Water use	Average Amount used each time (litres)	Av Amount used per year 1- 2 people (litres)	Average Amount used per year Family of 4 (litres)
Bathtub (1/2 to 3/4 full) one bath per week	150 litres	7,800	23,400
Average Shower (3 Star) * 2 per day for 6 mins each	9 litres per min 108 litres per day	30,660	91,980
Average Shower (old style) * 2 per day for 6 mins each	15 - 20 litres per min 180 litres per day	65,700	197,100
Toilet (modern full flush) * 6 flushes per day	6 litres per flush 36	13,140	52,560
Toilet (modern half flush) * 6 flushes per day	3 litres per flush 18	6,570	26,280
Toilet (pre 1993 full flush) * 6 flushes per day	9 litres per flush 54	19,710	74,840
Toilet (pre 1993 half flush) * 6 flushes per day	4.5 litres per flush 27	9,855	39,420
Toilet (old single flush only) * 6 flushes per day	11 litres per flush 66	24,090	96,360
Washing machine	120 litres per load 60 litres per day	21,900	43,800
Automatic Dishwasher	35 litres per load 35 litres per day	12,775	25,550
Dripping tap	22 litres per day	8,300	8,300
Garden hose, sprinkler or running tap	over 16 litres per minute or about 1000 litres per hour