Recommended serves of fruits per day: Children aged 2-3: 1 serve. Children aged 4-8: 1.5 serves. Children aged 9-18: 2 serves. One serve corresponds to approximately 150 grams of fresh fruit or 50 grams of dried fruit.
Fruit juice was excluded from the data.Â
Figures have been estimated by the source.Â
Percentage points not equalling 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
*Proportion has a high margin of error and should be used with caution.Â
Citation formats
Children who meet fruit intake recommendations Australia 2022 by age
In 2022, 97.3 percent of children aged 2 to 3 years old in Australia had an adequate fruit intake. The proportion of children eating enough fruit per day drops off significantly in the older age groups and by the age of 17, around 46 percent of children are not getting their recommended daily intake of fruit.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ can support your business.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2023). Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/630149/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2022, by age group." Chart. December 15, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/630149/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2022, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/630149/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Children Who Meet Recommendations for Daily Fruit Intake in Australia in 2022, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 15 Dec 2023, /statistics/630149/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2022, by age group ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/630149/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations-by-age/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2022, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/630149/australia-proportion-children-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations-by-age/