Band 8+: 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 provided pie and bar charts illustrate the number of water users and data on domestic water demand in Australia in 2004. The data on consumers and usage is represented in percentages.

Overall, apartments and houses emerge as the predominant sources of water consumption, while businesses, government, and residential sectors show the lowest figures. The pie chart also indicates that garden usage is the highest, while kitchen usage is the lowest.

In terms of utilization, apartments and houses combined accounted for 70% of consumption, with 17% attributed to apartments and 53% to houses. Conversely, businesses and residences represented only 12% and 10%, respectively, making them the smallest users among those recorded.

Additionally, residential water usage in Australia was reported at 28%, making it the largest category, followed closely by bathroom usage at 27%. Toilets and kitchens had the lowest percentages at 10% and 15%, while laundry accounted for the second largest figure at 20%.