The bar chart illustrates six different cities in Australia in terms of the proportion of water levels between October 2009 and 2010.
Overall, a few cities namely Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra witnessed an increase of water levels, while the opposite trend was recorded for Darwin. Furthermore, Sydney had the highest water levels in October 2009 before it was overtaken by that for Canberra.
In 2009, the percentage of the level of water in Sydney remained the highest position among other areas, at nearly 80%. This was followed by Canberra with the percentage of water levels observed at around 76%.
Additionally, the water levels were recorded in Darwin, Brisbane and Perth, approximately 42%, nearly 60% and 40%, respectively, while the level of water was maintained at the lowest proportion was for Melobourne, nearly 21%.
Afterward, the proportion of water levels of Canberra experienced modest growth at approximately 100%, overtaking that of water levels for Sydney, emerging as the city having the highest water levels. Similar change, but to a lesser extent, can be seen in Sydney where the water levels observed a modest increase, by 80%. Meanwhile, Melbourne and Perth experienced a substantial increase in the proportion of water levels, by 40% and 75%, correspondingly. In contrast, the water levels for Darwin experienced a significant decrease, by 22%. Finally, the water levels for Brisbane were relatively unchanged, nearly 60%.
