The pie chart illustrates the proportion of water usage in Australia and the bar chart breaks it down by their residential purposes. Overall, the major consumer of water was the residential houses and its main purpose used was for the bathrooms.
Out of the six sectors provided, houses consumed more than half of the overall water used in Australia at 57%. Following this, the proportion of water used by residential apartments, businesses and industries did not differ by much, at 13%, 11% and 10% respectively. Government buildings used only 6% of the overall water consumption and the others amounted to only 3%.
From the bar chart, it can be seen that the houses used water mostly for the bathrooms (28%) and the gardens (27%). Meanwhile, washing clothes took up 20% and the toilets 15% of the household water used. Only 10% of water was used by the kitchens, thereby becoming the residential purpose that used the least water.
The pie chart illustrates the proportion of
water
usage in Australia and the bar chart breaks it down by their
residential
purposes.
Overall
, the major consumer of
water
was the
residential
houses
and its main purpose
used
was for the bathrooms.
Out of the six sectors provided,
houses
consumed more than half of the
overall
water
used
in Australia at 57%. Following this, the proportion of
water
used
by
residential
apartments, businesses and industries did not differ by much, at 13%, 11% and 10%
respectively
.
Government
buildings
used
only
6% of the
overall
water
consumption and the others amounted to
only
3%.
From the bar chart, it can be
seen
that the
houses
used
water
mostly
for the bathrooms (28%) and the gardens (27%). Meanwhile, washing clothes took up 20% and the toilets 15% of the household
water
used
.
Only
10% of
water
was
used
by the kitchens, thereby becoming the
residential
purpose that
used
the least
water
.