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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 table 22.6. Hours flown in 2004 were 13% more than in 2003, while aircraft departures were 9% higher than in 2003.
22.6 DOMESTIC AIRLINE ACTIVITY, Major and regional airlines
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 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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| Hours flown | 749 | 751 | 788 | 759 | 667 | 693 | 783 |
| Aircraft departures | 585 | 588 | 606 | 564 | 479 | 477 | 522 |
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| Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
In addition to the scheduled services of domestic and regional airlines, the range of activities undertaken by the general aviation industry includes business flying, aerial agriculture, charter, training and private flying (table 22.7). Charter and private/business activity accounted for 53% of general aviation hours flown in 2004.
22.7 GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITY, Hours flown
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| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004(a) |
| '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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| Charter | 487 | 498 | 508 | 480 | 469 | 446 | 429 | 478 |
| Agricultural | 137 | 147 | 135 | 124 | 114 | 71 | 70 | 88 |
| Flying training | 455 | 484 | 454 | 419 | 411 | 411 | 420 | 356 |
| Other aerial work | 315 | 319 | 314 | 304 | 300 | 327 | 344 | 341 |
| Private/business | 446 | 430 | 432 | 388 | 409 | 412 | 383 | 406 |
| Total | 1,839 | 1,878 | 1,842 | 1,715 | 1,703 | 1,667 | 1,646 | 1,669 |
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(a) Provisional data.
Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
ROAD TRANSPORT ACTIVITY
Motor vehicles travelled an estimated total distance of 201,497 million kilometres (km) in the year ended 31 October 2003, at an average of 15,900 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, 33% consisted of travel to and from work, and 67% for personal and other use travel.
22.8 BUSINESS AND PRIVATE VEHICLE USE - Year ended 31 October 2003
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| Business | Private | |
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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 (million) |
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| Passenger vehicles | . . | . . | 33,951 | 37,846 | 79,946 | 151,743 |
| Motor cycles | . . | . . | *156 | *362 | *858 | 1,376 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 15,346 | 5,470 | 20,817 | 5,201 | 6,653 | 32,671 |
| Rigid trucks | 5,425 | 2,116 | 7,541 | *137 | *89 | 7,768 |
| Articulated trucks | 4,399 | 1,437 | 5,836 | *5 | *1 | 5,841 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | . . | . . | 201 | **2 | - | 203 |
| Buses | . . | . . | 1,805 | *22 | *66 | 1,893 |
| Total | 25,171 | 9,023 | 70,307 | 43,575 | 87,615 | 201,497 |
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AVERAGE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED(b) (’000) |
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| Passenger vehicles | . . | . . | 11.1 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| Motor cycles | . . | . . | *3.1 | *3.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 14.9 | 8.8 | 18.7 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 18.0 |
| Rigid trucks | 17.6 | 9.0 | 24.4 | *6.2 | *3.6 | 23.9 |
| Articulated trucks | 75.9 | 29.5 | 99.8 | *4.4 | *1.8 | 99.4 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | . . | . . | 12.3 | *7.0 | *0.9 | 12.2 |
| Buses | . . | . . | 33.6 | *5.9 | *9.2 | 32.4 |
| Total | 18.0 | 9.9 | 15.1 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 15.9 |
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(a) Includes business travel of non-freight carrying vehicles.
(b) Average distance travelled for registered vehicles which were used.
Source: Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, 12 months ended 31 October 2003 (9208.0). |
The localities in which motor vehicles travelled are described in table 22.9. Only 5% of total distance travelled represented interstate trips, while 54% 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 2003
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| Within state/territory of registration | | |
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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 (million) |
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| Passenger vehicles | 87,951 | 21,381 | 35,301 | 144,633 | *7,110 | 151,743 |
| Motor cycles | *559 | *251 | *521 | 1,331 | *45 | 1,376 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 14,470 | 5,134 | 12,143 | 31,747 | *924 | 32,671 |
| Rigid trucks | 3,809 | 972 | 2,587 | 7,369 | *399 | 7,768 |
| Articulated trucks | 1,067 | 389 | 2,705 | 4,162 | 1,680 | 5,841 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | *101 | *33 | *62 | 196 | *8 | 203 |
| Buses | 887 | 364 | 570 | 1,821 | *72 | 1,893 |
| Total | 108,844 | 28,524 | 53,890 | 191,258 | 10,238 | 201,497 |
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AVERAGE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED(a) (’000) |
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| Passenger vehicles | 11.7 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 14.5 | *6.8 | 15.1 |
| Motor cycles | *3.6 | *2.7 | *4.0 | 4.4 | *2.1 | 4.6 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 15.7 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 17.6 | *6.4 | 18.0 |
| Rigid trucks | 24.4 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 22.8 | *21.7 | 23.9 |
| Articulated trucks | 30.0 | 21.5 | 63.0 | 72.5 | 89.1 | 99.4 |
| Non-freight carrying trucks | 14.7 | *9.3 | *7.6 | 11.9 | **10.6 | 12.2 |
| Buses | 28.7 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 31.4 | *19.8 | 32.4 |
| Total | 12.3 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 15.2 | 8.2 | 15.9 |
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(a) Average distance travelled for registered vehicles which were used.
Source: Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, 12 months ended 31 October 2003 (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 2003 Australia's ten million passenger vehicles travelled an estimated 152 billion km (table 22.10), each averaging just under 14,600 km per year. Just under 378,500 motor cycles travelled 1.4 billion km, while the fleet of just over 60,000 buses travelled 1.9 billion km.
22.10 MOTOR VEHICLE USE, By state/territory of registration - 2003
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| Passenger vehicles | Motor cycles | Buses |
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TOTAL KILOMETRES TRAVELLED (million) |
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| New South Wales | 47,556 | *306 | 538 |
| Victoria | 42,664 | *340 | 345 |
| Queensland | 27,588 | *473 | 465 |
| South Australia | 11,543 | *65 | 136 |
| Western Australia | 15,435 | *120 | 262 |
| Tasmania | 3,297 | *38 | 40 |
| Northern Territory | 938 | *9 | 74 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2,723 | *25 | 34 |
| Australia | 151,743 | 1,376 | 1,893 |
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NUMBER OF VEHICLES(a) |
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| New South Wales | 3,179,234 | 99,252 | 16,608 |
| Victoria | 2,832,324 | 103,451 | 13,115 |
| Queensland | 1,911,224 | 81,912 | 14,029 |
| South Australia | 870,544 | 27,942 | 3,805 |
| Western Australia | 1,118,998 | 46,855 | 8,116 |
| Tasmania | 251,784 | 8,884 | 1,621 |
| Northern Territory | 67,624 | 3,296 | 1,911 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 183,433 | 6,884 | 828 |
| Australia | 10,415,165 | 378,475 | 60,033 |
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(a) The average number of vehicles registered for the 12 months. Includes registered vehicles that did not travel during the reference period.
Source: Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, 12 months ended 31 October 2003 (9208.0). |
Rail passenger activity
The passenger operations of rail operators are shown in table 22.11. The number of total urban passengers increased by 28% over the period 1992-93 to 2001-02. Between 2001-02 and 2002-03 urban heavy rail and tram/light rail passenger numbers decreased by 6% and 16% respectively, while non-urban passenger numbers fell by 25%. Between 2002-03 and 2003-04 the number of urban passengers using heavy rail rose marginally, while tram/light urban rail and non-urban rail numbers were unchanged. Heavy rail has consistently accounted for more than three-quarters of urban rail passenger operations.
22.11 RAIL PASSENGER OPERATIONS(a)
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| Heavy rail | Tram and light rail | Total | Non-urban | Total |
| million persons | million persons | million persons | million persons | million persons |
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| 1992-93 | 396 | 103 | 498 | 7 | 505 |
| 1993-94 | 402 | 106 | 507 | 8 | 516 |
| 1994-95 | 420 | 111 | 530 | 9 | 539 |
| 1995-96 | 441 | 116 | 556 | 9 | 566 |
| 1996-97 | 456 | 118 | 574 | 10 | 584 |
| 1997-98 | 457 | 121 | 578 | 10 | 588 |
| 1998-99 | 463 | 123 | 585 | 10 | 595 |
| 1999-2000 | 482 | 137 | 619 | 11 | 629 |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 137 | 634 | 12 | 646 |
| 2001-02 | 493 | 143 | 636 | 12 | 648 |
| 2002-03 | 466 | 120 | 586 | 9 | 595 |
| 2003-04 | 469 | 120 | 589 | 9 | 598 |
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(a) Excludes tourist services.
Source: Australasian Railway Association Inc. |
Domestic air passenger activity
At 30 June 2004 there were three major domestic airlines operating in Australia - Qantas, Virgin Blue and Jetstar - providing scheduled services to the major airports. Regional airlines provided connecting services to the regional airports. There are 256 regulated airports in Australia and its external territories.
Passenger departures were 14% higher in 2004, compared with 2003 (table 22.12), while the percentage of vacant seat kilometres increased from 20% to 21%. In 2004 domestic airlines accounted for 88% of total Australian domestic passenger departures, and regional airlines 12%.
22.12 DOMESTIC AIRLINE ACTIVITY
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| | Units | 1998 | 1999 | 2000(a) | 2001(a) | 2002(a) | 2003(a) | 2004(a) |
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| Passenger departures(b) | | | | | | | | |
| Domestic airlines | '000 | 23,575 | 24,392 | 25,660 | 26,152 | 25,808 | 28,949 | 33,133 |
| Regional airlines | '000 | 4,851 | 5,039 | 5,929 | 5,668 | 4,354 | 4,165 | 4,701 |
| Total | '000 | 28,426 | 29,431 | 31,590 | 31,820 | 30,162 | 33,114 | 37,834 |
| Other activity (domestic airlines only) | | | | | | | | |
| Passenger kilometres performed(c) | million | 26,774 | 27,853 | 29,601 | 30,410 | 30,565 | 34,643 | 40,099 |
| Seat kilometres available(d) | million | 35,467 | 36,119 | 38,232 | 39,739 | 38,640 | 43,202 | 50,843 |
| Percentage of vacant seat kilometres | % | 24.5 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 23.5 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 21.1 |
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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.
Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
The number of domestic passengers boarding airlines at the principal airports is shown in table 22.13. In 2004 all principal airports recorded increases in passenger movements compared with 2003. The strongest growth was recorded in Hobart and Coolangatta (25%), followed by Launceston (22%), Canberra (17%), and Darwin and Cairns (15%). Sydney recorded the lowest level of growth (10%).
22.13 DOMESTIC PASSENGER MOVEMENTS(a)
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| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Principal airport | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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| Sydney | (b)14,276 | (b)14,882 | 16,241 | (b)16,565 | (b)15,188 | (b)16,536 | (b)18,233 |
| Melbourne | 11,429 | (b)11,901 | 12,934 | (b)13,266 | (b)12,883 | (b)14,021 | (b)15,815 |
| Brisbane | (b)7,438 | (b)7,833 | 8,811 | (b)9,946 | (b)9,164 | (b)10,105 | (b)11,519 |
| Adelaide | (b)3,789 | (b)3,861 | 3,963 | (b)4,182 | (b)3,994 | (b)4,384 | (b)4,844 |
| Perth | 3,236 | 3,258 | 3,463 | 3,342 | 3,371 | 3,893 | 4,425 |
| Canberra | 1,805 | 1,901 | 2,041 | (b)1,973 | (b)1,885 | (b)2,074 | (b)2,434 |
| Hobart | (b)856 | (b)878 | 928 | (b)996 | (b)948 | (b)1,102 | (b)1,381 |
| Darwin | 854 | (b)879 | 907 | (b)848 | (b)894 | (b)924 | (b)1,062 |
| Cairns | 1,916 | (b)2,023 | 2,133 | (b)2,025 | (b)2,088 | (b)2,247 | (b)2,583 |
| Coolangatta | 1,889 | (b)1,938 | 1,918 | (b)1,832 | (b)1,912 | (b)2,143 | (b)2,678 |
| Townsville | (b)704 | (b)740 | 772 | (b)806 | (b)781 | (b)889 | (b)1,004 |
| Launceston | 536 | (b)545 | 532 | (b)509 | (b)570 | (b)608 | (b)743 |
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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.
Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
International air passenger activity
Passengers arriving, or departing, Australia, primarily travel by air.
Of total international passengers (19.4 million) carried to and from Australia in 2004 (table 22.14), 4.7 million travelled between Australia and New Zealand and 3.3 million travelled between Australia and Singapore.
22.14 SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC TO AND FROM AUSTRALIA - 2004
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| Inbound | Outbound | Total |
| Country to/from | '000 passengers | '000 passengers | '000 passengers |
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| Argentina | 16.1 | 16.1 | 32.2 |
| Austria | 91.1 | 91.9 | 183.0 |
| Bahrain | 49.3 | 52.0 | 101.3 |
| Brunei | 49.5 | 52.6 | 102.1 |
| Canada | 50.5 | 54.2 | 104.7 |
| Chile | 19.7 | 20.4 | 40.1 |
| China (excl. SARs & Taiwan) | 180.4 | 172.6 | 353.0 |
| Fiji | 219.4 | 223.2 | 442.6 |
| France | 7.9 | 7.5 | 15.4 |
| Germany | 39.5 | 39.0 | 78.5 |
| Greece | 0.3 | - | 0.3 |
| Guam | 13.4 | 14.0 | 27.4 |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 692.3 | 665.9 | 1,358.2 |
| India | 13.3 | 14.3 | 27.5 |
| Indonesia | 393.0 | 396.8 | 789.8 |
| Japan | 849.6 | 838.5 | 1,688.1 |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 212.2 | 204.6 | 416.8 |
| Malaysia | 529.0 | 518.3 | 1,047.3 |
| Mauritius | 19.2 | 18.5 | 37.7 |
| Nauru | 4.9 | 4.5 | 9.4 |
| New Caledonia | 62.5 | 60.9 | 123.3 |
| New Zealand | 2,312.8 | 2,352.4 | 4,665.2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65.6 | 67.4 | 133.0 |
| Philippines | 80.9 | 78.4 | 159.3 |
| Singapore | 1,677.3 | 1,614.6 | 3,291.9 |
| Solomon Islands | 12.6 | 13.0 | 25.5 |
| South Africa | 111.7 | 100.2 | 212.0 |
| Taiwan | 101.9 | 102.3 | 204.1 |
| Thailand | 431.6 | 433.6 | 865.2 |
| Tonga | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 |
| United Kingdom | 305.1 | 308.8 | 614.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 288.5 | 282.1 | 570.6 |
| United States of America | 724.2 | 726.8 | 1,451.0 |
| Vanuatu | 34.4 | 34.2 | 68.6 |
| Vietnam | 39.3 | 74.6 | 114.0 |
| Western Samoa | 5.9 | 6.8 | 12.6 |
| Total | 9,707.6 | 9,663.5 | 19,371.1 |
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| Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
Table 22.15 shows the number of international passengers who travelled through each of Australia's international airports. Sydney's share of total international passenger traffic was 46% in 2004, followed by Melbourne with 20%, and Brisbane with 17%. In 2004 Adelaide's international passenger numbers were 38% higher than in the previous year. International passenger numbers at the Gold Coast/Coolangatta airport were marginally lower (2%) in 2004 compared with 2003.
22.15 INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC THROUGH AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Airport | '000 passengers | '000 passengers | '000 passengers |
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| Sydney | 8,006.8 | 7,929.8 | 8,951.8 |
| Melbourne | 3,313.8 | 3,199.5 | 3,936.4 |
| Brisbane | 2,493.1 | 2,549.4 | 3,266.5 |
| Perth | 1,636.4 | 1,586.6 | 1,827.4 |
| Cairns | 766.3 | 746.6 | 846.8 |
| Adelaide | 224.4 | 206.8 | 286.1 |
| Darwin | 103.2 | 77.7 | 98.4 |
| Gold Coast/Coolangatta | 113.1 | 138.9 | 136.4 |
| Norfolk Island | 15.9 | 15.3 | 19.2 |
| Newcastle(a) | 9.5 | - | - |
| Canberra(b) | - | - | 2.0 |
| Total | 16,682.4 | 16,450.7 | 19,371.1 |
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(a) International operations commenced December 2001 and ceased September 2002.
(b) International operations commenced July 2004 and ceased September 2004.
Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
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