The charts below show internet use for different purposes in Australia in 2010 and 2011 and the percentage by user age.

The tables compare

internet

purposes in different age groups in Australia from 2010 to 2011. From an

overall

view, it is discernible that Australians selected sending emails

instead

of others.

Furthermore

, teenagers showed a preference for social media,

whereas

older age groups were more inclined towards paying

bills

and sending emails. In 2010 and 2011, people surfed the

internet

mostly for sending emails, at the rate of 70%. Paying

bills

online accounted for half of the

internet

used. Meanwhile, 45% of Australian online users browsed social media platforms in that 2-year period. Notably, there were similar figures in paying

bills

and email sending.

According to

the tables, approximately 80% of 40-60 and above 65 Australians

online

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paid off

bills

online

as well as

contacted via email, which were the highest figures. Regarding similar intentions, groups of 60-65, 29-40 and 18-25 consisted of 70%, 63%, and 60% respectively. Distinctively, the vast majority of people aged 18 to 25 used the

internet

for networking purposes, at nearly 100%.

This

gradually decreased rapidly as the examined age increased, at 80%, 70%, 40%, and 28% relatively.