Suicide & self-harm monitoring
Socioeconomically disadvantaged people
Socioeconomic disadvantage may be broadly defined in terms of people’s access to material and social resources and their ability to participate in society (ABS 2023). Socioeconomic disadvantage experienced by individuals is complex and challenging to capture completely.
For more information about suicide, self-harm and other aspects of socioeconomic disadvantage, see:
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Socioeconomic areas
Suicide and intentional self-harm hospitalisations by socioeconomic areas
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Education and employment
Education and employment as risk factors for suicide
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Income variability and uncertainty
Social and economic factors associated with suicide in Australia: A focus on individual income
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Socioeconomic factors
Regression risk models for selected Census variables
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) (2023) Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA): Technical Paper, ABS, accessed 18 April 2024.