What proportion of Australians smoke tobacco?
Approximately 60% of Australians have ever tried smoking cigarettes or other forms of tobacco.
In 2022-23, 8% of Australians currently smoked tobacco daily, and another 2% smoked occasionally.
Source: Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2022-23 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NCETA Secondary Analysis 2024).