This report is unlike any previous Foodbank Hunger Report, as it presents a picture of food insecurity in the midst of a once-in-100-year crisis. This report looks at how COVID-19, and the responses of governments, businesses and individuals to the pandemic, are affecting the ability...

This report combines insights from two surveys, bringing together the perspectives of charities and community groups providing front-line food relief, as well as individuals experiencing food insecurity.

This report reveals that an alarming 4 million Australians have experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months. Over the past year in country areas, 1.5 million Australians have experienced the uncertainty of not knowing where their next meal will come from. This means people...

Although the problem of hunger is largely unnoticed in Australian society, more than one in five children (22%) live in a food insecure household.

3.6 million Australians (15%) have experienced food insecurity at least once in the last twelve months, with three in five of these individuals experiencing food insecurity at least once a month.