This statistic displays the most common media sources of local content in Australia in 2016, by access of content. During the survey period, around 89 percent of the respondents, who had access to all the content they want, said that a local print newspaper provided them with local content, whereas 88 percent of the respondents, who did not have access to all the content they want, reported that a local print newspaper provided them with local content.
Most common media sources of local content for regional Australians in Australia in 2016, by access of content
Regional Australians who have access to all the content they want (n=1,913)/do not have access to all the content they want (n=520)
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
Regional Australians
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
The questions were phrased by the source as follows: "In general, would you say you have access to all the local content you would like? Which of these sources provide local content in your local area?"
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Australian Communications and Media Authority. (May 15, 2017). Most common media sources of local content for regional Australians in Australia in 2016, by access of content [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/714405/australia-most-popular-sources-of-local-content-by-access/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Most common media sources of local content for regional Australians in Australia in 2016, by access of content." Chart. May 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/714405/australia-most-popular-sources-of-local-content-by-access/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. (2017). Most common media sources of local content for regional Australians in Australia in 2016, by access of content. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/714405/australia-most-popular-sources-of-local-content-by-access/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Most Common Media Sources of Local Content for Regional Australians in Australia in 2016, by Access of Content." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/714405/australia-most-popular-sources-of-local-content-by-access/
Australian Communications and Media Authority, Most common media sources of local content for regional Australians in Australia in 2016, by access of content Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/714405/australia-most-popular-sources-of-local-content-by-access/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Most common media sources of local content for regional Australians in Australia in 2016, by access of content [Graph], Australian Communications and Media Authority, May 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/714405/australia-most-popular-sources-of-local-content-by-access/
