The relationship between changes in the value and direction of trade and house prices are examined for Ireland, Britain, Canada, the United States and New Zealand. It finds a strong relationship between trade patterns and locational value. Australia is examined at a continental scale. As Australias trade is steadily more focused on Asia, the values of those cities located in the north and west have risen faster than the rest.

• International trade and cities: what house prices say
  
  is_065.pdf
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Information Sheet 67 opens with a brief discussion on recent insights into Australian international trade, particularly ways to better measure its real value. It then looks at the changes in the value of international trade flowing through individual sea and airports. Changes in locational value from 1992–2014 are then presented for each city. The relationship between trade patterns and locational values are then tested mathematically.

• International trade and Australian cities: what house prices say
  
  is_067.pdf
  (3.7 MB)

This is a historical, economic analysis of change in Australian settlement patterns over a century. Towns have been subject to significant economic, social and technological changes since 1911. This report examines how Australia's town settlement patterns reacted to that change and examines the underlying factors and processes involved. It examines the interacting effects of geography, history, goods and services markets, industry, amenity and investment. The analysis reveals the important roles of competition, existing infrastructure, improved technology, longer life expectancy and increased wealth. It concludes that a stronger focus on amenity and services are likely potential success factors for modern towns.

• The evolution of Australian towns–full report
  
  report_136.pdf
  (11.42 MB)

• Preliminaries
  
  report_136_PRELIMINARIES_WEB_FA.pdf
  (176.35 KB)

• Executive Summary
  
  report_136_EXECUTIVE SUMMARY_WEB_FA.pdf
  (415.2 KB)

• Chapter 1
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_1_WEB_FA.pdf
  (107.27 KB)

• Chapter 2
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_2_WEB_FA.pdf
  (247.43 KB)

• Chapter 3
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_3_WEB_FA.pdf
  (1.23 MB)

• Chapter 4
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_4_WEB_FA.pdf
  (1.94 MB)

• Chapter 5
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_5_WEB_FA.pdf
  (1.72 MB)

• Chapter 6
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_6_WEB_FA.pdf
  (795.49 KB)

• Chapter 7
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_7_WEB_FA.pdf
  (295.97 KB)

• Chapter 8
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_8_WEB_FA.pdf
  (345.39 KB)

• Chapter 9
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_9_WEB_FA.pdf
  (706.47 KB)

• Chapter 10
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_10_WEB_FA.pdf
  (949.24 KB)

• Chapter 11
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_11_WEB_FA.pdf
  (333.04 KB)

• Chapter 12
  
  report_136_CHAPTER_12_WEB_FA.pdf
  (243.18 KB)

• Appendix A
  
  report_136_APPENDIX_A_WEB_FA.pdf
  (132.95 KB)

• Appendix B
  
  report_136_APPENDIX_B_WEB_FA.pdf
  (337.85 KB)

• Appendix C
  
  report_136_APPENDIX_C_WEB_FA.pdf
  (97.01 KB)

• Appendix D
  
  report_136_APPENDIX_D_WEB_FA.pdf
  (308.99 KB)

• Appendix E
  
  report_136_APPENDIX_E_WEB_FA.pdf
  (310.21 KB)

• Abbreviations and references
  
  report_136_ABBREVIATIONS_REFERENCES_WEB_FA.pdf
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This is the first comparative study of spatial changes in population, jobs and commuting patterns within Australia's largest cities. It focuses on recent patterns of change in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, while also presenting an overview of change in other capital cities and regional cities between 2001 and 2011. The report identifies some common trends and differences across the cities, and investigates the extent to which these recent spatial changes match up to the stated strategic planning goals for the four largest cities.

• Population growth, jobs growth and commuting flows–a comparison of Australia's four largest cities
  
  report_142.pdf
  (20.85 MB)

The South East Queensland report discusses changes in the geography of population and employment and the impacts on commuting, with a view to providing a solid evidence base about the trends that have been shaping the region in recent years. The analysis focuses on changes between 2001 and 2011 (wherever data is available). Further, it explores changes at a range of geographical scales to convey an understanding of the overarching patterns as well as some of the finer details. It also investigates the trends in relation to the relevant strategic planning goals.

• Population growth, jobs growth and commuting flows in South East Queensland
  
  report_134.pdf
  (19.81 MB)

This information sheet provides a summary of key trends in regional aviation Australia from 1984 to 2012. It is a brief update to Report 130 on Air transport services in regional Australia (2011 update).

• Air transport service trends in regional Australia (2013 update)
  
  is_047.pdf
  (1.97 MB)

This report allows understanding on forecasting of city passenger travel by motor vehicles and urban public transport. It will aid planning and policy development regarding urban public transport and motor vehicle traffic in cities.

• Public transport use in Australia's capital cities, Modelling and forecasting
  
  report_129.pdf
  (7.12 MB)

This information sheet presents estimates of vehicle kilometres travelled in Australia from 1990 to 2012 and vehicle fuel intensity estimates for the same time period. These estimates are presented by vehicle type by fuel type by state, and have also been prepared for capital cities. The information sheet outlines the methodology used to construct these estimates together with an overview of the estimates. The electronic data tables present complete VKT data at a disaggregated level for use in further analysis.

• State and Capital City vehicle kilometres travelled, 1990–2012
  
  is_044.pdf
  (1.57 MB)

• State and Capital City vehicle kilometres travelled, 1990–2012–tables
  
  
  is_044.xls
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The Sydney report discusses changes in the geography of population and employment and the impacts on commuting. It also investigates the trends in relation to the relevant strategic planning goals. The analysis focuses on changes between 2001 and 2010 (wherever data is available). It explores changes at a range of geographical scales to convey an understanding of the overarching patterns as well as some of the finer details.

• Population growth, jobs growth and commuting flows in Sydney
  
  report_132.pdf
  (7.87 MB)

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 Implications
  
  sp_002_deSilva_Lightfoot.pdf
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