The table shows information about the proportion of people going to the cinema and how frequently they visited there in Australia between 1996 and 2000, while the line graph compares the number of cinema visits by different age groups.
Overall, the share of people the attending cinema rose significantly over the years, while the frequency of average visits dropped consistently. It is also clear that people aged 14-24 consistently visited the cinema the most, compared to those aged 50 and over, who recorded the lowest frequency.
In 1996, the percentage of people attending the cinema was 62%, and a year later, this rose remarkably to 72%, at which point the figure remained almost stable until 2000. Unlike the trend above, the frequency of visits reversed. Initially, the rate of frequency cinema visit was 10.3, and this figure rose to a chart high of 11.1 before declining sharply to 8.3 in 1998, and ended the period at the same rate.
When it comes to cinema visits by various age groups, those aged 14-24 led the pack with 15 visits in 1996, and their visits fluctuated between around 15 and 25, with a peak of 24 in 1999. The 25-35 and 35-49 cohorts followed similar trends, fluctuating between around 10 and 20. Meanwhile, the oldest group (50+) consistently had the fewest visits, remaining roughly below 18 throughout.