Has cycling decreased in Australia? A comparison of 1985/86 and 2011 surveys

There has historically been very little data on cycling in Australia. This lack of data has made it difficult to track whether cycling has changed over a long period of time. The number of cycling trips per day per person increased by 25.1% from the Day-to-Day Travel in Australia 1985/86 Survey to the 2011 National Cycling Participation Survey, while the Australian population 9 years of age and older has increased by 58.5%. The crude rate estimates a 20% reduction in cycling relative to population; however, this analysis does not account for changing Australian demographics during that time. When the rates of cycling are age-sex standardised, cycling trips in Australia increased by an estimated 11.0% (95% CI: 10.8%, 11.1%). The estimated increases in cycling trips, both in raw numbers and age-sex adjusted rates, support increased investments in cycling in Australia.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.33492/JRS-D-19-00227
• Record URL:
  https://acrs.org.au/journals/
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Olivier, J
  • Churches, T
  • Hayen, A
  • Walter, S
  • Grzebieta, R
• Publication Date: 2020

Media Info

• Pagination: 44-7
• Serial:
  • Journal of Road Safety
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 2
  • ISSN: 2652-4260

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Demographics; Modal shift; Mode choice; Planning by facility or land use; Time series
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Bicycle facilities; Bicycle planning; Cycling; Demography; Modal choice; Modal shift; Time series
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01745471
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 17 2020 11:48AM