In the 2021 financial year, approximately five percent of people aged 16 to 85 living in Australia had experienced binge eating behaviors during their lifetime. Overall, females were more likely to have experienced binge eating behaviors during their lifetime than males.
Share of population who have experienced binge eating behaviors during their lifetime in Australia as of financial year 2021
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Binge eating in the survey is defined as a person eating a large amount of food during a short period of time (more than what most people would eat given the circumstances), associated with feeling this eating is out of control (that is, being unable to prevent these eating behaviours or feeling unable to stop). To be considered binge eating, these behaviours must have occurred at least once a week for several months or longer.
A person may have had more than one mental disorder.
Study included all usual residents in Australia living in private dwellings in both urban and rural areas in all states and territories, except very remote parts of Australia and discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The exclusion of residents in special dwellings (e.g., hotels, boarding houses, and institutions) and homeless people means the results are likely to underestimate the prevalence of mental health disorders in the Australian population.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 22, 2022). Share of population who have experienced binge eating behaviors during their lifetime in Australia as of financial year 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391623/australia-share-of-population-with-binge-eating-behaviors-during-their-lifetime/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of population who have experienced binge eating behaviors during their lifetime in Australia as of financial year 2021." Chart. July 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391623/australia-share-of-population-with-binge-eating-behaviors-during-their-lifetime/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of population who have experienced binge eating behaviors during their lifetime in Australia as of financial year 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391623/australia-share-of-population-with-binge-eating-behaviors-during-their-lifetime/
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Share of population who have experienced binge eating behaviors during their lifetime in Australia as of financial year 2021 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391623/australia-share-of-population-with-binge-eating-behaviors-during-their-lifetime/
