Australia: access to devices among children by age group 2020

According to a 2020 survey on information privacy in Australia, 81 percent of respondents stated that their children aged 14 to 17 years old had access to their own mobile phone. For children aged two to five years old, this figure was just nine percent.

Ownership and/or access to devices among children in Australia in 2020, by age group

Characteristic	Their own mobile phone	Access to someone else's mobile	Their own laptop, tablet, or PC	Their own login on a shared laptop, tablet, or PC	Access to a home assisstant device	A connected toy or device
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Release date

September 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

February 17, 2020 to March 16, 2020

Number of respondents

789*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among a sample representative of the general Australian population

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

*Base: Australian parents of children 2-5 years (n=223), 6-9 years (n=173), 10-13 years (n=173), 14-17 years (n=220)

The survey states: "To your knowledge, which of the following do they currently have?"

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