Youth survey

Each year, we ask young people aged 15 to 19 in Australia to share their challenges, concerns and experiences in Australia’s largest annual survey of young people. The report details findings from 18,800 responses to the Youth Survey 2022. Young people identified concerns relating to the environment, equity and discrimination and mental health.

A breakdown of the Youth Survey 2022 findings for each state and territory can be found here. Each state/territory sub-report includes a summary of key findings presented as an infographic summary as well as data tables.

This summary booklet includes infographic summaries of the Youth Survey Report 2022. Young people identified concerns relating to the environment, equity and discrimination and mental health. Young people also voiced the importance of asking friends, family and health professionals for support, the need for learning strategies to reduce stress and more emphasis on mental health and wellbeing at school.

A breakdown of the Youth Survey 2023 findings for each state and territory can be found here. Each state/territory sub-report includes a summary of key findings presented as an infographic summary as well as data tables.

Mission Australia’s Young people’s experiences of homelessness report released July 2020 reveals that 1 in 6 Youth Survey respondents had an experience of homelessness. The report compares those who have no experience of homelessness to those who have couch surfed and/or had an experience in transitional housing/living in a refuge.

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 ask young people aged 15 to 19 in Australia to share their challenges, concerns and experiences in Australia’s largest annual survey of young people. The report details findings from 19,501 responses to the Youth Survey 2023. Young people identified concerns relating to the environment, equity and discrimination, the economy and financial matters and mental health.

This booklet includes key infographic summaries from the Youth Survey Report 2023. It provides an overview of the top national issues identified by young people and a summary of key challenges they have personally faced this year.