Australian smokers may be forced to quit smoking once a ban on tobacco advertising and products will be pushed through in South Australia from 2012.

It was known that The Cancer Council and the Heart Foundation both welcomed the government's proposal.

Minister John Hill for South Australia disclosed on Monday he is yet to consider the move for a ban on smoking outdoor dining areas. He added the SA government may double its efforts and funding for an anti-smoking campaigns.

"They've said the most important thing that we could do at a state level was to increase the level of social marketing so that people would get the message about smoking and that seems to have the biggest impact other than increasing the price of cigarettes, which is something the Commonwealth has already done," he said.

Efforts to push for anti-smoking campaign during the second half of this year was also applauded by chief executive Brenda Wilson of the Cancer Council.

"This amount is a good amount to invest for that period of time so it's going to be very important to make sure at the end of December that the Commonwealth pick up that role for the states," she said.