What proportion of Australian secondary school students have smoked tobacco?
In 2022/2023, 13% of Australian secondary school students aged 12-17 years reported having ever smoked even part of a tobacco cigarette in their lifetime. Approximately 8% had smoked in the past year, 3% in the past month, and 2% in the past week.
Source: Cancer Council Victoria (2023). ASSAD 2022–2023: Australian secondary school students’ use of tobacco and e-cigarettes.