Overweight and obesity - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a snapshot, 2004-05

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008)
Overweight and obesity - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a snapshot, 2004-05. (ABS Catalogue no. 4722.0.55.006)
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

This ‘snapshot’ provides information on overweight and obesity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from data collected in the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health survey (NATSIHS) . Overweight and obesity in this snapshot are calculated from the body mass index (BMI), based on height and weight information. In many cases the height and weight are self-reported, suggesting that the number and proportion of overweight and obese subjects may be underestimated.

The data on overweight and obesity has been analysed in association with: a range of other risk factors, including smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity; selected dietary factors including food security, daily consumption of fruit and vegetables, and milk consumption; long term health conditions; self-assessed health; and use of health services.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Further information:
  • View report
  • View website: Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • 60pc of adult Aboriginals are overweight: ABS
    View media release: ABC (30 October 2008)
• Contact details:
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, ph: 1300 135 070, fax: 1300 135 211, email: client.services@abs.gov.au