Youth survey

This summary report details the findings from the more than 1,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who responded to the Mission Australia Youth Survey 2018. This year was the first time that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people identified mental health as the top issue in Australia.

This summary report outlines the findings from the more than 1,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who took part in the 2019 Youth Survey. It outlines findings around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people’s experiences of bullying, their top personal concerns and voice in their community.

This summary report outlines the findings from the more than 1,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who took part in the 2020 Youth Survey. It outlines findings around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people’s experiences of bullying, their top personal concerns and voice in their community.

This report compares Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander young people's responses on their values, concerns, health, wellbeing, housing and safety. Policy recommendations focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people being at the centre of policies and programs.

This Appendix to the Mission Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report provides detailed findings from the analysis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander young people's responses on their values, concerns, health, wellbeing, housing and safety.

This report compares Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander young people's responses on their values, concerns, health, wellbeing, housing and safety. Policy recommendations focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people being at the centre of policies and programs.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report draws on the findings of our Youth Survey 2019.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report infographic draws on the findings of our Youth Survey 2019.

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.

The Can we talk? Seven year youth mental health report - 2012-2018 is a Mission Australia and Black Dog Institute joint report. The report reveals important insights about the prevalence of psychological distress experienced by young people, where they go to for help and their main concerns.

This is another report that has been produced as a result of an ongoing partnership between Mission Australia and Orygen. The purpose of this report is to better understand the cohort of young people who are highly concerned about climate change, and the impact this concern has on their mental health and perceptions of the future. 

This report considers the responses of young people who agreed that alcohol and/or drugs are a problem for my family/peers in Youth Survey 2018, compared with those who answered neither/disagree. It provides a better understanding of their individual concerns, aspirations and wellbeing, and points to support needed for this group of young people.

This is the first report that has been produced as a result of an important partnership between Mission Australia and Orygen. The report looks into the types of impact experienced by young people during the pandemic, and the particular groups of young people who have faced more challenges. The report also details how the experience of different and multiple impacts relate to increases in stress, loneliness, and psychological distress, as well as decreases in feelings of control, happiness and mental health and wellbeing.

This sub-report compares the Youth Survey responses of young people living in major cities against those living in non-metropolitan areas. In 2019, over 15,000 young people resided in major cities, while nearly 9,000 young people were living in regional Australia.

This sub-report compares the Youth Survey responses of young people living in major cities against those living in non-metropolitan areas. In 2020, over 15,000 young people resided in major cities, while nearly 9,000 young people were living in regional Australia.

This two-page infographic is taken from the Mission Australia Concepts of Community report. It provides key findings and recommendations.

Mission Australia’s Economic Disadvantage report uses data from the 2020 Youth Survey and compares the responses of young people without parent/s or guardian/s in paid work with those who reported at least one parent or guardian in paid work. The findings demonstrate the need for a whole-of-society response to improve the outcomes for young people.

Mission Australia is proud to collaborate with the Black Dog Institute on this year’s Youth Mental Health Report. The report presents five years of mental health data collected from young people across Australia with important insights into their levels of psychological distress, their concerns and the people and places they go to for help.

Mission Australia is proud to collaborate with the Black Dog Institute on this year’s Youth Mental Health Report. This is a two page document, summarising some of the key findings from this research.

This sub-report draws on data from our Youth Survey 2018 to compare the responses of young people living in major cities to those from young people who lived in non-metropolitan areas. Over 17,000 young people resided in major cities, while more than 10,000 young people lived in regional Australia.