The charts below show the percentage of people using private cars in five Australian cities between 2000 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph demonstrates Australians' usage of private cars in different cities during the consecutive years of 2000 and 2010.

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it is clear that

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all three parts of Australia, Adelaide, Perth, and Brisbane, show an increase over the years. For Sydney, there is a fluctuation, and for Melbourne, there is a decrease along the periods. To be specific, in the period of 2000, Adelaide had the highest percentage of people driving private cars with 70% and constantly increased until just above 90%. At the beginning of the year, Adelaide had the highest record and still remains the highest

at the end

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. Perth,

for instance

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, maintained approximately 50% from 2000 to 2002 and escalated to 60% and remained until 2010. On top of that, Brisbane showed a similar trend as Perth

whereas

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it increased steadily. The other two cities in Australia outline a fluctuation as Melbourne started with 30% and showed a downward trend during the period of 2002 to 2003.

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it soared back again to 30% and decreased in 2010.

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, Sydney represented an increasing percentage of cars as it began with 20%, the lowest among all the cities, surpassing Melbourne for the remainder of the period.