This statistic displays the number of people with cancer in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2018, based on the National Health Survey. In financial year 2018, it is estimated that 430 thousand people in Australia were suffering from cancer .
Number of people with cancer in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2018
(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 12, 2018). Number of people with cancer in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2018 (in 1,000s people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000888/australia-number-of-people-with-cancer/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people with cancer in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2018 (in 1,000s people)." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000888/australia-number-of-people-with-cancer/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Number of people with cancer in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2018 (in 1,000s people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000888/australia-number-of-people-with-cancer/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People with Cancer in Australia from Financial Year 2005 to 2018 (in 1,000s People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000888/australia-number-of-people-with-cancer/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people with cancer in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2018 (in 1,000s people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000888/australia-number-of-people-with-cancer/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Number of people with cancer in Australia from financial year 2005 to 2018 (in 1,000s people) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000888/australia-number-of-people-with-cancer/
