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Key Transport Indicators (a) by Statistical Local Area of Residence (SLA), 2005

Central Western Sydney Statistical Sub-Division (SSD)

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  Auburn Holroyd Parramatta TOTAL SSD
POPULATION (b) Persons 61,000 91,000 148,000 301,000
No. of households 20,000 33,000 55,000 108,000
Average household size 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.8
 
TOTAL TRAVEL Trips av. weekday 189,000 339,000 530,000 1,058,000
Trips av. weekend day 201,000 289,000 542,000 1,031,000
Trips per person - weekday 3.1 3.7 3.6 3.5
Trips per person - weekend 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.4
Trips per household - weekday 9.6 10.3 9.7 9.8
Trips per household - weekend 10.2 8.7 9.9 9.6
  linked trips (c)  
REASON FOR TRAVEL (trips) Commute 37,000 54,000 91,000 182,000
Work related business 17,000 41,000 59,000 117,000
Education/childcare 26,000 28,000 52,000 106,000
Shopping 26,000 55,000 73,000 154,000
Personal business 13,000 17,000 38,000 67,000
Social/recreation 29,000 78,000 112,000 219,000
Serve passenger 35,000 57,000 91,000 183,000
Other 7,000 9,000 14,000 29,000
Total 189,000 339,000 530,000 1,058,000
  unlinked trips (d)  
MODE OF TRAVEL (trips) Vehicle driver 83,000 185,000 286,000 554,000
Vehicle passenger 34,000 69,000 114,000 217,000
Train 21,000 24,000 36,000 82,000
Bus 12,000 16,000 30,000 58,000
Walk only 46,000 57,000 78,000 181,000
Other modes 6,000 2,000 11,000 19,000
Total 202,000 353,000 555,000 1,110,000
  kilometres  
REASON FOR TRAVEL (distance) Commute 490,000 770,000 1,358,000 2,619,000
Work related business 197,000 476,000 782,000 1,455,000
Education/childcare 197,000 178,000 378,000 752,000
Shopping 123,000 354,000 526,000 1,003,000
Personal business 98,000 93,000 323,000 514,000
Social/recreation 176,000 635,000 974,000 1,786,000
Serve passenger 185,000 336,000 542,000 1,063,000
Other 27,000 40,000 64,000 131,000
Total 1,493,000 2,882,000 4,948,000 9,323,000
  kilometres  
MODE OF TRAVEL (distance) Vehicle driver 717,000 1,742,000 2,821,000 5,280,000
Vehicle passenger 196,000 477,000 944,000 1,618,000
Train 322,000 376,000 638,000 1,336,000
Bus 56,000 99,000 157,000 312,000
Walk only 73,000 83,000 115,000 271,000
Walk linked (e) 98,000 96,000 171,000 365,000
Other modes 30,000 9,000 102,000 141,000
Total 1,493,000 2,882,000 4,948,000 9,323,000
  trips %  
REASON FOR TRAVEL (trips) Commute 20% 16% 17% 17%
Work related business 9% 12% 11% 11%
Education/childcare 14% 8% 10% 10%
Shopping 14% 16% 14% 15%
Personal business 7% 5% 7% 6%
Social/recreation 15% 23% 21% 21%
Serve passenger 19% 17% 17% 17%
Other 3% 3% 3% 3%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
  trips %  
MODE OF TRAVEL (trips) Vehicle driver 41% 52% 51% 50%
Vehicle passenger 17% 20% 21% 20%
Train 10% 7% 7% 7%
Bus 6% 5% 5% 5%
Walk only 23% 16% 14% 16%
Other modes 3% 0% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
  distance %  
REASON FOR TRAVEL (distance) Commute 33% 27% 27% 28%
Work related business 13% 17% 16% 16%
Education/childcare 13% 6% 8% 8%
Shopping 8% 12% 11% 11%
Personal business 7% 3% 7% 6%
Social/recreation 12% 22% 20% 19%
Serve passenger 12% 12% 11% 11%
Other 2% 1% 1% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
  distance %  
MODE OF TRAVEL (distance) Vehicle driver 48% 60% 57% 57%
Vehicle passenger 13% 17% 19% 17%
Train 22% 13% 13% 14%
Bus 4% 3% 3% 3%
Walk only 5% 3% 2% 3%
Walk linked (e) 7% 3% 3% 4%
Other modes 2% 0% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
 
VEHICLES Private vehicles 25,000 50,000 80,000 154,000
Vehicles per household 1.26 1.51 1.46 1.44
 
DISTANCE Total travel (kms) 1,493,000 2,882,000 4,948,000 9,323,000
Total travel per person (kms) 24.3 31.6 33.4 31.0
Av. trip length (kms) 7.9 8.5 9.3 8.8
Vehicle travel (VKT) (kms) 717,000 1,742,000 2,821,000 5,280,000
VKT per person (kms) 11.7 19.1 19.0 17.6
 
TRAVEL TIME Av. work trip duration (mins) 34 27 33 31
Av. non-work trip duration (mins) 18 19 19 19
Av. Trip duration (mins) - all purposes 22 21 22 22
Daily travel time per person (mins) 69 77 80 77

Source:

2005 five-year pooled Household Travel Survey (HTS) dataset

Notes:

  1. Unless otherwise stated, estimates are for an average weekday. SLA and SSD estimates are rounded to the nearest thousand and sometimes may not add up, but averages and percentages are computed based on actual numbers.
  2. Estimates are based on a sample of households in the respective SLAs and may be subject to high standard errors. For further information, contact TDC.
  3. Population estimates are based on HTS estimates of those in occupied private dwellings.
  4. Estimates of trip purpose are based on linked trip. Trips to return home have been reallocated to the previous 'priority' purpose.
  5. Estimates of trip mode are based on unlinked trips except for walk trips.
  6. 'Walk linked' is a walk trip to change mode to other forms of transport.
  7. The geography is based on the 2001 Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC).

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