The table illustrates the number of movie-goers in Australia, while the line chart shows the average cinema visits by different age groups in the period from 1996 to 2000.
Overall, in the table, cinema attendance increased steadily over the years, peaking in 1997 with the highest percentage of population and the greatest average frequency of visits. In the meantime, among all age groups, the 14 to 24 age groups had the highest rate of cinema attendance.
According to the table, the proportion of attendance stood at 62% in 1996 and it rose to 72% in 1997, reaching its peak. In the following three years, the percentage remained stable at around 72% of the population, except in 1999, when it was slightly lower with 70% of the population. The frequency rose slightly from 10.3 in 1996 to 11.1 in 1997, before declining over next three years to an average of 8.3.
Regarding age groups, all cohorts visited the cinema at least 10 times per year. The 14 to 24 age group recorded the highest frequency, attending the cinema approximately 23 times in 1999. In contrast, the 50+ age group had the lowest frequency, with only 10 visits per year in 1996. By 2000, the average frequency across all groups ranged from 14 to 18 visits per year.