2.5.1.9  Freight movements in Melbourne-Geelong

Table 49 shows the daily vehicle kilometres travelled by vehicle type (car, light commercial vehicle, heavy commercial vehicle) between major O/D pairs in the Melbourne-Geelong region. This shows that freight traffic constitutes a significant proportion of traffic for some O/D pairs, in particular for travel between the Yarra Ranges and Knox SA3 regions.

Table 49: 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

 

Dandenong

Kingston

317,750

26,213

13,836

11.2%

Monash

Dandenong

387,737

24,964

13,803

9.1%

Casey - North

Dandenong

298,535

16,971

7,214

7.5%

Knox

Monash

323,031

15,700

6,687

6.5%

Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

Whittlesea - Wallan

473,815

22,266

10,412

6.5%

Yarra Ranges

Knox

416,586

17,025

6,578

5.4%

Yarra Ranges

Maroondah

396,674

15,950

4,816

5.0%

Whittlesea - Wallan

Banyule

274,916

7,901

2,968

3.8%

Casey - South

Casey - North 

309,926

7,989

1,807

3.1%

Melton - Bacchus Marsh

Brimbank

364,674

8,363

2,453

2.9%

Source: Veitch Lister Consulting (2014c)