The data illustrates the price of water in several major cities in Australia in 2004.
According to the table, we can see that water prices were stayed unchanged with the increase of water usage in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. It cost $0. 98 per kiloliter, which was $0. 14 and $0. 2 higher than it in Brisbane and Melbourne respectively, in Sydney. As for Adelaide and Perth, the cost of water depended on the volume of water usage. When water used by a family less than 125 kiloliters, it cost $0. 42 per liter in both cities. However, it would become much expensive when the volume was over 125 kiloliter, which was $1 per kiloliter in Adelaide and $1. 5 in Perth.
Focus on the bill each family paid, household paid $332 for water in Perth in average, which was the highest in all five cities. The costs in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane were close, which were $319, $312 and $310 respectively. It cost the least in Melbourne, which was only $253 per family.
In conclusion, the city with highest water cost when less than 125 kiloliters was used is Sydney, but Perth if more than 125 kiloliters, which was also the city that each household spend most on water.
The data illustrates the price of
water
in several major
cities
in Australia in 2004.
According to the table, we can
see
that
water
prices
were stayed
unchanged with the increase of
water
usage in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. It
cost
$0. 98 per kiloliter, which was $0. 14 and $0. 2 higher than it in Brisbane and Melbourne
respectively
, in Sydney. As for Adelaide and Perth, the
cost
of
water
depended on the volume of
water
usage. When
water
used
by a family less than 125 kiloliters, it
cost
$0. 42 per liter in both
cities
.
However
, it would become much expensive when the volume was over 125
kiloliter
, which was $1 per kiloliter in Adelaide and $1. 5 in Perth.
Focus on the bill each family paid, household paid $332 for
water
in Perth in average, which was the highest in all five
cities
. The
costs
in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane were close, which were $319, $312 and $310
respectively
. It
cost
the least in Melbourne, which was
only
$253 per family.
In conclusion
, the city with
highest
water
cost
when less than 125 kiloliters was
used
is Sydney,
but
Perth if more than 125 kiloliters, which was
also
the city that each household spend most on
water
.