Smoking Adult daily smokers (13.8%) Adults never smoked (55.7%) Young adults (18-24 year olds) never smoked (75.3%) Men smoke daily (16.5) Women smoke daily (11.1%) Current daily smokers smoked average 12.3 cigarettes per day
Physical activity 15 years and over exercised 42 minutes per day on average, Walking for transport and walking for exercise (24.6 minutes) Met physical activity guidelines; 15-17 year olds (1.9%), 18-64 year olds (15.0%) 65 year olds (17.2%) 15-17 year olds engaged in 60 minutes of exercise (excluding workplace) every day (10.3%) 15-17 year olds engaged in strength or toning activities on three or more days in last week (15.8%) 18-64 years olds undertook 150 minutes or more of exercise in the last week, excluding workplace physical activity (55.4%) 18-64 year olds undertook strength or toning activities on two or more days in the last week (24.9%) Older adults (65 years and over) engaged in 30 minutes of exercise on 5 or more days in last week (26.1%) Adults aged 18-64 years described their day at work as mostly sitting (43.7%); mostly walking (22.8%); mostly standing (19.5%); mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work (13.6%)
Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/health-conditions-and-risks/national-health-survey-first-results/latest-release Accessed 13th August 2021
What do we know about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health The 2018–19 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) was conducted between July 2018 and April 2019. It collected information from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of all ages in non-remote and remote areas of Australia, including discrete Indigenous communities. It collected information on a number of topics for the first time, including mental health conditions, medications, consumption of sugar sweetened and diet drinks, experiences of harm and a hearing test.
Health At least one chronic condition posed a significant health problem (46%) Anxiety (17%) or depression (13%) Rated own health as excellent or very good (45%)
Chronic conditions One or more selected chronic conditions (46%) Males one or more selected chronic conditions (44%) Females one or more selected chronic conditions (47%)
Within each identified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander household in both the community and non-community sample: up to two adults (aged 18 years and over) and two children (aged 0–17 years) were randomly selected in non-remote areas, and up to one adult (aged 18 years and over) and one child (aged 0–17 years) were randomly selected in remote areas.
Heart disease Heart disease (5%); males (6%), females (5%)
Diabetes Diabetes (8%); 55 years and over (35%)
Kidney disease Kidney disease (1.8%); females (2.3%), males (1.2%), over 55 year (8%)
Risk factors Smoked every day (37%) Children aged 2–14 years overweight or obese (37%) Sugar sweetened drinks consumed every day over 15 years of age (24%)
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Asthma (16%); females (18%), males (13%) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (3.4%); females (4.3%) males (2.5%); higher 55 years and over (13%)
Ear disease and hearing problems Ear disease or hearing problems (14%); aged 25–34 years (12%), 35–44 years (15%), over 55 years (34%) Partial or complete deafness in one or both ears (10%) Children aged 0–14 years deaf in one or both ears (4%); long-term otitis media (3%)
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Disability Disability (38%); males (39%), females (37%) Profound or severe disability (8%); males (9%), females (8%)
