Young adults are less likely to have lit up compared to the same age group a decade ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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The 2017/18 National Health Survey found three in four people between 18 and 24-years-old have never smoked. In 2007/08, 64 per cent of young adults had never smoked, while in 2014/15 it was 69 per cent.
The ABS also found one in seven people were daily smokers.
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ABS director of health statistics Louise Gates said young people also smoked less than their older counterparts. Daily smokers between 18 and 24-years-old averaged 9.5 cigarettes per day, compared to 13.8 for those aged 45 years and over.
Of the young adults who smoked daily, 13 per cent smoked one pack per day (20 or more cigarettes).
“There was also an increase in the proportion of all adults who had never smoked from 49 per cent in 2007-08 to 53 per cent in 2014-15 and 56 per cent in 2017-18. This was primarily driven by the increase in young people who had never smoked,” Ms Gates said.
