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Australia - the Digital Media Nation Report by McCrindle Research

A recent McCrindle Research report, Australia: The Digital Media Nation, reveals that Australians are spending 10 hours and 19 minutes each day on digital media platforms. <br><br>While over 10 hours of media consumption per day might seem like an incredibly long period of time, social researcher Mark McCrindle in this live radio interview, explains that it is not, in fact, almost an entire day. <br><br><br>Chronologically the time is in fact more like 7 hours, created by multiscreening behaviours. Australians might spend time on their smartphone while watching TV, or answer phone calls while browsing the internet. <br><br>Mark also explains that Australians don’t segment their time – that is why Australians have the ability to package such a large number of digital media hours each day. We don’t plan on setting aside 7 hours per day on digital media, but might use social networking at lunchtime or browse the web sporadically throughout the day. Timeshifting and multitasking are adding to our digital media hours of consumption. <br><br>Mark delves into the differences in findings across the generations from the McCrindle Research report. Older generations tend to prefer the TV, while the younger generations prefer online browsing via PCs and their smartphones. <br><br>While there are a number of benefits with the range of digital media channels available, Australians also seem to be addicted to digital media consumption – people can lose time for reflection and forward planning, and a hyper-drive pace of life can be created which can interfere with sleep and normal patterns of life. <br><br>Mark comments on the changing face of media including the fragmentation of digital mediums – while broadcast media has struggled as individuals move to new platforms, viewers are being empowered to interact with programs at a whole new level – tweeting while watching television or reposting news articles to social media platforms.

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Australia - the Digital Media Nation Report by McCrindle Research

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  1. AUSTRALIA: THE DIGITAL MEDIA NATION Technology is changing faster than ever, and with that, our daily electronic media consumption. While the growth of these new technologies has had a fragmentation effect on media consumption, it has also had an accumulation effect, with the average Australian now spending 10 hours and 19 minutes each day on electronic media. However, because of the multi-screening behaviours of consumers, like browsing the internet while watching TV, or watching a DVD while being on a smartphone, these total hours spent on technology are not the same as total time chronologically. This McCrindle Research study surveyed 961 Australians on the number of hours they spend each day viewing, browsing, interacting, engaging, playing, and listening to electronic media channels. The results are not only astounding but markedly similar across the generations. OVER 10 HOURS OF MEDIA EACH DAY Young Australians are not the only ones spending an extended period of their day on electronic media. In fact, Australia’s Builder generation, those aged 68 and older, are spending more time on electronic media than the Baby Boomers and Gen Xs, almost as much as Gen Y! OVERALL MEDIA CONSUMPTION PER DAY OVERALL MEDIA CONSUMPTION PER DAY All Generations All Generations Gen Y Gen X Baby Boomers Builder Generation INTERNET USAGE TOP OF THE LIST 10 hours 19 minutes 10 hours 19 minutes 10 hours 21 minutes 9 hours 47 minutes 10 hours 13 minutes 10 hours 15 minutes It is of little surprise that Australians spend the largest proportion of their media consumption on internet usage, currently spending an average of 3 hours and 49 minutes each day online via personal computers. While Gen Ys and Gen Xs are slightly below average in their internet usage

  2. via PCs, the Baby Boomers and Builder Generation are leading the way in online web browsing. Today’s Baby Boomers spend just short of 4 hours (3 hours, 58 minutes) online each day, while the Builder Generation also spend a surprising 3 hours and 50 minutes on personal computers browsing the internet. THE GENERATIONAL DIVIDE PRIMARY ELECTRONIC M PRIMARY ELECTRONIC MEDIA BY GENERATION ( EDIA BY GENERATION (BY TOTAL HOURS PER D BY TOTAL HOURS PER DAY) Gen Y Internet via computer Gen X Internet via computer Baby Boomers Television Builder Generation Television AY) The 1990’s were determinative in shaping Australia’s generations. Those who entered adulthood prior to the ‘90’s, while consuming new media extensively, mostly consume traditional broadcast media. However the generations who were still in their formative years in the 1990’s and so were shaped by the advent of the world wide web, spend more time online than watching broadcast television. In fact for Generation Y, television is not even second in time use, as they spend more time on mobile media platforms (tablets and smartphones) than television. TELEVISION RANKS SECOND, JUST BEHIND INTERNET USAGE INTERNET USAGE VIA P INTERNET USAGE VIA PCS PER DAY CS PER DAY All Generations All Generations 3 hours 49 minutes 3 hours 49 minutes 3 hours 39 minutes 3 hours 27 minutes 3 hours 58 minutes 3 hours 50 minutes Gen Y Gen X Baby Boomers Builder Generation Whether young or old, Australians have a strong liking towards television, with hours spent watching television almost on par with internet browsing – an average of 3 hours and 14 minutes for the everyday Australian. The older generations – the Baby Boomers and Builders – spend nearly twice as much time watching television as Gen Y and Gen X Australians. Gen Xers watch television the least, devoting just 2 hours and 2 minutes each day to the tube, while the Builder generation watch the most television at 4 hours and 16 minutes.

  3. TELEVISION VIEWING TELEVISION VIEWING PER DAY PER DAY All Generations All Generations 3 hours 14 minutes 3 hours 14 minutes 2 hours 16 minutes 2 hours 47 minutes 4 hours 2 minutes 4 hours 16 minutes Gen Y Gen X Baby Boomers Builder Generation SMARTPHONE USAGE A DOMINANT THIRD The third most popular electronic media channel among Australians are smartphones – from apple to android, Australians love the multipurpose function available to them through their smartphone. Whether through texting, calling, web browsing, navigating, reading the news, checking the weather, listening to music, gaming, or interacting with a range of apps, Australians can’t get enough of them. The average Australian spends 1 hour and 12 minutes each day on their smartphone – and this time, it’s evident that the younger generations are the most avid users. SMARTPHONE USAGE PER SMARTPHONE USAGE PER DAY DAY All Generations All Generations Gen Y Gen X Baby Boomers Builder Generation NEARLY AS MUCH TIME IS SPENT ON PC GAMING AS WATCHING DVDS AND MOVIES 1 hour 12 minutes 1 hour 12 minutes 2 hours 0 minutes 1 hour 17 minutes 39 minutes 35 minutes Australians spend nearly as much time gaming on their personal computers as they do watching DVDs and movies each day. In fact, when gaming via portable game consoles is taken into consideration, Australians spend more time gaming than watching DVDs or movies. The amount of movie and DVD watching Australians do decreases with age, but the story is not the same for gaming. Australia’s Builder generation spends more time computer gaming than Gen Xs and Baby Boomers – nearly as much as Gen Ys! DVD AND MOVIE WATCHI DVD AND MOVIE WATCHING PER DAY NG PER DAY All Generations All Generations 34 minutes 34 minutes 39 minutes 33 minutes 31 minutes 25 minutes Gen Y Gen X Baby Boomers Builder Generation

  4. COMPUTER GAMING PER COMPUTER GAMING PER DAY DAY All Generations All Generations 32 minutes 32 minutes 36 minutes 31 minutes 28 minutes 35 minutes Gen Y Gen X Baby Boomers Builder Generation VIDEO GAMING VIA POR VIDEO GAMING VIA PORTABLE GAME CONSOLES TABLE GAME CONSOLES PER DAY All Generations All Generations PER DAY 11 minutes 11 minutes 20 minutes 9 minutes 2 minutes 14 seconds Gen Y Gen X Baby Boomers Builder Generation TABLET USAGE EVIDENT ACROSS THE GENERATIONS Since the first iPad hit the market in 2010, Australians have already grown to love tablets and use them, on average, for almost half an hour every day. Tablets are not just being used by younger generations – the Baby Boomers and Builders have also taken a strong liking to the user-friendly interfaces made available and the multi-function capacities of such technologies. While having the lowest media consumption than any other generation, Gen Xs trump the use of the tablet, utilising a tablet device for an average of 36 minutes each day. TABLET USAGE TABLET USAGE PER DAY PER DAY All Generations All Generations Gen Y Gen X Baby Boomers Builder Generation THE CONSENSUS: AUSTRALIA AS A DIGITAL MEDIA NATION 29 minutes 29 minutes 33 minutes 36 minutes 20 minutes 22 minutes Australians love digital media, and devote over half of their waking hours to interacting with digital media channels. While different generations engage with different mediums, such as Gen Ys preferring the use of smartphones and tablet usage over TV consumption, one thing is clearly evident: Australians are a digital media nation.

  5. STUDY DEMOGRAPHICS SOURCE:McCrindle Research, 2013. ABOUT THIS STUDY: This research was conducted by McCrindle Research in August 2013 based on a nationally representative survey of 961 respondents. Demographic data below collected at beginning of survey. For more information or media comment contact Eliane Miles For more information or media comment contact Eliane Miles eliane@mccrindle.com.au eliane@mccrindle.com.au or via 02 or via 02 8824 3422. 8824 3422. National % of population National % of population aged 18 100 100 aged 18- - DEMOGRAPHICS DEMOGRAPHICS This survey # This survey # This survey % This survey % AGE AGE 18 13 267 274 1% 26% 26% GEN Z 1.7% GEN Y 27.9% GEN X 26.8% 19-33 34-48 49-67 336 32% BOOMERS 29.0% 68+ TOTAL: 144 1034 14% 100% BUILDERS 14.6% 100% STATE STATE NT ACT TAS WA SA QLD 8 12 22 108 83 195 1% 1% 2% 10% 8% 19% 1.0% 1.6% 2.3% 10.4% 7.3% 20.3% VIC 253 24% 24.9% 32.2% 100% NSW TOTAL 355 1,036 34% 100% G GENDER ENDER Male Female TOTAL 509 530 1,039 49% 51% 100% 50% 50% 100%

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