Australia - number of overweight and obese children by age 2018

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)

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Release date

December 2018

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2018

Number of respondents

4,033 respondents

Age group

2-17 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

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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