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| Information sheet 32 - Changes in Australia's industry structure: main cities 2001-06. | June 2009 |
| BITRE's Industry Structure Database and information sheet 32 present the latest regional industry trends. The study analyses the shifting geography of employment and highlights the dynamics of industry structure in Australia's main cities between 2001 and 2006. This is an update of the first Industry Structure study (and the database) which was published in 2003. |
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| Northern Australia Statistical Compendium 2009 | May 2009 |
The Northern Australia Statistical Compendium was prepared by BITRE with the assistance of the Office of Northern Australia, with the aim of compiling a base of factual information that would contribute to improved understanding of the economic and social developments in this region. The compendium discusses essential characteristics of Northern Australia and offers comparisons with the rest of Australia, wherever possible. It provides information on population, the economy, employment, social conditions, education, transport, infrastructure, climate, land use and major industries for Northern Australia as a whole and for the regions within it.
Note: hard copies are not currently available but will be available soon. |
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| Information paper 63 - Household wealth | February 2009 |
| This information paper presents and explores new statistical information relating to household wealth at a small area scale. The paper also explores the relationship between wealth and income for Australia's cities and regions. |
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| Report 116 - A regional economy: a case study of Tasmania | November 2008 |
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government is committed to the prosperity of Australia's regions. In order to promote economic and social development it is important that we understand the environment in which regional economies operate. This study provides an analytical investigation of the challenges facing regional Australia.
BITRE's study takes a multifaceted and holistic approach. The underlying principle is that economies do not work in isolation and a complex mix of interacting drivers affects a region's economic performance.
Tasmania's economic performance has experienced changing fortunes over the past two decades. This development provided a unique opportunity to investigate the drivers of this change and to find out if there are lessons for regional policy. |
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| Tasmanian freight schemes parameter review | November 2008 |
In March 2006 the Productivity Commission was asked to 'report on the merits and weaknesses of the current arrangements for subsidising containerised and bulk shipping between the mainland and Tasmania and provide recommendations on an appropriate future approach and/or arrangements. ' This review covered both the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme and Tasmanian Wheat Freight Scheme.
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, announced the Government's decision on future arrangements for the schemes on 6 November 2008. |
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| Report 115: Air transport services in regional Australia: trends and access | July 2008 |
By amalgamating and optimising existing information, regional aviation data were collated for the first time into comprehensive time series statistics using a geographical approach. The report used the constructed database to showcase analyses on several aspects of the regional aviation industry over time. It provides comprehensive data analyses of regional aviation trends, geospatial analyses on the accessibility of regional air services, projections of future regional aviation trends, and explorations of possible associations between key socio-demographic factors and the level of access to air services in regional communities.
Through the development of a consistent historical database for regional aviation,this study establishes a platform for more future research in regional aviation. The database offers flexibility to conduct various cross sectional or time series analyses; potentially in conjunction with other data sources. |
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| Working Paper 67 - Drivers of Economic Growth in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region | August 2006 |
| The Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas of Australia. This project improves our understanding of socio-economic drivers of growth in this region. 54 Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) in the region were analysed, and the study covers the period 1991 to 2001. The paper is accompanied by the Drivers of Economic Growth in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region database. |
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| Working Paper 68 - Skill Shortages in Australia's Regions | July 2006 |
| Skill shortages are a well documented issue both in Australia and overseas, but the problem itself is not well defined. Most of the previously published work has been conducted on a national or industry wide scale. The BTRE approach focused on the relationship between skill shortages and location, using local skill audits, commissioned reports and industry focused studies. |
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| Working Paper 58 - Investment Trends in the Lower Murray-Darling Basin | October 2003 |
This paper looks at differing investment and growth patterns of irrigation dependent regions along the course of the Murray River. It derives estimates of investment in irrigated agriculture and in the associated manufacturing industries in the regions and then identifies the key underlying causes of regional differences.
The paper shows the importance of governments embracing water management policies that allow users to have confidence in the reliability of supply and an ability to trade in entitlements. It also shows how these policies can build strong, competitive industries that then sustain prosperous and vibrant communities. |
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| Working Paper 55 - Government Interventions in Pursuit of Regional Development: Learning from Experience | June 2003 |
| The questions of why regions grow or fail to grow, and what, if anything, governments can do about it have attracted considerable interest and debate for many years. This report provides a select review of previous government intervention approaches and experiences in pursuit of regional development. The review provides useful insights into the purpose and outcomes of various government-sponsored interventions in Australia, and in a number of other comparable countries. |
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| Working Paper 54 - Regional Public Transport in Australia: Economic Regulation and Assistance Measures | April 2003 |
Regional public transport plays an important role in meeting the needs of Australians living in regional and remote areas for access to essential services and for mobility. This paper provides information on Commonwealth, State and Territory government regulatory arrangements and assistance measures relating to regional public transport in 2001-02.
A companion paper, Regional public transport in Australia: Long-distance services, trends and projections (Working Paper 51), provides information on long-distance regional public transport services in Australia, and includes a snapshot of all such services across Australia in 2000-01 and the level of demand and characteristics of regional passenger travel. |
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| Working Paper 51 - Regional Public Transport In Australia: Long-Distance Services, Trends And Projections | March 2003 |
| Regional public transport plays an important role in meeting the needs of Australians living in regional and remote areas for access to essential services and for mobility. This paper provides information on long-distance regional public transport services in Australia, and includes a snapshot of all such services across Australia in 2000-01 and the level of demand and characteristics of regional passenger travel in 1999-2000. The report also provides projections of likely future long-term trends in regional passenger travel. A companion paper, Regional public transport in Australia: Economic regulation and assistance measures (Working Paper 54), provides information on the regulatory arrangements and assistance measures relating to regional public transport. |
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| Report 106: Benefits of flood mitigation in Australia | May 2002 |
| This is the third publication contributing to the regional theme of natural disaster research identified in the BTRE's research program. This report follows on from Report 103 (Economic Costs of Natural Disasters in Australia), which examined natural disasters with an individual cost of more than $10 million. Report 103 found that floods are Australia's most costly disaster type and, on average, cost the Australian community over $300 million each year. |
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| Working Paper 48 - Flood Damage in Tamworth: Costs of the November 2000 Flood | September 2001 |
| TTamworth NSW experiences frequent flooding, especially in the industrial area of Taminda. The flood in November 2000 provided an opportunity to estimate the cost savings that would have occurred in Taminda if there had been a levee to protect the area. As part of a wider study by the Bureau of Transport Economics to investigate the benefits of flood mitigation, the effectiveness of the central business district (CBD) levee in preventing flood damage was also part of this study. |
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| Working Paper 43 - Atherton Tablelands Regional Analysis | August 2001 |
| The agriculture based Atherton Tablelands region of Far North Queensland experienced major change after the deregulation of the tobacco industry, and more recently, the dairy industry. The area was previously stable and relatively prosperous, but coping with continual change, unfamiliar market systems and the move to operating professional farm businesses, had caused some levels of distress. This working paper provides a social and economic overview of the region, an assessment of factors affecting the region and a brief discussion of economic development possibilities which might increase the economic resilience of the region. |
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| Working Paper 47 - Regional Impact of the Port of Gladstone | February 2001 |
| This report presents the economic impact of the Port of Gladstone on the Fitzroy region in Queensland. At the time of writing, Gladstone Port was the fourth largest in Australia. By measuring both direct and flow-on effects, the study estimated that the port was responsible for 2.3% of all employment in the region, with a value added contribution of 3.0%. |
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| Working Paper 46 - Regional Impact of the Port of Mackay | February 2001 |
| This paper presents the results of a Bureau of Transport Economics study of the regional impact of the Port of Mackay located on the central coast of Queensland. The port is an important component of the transport chain for sugar and agriculture. By measuring both direct and flow-on effects, the study estimated that the port was responsible for 1.0% of all employment in the region, with a value added contribution of 0.9%. |
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| Report 103: Economic Costs of Natural Disasters in Australia. | January 2001 |
| Natural disasters affect every State and Territory in Australia. Good information on the costs of natural disasters is required to assess the effectiveness of expenditure on disaster mitigation. This study focuses on national economic costs, using data from the Emergency Management Australia (EMA) database, over the period 1967 to 1999. The project developed a preliminary framework for estimating the economic cost of natural disasters. Key findings were that costs varied substantially across states; and floods, storms and cyclones are the most costly natural disasters in Australia. The report also identifies limitations to the data on natural disasters, such as the difficulty of calculating intangible losses, and suggests areas of future research. |
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| Report 101: Regional Impact of Ports | March 2000 |
| This report presents the results of a Bureau of Transport Economics project on the regional impact of ports. It includes a general framework for undertaking port impact studies in Australia and a case study that applies the framework to the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia. By measuring both direct and flow-on effects, the case study estimated that the Port of Fremantle was responsible for 0.8% of all employment in Western Australia, with a value added contribution of 0.9% to Western Australia's Gross State Product. |
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| Working Paper 41 - Regional Aviation Competitiveness | January 2000 |
| Regional airlines can be a lifeline in remote parts of Australia. Competitiveness is an important issue in the regional aviation industry. Although regional aviation has undergone deregulation in most jurisdictions over the last decade, many single-operator routes still exist. The impact of deregulation on air services in regional Australia is an issue of interest to all levels of Government, to the passengers who use regional airlines, and to the regional airlines themselves. |
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| Report 99: Adequacy of Tourism Transport Infrastructure in Eastern Indonesia | January 1999 |
| This Report develops further the findings of earlier work by the Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics and the Research and Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Communications on transport in northern Australia and eastern Indonesia. It explores the adequacy of tourism and transport infrastructure in eastern Indonesia to a greater depth of detail than was possible in the earlier work. The focus of the report is on international tourism, because of its importance to eastern Indonesia following the onset of the financial crisis. |
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| Working Paper 28 - Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme: Discussion Paper September 1996 | September 1996 |
| This report examines the appropriateness of established rates of assistance for the shipping of cargo to and from Tasmania and proposes rate amendments for different commodities and different units for the shipment of those commodities. It was undertaken by BTCE as a preliminary analysis to assist the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Review Authority to undertake a more thorough examination of these issues at the request of the Minister for Transport and Regional Development. |
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| Working Paper 18 - Economic Effects of a Brisbane - Melbourne Inland Railway | June 1995 |
| Like some other freight-oriented rail investments, the inland railway has been advocated partly on the grounds that it will stimulate the economies of some rural regions. Examined in this paper are the effects of inland railway on the agricultural and mining industries of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. |
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| Report 78: Road Transport Reforms - Implications for Rural and Remote Areas | July 1992 |
Concerns have been expressed that the introduction of a national system of road user charging for heavy vehicles could adversely affect transport operators, consumers and producers in rural and remote areas of Australia. This joint Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics/Australian
Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics project estimates the impacts of changes to road user charges on vehicle operating costs and on selected industries in rural and remote Australia. The analysis indicates a diversity of impacts to be expected from any given change to current road user charges. |
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| Report 62: The Tasmanian Rail System: An Assessment of Costs and Benefits | December 1987 |
| In 1985-86 the Comnonwealth Government agreed to a contract arrangement to finance the operating losses incurred by the Australian National (AN) Tasmanian rail system over the three-year period, 1985-86 to 1987-88. The contract provided for a payment of $18.4 million in 1985-86 declining to $17.8 million and $16.2 million in the following two years. To assist in the consideration of future arrangements for the Tasmanian railway system (Tasrail), the Commonwealth directed the Bureau to undertake an assessment of the costs and benefits of closing Tasrail. |
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| Report 57: Central North NSW Transport Alternatives | May 1984 |
| In March 1982 the Northern Transport Study Committee presented a submission to the Bureau of Transport Economics (BTE) on the inadequacies of the transport system serving the Gwydir and Macintyre River Valleys, commonly referred to as the north-west slopes and plains area of New South Wales. Subsequently, in response to a Ministerial reference the BTE undertook this study in which the economic and financial implications of a range of transport alternatives for this region are examined. |
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| Report 47: Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme: A 'Landbridge' Approach to the Estimation of Subsidy Rates | January 1981 |
| In order to provide information to assist with the continuing administration of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme TFES, the Minister for Transport directed the BTE to undertake studies of the costs incurred by Australian industries on Mainland interstate long distance freight transport, and the factors determining the freight rates charged between Tasmania and the Mainland and the potential for cost reductions. |
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| Report 43: Sandy Hollow - Maryvale Railway: Economic Evaluation of Proposed Completion | July 1979 |
| The uncompleted Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway in New South Wales has a somewhat chequered history. It was finally begun in 1936 after inquiries stretching back to 1911. Construction was slowed to almost a standstill by World War 11, accelerated in the early post war years and then abandoned in 1951 due to a shortage of capital. Subsequent moves to complete the railway foundered in the face of unfavourable economic assessment. This report presents the results of an economic benefit-cost analysis of a recent proposal for the completion of the railway against the background of the discovery of massive proven coal reserves along the line. |
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| Report 40: National Highways Linking Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra Third Report: Canberra Connections, 1979 | March 1979 |
| In this Report, four parallel investigations were undertaken: road user effects; construction costs and engineering considerations; environmental impact; and social impact. In examining possible route locations in each corridor the four investigations were progressively carried out in more detail as alternatives were eliminated, until the best alternative became apparent. At this stage road user effects were quantified and a benefit-cost ratio was used to assess the economic warrant for construction of the preferred alternative. The investigations identified various aspects requiring further and more detailed study during selection of the precise location and the design and the construction stages. |
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| Occasional Paper 29 - Recreation Demand Modelling | November 1978 |
| During 1976 and 1977 the Victorian Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation and the Geelong Regional Planning Authority undertook a major study of recreational activity in the Geelong area. As part of that study, John Paterson Urban Systems was commissioned to undertake an extensive household survey and to develop a set of recreation site usage models for locations in the Geelong region. These data, together with information on environmental usage limits for each site in the region were used in the development of recreational area management programmes. |
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| Report 39: Mainline Upgrading - Evaluation of a Range of Options for the Kalgoorlie - Perth Rail Link | October 1978 |
| This Report is the last of a series on railway mainline upgrading options and covers the evaluation of options for upgrading the standard gauge link between Kalgoorlie and Perth. The evaluation of upgrading options differs in this case from those previously reported, in that no capacity constraints are envisaged, but severe and continuing track deterioration has occurred between Koolyanobbing and Kwinana as a result of heavy axle loads in the iron ore and wheat trades. Thus the upgrading requirements in this case are concerned with the use of heavy rail and high standard track rather than the capacity to run more trains. |
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| Occasional Paper 07 - Impact of Environmental Factors of Relative House Prices | March 1977 |
| In the past, very little attention has been given to establishing the relationship between environmental factors and real estate values. This relationship is an important input to the evaluation of the environmental impacts of particular transport projects. This report presents the results of a study of the impact of environmental factors on house prices in the Marrickville and Rockdale municipalities of Sydney. |
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| Report 26: Study of Port Pirie Bogie Exchange | February 1977 |
| Because of separate development by the individual States, the Australian railway network contains links of a number of different gauges. For this reason bogie exchange facilities have been established at several locations including two in South Australia, at Port Pirie and Peterborough, where the State broad gauge system meets the interstate standard gauge system. The intention of these exchanges is to allow ready transfer of loaded and unloaded freight wagons from one system to the other. Traffic through the exchange at Port Pirie has increased to the extent that difficulties are being experienced in handling it. |
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| Report 17: Port Pirie: Economic Evaluation of Harbour Improvements | July 1975 |
| This report examines in detail the proposal to deepen and widen the entrance channel and harbour of Port Pirie. Not only is this the major port for Broken Hill lead and zinc concentrates and refined metals, but it also handles a considerable volume of wheat and barley exports. Of the various benefits identified from the work, only two have been found to be substantial in economic terms. These are the possibility of ustilising to full capacity the somewhat larger bulk carriers for bulk concentrate exports and similarly, the possibility of fully loading wheat export ships so that they would not require topping up at deep water ports. |
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| Report 12: Development of a Rail Freight Terminal at Acacia Ridge | February 1974 |
| This is a Report on the proposed terminal facility at Acacia Ridge. It is becoming increasingly apparent that terminal facilities are a key to the efficient operation of the Australian railway system. In many cases, however, the layout and structures do not permit modern. Methods to be employed effectively, so that serious delays occur. As the problems are so serious at Acacia Ridge, this report was compiled in 3 months. |
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