The bar chart illustrates the percentage of regular physical activity done by Australian male and female in various age groups in 2010.
Overall, female doing physical activity surpassed male in all age groups except 15 to 24 years old. Female in the 45 to 54 age group accounts the highest percentage compared to other age groups, while male ranging 35 to 44 years showed the smallest percentage in the group.
In the 35 to 44 age group, the gap between female and male is the largest with figures at approximately 52% and 39% respectively. Furthermore, 45 to 54, 55 to 64, and 25 to 34 age groups follow a similar trend, male and female ranging from roughly 42% to 52% in both groups.
The number of both genders in the oldest generations is nearly the same at around 48%. Ages 15 to 24 is the only age categories that the number of male surpassed female at approximately 4%.