Study measures include the voluntary measurements of height, wight and waist circumference of respondents aged 2 years and over. The Body Mass Indes (BMI) for children was used to define each weight status.
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Distribution of underweight and overweight children in Australia 2014-2015
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Dec 2015, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/629941/australia-distribution-children-aged-2-17-by-weight-status/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Distribution of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in 2014-2015 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 8, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/629941/australia-distribution-children-aged-2-17-by-weight-status/
