According to the bar chart, Perth had the highest average residential water consumption, with just above 300 kilolitres per property, followed closely by Brisbane at around 250 kilolitres. Adelaide also showed relatively high water usage, while Sydney’s average was slightly above 200 kilolitres. Melbourne and Canberra reported the lowest consumption levels, at approximately 150 and 130 kilolitres respectively.
In contrast, the pie chart shows that the largest proportion of water consumption in Australia came from agriculture, which accounted for a significant 67% of the total usage. Households consumed only 9%, indicating that residential use was a relatively small fraction of overall water demand. Other sectors, such as electricity and gas supply, water supply and sewage, and manufacturing, each used between 4% and 7% of the water, while mining accounted for just 2%.
In summary, while residential water usage varies by city, agriculture is by far the dominant sector in national water consumption. Residential consumption is relatively low in the broader context of total water usage in Australia