Table 1.
Percentage distribution of mental illness and health service utilisation by key socio-demographic characteristics
| Characteristics | Observations | 2009 | Service utilisation | Observations | 2017 | Service utilisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental illness | Mental illness | |||||
| (N) | (%) (95% CI) | (%) (95% CI) | (N) | (%) (95% CI) | (%) (95% CI) | |
| Need factors | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| 15–24 years | 2137 | 25.54 (23.16–28.07) | 5.54 (4.40–6.94) | 2588 | 34.87 (32.40–37.43) | 12.44 (10.80–14.28) |
| 25–39 years | 2735 | 22.05 (19.60–24.70) | 6.59 (5.55–7.82) | 4217 | 28.43 (25.92–31.09) | 11.26 (9.79–12.92) |
| 40–64 years | 4791 | 20.15 (18.35–22.08) | 6.19 (5.38–7.10) | 6289 | 23.24 (21.54–25.03) | 8.51 (7.59–9.54) |
| 65 + years | 1900 | 16.38 (13.79–19.35) | 2.08 (1.42–3.03) | 3100 | 15.59 (13.11–18.45) | 2.72 (2.15–3.42) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 5400 | 19.13 (17.57–20.78) | 4.23 (3.58–5.00) | 7601 | 22.85 (21.37–24.41) | 7.16 (6.39–8.02) |
| Female | 6163 | 22.88 (21.28–24.56) | 6.82 (6.06–7.66) | 8593 | 27.36 (25.82–28.97) | 10.46 (9.50–11.49) |
| Self-Assessed Health | ||||||
| Excellent | 1505 | 6.61 (4.93–8.82) | 2.95 (1.97–4.39) | 1825 | 9.7 (7.73–12.11) | 4.66 (3.58–6.03) |
| Very good | 4285 | 12.64 (10.92–14.59) | 3.90 (3.19–4.76) | 5633 | 15.74 (14.39–17.21) | 6.49 (5.56–7.56) |
| Good | 3980 | 23.32 (21.51–25.23) | 5.41 (4.58–6.38) | 5817 | 28.01 (25.99–30.13) | 9.29 (8.19–10.52) |
| Fair | 1439 | 41.15 (37.52–44.87) | 11.09 (9.19–13.33) | 2375 | 43.34 (40.41–46.32) | 13.30 (11.68–15.11) |
| Poor | 354 | 63.43 (54.65–71.40) | 12.39 (8.83–17.13) | 544 | 68.03 (63.12–72.58) | 23.87 (19.77–28.51) |
| Non-need factors | ||||||
| Household yearly disposable income quintile | ||||||
| Poorest | 2314 | 31.54 (28.22–35.05) | 6.90 (5.62–8.44) | 3239 | 32.23 (30.10–34.44) | 10.16 (8.82–11.69) |
| Poorer | 2313 | 22.85 (20.41–25.49) | 6.25 (5.05–7.71) | 3239 | 29.13 (25.21–33.39) | 9.05 (7.67–10.64) |
| Middle | 2311 | 20.38 (18.12–22.84) | 5.38 (4.35–6.65) | 3239 | 26.97 (24.01–30.09) | 8.53 (7.38–9.85) |
| Richer | 2313 | 17.74 (15.41–20.35) | 4.60 (3.62–5.83) | 3239 | 20.66 (18.66–22.81) | 8.13 (6.71–9.81) |
| Richest | 2312 | 13.59 (11.64–15.82) | 4.69 (3.75–5.85) | 3239 | 17.56 (15.72–19.62) | 8.48 (7.25–9.89) |
| Education | ||||||
| Year 12 or below | 5646 | 24.76 (22.89–26.73) | 5.38 (4.66–6.21) | 6501 | 30.18 (28.32–32.1) | 9.81 (8.82–10.90) |
| Professional Qualification | 3307 | 19.06 (17.08–21.21) | 5.46 (4.57–6.50) | 5357 | 24.89 (23.08–26.79) | 8.43 (7.58–9.39) |
| University Qualification | 2570 | 14.70 (12.97–16.62) | 6.03 (4.91–7.39) | 4336 | 17.99 (16.02–20.14) | 7.84 (6.68–9.17) |
| Labour force status | ||||||
| Employed | 7435 | 17.15 (15.87–18.51) | 4.68 (4.08–5.37) | 10,254 | 22.35 (21.21–23.54) | 8.04 (7.24–8.92) |
| Unemployed | 395 | 38.41 (32.12–45.11) | 13.43 (9.29–19.01) | 628 | 47.42 (38.09–56.94) | 16.13 (12.17–21.08) |
| Not in Labour Force (NLF) | 3733 | 26.60 (24.17–29.18) | 6.33 (5.42–7.39) | 5312 | 28.12 (26.11–30.23) | 9.58 (8.56–10.71) |
| SEIFA | ||||||
| Most disadvantaged | 2315 | 30.07 (26.62–33.77) | 6.08 (4.82–7.64) | 3239 | 31.26 (28.48–34.18) | 8.80 (7.22–10.70) |
| Disadvantaged | 2312 | 21.89 (19.45–24.53) | 4.66 (3.64–5.95) | 3252 | 26.26 (24.37–28.25) | 8.70 (7.51–10.06) |
| Median | 2317 | 20.41 (18.02–23.02) | 5.69 (4.67–6.91) | 3242 | 25.71 (23.10–28.50) | 9.45 (8.20–10.86) |
| Advantaged | 2308 | 16.89 (14.85–19.15) | 5.55 (4.51–6.81) | 3223 | 21.88 (19.74–24.18) | 9.50 (8.11–11.09) |
| Most advantaged | 2311 | 16.08 (14.26–18.10) | 5.67 (4.55–7.04) | 3238 | 21.53 (17.94–25.61) | 7.85 (6.56–9.36) |
| Urbanisation types | ||||||
| Urban | 10,056 | 21.29 (19.90–22.74) | 5.84 (5.26–6.48) | 14,095 | 25.48 (24.09–26.92) | 9.06 (8.35–9.81) |
| Rural | 1507 | 18.73 (16.30–21.43) | 2.88 (1.99–4.16) | 2099 | 22.54 (19.72–25.63) | 7.10 (5.81–8.64) |