The bar graph illustrates the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who participated in physical activity in 2010. Overall, women were more active than men in most age groups, except for the 15 to 24 age group.
For men, the highest participation rate was observed in the 45 to 54 age group, at around 43%. In contrast, women in the same age group had a participation rate of about 53%. The trend for men showed a gradual increase in physical activity from 25 to 44 years, but a decline after 54. On the other hand, women maintained consistently higher levels of activity than men across all age groups except 15 to 24, where men had a slightly higher rate. By age 65 and over, the participation rate for both genders was nearly equal, with men at 46.7% and women at 47.1%.
In summary, the graph indicates that women were generally more physically active than men, particularly in middle age, whereas men’s participation increased steadily up to 54 years.