Trainline is a compendium of Australia's railways providing insights, analysis and an understanding of the railway industry. Australia's railways are evolving via changes within and outside the industry. These changes include logistics, commodity flows, technology, urban patronage and regional passenger services. The publication presents an overview and data on railway transport tasks performed; characteristics of the railways and train operators' rolling stock that runs; and aspects of railway performance including safety, environment and reliability.
Australian aggregate freight forecasts—2019 update
This report presents long-term forecasts of total Australian freight volumes for road, rail, coastal shipping and aviation between 2018 and 2040. The forecasts are based on a combination of statistical models relating historical trends in freight volumes and economic activity, informed assumptions about likely future long-term economic and demographic trends, and international assumptions about likely future world demand for key Australian export commodities. This report represents the first issue in BITRE's revamped forecasting series, which aims to provide regularly updated long-term forecasts of Australian freight activity by major transport mode at national, state, territory and regional scales.
Australian sea freight 2016-17
This is the latest in a series of Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reports that provide information on Australian sea freight movements, vessel activity, the use of coastal trading licences, and the size and composition of the Australian trading fleet. This report contains statistics on maritime freight and shipping activities in Australia from 2007–08 to 2016–17.
Waterline 63—October 2019
Waterline reports on trends in throughput, container handling productivity on the waterfront and the landside of ports in Australia, and the cost of importing and exporting containers via 5 container ports. It covers the loading and unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals.
This issue covers port terminal activity up to the June quarter 2018.
Waterline 64—November 2019
Waterline reports on trends in throughput, container handling productivity on the waterfront and landside of ports in Australia, and the cost of importing and exporting containers via 5 container ports. It covers the loading and unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals.
This issue covers port terminal activity up to the December quarter 2018.
BITRE summary—Economic Contribution of Transport in Australia
Experimental estimates of the economic contribution of all transport activity to the Australian economy.
- BITRE summary–Economic Contribution of Transport in Australia
Australian Infrastructure Statistics—Yearbook 2018
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.
To complement the Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook, BITRE has developed an Infrastructure Construction Dashboard. The Infrastructure Construction Dashboard presents quarterly updates on transport, communications, energy and water infrastructure construction, based on the ABS Engineering Construction Activity series.
- Yearbook 2018–Australian Infrastructure Statistics
- Key Australian Infrastructure Statistics 2018
- Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2018 Part I–Infrastructure and the Economy
- Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2018 Part T–Transport
- Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2018 Part E–Energy
- Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2018 Part C–Communication
- Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2018 Part W–Water
Trainline is a compendium of Australia's railways, providing insights, analysis and an understanding of the railway industry. Australia's railways are evolving via changes within and outside the industry. These changes include logistics, commodity flows, technology, urban patronage and regional passenger services. The publication presents an overview and data on railway transport tasks performed, characteristics of the railways and train operators' rolling stock that runs and aspects of railway performance including safety, environment and reliability.
Freightline 7—Australian aluminium industry 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 policy development and infrastructure planning. Freightline 1 provides a broad overview of the freight task. Subsequent issues consider specific commodity freight tasks, and include more detailed information about the size and location of major freight movements, supply chain composition and key infrastructure components.
This issue (Freightline 7) focusses on Australian aluminium industry transport supply chains and freight movements in 2014–15.
- Freightline 7–Australian aluminium industry freight transport
Waterline 62—October 2018
Waterline reports on trends in throughput, container handling productivity on the waterfront and landside of ports in Australia, and the cost of importing and exporting containers via 5 container ports. It covers the loading and unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals.
This issue covers port terminal activity up to the December quarter 2017.