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
Characteristic
Non-remote
Remote
Total
2019
29%
27%
29%
2015
32.9%
20.8%
30.4%
2008
24.2%
17.2%
22.4%
2002
25.7%
17.8%
23.4%
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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 April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910256/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-who-have-used-substances-recently-by-remoteness/
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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: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910256/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-who-have-used-substances-recently-by-remoteness/
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