Message: There is a need for more conclusive prevalence data.īreakdown: The last known prevalence rates can be drawn from Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) 2008 analysis of a large national survey, which found that respondents born overseas recorded lower prevalence of some mental disorders, in comparison to respondents born in Australia.
4Ĭulturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities Message: Racism, both perceived and actual experiences, is increasing which affects wellbeing.īreakdown: 33% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have experienced verbal racial abuse in the last 6 months in 2018 compared to 37% in 2016 ,3 and there is a ‘dose’ effect: the risk of high or very high levels of psychological distress increases as the volume of racism increases. 2 This means they are 2.6 times more likely to experience high to very high levels of psychological distress than non-Indigenous Australians. Message: Indigenous Australians are nearly three times more likely to be psychologically distressed than non-Indigenous Australians.īreakdown: About a third (31.7%) of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders experience high to very high levels of psychological distress, indicative of a probable mental health condition, compared to one in eight non-Indigenous Australians (12.3%). The median age for non-Indigenous suicide deaths was 43.9 years of age for males and 44.0 years of age for females.ĭeaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males typically represent the majority of Indigenous suicide deaths, with 70.3 per cent of all Indigenous suicide deaths in 2019 accounted for by males. In 2019, the median age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide deaths was 30.5 years of age for males and 27.0 years of age for females. The five-year trend to 2019 shows that the rate of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is nearly twice that of non-Indigenous people (24.6 suicide deaths per 100,000 people compared with 12.9 deaths per 100,000 people). Message: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are nearly twice as likely to die by suicide 1.īreakdown: In 2019, 195 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people died as a result of suicide. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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