Index

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

Census journey to work data analysis

Region By home location By work location Other 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
Perth Spatial changes in Perth journey to work 2006-2011 How did Perth’s CBD end up with 19% more private transport commuters in 2021?

Other data analysis

Topic Patterns Trends Other
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

Update on Australian transport trends (December 2022)

How does travel vary across Melbourne and regional centres in Victoria?
Public transport Mapping public transport service provision (Melbourne) Public transport patronage trends in Australasian cities

What’s driving Melbourne public transport patronage?

Update on Australian transport trends (December 2019)

Are Australian cities growing around their rapid transit networks?

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

Update on Australian transport trends (December 2022)

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

Travel patterns How radial is general travel in Melbourne? (part 2)

How radial is general travel in Melbourne? (Part 1)

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

Spatial analysis of Melbourne household travel data

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?

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 emissionsPeak oilUpdate on Australian transport trends (December 2019) A look at international transport emissions

Policy issues

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