Ownership of own mobile phone among children in Australia 2020, by age group

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Christopher Hughes,
Jan 3, 2023
According to a 2020 survey on information privacy in Australia, 82 percent of respondents with children aged 15 to 17 years old stated that they had their own mobile phones. In comparison, just nine percent stated their children aged two to five years old had their own mobile phones. In Australia, the average age a child acquires a mobile phone is 13.1 years.

Ownership of own mobile phone among children in Australia in 2020, by age group

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Release date

September 2020

Region

Australia

Survey time period

February 17, 2020 to March 16, 2020

Number of respondents

789 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among a sample representative of the general Australian population

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

The survey asked: "To your knowledge, which of the following do they currently have?

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