Tobacco use in WA's Kimberley remains high as Australian smoking rate drops below 10pc
July 30, 2025 by abc.net.au
Tobacco use in WA's Kimberley remains high as Australian smoking rate drops below 10pc
Smoking rates in Australia have reached historic lows, with fewer than 10% of people smoking nationally in 2022–23. However, in Western Australia's remote Kimberley region, about one in three people still smoke regularly. Broome resident Spencer Lim Joon, who quit last year after 40 years of smoking, shared how family health struggles and witnessing the fatal effects of smoking motivated him to stop.
11.00% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 2.4 million current smokers in Australia 12.90% of men are current smokers but only 9.30% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
