Significantly updated August 2026 with monthly data mostly up to May/June 2026 (varies by region), and annual data up to 2024-25 (including per-capita metrics for cities to 2024-25). Recent patrona…

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says the systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people who use them often pay...

An Australian man who bought an American pick-up truck the size of a two-storey townhouse because he thought it would make him look tough, has pulled his head in a little after realising he may be spending $500 a week on petrol by the end of the year.

I’ve recently completed my big annual refresh of the Trends pages on Charting Transport (accessible from the Trends menu above). Here is a quick scan of some headline trends, plus a few new i…

In my last post on this topic, I asked the question: who drives to work in major Australian city CBDs? This post will now look at where these drivers came from, and more specifically which parts of…

In the last few months I’ve been updating the Trends pages on Charting Transport with new data from BITRE, ABS, and other sources. This post provides summary charts across numerous aspects of…

Central Business District (CBD) generally have expensive car parking, congested radial roads, and public transport that is usually frequent, direct, and often fast. CBDs in larger cities are natura…

It’s now much easier to find the latest key transport and city trends on Charting Transport. A new “Trends” menu item links to 13+ pages covering a range of key transport and city…