According to the National Health Survey conducted during the 2021 financial year in Australia, over one fifth of young Australians between the ages of 18 and 24 years had used an e-cigarette or vaping device. Less than two percent of respondents aged 65 or over had used an e-cigarette or vaping device.
Share of people who have ever used an e-cigarette or vaping device in Australia as of financial year 2021, by age group
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Notes from source:
Under-reporting of smoking rates and e-cigarette or vaping use in young people may have occurred because responses were provided by an adult living in the same household (77.3% of people aged 15-17 years were reported on by another person in the household) or due to reluctance to report use in cases where other household members were present when completing the survey.
NHS 2020-21 collected the use of e-cigarettes and vaping devices for the first time. E-cigarettes and vaping devices are devices where users inhale vapor. These vapors may contain nicotine or non-nicotine products which may be flavored. These estimates do not include devices that contain illicit substances.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (March 21, 2021). Share of people who have ever used an e-cigarette or vaping device in Australia as of financial year 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383139/australia-e-cigarette-and-vape-use-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of people who have ever used an e-cigarette or vaping device in Australia as of financial year 2021, by age group." Chart. March 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383139/australia-e-cigarette-and-vape-use-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Share of people who have ever used an e-cigarette or vaping device in Australia as of financial year 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383139/australia-e-cigarette-and-vape-use-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of People Who Have Ever Used An E-cigarette or Vaping Device in Australia as of Financial Year 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383139/australia-e-cigarette-and-vape-use-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of people who have ever used an e-cigarette or vaping device in Australia as of financial year 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383139/australia-e-cigarette-and-vape-use-by-age-group/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of people who have ever used an e-cigarette or vaping device in Australia as of financial year 2021, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383139/australia-e-cigarette-and-vape-use-by-age-group/
