Table 1.
Community demographics and contribution of store food supply to weighted population energy requirement: six communities in remote Aboriginal Australia, Remote Indigenous Stores and Takeaway (RIST) project, July–September 2006
| Community | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Proportion aged 0–14 years (%) | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 34 |
| Proportion aged 15–44 years (%) | 43 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 51 | 52 |
| Proportion aged 45+ years (%) | 31 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
| Proportion of males (%) | 54 | 51 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 57 |
| Contribution of store food sales to weighted community energy requirement (%)* | 66 | 46 | 62 | 39 | 77 | 153 |
| Other community food outlets and food services in addition to primary store and distance from Darwin, NT | Daily subsidised meals for elderly; <100 km to nearby town; 1300 km from Darwin | Café, butcher, daily subsidised meals for elderly, child-care centre, school canteen; <100 km to nearby town; 2990 km from Darwin | Daily subsidised meals for elderly, small tourist trade, nearby roadhouse with takeaway; >100 km to nearby town; 2480 km from Darwin | Competing convenience/store with takeaway, daily subsidised meals for elderly, child-care centre, school canteen; <100 km to nearby town; 300 km from Darwin | Daily subsidised meals for elderly; >100 km to nearby town; 1710 km from Darwin | Small tourist trade (mainly purchasing fuel and drinks), daily subsidised meals for elderly, school breakfast programme; >100 km to nearby town; 1360 km from Darwin |
*Estimated energy requirements for the different age groups (1–3 years; 4–8 years; 9–13 years; 14–18 years; 19–30 years; 31–50 years; 51–70 years; >70 years) and sex were calculated based on the Estimated Energy Requirement Tables 1–3 in the Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand( 13 ). For the age groups 19–30 years to >70 years, the midpoint height and weight of each adult age group were used. For <18 years, the midpoint of the estimated energy requirement range across each age and sex category (Tables 1–2 of the Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand( 13 )) was used. Energy expenditure was estimated at 1·6 × BMR for both sexes and age groups. An estimated 8 % of the female population aged 14–50 years pregnant and 8 % breast-feeding was derived from Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 birth data (Table 9·2 Indigenous registered births, Australia, p. 76)( 32 ) and 2006 census data( 8 ) for women aged 13–54 years.