The pie chart below shows where energy is used in a typical Australian household, and the table shows the amount of electricity used according to the number of occupants

The pie chart below shows where energy is used in a typical Australian household, and the table shows the amount of electricity used according to the number of occupants.

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The pie chart illustrates how much energy was used in appliances in a common family in Australia. The table compares the number of electricity consumed in various types of homes every year.

Overall, it is clear that heating and cooling were the most used in the family. The more the number of occupants is, the more the amount of electricity is used.

The vast majority of energy used in the home used for changing temperature. Particularly, the appliances for heating and cooling occupied 38 percent in comparison with a quarter of only heating water. In contrast, fridges and cooking accounted for approximately 7 percent and 4 percent, respectively. The lighting devices consumed as much as freezing device. Although the devices were not used, there was a 3 percent for standing by power. Finally, remaining appliances such as washers or entertainment gadgets were used 16 percent.

For such usage of electricity, there were annual ranges of 5000 – 6500 kWh and 6000 – 8000 kWh for the homes consisting of one person and two people, respectively. While the family with 3 members used only from 7500 to 10000 kWh every year, these figures with more than 6 members were almost double with the range of 12000 – 16000 kWh printed in the electric bills.