The bar chart compares the participation rate of Australian children across three age groups in four different activities in the year 2018. Overall, the youngest age group exhibited the highest engagement in watching television, followed by playing computer games, while their counterparts aged 9-11 were much interested in Tv watching and reading. In contrast, cycling was the most popular pastime for the oldest children (12-16).
Among all activities, watching TV was the most favored, with the youngest ones taking part the most, accounting for nearly 95%. Both the 9-11 and 12-16 age brackets, in contrast, involved in this activity at an equal rate, each comprising 80%.
When it comes to reading, a similar trend was observed, where both the 9-11 and 12-16 age ranges had a same level of attendees, each making up 70%. This percentage is slightly higher than that of the youngest counterpart’s engagement, which was lower by 5%.
The remaining activities – riding bikes and computer games – had a notable disparity in the involvement rates. Riding bikes was predominantly favored by the oldest age sets (12-16), with a little over 80%. This is closely followed by their younger counterparts, with the figure for children aged 5-8 constituted 70%, as opposed to those belong to 9-11 lower by 10%.
As for playing video games, it was the least popular pastime for all age brackets. The youngest children exhibited the greatest interest in this activity, yet the rate declined as age increased.