The graph illustrates the percentage of internet users who shopped online in Australia by different age groups between 2007 and 2009.
Overall, online shopping was more popular in 2009 rather than in 2007 across all age groups. The most noteworthy point is that the 26-35 group had the highest figure in 2007, whereas the 36-45 group led in 2009.
Regarding youngsters and adults up to 45 years old, a fifth of teenagers who surfed the internet at the age of 15-25 tended to shop by internet in 2007 and this figure rose slightly in 2009 by 3 percent. The figure for 26-35 years old followed the similar patter, increasing from 32 percent to 35 percent. As for people from 36 to 35 years old, online shopping became more common in 2009 about 38 percent of them shopping online, although a quarter of them was tend to do this.
Older age groups were less likely to shop online, but they also showed increases. About 22 percent of 46-55 age group individuals made purchases by internet in 2007 and this grew by 5 percent in 2009. The 56-65 age group followed the same pattern but from 12 percent to 17 percent. Not only those age groups shopped online, nut older than 65 years old people also did that but only 5 percent of them used internet to buy their need in 2007 and this was the figure increased by 7 percent in 2009.