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Overweight and obesity rates across Australia 2014–15

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Release Date: 07 Jun 2018
Topic: Overweight & obesity

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The effects of overweight and obesity are a leading health concern in Australia. This report presents local rates of overweight and obesity by Primary Health Network areas, which in 2014–15 ranged from 53% in Northern Sydney to 73% in Country South Australia. It reveals higher rates for people in regional areas than in cities. The report also focuses on obesity and shows that the rate of obese adults ranged from 16% in Central and Eastern Sydney to 38% in Country South Australia.

National statistics can’t always show the full extent of an issue. This report shines a light on rates of overweight and obesity at the local level, presented by Primary Health Network (PHN) areas across Australia.

Supplementary data tables and interactive data visualisations were updated in June 2018 to include age-standardised rates for comparative purposes.

This report was first published on the MyHealthyCommunities website.

  • ISSN: 2202-9184
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-037-1
  • Cat. no: HPF 27
  • Pages: 6
Findings from this report:
  • The obesity rate was 25% or higher in 18 of the PHN areas for which results were available.

  • The percentage of overweight or obese adults ranged from 53% in Northern Sydney to 73% in Country SA

  • The percentage of obese adults ranged from 16% in Central and Eastern Sydney to 38% in Country SA

  • Overweight and obesity rates were generally higher in regional PHN areas than in metropolitan PHN areas

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