This statistic illustrates the national time spent with work and media in Australia, from October 2015 to September 2016. During the time period, Australians watched a cumulative 18.7 billion hours of TV, followed by 17.7 billion hours spent at work. In total, there are almost 20 million Australians aged 14 years or older, who each have around 8,800 hours to spend in on activities each year.
National time spent with work and media in Australia as of September 2016, by activity (in billion hours)
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Roy Morgan. (December 20, 2016). National time spent with work and media in Australia as of September 2016, by activity (in billion hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/707719/australia-national-time-spent-with-work-and-media/
Roy Morgan. "National time spent with work and media in Australia as of September 2016, by activity (in billion hours)." Chart. December 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707719/australia-national-time-spent-with-work-and-media/
Roy Morgan. (2016). National time spent with work and media in Australia as of September 2016, by activity (in billion hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707719/australia-national-time-spent-with-work-and-media/
Roy Morgan. "National Time Spent with Work and Media in Australia as of September 2016, by Activity (in Billion Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707719/australia-national-time-spent-with-work-and-media/
Roy Morgan, National time spent with work and media in Australia as of September 2016, by activity (in billion hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707719/australia-national-time-spent-with-work-and-media/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
National time spent with work and media in Australia as of September 2016, by activity (in billion hours) [Graph], Roy Morgan, December 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/707719/australia-national-time-spent-with-work-and-media/