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Get in touch with us now| Characteristic | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| 16-24 | 13.6% | 27.9% |
| 25-34 | 13.4% | 17% |
| 35-44 | 5.7% | 10.9% |
| 45-54 | 4.8% | 6% |
| 55-85 | 2% | 2.5% |
| All ages | 6.8% | 10.4% |
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Release date
October 2023
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Region
Australia
Survey time period
December 2020 to October 2022
Number of respondents
15,893 households
Age group
16-85 years
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Self-harm refers to a person intentionally causing pain or damage to their own body. This behaviour may be motivated as a way of expressing or controlling distressing feelings or thoughts. Self-harm and suicide are distinct and separate acts although some people who self-harm are at an increased risk of suicide.
A person may have had more than one mental disorder.
Study included all usual residents in Australia living in private dwellings in both urban and rural areas in all states and territories, except very remote parts of Australia and discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The exclusion of residents in special dwellings (e.g., hotels, boarding houses, and institutions) and homeless people means the results are likely to underestimate the prevalence of mental health disorders in the Australian population.
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