Band 6+: The graph below shows the percentage of adults according to age and gender who do not do any physical activity in Australia. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart depicts the proportion of Australian adults, divided by age group and gender, who do not engage in physical activity.

Overall, it is clear that with increasing age a physical inactive percentage rose, except one category among older adults. Although women were less active in most age groups, in some ages, men reached a higher percentage.

Focusing on younger people, a difference was observed between genders. For instance, in the 15-24 and in the 25-34 male age groups data were consistently lower, reaching around 13% and 17% respectively, while females groups recorded approximately 18% and 22%. However, by 35-44 age females and males showed similar figures around 27%.

In terms of older adults, there were more fluctuating and rapid growth of inactivity. Regarding fluctuations, compared with the previous age group 55-64, data by group of 65-74 years old declined from around 42% to 27% by men and from approximately 38% to 30% by women. In general, age group from 45 to 75+ experienced an increase from 30% to around 42% by men and from approximately 25% to 56% by women.