The pie and bar charts illustrate the distribution of water consumption among different categories and the breakdown of residential water usage in Australia in 2004.
Overall, it is evident that people in Australia spent the largest proportion of their water use on the residential sector. While the amount of domestic water consumed for the garden accounted for the primary sector, that of the kitchen was the most marginal
Regarding the pie chart, residential was the dominant consumption of water, making up for 70% of total. Meanwhile, industrial and business use, witnessing a far lower volume, accounted for 11% and 10%, respectively. At the lower end of the scale, government and other purposes showcased the smallest proportions of water consumption over the surveyed year.
Moving specifically on to residential water consumption, the water demand of the garden was highest, at 28%, which was followed by the bathroom, accounting for 27%. The use of washing clothes was twice as much as that of the kitchen, constituting 20% and 10%, respectively. Finally, toilet use required a considerable 15%, ranking as the third-largest category.