Total consumption of water by the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry across Australia from financial year 2018 to 2022
(in gigaliters)
Characteristic
Consumption in gigaliters
2022
66,185.65
2021
63,867.41
2020
66,640
2019
65,155.66
2018
69,463.57
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During fiscal year 2022, about 66.2 thousand gigaliters of water were consumed by the electricity, gas, water, and waste services industry in Australia. The effective management of water supply and water consumption are important for Australia, a country which is the driest inhabited continent on earth.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (October 19, 2023). Total consumption of water by the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry across Australia from financial year 2018 to 2022 (in gigaliters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1033562/australia-utilities-water-consumption-volume/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total consumption of water by the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry across Australia from financial year 2018 to 2022 (in gigaliters)." Chart. October 19, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1033562/australia-utilities-water-consumption-volume/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Total consumption of water by the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry across Australia from financial year 2018 to 2022 (in gigaliters). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1033562/australia-utilities-water-consumption-volume/
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Australian Bureau of Statistics, Total consumption of water by the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry across Australia from financial year 2018 to 2022 (in gigaliters) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1033562/australia-utilities-water-consumption-volume/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Total consumption of water by the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry across Australia from financial year 2018 to 2022 (in gigaliters) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1033562/australia-utilities-water-consumption-volume/
