The pie charts illustrate the percentage of electricity consumption by various sectors in Eastern Australia in 2007 and 2010.
Overall, the residential and commercial sectors accounted for the largest shares of electricity usage in both years, while agriculture and transport represented the smallest portions. There were some notable changes in other sectors during this period.
In 2007, the residential sector consumed the highest proportion of electricity at 28%, and this figure remained the same in 2010. The commercial sector followed with 23% usage in both years. Manufacturing saw a significant decrease, dropping from 13% in 2007 to 9% in 2010. Similarly, the aluminium sector’s share declined from 13% to 11%. In contrast, the “other metals” sector experienced a notable increase from 12% in 2007 to 18% in 2010. The mining sector remained stable at 9%, while agriculture and transport maintained minimal shares of just 1% each throughout the period, indicating very limited electricity consumption in these sectors compared to the others.