The bar chart compares the proportions of Australian children in three different age groups who engaged in four leisure activities in 2012.
Overall, watching television or videos was by far the most common activity among all children, whereas skateboarding or rollerblading was the least popular. Participation in most activities declined noticeably as children grew older.
In detail, almost every child aged 5-14 watched TV or videos, with the figure close to 100%. This percentage dropped slightly among 15-19-year-olds and continued to fall in the oldest group (20-24). A similar downward trend was observed for computer games, which attracted around four-fifths of the youngest group but significantly fewer older participants.
Reading was moderately popular, involving roughly 60% of 5-14-year-olds and a smaller proportion of teenagers and young adults. By contrast, only about two in five of the youngest children went skateboarding or rollerblading, and participation in this activity fell sharply with age, reaching its lowest point in the oldest category.
In summary, Australian children were most likely to watch television regardless of age, while involvement in more physically demanding or intellectually engaging activities generally declined as they got older.