Australia: food mean daily intake in grams per capita by food group 2021

In the 2021 financial year, it was estimated that Australians consumed a total of 262.5 grams of milk, yoghurt, cheese, and dairy alternatives on average per day. This was the most consumed food group by Australians in terms of weight.

Estimated average daily intake of food per capita in Australia in financial year 2021, by food group (in grams)

Characteristic	Average daily intake per capita in grams
Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives	262.5
Grains and cereals	198.6
Fruit	184.9
Vegetables and legumes/beans	178.9
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes/beans	137.2
Unsaturated spreads and oils	26.6

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March 2022

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2021

Supplementary notes

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.

Food groups are defined by the Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG).

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. 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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