Traffic Research

  • According to the Australian Census of 2011, 5.13 million people commute to work on a daily basis in the capital cities.
    • 3,850,000 commute by car.
    • More than 90% of these are one driver with no passengers (3,532,000)

 

  • In Perth alone:
    • 684,000 commuters in Perth
    • 55,000 commute by train – 8%
    • 31,000 commute by bus – 4.5%
    • 546,000 commute by car – 79%
    • 43,000 of these commute with a passenger – 8%
    • 503,000 commute with no passengers – 92%

 

  • Average journey times in Australia according to the latest ‘tomtom’ data
    • Congestion in Perth is 27%. Morning & Evening Peak travel times are 42% & 40% over normal
    • Congestion in Sydney is up 3% to 39%. Morning & Evening Peak travel times are 67% & 68% over normal
    • Congestion in Melbourne is 33%. Morning & Evening Peak travel times are 55% & 58% over normal

 

  • Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics estimates of the ‘avoidable’ social costs of congestion for the 8 Australian capitals total approximately $16.5 billion for the 2015 financial year, having grown from about $12.8 billion for the 2010 financial year. These traffic delay increases have BITRE base case projections of the avoidable social costs of metropolitan congestion rising to around $30 billion by 2030

 

  • According to the RAC WA Congestion Survey 2015, business’s say loss of productivity remains the number one consequence of congestion, they also cited increased time spent on roads (97%) and increased fuel consumption (95%) as major issues affecting how they did business.

 

  • Infrastructure Australia have predicted that by 2031 seven of Australia’s ten most congested road corridors will be in Perth, and this congestion will cost Western Australia $16 billion annually.

 

  • Congestion forecast to cost $Billions in infrastructure expenditure.
    • For example, in WA infrastructure spending on transport assets is the largest sector of Asset Investment by the WA State Government, accounting for approximately 31% of infrastructure spending. Committed spend in Perth alone:
      • Airport Link – $2bn
      • Aubin Grove Train Station – $120m
      • Mitchell Freeway North Extension – $261.4m
      • North Link – $1.12bn
      • Perth Freight Link – $1.6bn
      • Ellenbrook Rapid Bus Transit Way – $49m
      • TOTAL EXPENDITURE $5.15bn before 2020
    • For the period 2017 to 2020 the WA Government had budgeted over $7 billion to be spent on transport infrastructure.