Victoria’s Indigenous Suicide Rate 3 Times Higher, Over Half Under 35

As per the latest report, the impact is most pronounced in younger generations, where suicides are disproportionately high.

An Aboriginal flag is held aloft during a Black Lives Matter protest to express solidarity with U.S. protesters and demand an end to Aboriginal deaths in custody in Perth, Australia, on June 13, 2020. Trevor Collens/AFP via Getty Images

In Victoria, suicide rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have reached levels nearly three times the rate of non-Indigenous Australians, with 27 lives lost to suicide in 2024.

This rise, compared to 22 suicides in 2023 and 19 in 2022, underscores the ongoing mental health crisis facing Indigenous communities.