The given graphs illustrate the usage of water in Australia in 2004, in terms of Australian’s consumption and purposes of using water.
In general, it is clear that the large amount of water use in Australia was in the residential sector and the biggest use of that water was in bathroom and garden.
Regarding the usage of water, in 2004, about 70% of all water use in Australia was in residential catergory, with 57% used in houses and 13% used in apartments, respectively. Industrial use and business accounted for 11% and 10% of water consumption, compared to the figure for other sectors and the government, about 3% and 6%, respectively.
A large amount of water was used in residential sector was mainly consumed in bathroom and garden, about roughly 30% and 28%, followed by washing clothes, standing at 20%. Meanwhile, there was 15% of water consumption in toilet, which was higher than that in kitchen, about 10%.
