Traffic in Australia

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,695.84kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 77.90 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home 3.67%
Walking 9.88%
Car 58.57%
Bike 4.20%
Motorbike 5.59%
Bus/Trolleybus 10.14%
Tram/Streetcar 1.05%
Train/Metro 6.91%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 4.38 km
Walking 17.93 min
Waiting 1.52 min
Driving Car 1.34 min
Bike 0.38 min
Motor Bike 0.04 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.62 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.27 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.45 min
Overall 24.60 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 32.34 km
Walking 2.04 min
Driving Car 38.84 min
Overall 40.88 min

Average when primarily using Bike

Distance 8.58 km
Walking 0.27 min
Bike 26.27 min
Overall 26.60 min

Average when primarily using Motorbike

Distance 72.30 km
Walking 6.24 min
Motor Bike 61.52 min
Overall 67.76 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 18.99 km
Walking 7.09 min
Waiting 7.03 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 30.60 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.46 min
Overall 48.76 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 10.79 km
Walking 5.33 min
Waiting 4.67 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 26.17 min
Overall 36.17 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 27.44 km
Walking 9.19 min
Waiting 5.85 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 3.81 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.34 min
Train/Metro Ride 33.89 min
Overall 55.18 min

Overall Average Travel Time and Distance to Work (School)

Distance 28.60 km
Overall 41.73 min

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Last update: May 2024

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 3 years.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in Australia

Rank
City
Traffic Index
Time Index
(in minutes)
Time Exp. Index
Inefficiency Index
CO2 Emission Index
Melbourne 223.8 47.8 4937.7 335.0 7653.4
Perth 223.7 46.6 4269.8 357.4 8620.9
Sydney 210.4 46.4 4203.1 324.4 6584.7
Brisbane 203.3 43.8 2953.3 309.5 7662.2
Adelaide 189.6 41.1 1956.8 327.0 7422.1
Canberra 186.4 41.1 1958.1 326.1 6884.4
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