1.5.1.7  Bus trips in Sydney-Newcastle-Wollongong

Table 37 shows the top 10 destination SA3 regions for bus trips in Sydney-Newcastle-Wollongong.

This shows that Sydney Inner City is by far the dominant destination for bus trips in the Sydney-Newcastle-Wollongong region.

Table 37: Top 10 destinations in Sydney-Newcastle-Wollongong for bus trips by passenger hours travelled (PHT) in 2011 and projected in 2031

SA3 region

Bus PHT - 2011

Projected bus PHT - 2031

Sydney Inner City

85,793

134,973

Eastern Suburbs - South

16,170

20,698

Warringah

14,389

24,354

Eastern Suburbs - North

11,624

17,497

Parramatta

11,524

17,313

Baulkham Hills

11,494

14,798

North Sydney - Mosman

10,886

19,237

Ryde - Hunters Hill

10,819

16,046

Chatswood - Lane Cove

8,724

14,588

Pittwater

7,346

13,177

Source: Veitch Lister Consulting (2014b)

Table 38: Daily vehicle kilometres travelled by vehicle type 2011

 

 

Utilisation (VKT/day)

Utilisation (VKT/day)

Utilisation (VKT/day)

LCV & HCV as % of daily VKT

From

To

Car

LCV

HCV

 

Botany

Sydney Inner City

224,835

20,684

23,741

16.5%

Eastern Suburbs - North

Sydney Inner City

245,123

11,862

5,158

6.5%

Fairfield

Merrylands - Guildford

234,641

9,822

5,310

6.1%

Parramatta

Merrylands - Guildford

209,297

8,564

4,695

6.0%

Gosford

Wyong

583,132

21,126

14,210

5.7%

Eastern Suburbs - South

Sydney Inner City

224,666

9,192

4,406

5.7%

Fairfield

Liverpool

263,575

8,767

4,556

4.8%

Baulkham Hills

Parramatta

197,745

6,482

3,021

4.6%

Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote

Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah

288,873

6,150

1,621

2.6%

Eastern Suburbs - South

Eastern Suburbs - North

175,123

2,544

541

1.7%

Source: Infrastructure Australia analysis of data from Veitch Lister Consulting (2014b)