Key Statistics for the Southern Metropolitan Region
Mental Health – anxiety and self-harm
Percent of residents who have mental health conditions by gender – 2021 Census
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Females – between 7.7% and 12.6%
- Males – between 5.3% and 7.5%
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Females – between 10.5% and 15.1%
- Males – between 6.6% and 9.9%
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Females – between 10.0% and 12.9%
- Males – between 6.4% and 8.4%
Victoria Total
- Females – 11.5%
- Males – 7.4%
Self-harm – 2020-21 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing
In 2020-21, 8.8% of Australians aged 16-85 years had ever self-harmed in their lifetime:
- Females had higher lifetime rates of self-harm than males (11.4% compared with 6.2%)
- Almost one in four (24.7%) females aged 16-34 years had self-harmed in their lifetime
- One in fourteen (7.0%) females aged 16-34 years had self-harmed in the last 12 months.
In 2020-21, 3.4 million Australians aged 16-85 years (17.5%) saw a health professional for their mental health:
- More than one in five (22.8%) females saw a health professional for their mental health, compared with one in eight males (12.2%)
There were 4.2 million people with a 12-month mental disorder in 2020-21. Almost half (47.1%) of these saw a health professional for their mental health:
- More than half (54.7%) of all females with a 12-month mental disorder saw a health professional for their mental health, compared with 37.0% of all males with a 12-month mental disorder
Self-harm rate (per 1,000) – 2019 data from Census and Victorian Agency for Health Information. Taken from Women’s Health Atlas.
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Females – between 0.96 and 1.21 per 1,000
- Males – between 0.45 and 0.84 per 1,000
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Females – between 1.13 and 2.55 per 1,000
- Males – between 0.58 and 1.50 per 1,000
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Females – between 1.21 and 2.08 per 1,000
- Males – between 0.63 and 1.72 per 1,000
Victoria State LGA average
- Females – 1.3 per 1,000
- Males – 0.7 per 1,000
Number of hospital admissions due to self-harm – 2019 data from Census and Victorian Agency for Health Information. Taken from Women’s Health Atlas.
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Females – between 52 and 145
- Males – between 21 and 91
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Females – between 58 and 175
- Males – between 43 and 98
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Females – between 52 and 112
- Males – between 31 and 85
Victoria State LGA average
- Females – 51.5
- Males – 27.5
Access to Sexual & Reproductive Health Services
Medical abortion rate per 1,000 – 2021 -Victorian Women’s Health Atlas factsheets
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Between 3.32 and 3.98 per 1,000
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Between 3.22 and 3.54 per 1,000
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Between 2.49 and 3.40 per 1,000
Victoria State LGA average
- 4.5 per 1,000
Contraceptive implant rate (per 1,000) 2018
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Between 7.97 and 10.27 per 1,000
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Between 7.29 and 8.92 per 1,000
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Between 6.04 and 8.47 per 1,000
Victoria State LGA average
- 9.3 per 1,000
Contraceptive IUD (per 1,000) 2018
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Between 2.94 and 4.70 per 1,000
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Between 4.32 and 5.14 per 1,000
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Between 5.41 and 6.04 per 1,000
Victoria State LGA average
- 5.7 per 1,000
Unpaid Care
Average weekly hours of unpaid domestic work – 2021 Census data
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Females: Between 8.5 and 11.6 hours
- Males: Between 4.4 and 6.4 hours
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Females: Between 10.8 and 11.9 hours
- Males: Between 6.3 and 7.2 hours
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Females: Between 9.2 and 11.4 hours
- Males: Between 6.1 and 6.8 hours
Victoria Total
- Females – 10.8 hours
- Males – 6.3 hours
Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (% of population) – 2021 Census data
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Females: Between 13.1 and 16.0%
- Males: Between 9.3 and 10.3%
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Females: Between 16.3 and 18.1%
- Males: Between 11.6 and 12.5%
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Females: Between 13.6 and 17.3%
- Males: Between 10.5 and 12.7%
Victoria Total
- Females – 16.1%
- Males – 11.3%
Unpaid assistance with childcare (% of population) – 2021 Census data
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Females: Between 27.6 and 38.5%
- Males: Between 19.5 and 30.5%
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Females: Between 31.1 and 33.9%
- Males: Between 25.1 and 26.7%
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Females: Between 21.8 and 32.0%
- Males: Between 18.2 and 27.8%
Victoria Total
- Females – 31.1%
- Males – 24.7%
Family Violence Rates
Recorded incidents of family violence – 2021-22
Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong
- Rate (per 100,000) between 1,287.86 and 1,584.77
- Number of incidents between 1,581 and 5,004
Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston
- Rate (per 100,000) between 1,166.57 and 1,859.37
- Number of incidents between 1,845 and 2,607
Stonnington, Glen Eira, Bayside, Port Phillip
- Rate (per 100,000) between 754.44 and 1,357.57
- Number of incidents between 762 and 1,401
Victoria
- Rate (per 100,000) 1,373.5
- Number of incidents 90,553