Lifestyle Analysis
Students who take actions in the home to conserve
the environment in 2011
Turning off the tap while brushing teeth
Nationally, turning off the tap while brushing teeth is the
most popular action students take to conserve the environment at home. In Victoria, 90% of students are helping the
environment in this way.
Turning off appliances
Of all the actions taken in the home to conserve
the environment, turning off applicances at the
powerpoint has the least variation between
states and territories. The highest is Queensland
(53%) and the lowest is ACT (44%).
Household recycles rubbish
Table 14: Students who take actions in the home to conserve the
environment by state (%)
Actions taken to conserve water
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
Tas
Vic
WA
My household has installed a
water tank
30.4
38.1
18.7
52.7
61.3
39.7
45.1
27.9
My household has installed a
water saving shower head
45.4
42.7
34.1
50.2
42.4
33.2
49.0
40.2
I take shorter showers
52.6
52.6
47.7
53.9
49.7
49.8
57.2
60.4
I turn off the tap while I
brush my teeth
I turn off appliances (e.g. TV,
computer, gaming consoles)
at the power point
88.8
86.0
83.3
88.1
89.4
79.8
90.3
88.2
44.4
51.1
51.5
52.6
50.2
48.1
47.9
49.9
89.5
82.0
75.9
76.1
85.2
77.0
83.5
79.8
My household recycles our
rubbish
Each figure shows the percentage of students who responded 'Yes' relative to the state/territory total.
Source: CensusAtSchool - Australia 2011
Students recycle to almost the same degree as
they turn off the tap when they brush their
teeth. In all states and territories, these two
actions are the most popular taken to conserve
the environment at home.
Installing a water tank
Installing a water tank is the action that differs the
most between states and territories. It ranges
from the highest, South Australia (61%) to the
lowest in the Northern Territory (19%).