Overview
- Health Minister Mark Butler said teenage vaping fell from 17.5% in early 2023 to 14.6% in April 2025
- E-cigarette use among Australians over 15 dropped by over one-third, with rates halved in the 30-59 age group
- Therapeutic Goods Administration and Australian Border Force have intercepted more than 10 million illicit vapes worth nearly $500 million since January 2024
- Cancer Council research finds growing embarrassment and shame around vaping is deterring young people from taking up e-cigarettes
- Experts warn that persistent under-the-counter sales and black-market imports require sustained enforcement and education efforts