The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use.

The first pie chart illustrates the different percentages of six purposes for energy use in a typical Australian family, while the second chart compares shares of household greenhouse gas emissions 1in an average homein an average. Overall, heating and water heating account for the biggest proportion of household energy use and greenhouse gas 2emissionsemission, respectively.

Regarding household energy use, heating 3ranks firstranks the first with a proportion of 42%, followed by water heating at 30%. By contrast, cooling, lighting and refrigeration use much less energy, accounting for 13% of total, collectively. Moreover, a notable proportion of energy 4is used bygoes for other appliances, constituting 15%.

According to the second chart, water heating is the largest contributor to household greenhouse gas emissions, 5representing 32% of the totalrepresenting 32% of total, and this figure is slightly bigger than that for other appliances at 28%. 6In addition, the shares of heating(15%) similar to that of refrigeration(14%), while the smallest percentages are those for lighting(8%) and cooling(3%)

To sum up, the majority of energy is used for 7heating and water heating; however, the emissionsheating and water heating, however, the emissions are mainly produced by water heating and other appliances.