Note: NHMRC guidelines define children as aged 2 to 18 and adults as aged 19 and above. ABS data are presented for children aged 2 to 18 as per NHMRC guidelines and adults aged 18 and over as per the standard definition for adulthood. Hence, 18-year-old people are included in two age groups and data should be considered separately for children and adults.
Source: ABS 2015d; Table S1.4.15.
- In 2014–15, 50% of adults and 68% of children ate sufficient serves of fruit, and 7% of adults and 5% of children ate sufficient serves of vegetables.
- For adults aged 65–74, 60% had a sufficient fruit intake, and 11% had a sufficient vegetable intake.
- For children aged 2–3, 97% ate sufficient serves of fruit and 20% ate sufficient serves of vegetables.
- Overall, 5% of adults had a sufficient intake of both fruit and vegetables. Women were more likely to eat sufficient fruit and vegetables than men (8% compared with 3%).
For more information, see Chapter 4.9 'Diet'.