Quiz: It's often considered Australia's favourite pastime, but do you know as much about drinking as you think?

Australia has long had a love affair with alcohol and our drinking culture is often normalised.

And many of us still overestimate what is a 'safe amount' of alcohol consumption is per week is and COVID-19 lockdowns have pushed some people to pour even more than usual.

Just last week the latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey was published and shared the drinking habits of over 23,000 Australians.

It found 1 in 10 recent drinkers met the criteria for alcohol dependence.

Experts say many Australians are ignorant to the serious health impacts that come from even low-range drinking, so what do you really know?

Shaun Micallef's On The Sauce, which explores the changing shape of drinking in Australia, is available on iview.

If you need help

• Talk to your GP
• Go to an appropriately trained counsellor
• The Alcohol and Drug Foundation: 1300 85 85 84
• Alcoholics Anonymous: 1300 222 222
• Lifeline: 13 11 44

Support for cutting down or stopping drinking

• Feb Fast
• Dry July
• Hello Sunday Morning
• Ready 2 Change telephone intervention
• Cancer Council