Australia’s latest workplace mental health data is here!

The Indicators of a Thriving Workplace is Australia’s most comprehensive workplace mental health survey, offering powerful insights into employee wellbeing.

Download the report to:

Identify key drivers of workplace wellbeing and risk
Understand emerging trends impacting Australian employees
Take evidence-based, targeted action to build a thriving workplace

What is the Indicators of a Thriving Workplace?

The Indicators of a Thriving Workplace is Australia’s largest, most trusted workplace mental health survey. The survey report provides a clear snapshot of employee experience across the factors that drive wellbeing, engagement and performance.

Using SuperFriend’s validated Domains framework, it measures performance across five key areas, offering a holistic view of workplace mental health and highlighting both risks and opportunities for improvement.

The Domains that shape workplace mental health

We’ve measured the key drivers of employee wellbeing, alongside 9 psychosocial hazards, to give you a clear, data-backed benchmark for Australian workplaces. Tap each tile to dive deeper.

Work Design

Work Design
The way that roles, tasks and responsibilities are organised. Stronger engagement occurs when workers are empowered to shape the way that they work. This promotes a balance between work and individual preferences.

Capability

Capability
Equipping the workplace with skills and resources to support mental health. E.g. putting policies into action to minimise risks, respond to harm, and promote the positives that support good mental health and wellbeing for all.

Safety

Safety
The processes put in action to protect personal safety so that workplaces are free from harassment, bullying, discrimination and violence. These processes provide proactive support and promote positive social interactions.

Connectedness

Connectedness
The quality of interpersonal relationships in the workplace. High quality connections are characterised by mutual respect, trust and collaboration. This can be seen when workers support each other to succeed and there is a sense of belonging.

Leadership

Leadership
How managers enable their teams to achieve shared organisational goals. This includes modelling positive behaviours, providing feedback for growth and nurturing a culture where workers can utilise their strengths.

Psychosocial Hazards

Psychosocial Hazards
Aspects of work that have the potential to cause psychological harm and may lead to physical harm.

The 5 Domains

Making a thriving work place

Work Design

Work Design is the way that roles, tasks and responsibilities are organised. Stronger engagement occurs when workers are empowered to shape the way that they work. This promotes a balance between work and individual preferences.

Capability

Capability is about equipping the workplace with skills and resources to support mental health. It involves putting policies into action to minimise risks, respond to harm, and promote the positives that support good mental health and wellbeing for all.

Safety

Safety describes the processes put in action to protect personal safety so that workplaces are free from harassment, bullying, discrimination and violence. These processes provide proactive support and promote positive social interactions.

Connectedness

Connectedness refers to the quality of interpersonal relationships in the workplace. High quality connections are characterised by mutual respect, trust and collaboration. This can be seen when workers support each other to succeed and there is a sense of belonging.

Leadership

Leadership* comprises how managers enable their teams to achieve shared organisational goals. This includes modelling positive behaviours, providing feedback for growth and
nurturing a culture where
workers can utilise their strengths.

Psychosocial Hazards

Aspects of work that have the potential to cause psychological harm and may lead to physical harm.

Turn insights into action

Understanding the data is just the first step.

The Indicators of a Thriving Workplace report is designed to help organisations move from insight to impact, supporting leaders, HR teams, and decision-makers to prioritise actions that will make the biggest difference.

Pair the report with the Thriving Workplace Index to:

Assess your organisation’s current performance
Benchmark against national and industry data
Identify targeted, preventive actions for improvement

Go deeper with the data. Join our upcoming webinar!

Want expert insights into what the latest national workforce data means for your organisation?

Join SuperFriend and Safe Work Australia for an exclusive webinar exploring key findings from the latest Indicators of a Thriving Workplace Report and what they reveal about workplace mental health, psychosocial hazards, and prevention priorities across Australia.

What you’ll learn

Key workplace mental health trends emerging from the latest national data
Insights into psychosocial hazards affecting Australian workers
Opportunities for organisations to move beyond compliance toward prevention
Practical actions leaders can take to create healthier, more thriving workplaces

Whether you work in HR, health and safety, people and culture, or organisational leadership, this session will help you turn data into meaningful action.

Empower Leaders with Evidence. Support Staff with Safety.

Workplace mental health isn’t just another compliance “tick box”, it’s the key to engagement, retention and culture. The Thriving Workplace Index helps you identify risks and act with confidence, clarity and focus.

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