The pie chart gives information about the proportion of water consumption in Australia in 2004, while the bar chart shows how water was used for residential purposes in the same year.
Overall, much higher proportion of water was utilized for residential purposes. It is also clear that water used for gardening and bathrooms made up the largest percentage of total residential water consumption.
In 2004, residential sector was a main water consumption field in Australia, representing 70%, followed by industrial at 11%. Business ranked third in this category with 10%, while the figures for government and other relatively lower, at 6% and 3%, respectively.
Turning to the bar chart, gardening and bathroom usage combined were responsible for more than half of water usage at home, accounting for 28% and 27%, respectively. A fifth of total water was used to wash clothes, while the figures for toilets was lower at 15%. Kitchens used only 10% of total water consumption for residential purposes.