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3-3. Nutrition – Fruit intake
3-3-1. Fruit intake in South Australia – by Local Health Network
3-3-2. Fuit intake in South Australia – by age and sex
3-3-3. Fruit intake in South Australia – by socio-economic status
3-3-4. Fruit intake in Australia – by state and territory
3-3-5. Fruit intake – Aboriginal people
3-3-1. Fruit intake in South Australia – by Local Health Network
- In 2018, under half (43.0%) of South Australians aged 18 years or more reported eating the recommended two or more serves of fruit per day1.
- The rate varies between the local health networks (LHNs) from 33.4% in the Flinders and Upper North LHN up to 47.5% in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN1.
- There is no statistically significant difference between the rate reported by people that live in metropolitan Adelaide (43.1%) compared to Country SA residents (41.8%)1.
- No time series is available for this indicator due to a change in survey methods. In 2018, SA Health discontinued the South Australian Monitoring and Surveillance System (SAMSS) and moved to the improved South Australian Population Health Survey (SAPHS). Results between the collections are not comparable.
Local Health Network | % |
Northern Adelaide | 40.6% |
Central Adelaide | 45.1% |
Southern Adelaide | 43.3% |
Metropolitan Adelaide | 43.1% |
Barossa Hills Fleurieu | 47.5% |
Eyre and Far North | 42.1% |
Flinders and Upper North | 33.4% |
Limestone Coast | 43.5% |
Riverland Mallee Coorong | 33.6% |
Yorke & Northern | 39.2% |
Country SA LHN | 41.8% |
South Australia | 43.0% |
Australia | n.a. |
Note: Data are weighted which can result in rounding discrepancies.
Data source: SA Health 2020
3-3-2. Fruit intake in South Australia – by age and sex
- In 2018, the proportion of females in South Australia aged 18 years or more who reported eating two or more serves of fruit per day (45.6%) was statistically significantly higher than their male counterparts (39.9%)1.
- The proportion also varies with age1.
Age (years) | Males | Females |
18-24 | 45.8% | 31.2% |
25-34 | 34.4% | 41.3% |
35-44 | 36.8% | 35.4% |
45-54 | 32.5% | 44.0% |
55-64 | 40.4% | 49.0% |
65-74 | 48.2% | 53.8% |
75+ | 47.4% | 66.3% |
All ages | 39.9% | 45.6% |
Note: Data are weighted which can result in rounding discrepancies.
Data source: SA Health 2020
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3-3-3. Fruit intake in South Australia – by socio-economic status
- In 2018, there was no statistically significant correlation between the proportion of people aged 18 years and over who report eating the recommended two or more serves of fruit per day and the socio-economic status of the area in which they live1.
Socio-economic status (SES) | % |
Lowest SES | 41.4% |
Low SES | 43.2% |
Middle SES | 36.0% |
High SES | 46.4% |
Highest SES | 48.1% |
Note: Data are weighted which can result in rounding discrepancies.
Data source: SA Health 2020
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3-3-4. Fruit intake in Australia – by state and territory
- Data presented here is from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2017-18 National Health Survey and is not directly comparable to the information presented in 3-3-1 to 3-3-3 above which is sourced via the South Australian Population Health Survey.
- The national survey finds less than half (47.5%, age standardised) of South Australian adults (ages 18 years or over) are consuming an adequate daily amount of fruit to ensure good nutrition (NHMRC 2013 guidelines)2.
- The South Australian rate is below the national average of 50.7% (age standardised). South Australia ranks second lowest of the states and territories, although there is little variation between the jurisdictions2.
State/Territory | % |
Tasmania | 45.7% |
South Australia | 47.5% |
Australian Capital Territory | 48.1% |
Northern Territory | 49.0% |
Western Australia | 50.5% |
Queensland | 50.6% |
Victoria | 51.1% |
New South Wales | 51.7% |
Australia | 50.7% |
Data source: ABS 2018
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3-3-5. Fruit intake – Aboriginal people
- In 2017-18, 31.6% of Aboriginal people in South Australia aged 15 years and over reported consuming an adequate daily amount of fruit to ensure good nutrition (NHMRC 2013 guidelines)3.
- This is 15.9 percentage points below the 47.5% recorded for all South Australians aged 15 years or more in the ABS 2017-18 National Health Survey (see 3-3-4 above)2.
- South Australia's proportion of Aboriginal people who consume an adequate daily amount of fruit is also below the national average for Aboriginal people (39.4%)3.
State/Territory | % |
Tasmania | 31.5% |
South Australia | 31.6% |
Victoria | 32.5% |
Western Australia | 38.3% |
Queensland | 39.6% |
Northern Territory | 40.4% |
New South Wales | 43.0% |
Australian Capital Territory | 44.2%* |
Australia | 39.4% |
* Estimate has a high margin of error and should be used with caution
Data source: ABS 2019
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Sources
- Based on South Australian Population Health Survey customised extract 2020, Prevention and Population Health, SA Health, Adelaide, 3 February 2020.
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 2018), ‘Table 2.3 Summary health characteristics — States and territories, Proportion of persons’, National Health Survey: First Results, 2017-18, cat. no. 4364.0.55.001, 12 December 2018.
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 2019), 'Table 3.3 Selected health characteristics, by State/Territory, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons, 2018–19, Proportion of persons,' National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, 2018-19, cat. no. 4715.0, 11 December 2019.
