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  • Overweight and obesity are significant public health concerns in Australia.
  • Monitoring prevalence and trends is crucial for effective health interventions.

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  • To describe the prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity in Australia.
  • To critique the quality of available data for monitoring these conditions.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative analysis of aggregate prevalence data from national and state-based cross-sectional surveys.
  • Inclusion of all representative population surveys with measured height and weight conducted since 1995.

Main Results:

  • In 2014/15, 63.4% of Australian adults and 27.6% of children were overweight or obese.
  • Adult overweight and obesity combined increased from 64.4% to 66.4% between 2007/08 and 2014/15.
  • Observed increases in overweight and obesity were noted in both adults and children across various states/territories.

Conclusions:

  • Adult obesity has increased by approximately 10% since 1995.
  • Data limitations impede accurate trend analysis for children, Indigenous Australians, and state/territory variations.
  • Continued and expanded national health surveys, or novel monitoring approaches, are recommended.