In 2022, around 2.7 million people were reported to have asthma in Australia. This number has increased by over 700 thousand people since the National Health Survey in 2005.
Number of people with asthma in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2022
(in 1,000s people)
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2018 starts on July 1, 2017 and ends on June 30, 2018
Supplementary notes
Results are weighted based on the National Health Survey conducted every three years in Australia.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2023). Number of people with asthma in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000s people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000881/australia-number-of-people-with-asthma/
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of people with asthma in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000s people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000881/australia-number-of-people-with-asthma/
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Number of people with asthma in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2022 (in 1,000s people) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000881/australia-number-of-people-with-asthma/