The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of people in different ages attending three types of music events, namely popular, opera, and classical, in Australia in 2006.
Looking at the illustration, it is immediately evident that popular concerts attracted the most audiences among the first three age groups surveyed (from 15 to 24, 25 to 34, and 35 to 44) while opera music events had the highest attendance among people from 45 to 54 and over 55 years old. In contrast, people engaged classical music events was the lowest in most age brackets, except for over 55.
The percentage of audiences attended pop concerts was outnumbered others. 38% young people from 15 to 24 engaging in popular music events, recorded the highest figure among all age groups, followed by 33% people between 35 and 44, and 27% were age from 24 to 34. Additionally, the 15-24 and 25-34 age groups exhibited 13% and 14% in total, respectively, and the attendees of this kind of music events saw an increase in 35-44 group, reached at 25% people. In contrast,the number of people attending classic music events were quite low in the first three age brackets, with 11% in both age groups from 15 to 24 and 34 to 44, and 8% from 24 to 34 years old.
The tendency of people attending music events was relatively low in the remaining two age groups compared with others. Opera music events attracted the most audiences from 45 to 54 and over 55 years old, recorded at 15% in both age groups. Moreover, 13% people between 45 and 54 enjoying pop concerts, and this percentage dropped to 5% in the last age group. Similarly, the proportion of attendees of classical music events in the age 45-54 and 55+ was 10% and 8%, respectively.