Stigma and discrimination reduction

14.9% of people aged 15 years or older experienced high psychological distress and 9.2% experienced very high psychological distress.

People with a mental health condition were 5 times as likely to experience very high psychological distress and twice as likely to experience high psychological distress.

Overall life satisfaction rating for people who have a mental health condition was 5.8 compared to 7.4 for people without a mental health condition.

This gap has not narrowed since 2020. The gap is larger for young people aged 15-24 years with a mental health condition compared to their peers without a mental health condition.

Experiences of loneliness for people aged 15 and over remained relatively steady between 2011 and 2024.

In 2025, people with a mental health condition were almost twice as likely to experience discrimination or be treated unfairly compared with those without a mental health condition.
 

20% of people aged 15 years and older indicating cost as a reason for not seeing a mental health professional during 2024-2025.

In 2024-25, people aged 25-34 and people living in areas of most disadvantage were more likely to report cost as a reason for not seeing a mental health professional when needed.