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Reported online
Data follows the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator and has been identified by the responsible agency as the most appropriate data source.

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
Reporting Year
2018
Caveat
Data follows the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator and has been identified by the responsible agency as the most appropriate data source.
Indicator status
Reported online
Indicator description

Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

Geographic Coverage
Australia
Unit of measurement

Domestic freight by transport mode is in billion tonne kilometres

Passenger travel data is in million passenger kilometres

Methodology

Domestic road freight transport

Tonne kilometres (TKM) is a measure of freight task. It is measured as the number of tonnes moved by a vehicle multiplied by the distance the load travelled in kilometres. Individual trips are aggregated to provide estimates for total TKM by mode.

Passenger transport

Passenger kilometres (PKM) is a measure of total passenger travel. It is the number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle multiplied by the number of occupants in the vehicle. Individual trips are aggregated to provide estimates for total PKM. 

More detail on the methodology can be found in the Australian Infrastructure Statistics, Yearbook 2017. 

Most recent data release
2016
Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport
Indicator number
9.1.2
Target number
9.1
Target name

Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and trans-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all

Global indicator description

Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

UN designated tier
Tier 1
UN custodian agency
International Civil Aviation Authority
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 384.2kb)

Sources

Source 1
Dataset title
Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport
Data custodian

Bureau of Infrastructure, transport and regional economics

Update frequency
Annually
Earliest available data
1975
Geographical coverage
Australia
Link to data source
Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2017
Most recent data release
2017
Other information

Freight task figures are available in Table T 2.1.

Passenger task figures are available in Table T 3.1

Tier
Tier 1

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic