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Many Victorians do not consume enough of the foods and drinks needed for good health and consume too much food and drink that is high in energy, saturated fat, added sugar, salt or alcohol. This has coincided with an increase in obesity and contributed to chronic disease rates and poor mental health (Victorian Government 2023)
In 2023, adult Boroondara residents reported slightly higher rates of meeting fruit and vegetable consumption guidelines compared to the metro Melbourne rate, see Figure 1.
Figure 1: meeting fruit and vegetable guidelines, Boroondara and metropolitan Melbourne. Data Source: Victorian Population Health Survey Dashboard, 2023
Healthy eating habits in Boroondara have declined in recent years. In 2023, just 3.6% of residents met both the fruit and vegetable consumption guidelines – down from 4.9% in 2017.
In Boroondara, 42.7% consume sugar-sweetened drinks at least weekly, which is significantly lower than the 51.7% in metropolitan Melbourne (Figure 2).
Within this category, daily or near-daily consumption is reported by 28.1% of Boroondara residents, compared to 33.6% in metropolitan Melbourne, highlighting a lower regular intake in Boroondara.
Figure 2: The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. Data Source: Victorian Population Health Survey Dashboard, 2023.