The pie charts illustrate the proportion of electricity consumed by different sectors in Eastern Australia in 2007 and 2010.
Overall, residential and commercial sectors were the dominant users in both years. While most categories remained stable, electricity use in other metals increased significantly, whereas manufacturing and aluminium experienced declines.
In 2007, residential consumption accounted for 28%, followed by commercial at 23%. Manufacturing and aluminium each represented 13%, while other metals stood at 12%. Mining and transport contributed 9% and 1% respectively, and agriculture also made up 1%.
By 2010, residential and commercial figures remained unchanged at 28% and 23%. Similarly, mining, transport, and agriculture stayed constant. However, other metals rose markedly to 18%, becoming a more significant share. In contrast, manufacturing fell to 9%, and aluminium decreased slightly to 11%.
This indicates a shift from industrial manufacturing towards other metals production over the period, while overall structure remained relatively balanced across sectors.