Youth Smoking Statistics

Youth smoking prevalence in Western Australia (WA) has declined significantly over time. Results from the 2005 Australian School Students Alcohol and Drug Survey (ASSAD) show:

Smoking among 12 to 15-year-olds in WA has declined from 19% in 1984 to 5% in 2005
Smokiing among 16 to 17-year-olds in WA has declined from 27% in 1984 to 9.8% in 2005

Graph of smoking prevalence among 12-15 and 16-17-year-olds in WA from 1984 to 2005.

Despite these positive downward trends approximately 9,000 young people aged 12 to 17-years-old in WA smoke and more than 40% of young people have experimented with smoking by the time they are 15-years-old.

Click here for a summary of cigarette consumption among Western Australia school students, based on the 2005 ASSAD Survey (PDF 21KB)
Click here for Australian youth smoking prevalence statistics