How many Australians use e-cigarettes (or vapes) concurrently with tobacco cigarettes?
In 2022-23, 2% of Australians reported that they currently both smoke tobacco cigarettes and use e‑cigarettes (an increase from 0.7% in 2016). Among Australians who currently vape, 21% also smoke tobacco cigarettes daily. However, more than a third (37%) of Australians who have ever vaped reported that they had never smoked tobacco the time they first tried an e-cigarette.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2022-23 National Drug Strategy Household Survey online report and Supplementary Tables 3.27 and 3.41.
Please note: “Current” vaping refers to people who use e-cigarettes daily, weekly, monthly, or less than monthly. “Lifetime” or “ever” vaping refers to people who have used e-cigarettes at least once in their lives.