In Australia, road transport is the predominant mode for moving freight within the country, especially interstate and within capital cities. It represents a vital link in various logistics chains, providing access for freight to ports and terminals and urban freight distribution between warehouses and retail outlets. It is also the dominant mode for moving freight over relatively short distances and where alternatives are not readily available.

• Road freight estimates and forecasts in Australia: interstate, capital cities and rest of state
  
  report_121.pdf
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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 infrastructure and the use of this infrastructure in Australia.

• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  stats_004.pdf
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011 Tables
  
  stats_004_tables.pdf
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Excel Spreadsheets

• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part I–Infrastructure and the Economy
  
  stats_004_part_I.zip
  (63.52 KB)
• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part T–Transport
  
  stats_004_part_T.zip
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part E–Energy
  
  stats_004_part_E.zip
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part C–Communication
  
  stats_004_part_C.zip
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part W–Water
  
  stats_004_part_W.zip
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Waterline reports on trends in container handling productivity on the waterfront in Australia as well as the cost of importing and exporting containers. It covers both the unloading of container ships and the transport of containers from container terminals.

• Waterline No 49
  
  water_049.pdf
  (3.78 MB)

Analysis of the impact of past heavy vehicle reforms on truck productivity and projected future productivity trends.

• Truck productivity: sources, trends and future prospects
  
  report_123.pdf
  (2.63 MB)

The Australian Sea Freight series presents statistics on the movement of Australian freight by sea, as well as information on port activity, fleet structure, and use of coastal permits. This edition focuses on sea freight activity around Australia during 2009–10.

Waterline 50 reports on trends in container handling productivity on the wharf side and landside of container port terminals in Australia as well as the cost of importing and exporting containers.

It covers five Australian major port terminals: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle. This issue provides the data to June quarter 2011.

• Waterline No 50
  
  water_050.pdf
  (3.61 MB)
• Landside Performance Indicators
  
  
  water_050_1_LandsidePerformanceIndicators.xls
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• Stevedoring Productivity
  
  
  water_050_2_StevedoringProductivity.xls
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• Port Interface Cost Index
  
  
  water_050_3_PortInterfaceCostIndex.xls
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• Ship Visits
  
  
  water_050_4_ShipVisits.xls
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• Port Performance–non-financial
  
  
  water_050_5_PortPerformance_non_financial.xls
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• Stevedoring Ship Arrival Reliability
  
  
  water_050_6_Stevedoring_shipArrivalReliability.xls
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In 2002, the ATC approved a set of six targets and indicators to measure improvements over time in performance of the interstate rail track. Early reports against the indicators were derived entirely from track managers' (below rail) datasets. An ARA survey of train operators (above rail)reporting on key performance indicators showed that results from track managers' datasets were, for some indicators, inconsistent with results based on rail operators' data. There are distinct reporting methodologies between above and below rail.

• Australian rail freight performance indicators 2005–06
  
  ip_059.pdf
  (2.49 MB)

Results for 2006–07 are reported against a set of 11 railway indicators. These are in three groups: three train indicators, four track indicators and four market indicators.

• Australian intercapital rail freight performance indicators 2006–07
  
  ip_062.pdf
  (2.19 MB)

This statistical report is the third in this series and is a result of collaboration between the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) and the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE).

• Rail Freight Performance Indicators 2007–08
  
  arfpi_2007_08.pdf
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This report presents forecasts of maritime activity in Australian ports to 2029–30. This includes imports and exports of containerised and non-containerised freight, coastal freight movements, temporary arrivals and departures of passengers by sea, and vessel activity.

• Australian maritime activity to 2029–30
  
  stats_008.pdf
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