The line graphs illustrate the proportion of people attending cinema in Australia and the figures for money that were spent on cinema tickets, measured in Australian dollars, between 1980 and 2015.
Overall, the cinema attendance in Australia and the amount of money spent on cinema tickets experienced an upward trend over the given period, with the latter seeing more significant change. While several decreases were observed in the figures for the cinema attendance, those for money spent on cinema tickets showed a more stable trajectory over the shown time frame.
Starting with the proportion of Australian population that attended cinema, it rose noticeably and consistently from more than 30% in 1980 to just over 50% in 2000, a figure that then dropped to just below 50% before reaching approximately 67% over the next 5 years. Consequently, the figures for the cinema attendants in Australia showed an insignificant growth to around 72% from 2005 to 2015.
Regarding the spending of money on cinema tickets, it doubled from 200 AUD in 1980 to approximately 400 AUD in 1990. However, it remained relatively unchanged over the next 9 years, after which grew considerably and steadily to more than 1200 AUD by the end of the period shown.
