Private Lives 3 (PL3) is the third iteration of the Private Lives surveys, with the first conducted in 2005 and the second in 2011. PL3 is Australia’s largest national survey of the health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people to date.

The survey provides vital information for health professionals, service providers, community organisations and governments to better understand and support the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people in Australia.

This report presents data from participants of PL3 who were living in Australia at the time of the survey.

While not all LGBTIQ people experience challenges in their lives, many do, as reflected in the PL3 data. Mental health challenges, suicidal thoughts and attempts, harassment and abuse, homelessness, challenges with alcohol and drug use and intimate partner and family violence are some of the areas that are disproportionately experienced by LGBTIQ people, with specific subgroups experiencing additional burdens. At a minimum, addressing these requires further policy and program development, service development and improvements to future data collection.