According to a 2020 survey on information privacy in Australia, 82 percent of respondents with children aged 15 to 17 years old stated that they had their own mobile phones. In comparison, just nine percent stated their children aged two to five years old had their own mobile phones. In Australia, the average age a child acquires a mobile phone is 13.1 years.
Ownership of own mobile phone among children in Australia in 2020, by age group
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OAIC. (September 24, 2020). Ownership of own mobile phone among children in Australia in 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260435/australia-ownership-of-mobile-phones-among-children/
OAIC. "Ownership of own mobile phone among children in Australia in 2020, by age group." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260435/australia-ownership-of-mobile-phones-among-children/
OAIC. (2020). Ownership of own mobile phone among children in Australia in 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260435/australia-ownership-of-mobile-phones-among-children/
OAIC. "Ownership of Own Mobile Phone among Children in Australia in 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260435/australia-ownership-of-mobile-phones-among-children/
OAIC, Ownership of own mobile phone among children in Australia in 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260435/australia-ownership-of-mobile-phones-among-children/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Ownership of own mobile phone among children in Australia in 2020, by age group [Graph], OAIC, September 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260435/australia-ownership-of-mobile-phones-among-children/