Journey to work patterns in regional Victoria: analysis of census data 1996 to 2006

Taking regional growth into consideration, the purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between regional areas and Melbourne. Journey to Work data in 2006 indicated that almost 11,000 work journeys to the Melbourne Statistical Division (MSD) were from the major regional Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Ballarat, Greater Bendigo, Greater Geelong, and Latrobe. Time series census data indicates that in these four regional LGAs the number of employed persons increased by almost 24 per cent (to over 192,000) between 1996 and 2006. An increasing labour force places an increased demand on transport systems and infrastructure particularly in peak congestion periods. Given the number of work journeys generated from these LGAs and their contribution to peak period congestion, this paper investigates journeys from these four regional LGAs across the three Census periods of 1996, 2001 and 2006. Analysing historical trends in work journeys from regional LGAs to the MSD may provide a stronger understanding of transport demand. Further, understanding inter-regional connectivity becomes increasingly important to adequately manage transport demand and the delivery of regional transport services. Utilising the Journey to Work data, this paper also analyses historical patterns of work journeys between the regional LGAs, providing a basis for understanding future regional transport priorities. Historical trends in mode share may provide an evidence base for informed decision making in transport service planning. Therefore, this paper will investigate the trend in travel modes from regional LGAs across the three census periods.

• Record URL:
  http://soac.fbe.unsw.edu.au/2011/papers/SOAC2011_0129_final.pdf
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780646568058
• Authors:
  • Inbakaran, C
  • Harwood, S
• Conference:
  • State of Australian Cities National Conference, 2011, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Publication Date: 2011-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: State of Australian Cities National Conference, Tuesday, 29 November - Friday, 2 December, 2011, Melbourne, Victoria

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Census; Regions; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Travel behavior; Urban areas; Work trips
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Census; Journey to work; Region; Transport statistics; Travel behaviour; Urban area
• ITRD Terms: 336: Census (popul)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01374085
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9780646568058
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 27 2012 9:55AM