In a 2023 survey, the leading diet type across all generations in Australia was a diet including meat, with around three quarters of Baby Boomers identifying as meat eaters. Gen Z had the highest prevalence of vegetarians and vegans across Australia; just shy of 10 percent of the generational cohort. Pescetarian diets were the least common across all generations.
Types of diets followed by consumers in Australia as at October 2023, by generation
weighted by age, gender, and region to be representative of all adults residing in Australia according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) population estimates
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Survey question: Which of these best describes your diet? [Meat eater: eats meat and poultry / Pescetarian: eat fish, but not meat or poultry / Flexitarian: mainly vegetarian, occasionally eats meat or fish / Vegetarian: no meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish / Vegan: no animal products, including dairy products, eggs]
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