In 2018, 3.2 million Australian children were considered to be of normal weight, this was the majority of children in the country. In contrast, the numbers of obese and underweight children topped almost 400,000 in both weight categories.
Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 12, 2018). Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands)." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Underweight, Normal and Overweight Children in Australia in Financial Year 2018 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/