Notes: Consumption excludes water consumed by electricity, gas, water, and waste services.
Water use includes sum of distributed, reuse, and self-extract water use.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Consumption of water per capita Australia FY 2022, by state
During fiscal year 2022, approximately 0.81 megaliters of water was consumed per capita in Tasmania. This was the highest per capita consumption across all states in Australia, and was largely attributed to high industry water consumption.
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