Psychology Supply and Demand Study

The Psychology Supply and Demand Study is a health workforce model that projects the supply and demand of Australia's psychologists over a 15-year period from 2024 to 2038. This study focuses on psychologists who are currently working clinical hours and have been classified into 3 groups:

Trainee provisional psychologists
Psychologists working in health settings and
Psychologists working in other settings

The study also produces a level of unmet demand using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework v4.3 (NMHSPF).

For the report and key insights, see: Psychology Supply and Demand Compendium Report - Apr 2026
For the results of the study at the national, and state and territory levels, see: Psychology Supply and Demand Study Results
For the methodology paper, see: Psychology Supply and Demand Model - Methodology Paper

Historical trends and the current profile of the psychology workforce can be accessed through the Psychology Supply Profile Dashboard. This dashboard draws on data from the Australia's Future Health Workforce (AFHW) dataset, which is created from the National Health Workforce Datasets (NHWDS) for workforce modelling and planning.

The model will be updated every two years with the latest available data from all relevant data sources.

If you require further information about the study and/or published results, please contact us on healthworkforcedata@health.gov.au.