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Table 3 National annual impact of persons not in the labour force due to depression and other mental illness (adjusted for age, sex and education) for the Australian population aged 45-64 years, 2009

From: The personal and national costs of mental health conditions: impacts on income, taxes, government support payments due to lost labour force participation

 

Lost income $AU (£)

Additional transfer payments $AU (£)

Lost taxation revenue $AU (£)

Not in the labour force due to depression

1,018,918,000 (£560,404,900)

129,455,000 (£71,200,250)

154,033,000 (£84,718,150)

Not in the labour force due to other mental health conditions

1,530,353,000 (£841,694,150)

277,655,000 (£152,710,250)

124,055,000 (£68,230,250)

  1. Note: Based on the differences between persons not in the labour force due to depression and other mental illness and the weighted average of persons employed full time and part time with no chronic conditions.