Australia's Gambling Industries - Productivity Commission

Counselling services also provide help to those who are affected by someone else’s
gambling (table L.8). The total number counselled in the 12 months preceding the
survey represented about 21 per cent of the total number of clients with gambling
related problems counselled in the last 12 months.
Table L.8
Clients affected by someone else’s gambling
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Other a Total
Number currently being helped
metropolitan 59 63 47 5 39 16 229
non-metropolitan 52 36 25 3 29 15 160
Total 111 99 72 8 68 31 389
Number helped in the last 12 months
metropolitan 203 235 197 30 506 116 1287
non-metropolitan 281 206 109 2 75 40 713
Total 484 441 306 32 581 156 2000
a Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory. na Not applicable.
Source: PC Survey of Counselling Services.
Waiting list
People seeking help for problems caused by gambling may not always be able to see
a counsellor immediately they have decided to seek help (table L.9). Overall, more
than one third of agencies indicated they had a waiting list, but in metropolitan New
South Wales nearly two-thirds of agencies had a waiting list.
Table L.9
Waiting lists
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Other a Average
Agencies who indicated they had a waiting list (per cent)
metropolitan 64 44 33 50 38 17 43
non-metropolitan 36 0 40 0 50 0 28
Total 50 30 38 17 44 14 37
Totals may not add due to rounding. a Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory.
Source: PC Survey of Counselling Services.
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