水资源消费模式

The two charts illustrate the proportion of water consumed by different sectors in Australia in 2004, as well as how residential water was used for various domestic purposes in the same year. Overall, the residential sector was by far the largest water consumer in 2004, accounting for over two-thirds of total water use. Within households, water was primarily used for gardening and bathroom purposes, while kitchen use represented the smallest share. According to the pie chart, 70% of Australia’s total water was supplied to residential properties, which consisted of 50% for houses and 20% for apartments. By contrast, industry, business and government sectors used much smaller proportions, at 11%, 10% and 6% respectively, and the remaining 3% went to other uses. Turning to the bar chart, gardening was the most water-intensive domestic activity, making up 28% of residential water use. This was followed closely by bathroom use at 27%, and washing clothes accounted for 20%. Toilet flushing used 15% of residential water, while kitchen-related water use was the lowest, at only 10%.