Almost half of Australian kids 6-13 own or use a mobile phone

New ACMA analysis of Roy Morgan data shows that nearly half of Australian children (48%) aged 6 to 13 own or use a mobile phone. The analysis shows that in 2018, 32% of children owned a mobile phone with a further 16% having access to one. One in four children aged 6 to 7 had or used a mobile phone. As in previous years, girls were somewhat ahead of boys in terms of mobile phone access with 50% of Australian girls aged 6 to 13 owning or having access to a mobile phone in 2018 compared to 46% of boys. The lowest was Queensland where 43% of kids aged 6 to 13 years had access to a mobile phone.

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