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

Inner Western Sydney Statistical Sub-Division (SSD)

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  Ashfield Burwood Concord Drummoyne Strathfield TOTAL SSD
POPULATION (b) Persons 38,000 30,000 31,000 35,000 31,000 166,000
No. of households 16,000 11,000 11,000 15,000 11,000 64,000
Average household size 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.3 2.9 2.6
 
TOTAL TRAVEL Trips av. weekday 165,000 121,000 115,000 132,000 114,000 647,000
Trips av. weekend day 154,000 112,000 107,000 182,000 142,000 697,000
Trips per person - weekday 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9
Trips per person - weekend 4.0 3.7 3.4 5.1 4.6 4.2
Trips per household - weekday 10.4 10.8 10.2 8.7 10.6 10.1
Trips per household - weekend 9.8 10.0 9.4 12.0 13.3 10.9
  linked trips (c)  
REASON FOR TRAVEL (trips) Commute 24,000 21,000 19,000 22,000 24,000 110,000
Work related business 15,000 9,000 11,000 7,000 11,000 53,000
Education/childcare 10,000 8,000 9,000 7,000 12,000 45,000
Shopping 31,000 23,000 16,000 24,000 14,000 107,000
Personal business 12,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 6,000 48,000
Social/recreation 45,000 27,000 27,000 39,000 24,000 162,000
Serve passenger 22,000 20,000 22,000 18,000 18,000 99,000
Other 6,000 5,000 3,000 5,000 4,000 23,000
Total 165,000 121,000 115,000 132,000 114,000 647,000
  unlinked trips (d)  
MODE OF TRAVEL (trips) Vehicle driver 58,000 46,000 58,000 54,000 55,000 270,000
Vehicle passenger 28,000 23,000 25,000 23,000 18,000 117,000
Train 18,000 10,000 11,000 2,000 12,000 52,000
Bus 13,000 6,000 7,000 18,000 6,000 50,000
Walk only 50,000 40,000 17,000 37,000 28,000 171,000
Other modes 5,000 1,000 2,000 5,000 2,000 15,000
Total 172,000 126,000 121,000 138,000 120,000 676,000
  kilometres  
REASON FOR TRAVEL (distance) Commute 258,000 255,000 223,000 228,000 299,000 1,263,000
Work related business 131,000 84,000 120,000 89,000 122,000 546,000
Education/childcare 67,000 59,000 61,000 38,000 79,000 304,000
Shopping 95,000 88,000 83,000 82,000 82,000 431,000
Personal business 59,000 55,000 60,000 54,000 34,000 261,000
Social/recreation 291,000 159,000 282,000 371,000 166,000 1,268,000
Serve passenger 119,000 115,000 118,000 84,000 110,000 546,000
Other 14,000 19,000 15,000 12,000 11,000 72,000
Total 1,033,000 834,000 962,000 960,000 903,000 4,692,000
  kilometres  
MODE OF TRAVEL (distance) Vehicle driver 481,000 401,000 453,000 432,000 466,000 2,234,000
Vehicle passenger 161,000 161,000 264,000 204,000 141,000 931,000
Train 186,000 117,000 126,000 80,000 151,000 661,000
Bus 62,000 35,000 42,000 133,000 34,000 307,000
Walk only 52,000 64,000 27,000 40,000 54,000 237,000
Walk linked (e) 67,000 49,000 31,000 32,000 48,000 226,000
Other modes 23,000 8,000 19,000 38,000 8,000 96,000
Total 1,033,000 834,000 962,000 960,000 903,000 4,692,000
  trips %  
REASON FOR TRAVEL (trips) Commute 15% 18% 17% 17% 21% 17%
Work related business 9% 7% 9% 5% 10% 8%
Education/childcare 6% 6% 8% 5% 10% 7%
Shopping 19% 19% 13% 18% 13% 17%
Personal business 7% 7% 9% 8% 6% 7%
Social/recreation 27% 23% 23% 30% 21% 25%
Serve passenger 13% 16% 19% 13% 16% 15%
Other 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 4%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
  trips %  
MODE OF TRAVEL (trips) Vehicle driver 34% 37% 48% 39% 46% 40%
Vehicle passenger 16% 18% 21% 16% 15% 17%
Train 11% 8% 9% 1% 10% 8%
Bus 7% 5% 6% 13% 5% 7%
Walk only 29% 32% 14% 27% 23% 25%
Other modes 3% 1% 2% 3% 1% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
  distance %  
REASON FOR TRAVEL (distance) Commute 25% 31% 23% 24% 33% 27%
Work related business 13% 10% 12% 9% 13% 12%
Education/childcare 7% 7% 6% 4% 9% 6%
Shopping 9% 11% 9% 9% 9% 9%
Personal business 6% 7% 6% 6% 4% 6%
Social/recreation 28% 19% 29% 39% 18% 27%
Serve passenger 11% 14% 12% 9% 12% 12%
Other 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
  distance %  
MODE OF TRAVEL (distance) Vehicle driver 47% 48% 47% 45% 52% 48%
Vehicle passenger 16% 19% 27% 21% 16% 20%
Train 18% 14% 13% 8% 17% 14%
Bus 6% 4% 4% 14% 4% 7%
Walk only 5% 8% 3% 4% 6% 5%
Walk linked (e) 6% 6% 3% 3% 5% 5%
Other modes 2% 1% 2% 4% 1% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
 
VEHICLES Private vehicles 18,000 14,000 18,000 21,000 15,000 86,000
Vehicles per household 1.14 1.22 1.55 1.39 1.44 1.34
 
DISTANCE Total travel (kms) 1,033,000 834,000 962,000 960,000 903,000 4,692,000
Total travel per person (kms) 26.9 27.6 31.0 27.0 29.0 28.2
Av. trip length (kms) 6.3 6.9 8.3 7.3 7.9 7.3
Vehicle travel (VKT) (kms) 481,000 401,000 453,000 432,000 466,000 2,234,000
VKT per person (kms) 12.6 13.3 14.6 12.2 15.0 13.4
 
TRAVEL TIME Av. work trip duration (mins) 32 28 29 36 30 31
Av. non-work trip duration (mins) 20 17 20 20 17 19
Av. Trip duration (mins) - all purposes 22 19 22 22 20 21
Daily travel time per person (mins) 96 77 82 83 74 83

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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