The bar graph illustrates the proportion of Australian males and females engaged in regular physical activity across various age cohorts in the year 2010.
Overall, it is evident that females generally exhibited higher participation rates in physical activity than their male counterparts, with the most pronounced disparity observed in the middle-aged groups.
For males, the highest level of participation was reported among the youngest age group, 15 to 24, at 47.7%, followed closely by the 25 to 34 cohort with a participation rate of 48.9%. However, male participation rates saw a significant decline in the middle-aged categories, plummeting to a low of 39.5% for the 45 to 54 age group. The overall percentages for men across the age groups ranged from approximately 39.5% to 48.9%, consistently falling short of the 50% threshold in comparison to their female counterparts.
In contrast, the female population demonstrated a more consistent engagement in physical activities. Their participation peaked in the 45 to 54 age group at 53.3%, followed closely by the 55 to 64 and 65 and over cohorts with rates of 52.5% and 53%, respectively. Interestingly, the lowest participation rate for women was observed in the 15 to 24 age group at 52.8%, still surpassing the highest male participation rate. Notably, women’s physical activity rates exceeded 47% across all evaluated age groups, highlighting a persistent trend of higher engagement compared to men.