As of May 2019, according to a survey on communications usage in Australia, just 15 percent of the respondents from the 18 to 34 years old age group used fixed-line phones. This marked a consistent decrease of fixed-line phone usage by that age group since 2017. Comparatively, over 80 percent of the respondents from the oldest age bracket used fixed-line phones.
Usage of fixed-line phones in Australia from 2017 to 2019, by age group
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Australian Communications and Media Authority. (February 27, 2020). Usage of fixed-line phones in Australia from 2017 to 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126999/australia-fixed-line-phone-usage-by-age-group/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Usage of fixed-line phones in Australia from 2017 to 2019, by age group." Chart. February 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126999/australia-fixed-line-phone-usage-by-age-group/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. (2020). Usage of fixed-line phones in Australia from 2017 to 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126999/australia-fixed-line-phone-usage-by-age-group/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Usage of Fixed-line Phones in Australia from 2017 to 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126999/australia-fixed-line-phone-usage-by-age-group/
Australian Communications and Media Authority, Usage of fixed-line phones in Australia from 2017 to 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126999/australia-fixed-line-phone-usage-by-age-group/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Usage of fixed-line phones in Australia from 2017 to 2019, by age group [Graph], Australian Communications and Media Authority, February 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126999/australia-fixed-line-phone-usage-by-age-group/