Children's risk factors

• One quarter (25.7%) of children were overweight or obese, with the rates similar for boys and girls and remaining similar since 2014-15. 
• More children were overweight (17.6%) than obese (7.9%).
   

• More than seven in ten (71.6%) children met the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, whilst one in fifteen (6.6%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of vegetables. 
• One in fifteen (6.6%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of both fruit and vegetables.
   

• Around two in five children (45.8%) usually consume either sugar sweetened drinks or diet drinks at least once per week. 
• Sugar sweetened drinks are more popular than diet drinks with 41.7% of children consuming sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with 7.0% for diet drinks. 
• One in fourteen children (7.7%) consume sugar sweetened drinks daily and almost one third (30.8%) consume them 1-3 days per week. By comparison, 1.3% of children consume diet drinks daily and 5.9% consume them 1-3 days per week. 
• Boys are more likely to consume sugar sweetened drinks than girls, consistent with the trend for adults. Almost half (49.1%) of boys consume sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with just over a third (33.6%) of girls.
   

• More than one fifth (22.6%) of children were overweight or obese (14.9% overweight and 8.0% obese). This rate has declined since 2014-15 where 28.6% of children were overweight or obese.
   

• Three quarters (75.6%) of children met the Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, whilst around one in fourteen (7.2%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of vegetables. 
• One in fifteen (6.5%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of both fruit and vegetables.
   

• Two in five children (42.0%) usually consume either sugar sweetened or diet drinks at least once per week. 
• Sugar sweetened drinks are more popular than diet drinks with 38.1% of children consuming sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with 8.7% for diet drinks. 
• One in twenty children (5.1%) consume sugar sweetened drinks daily and almost one third (31.0%) consume them 1-3 days per week. By comparison, 1.1% of children consume diet drinks daily and 6.2% consume them 1-3 days per week. 
• Boys are more likely to consume sugar sweetened drinks than girls, consistent with the trend for adults. More than two in five (44.3%) boys consume sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with just under a third (31.8%) of girls.
   

• Around one quarter (24.5%) of children were overweight or obese (15.4% overweight and 8.7% obese) in 2017-18, these rates were similar for girls and boys and have remained similar since 2014-15.
   

• More than seven in ten (71.5%) children met the Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, whilst one in seventeen (5.9%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of vegetables. 
• One in nineteen (5.3%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of both fruit and vegetables.
   

• Around half of children (46.4%) consume sugar sweetened or diet drinks at least once per week. 
• Sugar sweetened drinks were more popular than diet drinks with 44.2% of children consuming sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with 6.0% for diet drinks. 
• One in twelve (8.1%) children consume sugar sweetened drinks daily while one third (33.1%) consume them on 1-3 days per week. By comparison, only 0.8% of children consume diet drinks daily, while 4.7% consume them on 1-3 days per week. 
• Boys were more likely to consume sugar sweetened drinks than girls, consistent with the trend for adults. Just over half (51.1%) of boys consume sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with about two in five (35.7%) girls.
   

• One quarter (25.6%) of children were overweight or obese (18.9% overweight and 7.5% obese). The rates were similar for boys and girls and have remained similar since 2014-15.
   

The rate for children who were overweight or obese was similar to the national rate.

• Seven in ten (70.5%) children met the Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, whilst only 3.7% met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of vegetables. 
• Only 3.7% met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of both fruit and vegetables.
   

South Australia had a lower rate of children who met the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommended daily serves for vegetables compared with Australia (3.7% compared with 6.3%).

• Just over half of children (53.2%) consume either sugar sweetened drinks or diet drinks at least once per week. 
• Sugar sweetened drinks are more popular than diet drinks with 42.6% of children consuming sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with 12.1% for diet drinks. 
• One in fourteen children (6.0%) consume sugar sweetened drinks daily and almost one third (32.2%) consume them 1-3 days per week. By comparison, 3.6% of children consume diet drinks daily and 7.6% consume them 1-3 days per week. 
• There was no difference between boys and girls and sugar sweetened drink consumption (40.9% and 44.7% respectively).
   

South Australia had a higher rate of children who consume diet drinks daily compared with Australia (3.6% compared with 1.3%).

• Around one quarter (24.7%) of children were overweight or obese (18.6% overweight and 7.2% obese). The rates were similar for boys and girls.
   

The rates for children who were obese were similar to the national rate.

• Three quarters (75.8%) of children met the Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, whilst close to one in fifteen (6.8%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of vegetables. 
• One in seventeen (5.8%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of both fruit and vegetables.
   

• Two in five children (43.3%) usually consume either sugar sweetened drinks or diet drinks at least once per week. 
• Children are more likely to consume sugar sweetened drinks than diet drinks with around two in five (39.9%) children consuming sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with 5.9% for diet drinks. 
• One in twelve children (8.2%) consume sugar sweetened drinks daily and almost one third (30.3%) consume them 1-3 days per week. 
• Unlike the trend for adults, similar proportions of boys and girls consume sugar sweetened drinks. More than two in five (42.2%) boys and over one third (37.6%) of girls consume sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week.
   

• More than one quarter (28.7%) of children were overweight or obese in 2017-18, with 16.9% of children categorised as overweight and 11.4% categorised as obese. 
• The rates of boys and girls who were overweight or obese were similar (29.0% and 27.7% respectively) and have remained constant since 2014-15.
   

The rate for children who were overweight or obese was similar to the national rate.

• Almost three quarters (74.0%) of children met the Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, whilst around one in sixteen (6.0%) met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of vegetables. 
• Only 4.2% met the guideline for recommended daily serves of both fruit and vegetables.
   

Rates of children who met the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommended daily serve of fruit and vegetables were similar to the national rate.

• Less than half of children (47.9%) usually consume either sugar sweetened drinks or diet drinks at least once per week. 
• Sugar sweetened drinks are more popular than diet drinks with 44.9% of children consuming sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with 7.9% for diet drinks. 
• One in ten children (10.0%) consume sugar sweetened drinks daily and almost one third (31.9%) consume them 1-3 days per week. 
• Boys are more likely to consume sugar sweetened drinks than girls, consistent with the trend for adults. Just over half (53.3%) of boys consume sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with just over a third (37.3%) of girls.
   

• One quarter (26.4%) of children were overweight or obese (16.9% overweight and 8.2% obese). The rates were similar for boys and girls and rates have remained similar since 2014-15.
   

• Three quarters (73.9%) of children met the Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, whilst only 6.6% met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of vegetables. 
• Only 7.7% met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of both fruit and vegetables.
   

Rates of children who met the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommended daily serves of vegetables were similar to the national rate.

• Around two in five children (44.1%) usually consume either sugar sweetened or diet drinks at least once per week. 
• Sugar sweetened drinks are more popular than diet drinks with 37.7% of children consuming sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with 9.5% for diet drinks. 
• One in fourteen children (11.1%) consume sugar sweetened drinks daily and 2.1% of children consume diet drinks daily. 
• Similar proportions of boys and girls consume sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week (37.5% and 44.4% respectively).
   

Rates of children consuming sugar sweetened drinks daily or once per week were similar to the national rate.

• More than one quarter (28.6%) of children were overweight or obese, with the rates in 2017-18 being similar for boys and girls. These rates have remained unchanged since 2014-15. 
• In 2017-18, 22.1% of children were categorised as overweight and 7.4% were categorised as obese.
   

The rates for children who were overweight or obese were similar to the national rate.

• More than three quarters (75.3%) of children met the Australian Dietary Guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, whilst 3.5% met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of vegetables. 
• Only 3.5% met the guidelines for recommended daily serves of both fruit and vegetables.
   

• Over one third of children (39.7%) consume either sugar sweetened or diet drinks at least once per week. 
• Sugar sweetened drinks are more popular than diet drinks with 36.0% of children consuming sugar sweetened drinks at least once per week compared with 4.7% for diet drinks. 
• One in thirteen (7.2%) children consume sugar sweetened drinks daily and over one quarter (26.7%) consume 1-3 days per week. 
• Boys are more likely than girls to consume sugar drinks at least once per week (42.4% compared with 31.3%).
   

The rates for children consuming sugar sweetened drinks daily or once per week were similar to the national rates.

1. National Health and Medical Research Council (2013) Australian Dietary Guidelines. Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council. https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/guidelines; last accessed 27/11/2018