The graph illustrates the percentage of people in Australia who took part in three outdoor activities – camping, cycling and horse riding – between 1997 and 2007.
Overall, camping and cycling became more popular over the period, while horse riding remained unchanged and significantly less popular than the other two activities.
In 1997, both camping and cycling had similar participation rates of about 22%. Camping then experienced a sharp rise to approximately 32% in 2001, before falling slightly to around 30% in 2007. In contrast, cycling showed a gradual increase, growing from 22% in 1997 to 24% in 2001, and then reaching 30% by 2007, matching camping at the end of the period.
Horse riding, however, remained stable throughout the decade, with participation consistently at around 8%, making it the least popular activity in all three years.
In summary, while camping saw a rapid rise followed by a small decline, cycling steadily increased and eventually caught up with camping, whereas horse riding showed no change.