The bar chart compares the proportions of Australian
men
and Use synonyms
women
across six Use synonyms
age
groups who engaged in regular physical activity in 2010.
Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
women
were more likely than Use synonyms
men
to exercise regularly in all Use synonyms
age
groups except the youngest. Use synonyms
While
female participation remained relatively stable across adulthood, the rate for Linking Words
men
fluctuated considerably, with a noticeable decline in middle Use synonyms
age
.
In the 15–24 Use synonyms
age
group, Use synonyms
men
were more active than Use synonyms
women
, with about 52% of males exercising regularly compared to approximately 48% of females. Use synonyms
However
, Linking Words
this
pattern reversed in the 25–34 group, where female participation rose to just over 48%, Linking Words
while
the figure for Linking Words
men
dropped sharply to around 42%.
Among those aged 35–44 and 45–54, Use synonyms
women
continued to record higher activity levels, at roughly 52% and 54% respectively, Use synonyms
whereas
male participation reached its lowest point at about 39% in the 35–44 group before recovering slightly to around 43% among 45–54-year-olds. In the older Linking Words
age
groups, 55–64 and 65 and over, the gap narrowed, though Use synonyms
women
still remained more active, with approximately 53% and 47% exercising regularly, compared with about 45% and 46% of Use synonyms
men
.Use synonyms