Figure RMHC.2: People accessing residential mental health care, by demographic variables, 2018-19.
Horizontal bar chart showing the rates of people receiving residential mental health care services (per 10,000 population), by demographic variables, 2018–19. 0 people per 10,000 population aged 11 years and under received residential mental health care services; 0.6, aged 12 to 17, 4.6, aged 18 to 24; 4.0, aged 25 to 34; 4.3, aged 35 to 44; 3.9, aged 45 to 54; and 1.5, aged 55 years and over. 2.5 males per 10,000 population received residential mental health care services; and 2.6 females. 5.7 Indigenous Australians per 10,000 population received residential mental health care services; and 2.4 non-Indigenous Australians. 3.0 people per 10,000 population who were born in Australia received residential mental health care services; and 1.2 people who were born overseas. 2.1 people per 10,000 population who usually resided in Major cities received residential mental health care services, 3.9 in Inner regional areas; 2.5 in Outer regional areas; and 1.5 in Remote and very remote areas. 3.4 people per 10,000 population in SEIFA Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged) received residential mental health care services; 3.3 in Quintile 2; 2.4 in Quintile 3; 2.0 in Quintile 4; and 1.4 in Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged) (refer to Table RMHC.3).