This statistic displays the distribution of underweight, normal, overweight and obese children aged between 2 to 17 years in Australia in 2014-2015. That year, about 18.4 percent of Australian children were overweight.
Distribution of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in 2014-2015
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 8, 2015). Distribution of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in 2014-2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629941/australia-distribution-children-aged-2-17-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in 2014-2015." Chart. December 8, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629941/australia-distribution-children-aged-2-17-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2015). Distribution of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in 2014-2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629941/australia-distribution-children-aged-2-17-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of Underweight, Normal and Overweight Children in Australia in 2014-2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629941/australia-distribution-children-aged-2-17-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Distribution of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in 2014-2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629941/australia-distribution-children-aged-2-17-by-weight-status/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Distribution of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in 2014-2015 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 8, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629941/australia-distribution-children-aged-2-17-by-weight-status/