This statistic displays the number of people experiencing mental and behavioral conditions in Australia in financial year 2018. That year, about 2.5 million Australians suffered from depression or feeling depressed.
Number of people experiencing mental and behavioral conditions in Australia in financial year 2018, by condition
(in thousands)
Characteristic
Number of people in thousands
Anxiety disorders/feeling anxious, nervous or tense
2,799.8
Depression/feeling depressed
2,504.5
Problems of psychological development
681.9
Panic disorders/panic attacks
672.4
Phobic anxiety disorders
419.1
Other mental and behavioural problems*
373.7
Post-traumatic stress disorder
360.7
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
343
Behavioural, cognitive & emotional problems with usual onset in childhood/adolescence
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 12, 2018). Number of people experiencing mental and behavioral conditions in Australia in financial year 2018, by condition (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/628822/australia-mental-and-behavioural-conditions/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people experiencing mental and behavioral conditions in Australia in financial year 2018, by condition (in thousands)." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/628822/australia-mental-and-behavioural-conditions/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Number of people experiencing mental and behavioral conditions in Australia in financial year 2018, by condition (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/628822/australia-mental-and-behavioural-conditions/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People Experiencing Mental and Behavioral Conditions in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Condition (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/628822/australia-mental-and-behavioural-conditions/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people experiencing mental and behavioral conditions in Australia in financial year 2018, by condition (in thousands) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/628822/australia-mental-and-behavioural-conditions/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Number of people experiencing mental and behavioral conditions in Australia in financial year 2018, by condition (in thousands) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/628822/australia-mental-and-behavioural-conditions/
