According the 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey in Australia, 23.8 percent of Australians were choosing to abstain from alcohol. This shows a trend of more Australians choosing to drink less or abstain from alcohol in recent years.
Share of people who engage in selected drinking habits in Australia from 2001 to 2019, by drinking behavior
Characteristic
Abstainers
More than 2 drinks a day
More than 4 drinks on a single occasion*
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AIHW. (July 22, 2021). Share of people who engage in selected drinking habits in Australia from 2001 to 2019, by drinking behavior [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193832/australia-drinking-habits-by-type/
AIHW. "Share of people who engage in selected drinking habits in Australia from 2001 to 2019, by drinking behavior ." Chart. July 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193832/australia-drinking-habits-by-type/
AIHW. (2021). Share of people who engage in selected drinking habits in Australia from 2001 to 2019, by drinking behavior . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193832/australia-drinking-habits-by-type/
AIHW. "Share of People Who Engage in Selected Drinking Habits in Australia from 2001 to 2019, by Drinking Behavior ." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193832/australia-drinking-habits-by-type/
AIHW, Share of people who engage in selected drinking habits in Australia from 2001 to 2019, by drinking behavior Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193832/australia-drinking-habits-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people who engage in selected drinking habits in Australia from 2001 to 2019, by drinking behavior [Graph], AIHW, July 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193832/australia-drinking-habits-by-type/