The table illustrates the proportion of people attending the cinema in Australia and their average number of visits. At the same time, the line graph compares the visits of different age groups from 1996 to 2000.
Overall, the percentage of visits to the cinema has increased throughout the period. Conversely, the frequency of visits saw a downward trend. Additionally, people aged 14-24 were the most common visitors, unlike older people aged 50 or more, who represented the minority.
In 1996, 62% of the population attended the cinemas. This proportion increased sharply in 1997 to 72% and remained constant the following year. Attendance rates saw a slight decline to 70% in 1999 before rising back to 72%. On the contrary, the frequency of visits rose slightly at the beginning of the period from 10.3 in 1996 to 11.1 in 1997. Following this, it followed a decreasing pattern, reaching 8.3 in 2000.
People aged 14-24 were the leading category at 15% in 1996, and percentages then fluctuated to end the period at less than 15%. Following them was the 25-35 group at relatively close proportions, with less than 15%. Finally, people aged 50 or more showed the lowest percentages at around 10 and 15% throughout the period.