Index

This blog covers many topics and geographies, and some posts are newer than others. The following tables will hopefully help you find the post(s) of most interest to you.

Australian transport trends

See the “Trends” menu for the latest figures on several key transport and city metrics.

General data analysis

TopicPatternsTrendsOther
Mode share

What impact does paid car parking have on travel mode choice in Melbourne?


Car ownership and public transport (Melbourne)


Urban density and public transport mode share


Car and transit use per capita in Australian cities


Public transport mode share – according to household travel surveys


Public transport mode shift and road congestion

How does travel vary across Melbourne and regional centres in Victoria?


 


Public transport

Mapping public transport service provision (Melbourne)


Why are younger adults more likely to use public transport? (an exploration of mode shares by age): part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 (including index)


 


Public transport patronage trends in Australasian cities


What’s driving Melbourne public transport patronage?


Are Australian cities growing around their rapid transit networks?


How is public transport patronage recovering after the pandemic in Australian and New Zealand cities?

What sorts of people use public transport? (part one: geography, motor vehicle ownership, driver’s licence ownership)


What sorts of people use public transport? (part two: age, main activity, income, employment, household type)


What other modes did train commuters use in their journey to work?


What’s a good PT fare system? And what does that mean for smartcards?


How complex is Sydney’s new MyZone PT fare system?

Private transport

Changes in Melbourne motor vehicle ownership 2006 to 2011


What does the census tell us about motor vehicle ownership in Australian cities? (2006-2016)


Are Australian cities sprawling with low-density car-dependent suburbs?


What impact does paid car parking have on travel mode choice in Melbourne?


How and why does driver’s licence ownership vary across Sydney?

Traffic volumes on Australian toll roads


Trends in driver’s licence ownership in Australia


Trends in Melbourne Traffic


Trends in car ownership


Trends in car occupancy


Are congestion costs going to double? An analysis of vehicle kms in Australian cities


How has motor vehicle ownership changed in Australian cities for different age groups?

 
Travel patterns

How radial is general travel in Melbourne? Part 1 Part 2


How does travel vary across Melbourne and regional centres in Victoria?


Spatial analysis of Melbourne household travel data (old)


  
Urban density, form and demographics

Visualising the components of population change in Australia


Where is population growth happening in Australia?


Are Australian cities sprawling with low-density car-dependent suburbs?


How is Melbourne’s population density changing? (2006-2016)


Comparing the densities of Australian and European cities


How do Australian and European cities compare for population and area?


Comparing the residential densities of Australian cities (2011)


A first look at 2011 Melbourne residential density, and how it has changed


Urban density and public transport mode share


What does Melbourne’s urban density look like? (2006)


Are Melbourne’s suburbs full of quarter acre blocks?


Where are the unoccupied dwellings in Australian cities?


Can Airbnb explain falls in dwelling occupancy in Melbourne and Sydney?

How is density changing in Australian cities? (1981 – 2018)


Are Australian cities growing around their rapid transit networks?


How is Melbourne’s population density changing? (2006-2016)


Melbourne urban sprawl and consolidation


Visualising the changing density of Australian cities


The growth of Melbourne, 1986-2011, animated


Visualising the changing socio-economic landscape of Melbourne (1986-2011)


Which Australian city is sprawling the most?


Where are the unoccupied dwellings in Australian cities?


How is population density changing in Australian cities? (2023 update)

 
City centres (see also journey to work above) The journey to work and the city centre (Australian cities 2001-2011)A look at Melbourne CBD transport
Energy and emissions 

Trends in transport greenhouse gas emissions


Peak oil

A look at international transport emissions

Census journey to work data analysis

RegionBy home locationBy work locationOther analysis
Australia wide

Introducing a census journey to work origin-destination explorer, with Melbourne examples (2011, 2016)


Trends in journey to work mode shares in Australian cities to 2011


Trends in journey to work mode shares in Australian cities to 2016


Are Australian cities sprawling with low-density car-dependent suburbs?


Who worked at home before the pandemic?

Suburban employment clusters and the journey to work in Australian cities


Introducing a census journey to work origin-destination explorer, with Melbourne examples (2011, 2016)


The journey to work and the city centre (Australian cities 2001-2011)


Trends in journey to work mode shares in Australian cities to 2011


What can the 2021 census tell us about commuting to work in Australia’s big CBDs during the COVID19 pandemic?


Who worked at home before the pandemic?

How radial are journeys to work in Australian cities?


What might explain journey to work mode shifts in Australia’s largest cities? (2006-2016)


How multi-modal are public transport journeys to work in Australian cities?


What does the census tell us about cycling to work? (-2011)


What other modes did train commuters use in their journey to work? (2006-2011)


What explains variations in journey to work mode shares between and within Australian cities? (2006-2016)


What can the 2021 census tell us about working at home during the COVID19 pandemic?

Melbourne

Introducing a census journey to work origin-destination explorer, with Melbourne examples (2011, 2016)


How is the journey to work changing in Melbourne? (2006-2016)


Changes in Melbourne’s journey to work – by mode (2006-2016)


Spatial changes in Melbourne journey to work 2006-2011


A spatial analysis of Melbourne 2006 journey to work mode shares


Where do people in Melbourne go to work? (2006)

What impact does paid car parking have on travel mode choice in Melbourne?


Introducing a census journey to work origin-destination explorer, with Melbourne examples (2011, 2016)


How commuters got to workplaces in Melbourne, 2006 and 2011


Transport mode share to employment areas (Melbourne 2006)


A look at Melbourne CBD transport (also other cities)


Mapping Melbourne’s journeys to work (2016)


Which trips are shifting modes in Melbourne? (2001-2006)


Why were recent immigrants to Melbourne more likely to use public transport to get to work?


Sydney

How did the journey to work change in Sydney between 2011 and 2016?


Spatial changes in Sydney journey to work 2006-2011

How did the journey to work change in Sydney between 2011 and 2016?


How did Sydney get to work in 2006?

 
Brisbane

How did the journey to work change in Brisbane between 2011 and 2016?


Spatial changes in Brisbane journey to work 2006-2011

How commuters got to workplaces in Brisbane, 2006 and 2011 
PerthSpatial changes in Perth journey to work 2006-2011How did Perth’s CBD end up with 19% more private transport commuters in 2021? 

Policy issues

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