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Waterline 62—October 2018

Waterline reports on trends in (a) throughput, (b) container handling productivity on the waterfront and the land side of ports in Australia, and (c) the cost of importing and exporting containers via five container por…

Release date: 2 October 2018

Research Report

Forecasting Australian Transport: A Review of Past Bureau Forecasts

A common rational for the making of transport-related forecasts is the need to anticipate the growth of transport activity and the demand it will place on transport infrastructure. Anticipation of this demand allows for…

Release date: 2 July 2018

Statistics

Freightline 6—Australian rice freight transport

The Freightline series is intended to provide information on interregional freight movements across Australia, filling a major gap in Australian transport-related data and information, to help better inform and support …

Release date: 2 July 2018

Information Sheet

Location and other risk factors in crashes

This information sheet reports results of a study into the risk factors of vehicle crashes given a crash has occurred in terms of whether it results in the death of a person involved. Factors include vehicle type and ag…

Release date: 2 June 2018

Statistics

Australian Sea Freight 2015–16

This report provides information on sea freight movements, vessel activity, the use of coastal trading licences, and the size and composition of the Australian trading fleet.

Release date: 2 May 2018

Information Sheet

Modelling Road Safety in Australian States and Territories

This Information Sheet describes modelling of road fatality rates for the eight Australian States and Territories, and fatality and injury rates for Australia as a whole. The models are constructed 1) to allow an unders…

Release date: 2 May 2018

Information Sheet

Spending by Australian households on owning and operating vehicles in 2015–16

This Information Sheet presents data on Australian households' expenditure patterns, based on the ABS Household Expenditure Survey (HES) for 2015–16. It updates BITRE Information Sheet 86 Spending by Australian househol…

Release date: 2 April 2018

cover image of Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme (BSPVES) Monitoring Report No. 16

Statistics

Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme Monitoring Report No. 16

Under this scheme passengers travelling with an eligible passenger vehicle across Bass Strait can receive a rebate funded by the Australian Government.

Release date: 2 March 2018

Research Report

Road construction cost and infrastructure procurement benchmarking: 2017 update

This report benchmarks the costs of road construction and the timeliness of infrastructure procurement processes for projects undertaken by states and territories since 2015. BITRE undertook the analysis under the guida…

Release date: 2 March 2018

Statistics

Road Safety in Australia–Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides key road fatality data for 2015 and 2016, and how some key statistics have changed since the base years (2008 to 2010) of the National Road Safety Strategy 2011–2020. Road Safety in Austra…

Release date: 2 March 2018

Statistics

Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme - Review of the expanded component: Final Report

In March 2015 the Australian Government responded to the Productivity Commission's (2014) Tasmanian Shipping and Freight Report by announcing the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES) would be expanded from 1 Jan…

Release date: 2 March 2018

Statistics

Freightline 5—Australian cotton freight transport

The Freightline series is intended to provide information on interregional freight movements across Australia, filling a major gap in Australian transport-related data and information, to help better inform and support …

Release date: 2 February 2018

Research Report

Ex-post Economic Evaluation of National Road Investment Projects

BITRE undertook two rounds of ex-post evaluations of national road investment projects: one in 2005–2007 and the other in 2014–2016. Available evidence suggests that there is much room for improvement in the quality of …

Release date: 2 January 2018

Statistics

Australian Infrastructure Statistics—Yearbook 2017

The Australian infrastructure statistics yearbook provides a comprehensive evidence base to examine long-term and emerging trends as well as inform policy development and regulatory reform in the transport, energy, wate…

Release date: 2 December 2017

Research Report

General Aviation Study

General aviation is a diverse sector that is undergoing change. While overall GA activity appears to be declining slowly, it is not accurate to say that all parts of GA are declining. Those parts of GA that are discr…

Release date: 2 December 2017

Statistics

Progress in Australian Regions Yearbook 2017

This is not the latest release. View the latest release The Progress in Australian Regions–Yearbook is a statistical resource that measures progress in a region against social, economic, environmental and governanc…

Release date: 2 December 2017