According to a 2020 survey on information privacy in Australia, 81 percent of respondents stated that their children aged 14 to 17 years old had access to their own mobile phone. For children aged two to five years old, this figure was just nine percent.
Ownership and/or access to devices among children in Australia in 2020, by age group
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Their own mobile phone
Access to someone else's mobile
Their own laptop, tablet, or PC
Their own login on a shared laptop, tablet, or PC
Access to a home assisstant device
A connected toy or device
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OAIC. (September 24, 2020). Ownership and/or access to devices among children in Australia in 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260418/australia-access-to-devices-among-children-by-age-group/
OAIC. "Ownership and/or access to devices among children in Australia in 2020, by age group." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260418/australia-access-to-devices-among-children-by-age-group/
OAIC. (2020). Ownership and/or access to devices among children in Australia in 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260418/australia-access-to-devices-among-children-by-age-group/
OAIC. "Ownership And/or Access to Devices among Children in Australia in 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260418/australia-access-to-devices-among-children-by-age-group/
OAIC, Ownership and/or access to devices among children in Australia in 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260418/australia-access-to-devices-among-children-by-age-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Ownership and/or access to devices among children in Australia in 2020, by age group [Graph], OAIC, September 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260418/australia-access-to-devices-among-children-by-age-group/