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TRANSPORT ACTIVITY
DOMESTIC AIRLINE ACTIVITY
The total hours flown and the number of aircraft departures by the major domestic and regional airlines are shown in graph 22.6. Hours flown in 2005 were 7.0% more than in 2001, while aircraft departures were 5.0% lower than in 2001.
In addition to domestic and regional scheduled services, activities undertaken by the general aviation industry include business flying, aerial agriculture, charter, training and private flying (graph 22.7). Charter, flying training and private/business activity accounted for 75% of general aviation hours flown in 2005.
ROAD TRANSPORT ACTIVITY
Motor vehicles travelled an estimated total distance of 199,055 million kilometres (km) in the year ended 31 October 2004, at an average of 15,500 km per vehicle (table 22.8). Business use accounted for an estimated 35% of aggregate distance travelled, and private use 65%. Of total private use travel, 34% consisted of travel to and from work, and 66% for personal and other use travel.
22.8 BUSINESS AND PRIVATE VEHICLE USE - Year ended 31 October 2004
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| Type of vehicle | Laden | Unladen | Total(a) | To and
from work | Personal and
other use | Total |
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TOTAL KILOMETRES TRAVELLED (mill.) |
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| Passenger vehicles | . . | . . | 31,618 | 37,627 | 78,483 | 147,728 |
| Motor cycles | . . | . . | *173 | *371 | *934 | 1,478 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 15,844 | 6,044 | 21,899 | *5,467 | 6,641 | 34,007 |
| Rigid trucks | 5,322 | 2,045 | 7,369 | *170 | *100 | 7,639 |
| Articulated trucks | 4,367 | 1,632 | 6,000 | *12 | *1 | 6,013 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | . . | . . | 219 | *1 | **1 | 221 |
| Buses | . . | . . | 1,835 | *42 | *91 | 1,968 |
| Total | 25,533 | 9,722 | 69,113 | 43,690 | 86,252 | 199,055 |
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AVERAGE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED(b) (’000) |
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| Passenger vehicles | . . | . . | 9.5 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 14.4 |
| Motor cycles | . . | . . | *3.9 | *3.3 | *3.8 | 4.9 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 14.4 | 8.6 | 18.6 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 18.4 |
| Rigid trucks | 16.8 | 8.3 | 22.9 | *5.9 | *4.1 | 22.8 |
| Articulated trucks | 71.4 | 30.8 | 97.2 | *7.5 | *1.7 | 96.6 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | . . | . . | 13.7 | **2.4 | **3.7 | 13.7 |
| Buses | . . | . . | 34.5 | *7.1 | *10.4 | 32.6 |
| Total | 17.2 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 15.5 |
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(a) Includes business travel of non-freight carrying vehicles.
(b) Average distance travelled for registered vehicles which were used. |
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| Source: Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, 12 months ended 31 October 2004 (9208.0). |
The localities in which motor vehicles travelled are described in table 22.9. Only 4.9% of total distance travelled represented interstate trips, while 55% of trips were within the capital city of the state or territory in which the vehicle was registered.
22.9 AREA OF OPERATION - Year ended 31 October 2004
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| Type of vehicle | Capital city | Provincial urban | Other areas of state/territory | Total | Interstate | Australia |
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TOTAL KILOMETRES TRAVELLED (mill.) |
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| Passenger vehicles | 88,653 | 22,141 | 30,365 | 141,159 | *6,569 | 147,728 |
| Motor cycles | *618 | *400 | *337 | 1,355 | *123 | 1,478 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 14,236 | 4,686 | 14,115 | 33,036 | *971 | 34,007 |
| Rigid trucks | 3,679 | 1,155 | 2,499 | 7,332 | *307 | 7,639 |
| Articulated trucks | 1,059 | 378 | 2,981 | 4,419 | 1,594 | 6,013 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | *110 | *55 | *51 | 217 | **4 | 221 |
| Buses | 963 | *397 | 512 | 1,871 | *96 | 1,968 |
| Total | 109,319 | 29,211 | 50,860 | 189,390 | 9,665 | 199,055 |
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AVERAGE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED(a) (’000) |
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| Passenger vehicles | 11.6 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 13.9 | *6.5 | 14.4 |
| Motor cycles | *3.9 | *3.6 | *3.2 | 4.5 | *4.4 | 4.9 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 15.5 | 9.7 | 15.5 | 18.1 | *7.4 | 18.4 |
| Rigid trucks | 22.5 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 22.2 | *18.2 | 22.8 |
| Articulated trucks | 31.6 | 21.4 | 66.1 | 73.1 | 86.9 | 96.6 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | 18.2 | *16.4 | *6.8 | 13.7 | **12.1 | 13.7 |
| Buses | 29.4 | *20.9 | 21.9 | 31.3 | *24.7 | 32.6 |
| Total | 12.2 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 14.8 | 8.0 | 15.5 |
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| (a) Average distance travelled for registered vehicles which were used. |
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| Source: Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, 12 months ended 31 October 2004 (9208.0). |
TRANSPORT PASSENGER ACTIVITY
Personal travel occurs for many reasons, including school, business, recreation and travel to and from work. While road transport accounts for the majority of domestic passenger trips undertaken, rail services are used by a considerable number of urban commuters. Air services provide for a large proportion of long distance passenger travel.
Road passenger vehicle activity
In the year ended 31 October 2004 Australia's 10.7 million (mill.) registered passenger vehicles travelled an estimated 148 billion km (table 22.10), each averaging 13,900 km per year. Just over 392,600 motor cycles travelled 1.5 billion km, while the fleet of just under 62,000 buses travelled 2.0 billion km.
22.10 MOTOR VEHICLE USE, By state/territory of registration - 2004
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| Passenger vehicles | Motor cycles | Buses |
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TOTAL KILOMETRES TRAVELLED (mill.) |
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| New South Wales | 44,473 | *356 | 603 |
| Victoria | 40,151 | *319 | 343 |
| Queensland | 29,065 | *517 | *511 |
| South Australia | 11,379 | *96 | 133 |
| Western Australia | 15,664 | *142 | 231 |
| Tasmania | 3,233 | *15 | 42 |
| Northern Territory | 1,002 | *9 | *73 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2,762 | *25 | 32 |
| Australia | 147,728 | 1,478 | 1,968 |
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NUMBER OF VEHICLES(a) |
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| New South Wales | 3,273,408 | 108,071 | 19,022 |
| Victoria | 2,866,027 | 100,117 | 13,007 |
| Queensland | 1,995,114 | 86,197 | 13,510 |
| South Australia | 874,533 | 29,388 | 3,650 |
| Western Australia | 1,127,232 | 49,817 | 7,593 |
| Tasmania | 260,921 | 9,045 | 1,752 |
| Northern Territory | 70,369 | 3,128 | 2,366 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 186,725 | 6,885 | 828 |
| Australia | 10,654,328 | 392,648 | 61,728 |
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| (a) The average number of vehicles registered for the twelve months. Includes registered vehicles that did not travel during the reference period. |
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| Source: Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, 12 months ended 31 October 2004 (9208.0). |
Rail passenger activity
The passenger operations of rail operators are shown in table 22.11. Between 2003-04 and 2004-05 urban heavy rail and tram/light rail passenger numbers increased by 0.4% and 4.0% respectively, while non-urban passenger numbers were unchanged. Heavy rail accounted for 79% of urban rail passenger operations in 2004-05.
22.11 RAIL PASSENGER OPERATIONS
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| Heavy rail | Tram and light rail | Total | Non-urban | Total |
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| 2003-04 | 476 | 125 | 601 | 9 | 610 |
| 2004-05 | 478 | 130 | 607 | 9 | 616 |
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| Source: Australasian Railway Association Inc. |
Domestic air passenger activity
At 30 June 2005 three major domestic airlines operated in Australia - Qantas, Virgin Blue and Jetstar. Regional airlines provided connecting services to the regional airports. There are 256 regulated airports in Australia and its external territories.
Passenger departures were 7.6% higher in 2005, compared with 2004 (table 22.12), while the percentage of vacant seat-kilometres was steady at 21%. In 2005 domestic airlines accounted for 88% of total Australian domestic passenger departures, and regional airlines 12%.
22.12 DOMESTIC AIRLINE ACTIVITY(a)
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| Domestic airlines | '000 | 33,133 | 35,895 |
| Regional airlines | '000 | 4,720 | 4,841 |
| Total | '000 | 37,853 | 40,736 |
| Other activity (domestic airlines only) | | | |
| Passenger-kilometres performed(c) | mill. | 40,099 | 43,339 |
| Seat-kilometres available(d) | mill. | 50,843 | 55,059 |
| Percentage of vacant seat-kilometres | % | 21.1 | 21.3 |
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(a) Includes estimates for regional airlines data.
(b) The unit of measurement is traffic on board (which includes transit traffic). Includes revenue passengers only.
(c) The sum for all flights of the number of passengers on each flight multiplied by the distance travelled.
(d) The sum for all flights of the number of seats on a flight multiplied by distance travelled. |
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| Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
The number of domestic passengers boarding airlines at the principal airports in Australia is shown in table 22.13. In 2005 all principal airports recorded increases in passenger movements compared with 2004. The strongest growth was recorded in Coolangatta (20%), followed by Launceston (18%) and Hobart (16%). Sydney and Canberra recorded the lowest growth (4%).
22.13 DOMESTIC PASSENGER MOVEMENTS(a)
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| Sydney | (b)18,256 | (b)18,940 |
| Melbourne | (b)15,815 | 16,505 |
| Brisbane | (b)11,519 | 12,103 |
| Adelaide | (b)4,844 | (b)5,262 |
| Perth | 4,437 | 4,755 |
| Canberra | (b)2,434 | 2,525 |
| Hobart | (b)1,381 | 1,600 |
| Darwin | (b)1,062 | (b)1,111 |
| Cairns | (b)2,583 | 2,843 |
| Coolangatta | 2,702 | 3,243 |
| Townsville | 1,057 | 1,138 |
| Launceston | 751 | 887 |
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(a) The number of passengers on board arriving at or departing from each airport. Includes passengers in transit, who are counted as both arrivals and departures at airports through which they transit.
(b) Includes estimates for unreported data. |
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| Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
International air passenger activity
Passengers arriving or departing Australia primarily travel by air.
Of total international passengers (20.9 million) carried to and from Australia in 2005, 4.9 million travelled between Australia and New Zealand and 3.5 million travelled between Australia and Singapore (table 22.14).
22.14 SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC TO AND FROM AUSTRALIA - 2004
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| Argentina | 17.7 | 17.7 | 35.4 |
| Austria | 91.2 | 96.0 | 187.2 |
| Bahrain | 53.2 | 54.1 | 107.3 |
| Brunei | 63.7 | 61.2 | 124.9 |
| Canada | 52.8 | 57.4 | 110.2 |
| Chile | 25.0 | 24.2 | 49.2 |
| China (excl. SARs & Taiwan) | 250.2 | 232.6 | 482.8 |
| Cook Islands | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Fiji | 253.3 | 255.2 | 508.5 |
| Germany | 39.3 | 41.7 | 81.1 |
| Guam | 12.9 | 13.7 | 26.6 |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 846.8 | 802.4 | 1,649.2 |
| India | 37.0 | 31.9 | 68.8 |
| Indonesia | 359.9 | 356.9 | 716.8 |
| Japan | 842.8 | 837.4 | 1,680.3 |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 202.7 | 203.2 | 405.9 |
| Malaysia | 591.8 | 589.1 | 1,180.9 |
| Mauritius | 21.9 | 21.3 | 43.1 |
| Nauru | 3.9 | 3.8 | 7.7 |
| New Caledonia | 63.7 | 63.6 | 127.3 |
| New Zealand | 2,433.3 | 2,452.3 | 4,885.6 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66.1 | 67.7 | 133.8 |
| Philippines | 77.8 | 72.0 | 149.7 |
| Singapore | 1,773.7 | 1,699.5 | 3,473.2 |
| Solomon Islands | 12.6 | 12.1 | 24.7 |
| South Africa | 106.5 | 94.2 | 200.7 |
| Tahiti | 7.5 | 9.0 | 16.5 |
| Taiwan | 124.0 | 122.1 | 246.2 |
| Thailand | 429.3 | 424.9 | 854.2 |
| Tonga | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| United Kingdom | 370.5 | 382.1 | 752.6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 371.0 | 359.6 | 730.6 |
| United States of America | 789.6 | 787.0 | 1,576.6 |
| Vanuatu | 39.0 | 38.9 | 77.8 |
| Vietnam | 62.3 | 76.9 | 139.2 |
| Western Samoa | 6.4 | 7.7 | 14.1 |
| Total | 10,502.6 | 10,373.8 | 20,876.4 |
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| Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
Graph 22.15 shows the number of international passengers who travelled through each of Australia's international airports in 2005. Sydney's share of total international passenger traffic was 46%, followed by Melbourne (20%) and Brisbane (17%).
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