The pie chart illustrates a breakdown of total water consumption in several sectors, whilst the graph gives a detailed description of water used for domestic activities in Australia in the year 2004.

The pie chart illustrates a breakdown of total water consumption in several sectors, whilst the graph gives a detailed description of water used for domestic activities in Australia in the year 2004. Overall, it was the highest percentage of water use that was appertained to residential houses, whereas in terms of a typical household, the Australian consumed water most intensively in the bathroom as well as the garden. It can be observed that domestic water use made up nearly three-quarters of the total amount. Specifically, standing at 57%, the figure for water utilised by people living in the houses was four-times higher than the flats, at 13%. Meanwhile, commercial purposes and manufacturing ones were less water-intensive uses, accounting for around one-third for each of them. Conversely, the government offices were less dominant consumers of the water resources, at 6%, compared to a tiny 3% for other sectors. At the family level, there was a significant difference among the five mentioned activities, yet their proportions were never exceeding 30%. Not merely did showering but also watering garden place the greatest demands on water supply, at 28% and 27% respectively, which were nearly triple the lowest rate of water used for cooking. When it comes to doing the laundry, it comprised 20% which was a comparable higher figure than that for flushing toilets, at only 15%.