The given charts give information about the distribution of water consumption in Australia as well as the proportion of water used within households.
Overall, residential use accounted for by far the largest proportion of water consumption, while gardening had the highest share among 5 household activities.
Looking at the pie chart, residential consumption dominated overall water usage, standing at 70%, far higher than that of all other categories combined. It was followed by the industrial and business sectors, which accounted for around 10%, whereas the rate of government and other purposes together represented just a small fraction.
Regarding the residential consumption, gardening had the highest figure at 28%, followed by the bathroom usage at 27%. Notably, the amount of water used in washing clothes and toilet use occupied only less than 20% in total, while water used in the kitchen was the lowest, standing only at 10%.
