In January to February 2020, 57 percent of survey respondents in Australia indicated that they were affected by smoke from bush fires in the 2019/20 bush fire season. Over 50 percent of respondents also reported feeling anxious or worried although only one percent were affected by direct damage as a result of the fires.
Share of Australians who have been exposed to bushfires and related events in Australia in 2020, by event type
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Numbers do not add to 100 percent due to multiple responses.
Survey was held towards the end of the 2019/2020 Australian bushfire season, with the intention of gathering data on how opinions were influenced by this particular bushfire season.
The source describes each exposure type as follows:
a) Direct damage - Your home or property (including pets or livestock) has been damaged or destroyed by the fires
b) Direct threatened - Your home or property has been threatened but not damaged or destroyed by the fires
c) Friend/family damage - The home or property of a close family member or friend has been damaged or destroyed by the fires
d) Friend/family threatened - The home or property of a close family member or friend has been threatened but not damaged or destroyed by the fires
e) Evacuated - You were advised by emergency services (directly or indirectly via media) to evacuate from the area in which you live or were staying in due to the fires
f) Travel/holiday - Your travel or holiday itself, or travel and holiday plans have been affected by the fires
g) Smoke - You felt physically affected by smoke from the fires
h) Anxious or worried - You felt anxious or worried for the safety of yourself, close family members or friends, due to the fires.
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Australian National University. (February 18, 2020). Share of Australians who have been exposed to bushfires and related events in Australia in 2020, by event type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099925/australia-population-exposure-to-bushfires-and-related-events/
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