Traffic in Australia

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 1,756.72kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 80.69 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 3.61%
Walking 9.79%
Car 58.51%
Bike 4.21%
Motorbike 6.10%
Bus/Trolleybus 9.97%
Tram/Streetcar 1.03%
Train/Metro 6.79%

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 4.35 km
Walking 17.90 min
Waiting 1.51 min
Driving Car 1.32 min
Bike 0.38 min
Motor Bike 0.04 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 1.61 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.26 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.44 min
Overall 24.52 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 33.88 km
Walking 2.20 min
Waiting 0.00 min
Driving Car 39.83 min
Overall 42.03 min

Average when primarily using Bike

Distance 8.69 km
Walking 0.27 min
Waiting 0.04 min
Bike 26.39 min
Overall 26.76 min

Average when primarily using Motorbike

Distance 78.53 km
Walking 6.61 min
Motor Bike 67.21 min
Overall 73.82 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 19.48 km
Walking 7.09 min
Waiting 7.07 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 30.86 min
Train/Metro Ride 1.46 min
Overall 49.19 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 30.24 km
Overall 42.98 min

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Last update: April 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
Perth 230.6 47.6 4841.7 374.5 8841.4
Melbourne 226.1 48.1 5127.4 342.6 7726.8
Sydney 215.7 47.3 4648.2 339.3 6701.0
Adelaide 214.7 45.1 3517.6 389.6 8210.2
Brisbane 210.2 44.8 3399.9 329.3 7913.1
Canberra 204.5 43.9 3002.9 375.5 7466.0
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