Regional Australians who did not have access to metropoitan television
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "for each of the following types of local content, please tell me what you use to get this kind of information. Would it be TV, radio, a local newspaper, the internet or something else?"
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Use of social media to access local content Australia 2016 by type of content
This statistic displays the share of regional residents who used social media to access local content in Australia in 2016, by type of content. During the survey period, around ** percent of the respondents used social media to access information about local community events in Australia.
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Australian Communications and Media Authority. (May 15, 2017). Share of regional residents who used social media to access local content in Australia in 2016, by type of content [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/715169/australia-social-media-use-to-access-local-content-by-type-of-content/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Share of regional residents who used social media to access local content in Australia in 2016, by type of content." Chart. May 15, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/715169/australia-social-media-use-to-access-local-content-by-type-of-content/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. (2017). Share of regional residents who used social media to access local content in Australia in 2016, by type of content. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/715169/australia-social-media-use-to-access-local-content-by-type-of-content/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Share of Regional Residents Who Used Social Media to Access Local Content in Australia in 2016, by Type of Content." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 May 2017, /statistics/715169/australia-social-media-use-to-access-local-content-by-type-of-content/
Australian Communications and Media Authority, Share of regional residents who used social media to access local content in Australia in 2016, by type of content ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/715169/australia-social-media-use-to-access-local-content-by-type-of-content/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Share of regional residents who used social media to access local content in Australia in 2016, by type of content [Graph], Australian Communications and Media Authority, May 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/715169/australia-social-media-use-to-access-local-content-by-type-of-content/
