A 2020 survey on digital news consumption in Australia found that around 12 percent of baby boomer respondents in Australia shared a news story via a social network in an average week. That same year, about five percent of baby boomer respondents in Australia shared a news story via instant messaging in an average week.
Share of consumers who share news online in Australia as of February 2020, by age and platform
The survey question was phrased as follows: "During an average week in which, if any, of the following ways do you share or participate in news coverage? Please select all that apply".
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APO, & University of Canberra. (June 16, 2020). Share of consumers who share news online in Australia as of February 2020, by age and platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/893869/australia-share-of-consumers-who-share-news-online-by-age-and-platform/
APO, und University of Canberra. "Share of consumers who share news online in Australia as of February 2020, by age and platform." Chart. June 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/893869/australia-share-of-consumers-who-share-news-online-by-age-and-platform/
APO, University of Canberra. (2020). Share of consumers who share news online in Australia as of February 2020, by age and platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/893869/australia-share-of-consumers-who-share-news-online-by-age-and-platform/
APO, and University of Canberra. "Share of Consumers Who Share News Online in Australia as of February 2020, by Age and Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/893869/australia-share-of-consumers-who-share-news-online-by-age-and-platform/
APO & University of Canberra, Share of consumers who share news online in Australia as of February 2020, by age and platform Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/893869/australia-share-of-consumers-who-share-news-online-by-age-and-platform/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of consumers who share news online in Australia as of February 2020, by age and platform [Graph], APO, & University of Canberra, June 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/893869/australia-share-of-consumers-who-share-news-online-by-age-and-platform/
