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Long-Term Patterns of Australian Public Transport Use

Paper given to the 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28–30 September 2011, Adelaide. Author: David Cosgrove. Long-Term Patterns of Australian Public Transport Use

Release date: 2 September 2011

Statistics

Australian infrastructure statistics—Yearbook 2011

The Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011 provides a single comprehensive source of Australian infrastructure statistics time series statistics for measures of transport, energy, communications and water in…

Release date: 2 March 2011

Research Report

Commuting to Work by Private Vehicle in Melbourne: Trends and Policy Implications

Paper given to the 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September–1 October 2010, Canberra. Authors: Hema de Silva, Anatoli Lightfoot. Commuting to Work by Private Vehicle in Melbourne: Trends and Policy Impli…

Release date: 2 September 2010

Research Report

External Costs of Inter-Capital Freight in Australia

Paper given to the 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September–1 October 2010, Canberra. Author: Jack McAuley. External Costs of Inter-Capital Freight in Australia

Release date: 2 September 2010

Research Report

Population growth, jobs growth and commuting flows in Perth

This report identifies recent spatial changes in employment and the residential population within Perth, and investigates how commuting behaviour has responded to these changes.Population growth, jobs growth and commuti…

Release date: 2 September 2010

Information Sheet

Urban Public Transport: Recent Bus Transport Statistics

This information sheet compiles data on urban public bus services by government and outsourced private sector providers in Australia's capital cities. Statistics examined include: total passenger boardings; passenger ki…

Release date: 2 December 2009

Research Report

Urban Congestion Working Group: Critical transport modelling reviews

Reports commissioned in 2009 by the National Transport Modelling Working Group (NTMWG) critically reviewed the current status of the modelling tools available through each of the government agencies in relation to the v…

Release date: 2 October 2009

Research Report

Changes in Australia's Industry Structure: Main Cities 2001–06

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 Aust…

Release date: 2 June 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

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

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

Moving urban Australia: can congestion charging unclog our roads?

This report reviews the case for congestion charging and provides a policy framework for assessing charging systems. At this time, congestion charging schemes are still in their infancy and evolving in concert with chan…

Release date: 2 October 2008

Statistics

Air passenger movements through capital city airports to 2025–26

This report presents the forecasts of passenger and aircraft traffic at capital city airports over the next 20 years. The forecasts have been developed on the basis of the estimated econometric models of passenger deman…

Release date: 2 June 2008

Research Report

Estimating urban traffic and congestion cost trends for Australian cities

The study deals with the eight Australian capital cities, and presents base case (or business-as-usual) projections to 2020 of avoidable social costs of congestion for Australian metropolitan traffic. This work updates …

Release date: 2 June 2007

Research Report

COAG urban congestion review

COAG commissioned the Review in February 2006 with a focus on national freight corridors but also examining local networks where they interact with, and impact on, these corridors. The Review report was prepared by a wo…

Release date: 2 April 2007

Working Paper 67 - Drivers of Economic Growth in t

Research Report

Drivers of Economic Growth in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region

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 Area…

Release date: 2 August 2006