The bar chart reveals the proportion of group age engaging in several types of music events in 2006 in Australia.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that while popular music was the favourite music event among the 15-24, 25-34, and 35-44 age group, it was least preferred by the people aged 45-54, and over 55. Additionally, the figure for classical music events was relatively low in all age groups.
In 2006, the percentage of people aged 15-24 participating in popular music events was the greatest, accounting for 38%, followed by those who were 35-44 years old with 33%. In contrast, the figure for ages 35-44 attending opera music events stood at 25%, 12% higher than that of ages 15-24. Moreover, in the same year, the data for classical music events engaged by age groups 15-24 and 35-44 reached at the same rate, at 11%, which was 3% higher than that of ages 25-34. Furthermore, the percentage of people aged 25-44 participating in popular music events was 27%, in comparison with 14% of opera events.
Moreover, the proportion of people around 45-54 years old engaging in classical music events was 2% higher than that of people over 55 years old, which recorded 8% in 2006. In addition, the data for ages 45-54 attending popular music events stood at 13%, 8% higher than that of age 55 plus. Conversely, the proportion of people aged 45-54 attending opera music events was the same as people over 55 years old.