Forecasting Australian Transport: A Review of Past Bureau Forecasts

Subtopic
Archive
Subject
Aviation
Cities
Environment and Energy
Resource Type
Research Report
cover image of Forecasting Australian Transport: A Review of Past Bureau Forecasts
Department ID
INFRA3572
ISBN
978-1-925701-42-5
ISSN
1440-9569
Release date

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 forward planning of needed improvements/additions to key parts of the networks.

As such, it is useful to examine how close past Bureau forecasts were to predicting this growth, and to learn from any obvious errors.
This is the aim of the current report.

  • Forecasting Australian Transport: A Review of Past Bureau Forecasts
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Fuel economy of Australian passenger vehicles—a regional perspective

Subtopic
Archive
Subject
Cities
Environment and Energy
Infrastructure
Resource Type
Information Sheet
Department ID
INFRA 3289
ISBN
978-1-925531-55-8
Release date

This information sheet presents Australian data on how realised rates of fuel consumption vary over time, and how the rates depend on key vehicle characteristics such as number of cylinders, fuel type and vehicle age. It also investigates state/territory differences in fuel economy and presents new small area estimates of the average rate of fuel consumption for Australia's regions.

These small area estimates are based on the composition of the passenger vehicle and motorcycle fleet in the region, and are derived at both the Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) and Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) scale. The key data sources are the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Survey of Motor Vehicle Use (SMVU) 2016 and the ABS Census of Motor Vehicles 2016.

  • Fuel economy of Australian passenger vehicles–a regional perspective
    is_091.pdf
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Australian Infrastructure Statistics—Yearbook 2016

Subtopic
Yearbook
Subject
Aviation
Cities
Environment and Energy
Resource Type
Statistics
cover image of yearbook 2016
Release date

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, water and communications sectors. It is the only comprehensive source of time series statistics for Australia's major areas of economic infrastructure. The yearbook is accompanied by the Key Australian Infrastructure Statistics Booklet which is a summary of statistics from the yearbook.

A dozen facts about transport in Australia

Subtopic
Archive
Subject
Cities
Environment and Energy
Freight
Resource Type
Information Sheet
A dozen facts about transport in Australia
Department ID
INFRA-2957
ISBN
978-1-925401-73-8
ISSN
1440-9593
Release date

This information sheet covers a wide range of subjects, including commuting, freight, rail, energy and safety. The following 12 facts are included:

  1. How big is the transport network?
  2. How far do we travel?
  3. Is this increasing?
  4. How do we travel?
  5. Are we changing how we travel?
  6. Why do we travel like this?
  7. What about freight?
  8. Is freight transport increasing?
  9. Are we commuting longer?
  10. How do we pay for transport?
  11. Is transport becoming more energy efficient and causing less emissions? and
  12. Is transport safety improving?
  • A dozen facts about transport in Australia
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Australian infrastructure statistics—Yearbook 2015 and Key Australian infrastructure statistics booklet 2015

Subtopic
Yearbook
Subject
Aviation
Cities
Environment and Energy
Resource Type
Statistics
cover image of yearbook 2015
Release date

The 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, water and communications sectors. It is the only comprehensive source of time series statistics for Australia's major areas of economic infrastructure. The Yearbook is accompanied by the Key Australian infrastructure statistics booklet which is a summary of statistics from the Yearbook.

Australian infrastructure statistics—Yearbook 2014 and Key Australian infrastructure statistics booklet

Subtopic
Yearbook
Subject
Aviation
Cities
Environment and Energy
Resource Type
Statistics
cover image of yearbook 2014
Release date

The 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, water and communications sectors. It is the only comprehensive source of time series statistics for Australia's major areas of economic infrastructure. The Yearbook is accompanied by the Key Australian Infrastructure Statistics booklet which is a summary of statistics from the Yearbook.

New passenger vehicle fuel consumption trends, 1979 to 2013

Subtopic
Archive
Subject
Environment and Energy
Road
Resource Type
Information Sheet
New passenger vehicle fuel consumption trends, 1979 to 2013 cover graphic
Department ID
INFRA 2351
ISBN
978-1-925216-25-7
ISSN
1440-9593
Release date

The trends evident in BITRE's earlier Information Sheet (BITRE 2009) have continued since 2008. Vehicle sales have increased, with the SUV and LCV categories continuing to increase their shares. With the introduction of compact and more fuel-efficient 4WDs, the growing SUV category has shown a considerable reduction in rated fuel consumption. LCV sales have also been increasing, though not as strongly as SUVs, along with a similarly decreasing level (since about 2006) in rated fuel consumption.

In the past (before 2008), Australian consumers' preference for vehicle characteristics that typically increased fuel consumption (such as higher power, larger size, more accessories or 4WD capability), meant that potential reductions in fuel consumption made possible by technological advances were not fully realised. This has been a worldwide trend in the automobile sector. However, that said, the long-term downward trend in energy intensity has increased in recent years as the latest generation of more fuel efficient light vehicles (including hybrids) entered the market, and with some buyers moving to smaller vehicles as petrol prices rose. The result has been a marked acceleration, over recent years, of the downward trend in the rated fuel consumption (tested L/100km) of new vehicles sold.

  • New passenger vehicle fuel consumption trends, 1979 to 2013
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Infrastructure Investment Macromonitor

Subtopic
Archive
Subject
Aviation
Environment and Energy
Freight
Resource Type
Information Sheet
Cover of Infrastructure Investment Macromonitor information sheet
Department ID
INFRA 2021
ISBN
978-1-922205-52-0
ISSN
1440-9593
Release date

This information sheet provides an overview of activity in five key Australian infrastructure industries: transport, energy, communications, water and resources.

The purpose of the report is to track investment in infrastructure and explore its impact on infrastructure performance, usage and productivity.

  • Infrastructure Investment Macromonitor
    is_052.pdf
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Australian infrastructure statistics—Yearbook 2013 and Key Australian infrastructure statistics booklet

Subtopic
Archive
Subject
Aviation
Cities
Environment and Energy
Resource Type
Statistics
cover image of yearbook 2013
Release date

The Yearbook is an important piece of work for the Department and 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, water and communications sectors. It is the only comprehensive source of time series statistics for Australia's major areas of economic infrastructure. The Yearbook is accompanied by the first Key Australian Infrastructure Statistics booklet which is a summary of statistics from the Yearbook.

Australian infrastructure statistics—Yearbook 2012

Subtopic
Yearbook
Subject
Aviation
Cities
Environment and Energy
Resource Type
Statistics
Report cover picture: Australian Infrastructure Statistics—Yearbook 2012
Department ID
INFRA1453/JULY 2012
ISBN
978-1-921769-83-2
ISSN
1838-9252
Release date

The Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook provides a single comprehensive source of Australian infrastructure time series statistics for measures of transport, energy, communications and water infrastructure and the use of this infrastructure in Australia. Statistics are presented in a coherent framework that enables comparisons across the four forms of infrastructure and the activities associated with each form of infrastructure.