Resource library

Northern Australia Statistical Compendium 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 unde…

Release date: 2 May 2009

Research Report

Urban Congestion Working Group: Australian Capital City Congestion Management Case Studies

This document presents a number of case studies by Australian jurisdictions on interventions they have undertaken to alleviate urban congestion pressures across their transport systems. Good congestion interventions can…

Release date: 2 May 2009

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Statistics

Waterline 45—April 2009

Waterline reports import and export costs and trends in container handling productivity in Australian ports.

Release date: 2 April 2009

Research Report

National road network intercity traffic projections to 2030

This report provides long-term passenger and freight vehicle traffic projections for intercity corridors of the National Land Transport Network (NLTN) between 2005 and 2030. National road network intercity traffic…

Release date: 2 March 2009

Statistics

Regional economic growth database update 2005–06

This update of BITRE's regional economic growth database incorporates new data for the 2005–06 financial year, and brings the database in line with the 2006 ABS Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) bou…

Release date: 2 March 2009

Research Report

Seminar: The future isn't what it used to be—how technology and society will change the face of urban transport 7 April 2009

Transport planner Todd Litman will be in Canberra to share his insights into the changing face of transport. Todd is director and founder of Canada's Victoria Transport Policy Institute and is the author of the Transpor…

Release date: 2 March 2009

Statistics

Avline No 13—February 2009

The feature article examines increases in air passenger movements at Australia's capital city airports and nationwide over the past decade (1997–98 to 2007–08) and includes forecasts for future growth up to 2025–26. Tot…

Release date: 2 February 2009

Research Report

Economic wellbeing of Australia's regions

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 …

Release date: 2 February 2009

Research Report

Household Wealth

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 …

Release date: 2 February 2009

Information Sheet

Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia 2008 Update

The total amount of funding for road-related expenditure by the Australian, state, territory and local governments in 2006–07 was $12.0 billion. This amount includes donations from the non-public sector. Between 2000–01…

Release date: 2 February 2009

Information Sheet

Urban Passenger Transport: How People Move About in Australian Cities

Information Sheet 31 analyses the trends in passenger transport in Australia's eight capital cities over the period 1977 to 2008. Although car travel continues to dominate travel in our cities, urban public transport ha…

Release date: 2 February 2009

Information Sheet

Freight Rates in Australia 1964–65 to 2007–08

This Information Sheet provides indexed trends in average interstate non-bulk freight rates, from 1964–65 to 2007–08, updating the freight rate indexes previously published in Freight Rates in Australia, Information She…

Release date: 2 November 2008

Research Report

Improving urban congestion information for decision making: report to COAG from the Australian Transport Council

In April 2007, COAG considered the Urban Congestion Review it had commissioned in February 2006, and tasked the Australian Transport Council (ATC) with establishing arrangements to improve urban congestion data, modelli…

Release date: 2 November 2008

Research Report

Modelling the Road Transport Sector

This report was prepared by BITRE and CSIRO, in discussion with Treasury, to provide additional information on the road transport sector modelling carried out jointly by the two agencies in support of Treasury's broader…

Release date: 2 November 2008

Research Report

A regional economy: a case study of Tasmania

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 u…

Release date: 2 November 2008

Statistics

Tasmanian Freight Schemes—Parameter Review 2008

The 2008 review of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme and Tasmanian Wheat Freight Scheme.

Release date: 2 November 2008