A survey about the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders revealed that approximately 29 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had used substances in the last 12 months in Australia as of 2019. During the 2019 financial year survey period, around 27 percent of Indigenous Australians living in remote areas of Australia stated that they had used substances in the last 12 months.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have used substances in the last 12 months in Australia from financial year 2002 to 2019, by remoteness
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Australian Bureau of Statistics, & AIHW. (June 30, 2023). Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have used substances in the last 12 months in Australia from financial year 2002 to 2019, by remoteness [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910256/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-who-have-used-substances-recently-by-remoteness/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, und AIHW. "Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have used substances in the last 12 months in Australia from financial year 2002 to 2019, by remoteness." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910256/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-who-have-used-substances-recently-by-remoteness/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, AIHW. (2023). Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have used substances in the last 12 months in Australia from financial year 2002 to 2019, by remoteness. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910256/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-who-have-used-substances-recently-by-remoteness/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, and AIHW. "Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Who Have Used Substances in The Last 12 Months in Australia from Financial Year 2002 to 2019, by Remoteness." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910256/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-who-have-used-substances-recently-by-remoteness/
Australian Bureau of Statistics & AIHW, Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have used substances in the last 12 months in Australia from financial year 2002 to 2019, by remoteness Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910256/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-who-have-used-substances-recently-by-remoteness/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have used substances in the last 12 months in Australia from financial year 2002 to 2019, by remoteness [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, & AIHW, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/910256/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-who-have-used-substances-recently-by-remoteness/
