In the 2021 financial year, around 80 percent of children aged 2 to 17 years in Australia did not consume sweetened drinks at all. Around 12 percent of children consumed sugary drinks every one to three days and around 3.4 percent had a sweetened drink daily.
Share of children who consume sweetened drinks in Australia in 2021, by frequency
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 17, 2022). Share of children who consume sweetened drinks in Australia in 2021, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172016/australia-share-of-children-consuming-sweetened-drinks-by-frequency/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of children who consume sweetened drinks in Australia in 2021, by frequency." Chart. June 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172016/australia-share-of-children-consuming-sweetened-drinks-by-frequency/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of children who consume sweetened drinks in Australia in 2021, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172016/australia-share-of-children-consuming-sweetened-drinks-by-frequency/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Children Who Consume Sweetened Drinks in Australia in 2021, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172016/australia-share-of-children-consuming-sweetened-drinks-by-frequency/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of children who consume sweetened drinks in Australia in 2021, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172016/australia-share-of-children-consuming-sweetened-drinks-by-frequency/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Share of children who consume sweetened drinks in Australia in 2021, by frequency [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172016/australia-share-of-children-consuming-sweetened-drinks-by-frequency/