Youth survey

This report offers insights gained from the results of Mission Australia's Youth Survey 2010. This, our eighth survey of young Australians, received 48,000 responses.

This publication focuses on the 2010 Youth Survey responses of three types of vulnerable young people - those who were homeless, in out-of-home care or in the juvenile justice system.

The results of Mission Australia's 2010 Youth Survey, which asked young people to share their views on their values, their concerns and who they turn to for advice and support.

The results of our much-anticipated 2011 Youth Survey provides a snapshot of the values, concerns and interests of young Australians.

In 2011 Mission Australia conducted our 10th National Survey of Young Australians. The survey aimed to identify the most significant issues and facing Australian youth.

This report focuses on the responses of young respondents to our 2010 Youth Survey who identified as being vulnerable or at-risk on account of their housing situation.

As well as collecting valuable socio-demographic data, the Youth Survey 2012 sought to capture the views and perspectives of young people on a broad range of issues.

Based on the responses of more than 640 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who took part in our 2012 Youth Survey, this report outlines the concerns, hopes and values of Indigenous youth.

For over a decade Mission Australia has committed to discovering what concerns young people on a personal and national level, what they value and where they turn for help. The 2013 Youth Survey report presents the collective voice of the youth of Australia, providing a glimpse into the
future, a refl ection of our past and insights into what we need to consider today.

This Mission Australia report presents findings on the rates of psychological distress in young Australians, aged 15-19, the concerns that are related to high levels of psychological distress and the help seeking behaviour of young people.

This report examines the aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, in relation to their perceptions of opportunities for education, training and
work in their local area.

This report presents the responses of young people from jobless families to Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2013 and compares these responses to those of young people in families with parents working full-time or part-time.

A total of 13,600 young people aged 15-19 years responded to Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2014. Mission Australia’s Youth Survey is the nation’s largest online annual ‘temperature check’ of teenagers aged between 15 and 19.

Voices of the Vulnerable: Insights and concerns from young clients accessing our services

Youth Concerns about Drugs and Alcohol compared those who were highly concerned by alcohol and drugs against those expressing a low level of concern about these issues. These two groups of young people were compared across a range of questions from Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2014 including personal and national concerns.

Location, Vocation, Aspiration considers this year’s Youth Survey findings in relation to young people’s socio-economic status (SES) measured by whether they were living in low, moderate or high SES areas.

This report presents findings from 2012-14 on the rates of psychological distress in young Australians, aged 15-17, the concerns that are related to high levels of psychological distress and the help seeking behaviour of young people.

Each year we encourage Australians aged 15-19 to ‘speak up’ about the issues that really concern them through Australia’s largest online youth survey. In 2015 we had nearly 19,000 respondents and the survey revealed that more than half of young people believe there are barriers which will prevent them reaching their goals when they leave school.

In 2015 Mission Australia conducted its 14th annual survey of young people aged 15-19 years. The higlights of the survey findings are represented within this infographics document.

This report explores our Youth Survey results from the exclusive perspective of the young people Mission Australia helps. It includes a cross section of young people who are accessing our employment, education, homelessness and drug and alcohol services.