TRANSPORT USE
Private motor vehicles were the main form of transport used by Australians to get to their place of work or full-time study in 2009. There were 80% of people aged 18 years and over who usually travelled to work or full-time study who reported usually using a private motor vehicle to travel to work or full-time study, 14% took public transport and 6% either walked or cycled, consistent with results from the 2006 survey. The use of private motor vehicles has decreased slightly from 82% in 2000 to 80% in 2009 and the use of public transport has increased from 12% in 2000 to 14% in 2009 (table 4.3).
Private motor vehicles were also widely used in people's day-to-day trips other than to their place of work or full-time study (90%). This is slightly lower than 2006 when 91% used private motor vehicles for day-to-day trips. Use of public transport for day-to-day activities increased 5 percentage points from 14% in 2006 to 19% in 2009 (table 4.6 and ABS 2006).
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