The pie and bar charts below show the percentage of water consumption and use in Australia in 2004.

The charts show the percentage of

water

use

in Australia in 2004, in terms of the type of consumer and how the

water

was used in residential areas.

Overall

, it can be seen that the large majority of

water

use

in Australia was in the residential sector, and the biggest

uses

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in bathrooms and gardens. In 2004, 70% of all

water

use

in Australia was in the residential sector, with 50% used in houses and 20% used in apartments. Industrial

use

and businesses accounted for 11% and 10% of the

overall

water

use

,

while

the government and other uses made up 6% and 3% respectively. A large portion of the

water

that was used in residential areas was consumed in bathrooms and gardens, at 27% and 28% respectively. The

water

that was used to wash clothes accounted for 20%,

while

toilets and kitchens consumed 15% and 10% of the total residential

water

.