In 2018, 6.6 million adults in Australia were considered to be overweight based on their Body Mass Index (BMI). In that year there were more Australian adults who were overweight than those who were of a normal weight range.
Breakdown of the adult population in Australia in financial year 2018, by body mass index range (in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 12, 2018). Breakdown of the adult population in Australia in financial year 2018, by body mass index range (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171913/australia-breakdown-of-adults-by-bmi-range/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Breakdown of the adult population in Australia in financial year 2018, by body mass index range (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171913/australia-breakdown-of-adults-by-bmi-range/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Breakdown of the adult population in Australia in financial year 2018, by body mass index range (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171913/australia-breakdown-of-adults-by-bmi-range/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Breakdown of The Adult Population in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Body Mass Index Range (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171913/australia-breakdown-of-adults-by-bmi-range/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Breakdown of the adult population in Australia in financial year 2018, by body mass index range (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171913/australia-breakdown-of-adults-by-bmi-range/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Breakdown of the adult population in Australia in financial year 2018, by body mass index range (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171913/australia-breakdown-of-adults-by-bmi-range/