The line graph illustrates how many people took part in different outdoor activities in Australia from 1997 and 2007.
Overall, there was an upward trend in the participation in water activities, camping and cycling while the opposite trend can be seen in the figure for picnicking and walking with walking witnessed the most dramatic fall. Additionally, the attendants in horse riding stayed unchanged over the period.
Starting at about 65% in the first examined year, picnicking experienced the highest participants, followed by a slight rise before ending the period at just under 60% of people, remaining the leading outdoor activity option. Similarly, but to a higher extent, the number of people chose walking as recreational activity fell significantly from 60% in 1997 to about 35% at the end of the period. Moreover, the attendants of horse riding remained unchanged during the whole period with the figure was at under 10%.
In 1997, just under 40% people enjoyed water activities. This was then increased substantially to hit a peak of nearly 60% in 2001 before a modest fall in 2007. Similarity can be seen in the figure for camping, which was at around 25% in 1997 and fell to 30% in the end. Moreover, cycling became people’s preference from 2001 onwards, with the data rose gradually from around 22% to 30%