This statistic displays the number of overweight and obese children in Australia in 2014-2015, by age group. That year, about 236.3 thousand Australian children aged between 8 and 11 years were overweight and about 67.4 thousand were obese.
Number of overweight and obese children in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group
(in 1,000s)
Study measures include the voluntary measurements of height, weight and waist circumference of respondents aged 2 years and over.
The Body Mass Indes (BMI) for children was used to define whether children were overweight or obese.
Figures have been estimated by the source.
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 12, 2018). Number of overweight and obese children in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629818/australia-number-of-overweight-and-obese-children-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of overweight and obese children in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629818/australia-number-of-overweight-and-obese-children-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Number of overweight and obese children in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629818/australia-number-of-overweight-and-obese-children-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Overweight and Obese Children in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629818/australia-number-of-overweight-and-obese-children-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of overweight and obese children in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629818/australia-number-of-overweight-and-obese-children-by-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of overweight and obese children in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629818/australia-number-of-overweight-and-obese-children-by-age/
