Band 7+: The first chart below shows information about the consumers of water in Australia in 2004. The second chart gives details of residential water use in Australia in the same year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart illustrates the comparative analysis of water consumption by sectors in 1999 in Australia, while the bar graph depicts how residents use water in their daily lives five years later.

Overall, the residential sector dominated national water consumption, with households using far more than apartments. Within homes, garden watering made up a major percentage of usage.

Regarding the level of water consumption in 1999, the residential sector accounted for the highest proportion of bottled water consumption, comprising houses (53%) and apartments (17%). Industrial and business fields shared a comparable percentage of 10%. The government represented 5% of water consumption, while the remaining group had an insignificant share of 3%.

Concerning water use in households, in 2004, garden and bathroom groups made the highest amount of consumption, which were 28% and 27%, respectively. This was followed by using water in the washing clothes activities, at 20%, which was five percentage points higher than in toilet activities. The least sector that uses water was kitchen, representing only 10%.