This site describes the activity and characteristics of Australia’s health and social care services accessed by people with a mental illness. It includes mental health-related services provided by various levels of government, how much was spent, who provided the funds, where mental health services were delivered and safety, quality and monitoring data.

Safety, quality and monitoring measures are reported via the mental health-related indicators and through service activity monitoring. This provides valuable insights into how services are provided and responding to changing populations needs and events such as natural disasters, COVID-19 pandemic and policy changes.

Data and information

A full list of sections available on this site can be found under the following headings:

  • Overview
    Mental health prevalence, Australia's mental health system & Mental health services summary.
  • Topic areas
    Services, Facilities & resources and Safety and quality.
  • Reports
    Mental health reports
  • Monitoring
    Performance indicators & Service activity quarterly monitoring.
  • Snapshots
    Summaries of other mental health data available across the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare website.
  • Resources
    Archived data, Classifications & tech notes, Committees, Contact information, Data sources, Data tables, Glossary and Links & other information.

Scheduled updates

The Mental Health Online Report is updated multiple times per year.



Scheduled updates for 2024:

  • 14 Feb 2024
  • 30 April 2024
  • 24 July 2024
  • 10 October 2024
  • 10 December 2024