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AVAILABILITY
Data releases
The ABS collects administrative data on numbers and characteristics of registered motor vehicles in Australia as well as the number of new motor vehicles sold each month. This data is available through the Motor Vehicle Census and Sales of New Motor Vehicles publications.
To provide further information on vehicle usage, the ABS runs the Survey of Motor Vehicle Use. The Freight Movements survey, last released in 2001, provides more detailed data on freight transported by road, rail, sea and air.
Customised data
To obtain information that is more detailed than that provided in publications and data cubes you should contact the Information Consultancy Service.
DATA LIMITATIONS
Quality Declarations and Assessment
ABS Quality Declarations are released with ABS publications and help individuals, the community and government to make informed decisions. Quality declarations complement, but do not replace, technical notes, explanatory notes, footnotes and appendices. By using the data quality framework, the quality declaration ensures users of ABS statistics are well informed of the quality of the data and can assess whether the statistics meet their needs and are fit for purpose.
Quality Declaration Summaries are available under the Explanatory Notes for the Survey of Motor Vehicle Use and Sales of New Motor Vehicles.
DIRECTORY OF STATISTICAL SOURCES
The Directory of Statistical Sources provides a useful on-line tool for data users to identify and access reference information about ABS statistical collections.The Directory includes reference material about the collection, such as its purpose, scope and coverage, and summary information about the various data items. It also provides access to current data outputs on a range of transport topics including:
Aviation, Freight Movements, Fuel Usage, Motor Vehicles, Rail, Shipping, Transport and Storage, Transport Use and Vehicle Registrations.METHODS AND STANDARDS
Methods and Standards contains information on useful statistical and survey development tools and includes methods, classifications and standards.
Classifications used in transport statistics
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) (cat. no. 1292.0)
Australian Transport Freight Commodity Classification (ATFCC) and Australian Pack Classification (APC) (cat. no. 1210.0)
Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (cat. no 1216.0)
AustRoads and ABS vehicle classifications (from cat. no. 9208.0.55.001)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Q. Does the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) produce data on transport?
A. Yes, a full range of ABS publications can be found in Statistics by Topic - Transport.
The most notable ABS produced publications are;
Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, (cat. no. 9314.0)
Motor Vehicle Census, Australia, (cat. no. 9309.0)
Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, (cat. no. 9208.0)
Rail Freight Movements, Australia (cat. no. 9220.0.55.001)
Freight Movements, Australia, (cat. no. 9220.0)
Q. Can I find data about fuel?
A. Yes, fuel consumption data can be found in the Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, (cat. no. 9208.0)
Fuel type data is included in the Motor Vehicle Census, Australia, (cat. no. 9309.0)
Q. Is there any data available on transport and the environment?
A. Yes, data can be found concerning transport and greenhouse gases in Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends, (cat. no. 4613.0) Data on environmental behaviour and practices of Australian households and individuals is available in Environmental Issues: People's Views and Practices, (cat. no. 4602.0)
Q. When will the ABS be publishing up-to-date data on freight movements?
A. Information is currently being gathered on the need for a Freight Movements Survey including proposed key data requirements. Implementation will depend on the availability of resources.
Q. Will data be available on motor vehicle usage in 2008?
A. The Survey of Motor Vehicle Use was not run in 2008, but the ABS and the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics have been developing modelled data for this period. It is expected that this data will be released in 2009.
GENERAL HELP INFORMATION
How to access ABS statistics
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