The bar chart shows the percentage of Australian boys and girls school pupils) attending 4 different sports activities after school in 2010.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of 4 different sports activities among

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and

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in Australia in the year of 2010.

Overall

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, it is clear from the graph that football was the most preferred sport among

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.

In contrast

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, netball was dominated by the

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. In 2010, football was the most desirable sport among

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, which accounted for 20% of the total. There was a noticeable shift of interest toward the

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. Only a few number of

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liked to play football, approximately 5%. Netball was the most preferred sport by the

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, which was nearly 20%. There was a visible change among

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. Only about 3% of the

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liked to play netball, the lowest among all sports. It is interesting to note that the same number of

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and

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liked to play basketball, which was about 12% for each . Swimming was the second desired activity among

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and

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, accounting for about 15% respectively. A small minority , about 5% of both

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girls

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preferred not to play any sports.