
Admitted patient mental health-related care (446KB PDF)
Admitted patient mental health-related care tables (1.3MB XLS)
Residential mental health care (175KB PDF)
Residential mental health care tables (801KB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services (91KB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services tables (567KB XLS)
Personal Helpers and Mentors service (106KB PDF)
Personal Helpers and Mentors service tables (224KB XLS)
Access to Allied Psychological services (134KB PDF)
Access to Allied Psychological services (164KB XLS)
Mental health-related prescriptions (88KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions tables (246KB XLS)
Specialised mental health care facilities (296KB PDF)
Specialised mental health care facilities tables (1.7MB XLS)
Mental health workforce 2013 (181KB PDF)
Mental health workforce 2013 tables (1.1MB XLS)
Mental health-related expenditure (340KB PDF)
Mental health-related expenditure tables (2.1MB XLS)
Australian summary tables (457KB XLS)
Key Performance Indicators of Australian Mental Health Public Services tables (505KB XLS)
National Healthcare Agreement indicators tables (464KB XLS)
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners (158KB PDF)
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners tables (213KB XLS)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (233KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments tables (433KB XLS)
State and territory community mental health care (343KB PDF)
State and territory community mental health care tables (1MB XLS)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services tables (412KB XLS)
Admitted patient mental health-related care (364KB PDF)
Residential mental health care (169KB PDF)
Residential mental health care tables (585KB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services (101KB PDF)
Specialist homelessness services tables (267KB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services (218KB PDF)
Psychiatric disability support services tables (518KB XLS)
Personal Helpers and Mentors service (94KB PDF)
Personal Helpers and Mentors service tables (252KB XLS)
Mental health-related prescriptions (140KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions tables (181KB XLS)
Specialised mental health care facilities (456KB PDF)
Specialised mental health care facilities tables (2.1MB XLS)
Mental health workforce (164KB PDF)
Mental health workforce tables(469KB XLS)
Mental health-related expenditure (351KB PDF)
Mental health-related expenditure tables (1.6MB XLS)
Australian summary tables (216KB PDF)
National Healthcare Agreement Indicators table (464KB XLS)
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners (252KB PDF)
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners tables (187KB XLS)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (237KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments tables (202KB XLS)
State and territory community mental health care (249KB PDF)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services (102KB PDF)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services tables (385KB XLS)
Admitted patient menta health-related care (341KB XLS)
Residential mental health care (187KB PDF)
Residential mental health care tables (611KB XLS)
Specialist homelessness services (159KB PDF)
Specialist homelessness services tables (195KB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services tables (536KB XLS)
Personal Helpers and Mentors services (134KB PDF)
Personal Helpers and Mentors services tables (230KB XLS)
Mental health-related prescriptions (176KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions tables (249KB XLS)
Specialised mental health care facilities (367KB PDF)
Specialised mental health care facilities tables (2MB XLS)
Mental health-related expenditure (328KB PDF)
Australian summary tables (144KB XLS)
National Healthcare Agreement Indicators (379KB XLS)
(b) Estimates of 2010 medical workforce are not publicly available due to data quality issues
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners (261KB PDF)
Mental health-related services provided by general practitioners tables (249KB XLS)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (249KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments tables (179KB XLS)
State and territory community mental health care (198KB PDF)
State and territory community mental health care tables (633KB XLS)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services (173KB PDF)
Medicare- subsidised mental health-related services tables (152KB XLS)
Admitted patient mental health-related care (332KB PDF)
Admitted patient mental health-related care tables (333KB XLS)
Residential mental health care (191KB PDF)
Residential mental health care tables (280KB XLS)
Supported accommodation services (180KB PDF)
Supported accommodation services (188KB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services (250KB PDF)
Psychiatric disability support services tables (226KB XLS)
Personal Helpers and Mentors service (124KB PDF)
Personal Helpers and Mentors service (164KB XLS)
Mental health-related prescriptions (181KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions tables (237KB XLS)
Specialised mental health care facilities (4657KB PDF)
Mental health-related expenditure (395KB PDF)
Mental health-related expenditure tables (1.5MB XLS)
Australian summary tables (176KB XLS)
National Healthcare Agreement Indicators (227KB XLS)
n.a. not available on MHSA.
Estimates of 2010 medical workforce are not publicly available due to data quality issues.
Mental health services provided by general practitioners (261KB PDF)
Mental health services provided by general practitioners (224KB XLS)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (223KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments tables (178KB XLS)
State and territory community mental health care (194KB PDF)
State and territory community mental health care tables (373KB XLS)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care - public hospitals (166KB PDF)
Ambulatory-equivalent mental health admitted patient care - public hospitals tables (250KB XLS)
Medicare-subsidised mental health-related services (247KB PDF)
Medicare-subsidised mental health-related services (116KB XLS)
Admitted patient mental health-related care (263KB PDF)
Admitted patient mental health-related care tables (336KB XLS)
Residential mental health care tables (257KB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services tables (213KB XLS)
Mental health-related prescriptions (253KB PDF)
Mental health-related prescriptions tables (178KB XLS)
Specialised mental health care facilities (439KB PDF)
Specialised mental health care facilities tables (1.9MB XLS)
Mental health workforce (224KB PDF)
Mental health workforce tables (273KB XLS)
Mental health-related expenditure (259KB PDF)
Mental health-related expenditure tables (497KB XLS)
Australian summary tables (141KB XLS)
National Healthcare Agreement Indicators (549KB XLS)
Excel n.a.
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (300KB PDF)
Mental health services provided in emergency departments (125KB XLS)
State and territory community mental health care services (249KB PDF)
State and territory community mental health care services (328KB XLS)
Ambulatory-equivalent admitted patient care (266KB PDF)
Ambulatory-equivalent admitted patient care (194KB XLS)
Admitted patient mental health-related care (304KB PDF)
Admitted patient mental health-related care (237KB XLS)
Residential mental health care services (235KB PDF)
Residential mental health care services (203KB PDF)
Supported accommodation assistance Program (252KB PDF)
Supported accommodation assistance Program (127KB XLS)
Psychiatric disability support services (206KB PDF)
Psychiatric disability support services (157KB XLS)
Specialised mental health care facilities (336KB PDF)
Specialised mental health care facilities (346KB PDF)
Mental health workforce (277KB PDF)
Mental health workforce (198KB XLS)
Mental health-related expenditure (314KB XLS)
n.a.
National Healthcare Agreement tables (407KB XLS)
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