In the 2021 financial year, it was estimated that Australians consumed on average 3.8 serves of grains and cereals per day. By comparison, Australians consumed 2.4 serves of vegetables daily, which was around half the recommended daily intake.
Estimated average daily serves per capita in Australia in financial year 2021, by food group
Characteristic
Number of servings per capita
Grains and cereals
3.84
Vegetables and legumes/beans
2.36
Fruit
1.39
Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives
1.57
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes/beans
Data represents the apparent consumption of food based on the amount of food purchased from sales data. Actual consumption is not measured as the data does not account for food purchases from fast food outlets, cafes and restaurants, or foods not consumed due to waste or storage.
Daily per capita estimates are derived by dividing the annual total by 365 days and dividing by the Estimated Resident Population (ERP). Data representing the 2018-19 period uses the ERP for December 2018, while the 2019-20 period uses the ERP for December 2019. No adjustments have been made to the ERP for food and non-alcoholic beverages that are typically consumed by selected age groups, for example baby food.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (March 30, 2022). Estimated average daily serves per capita in Australia in financial year 2021, by food group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132930/australia-mean-daily-serves-per-capita-by-food-group/
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Estimated average daily serves per capita in Australia in financial year 2021, by food group . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132930/australia-mean-daily-serves-per-capita-by-food-group/
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Estimated average daily serves per capita in Australia in financial year 2021, by food group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132930/australia-mean-daily-serves-per-capita-by-food-group/
