Latest findings
Between 2016 and 2019, the proportion of people who had ever used e-cigarettes rose from 8.8% to 11.3%.
Smoking rates increase with socioeconomic disadvantage, but illicit drug use highest in the most advantaged areas.
In 2019, 11.0% of Australians smoked tobacco daily, down from 12.2% in 2016 and 24% in 1991.
Australians are increasingly supportive of cannabis use and most support pill-testing.
In 2019, 43% of Australians had illicitly used a drug in their life and 16.4% had used one in the last 12 months.
Between 2016 and 2019, the proportion of ex-drinkers rose from 7.6% to 8.9%.