6.3 Summary of Tasmanian infrastructure from 2011 to 2031

Table 80 provides a snapshot of Tasmania's economic infrastructure across the four sectors of transport, energy, communications, and water. The table notes the capacity of each subsector in general terms and its rate of utilisation in 2011, along with historical (2011) and projected (2031) DEC for each subsector.

In 2011 the DEC of infrastructure in Tasmania was $3.4 billion, which was about two per cent of the national figure. Figure 99 shows Tasmania's DEC by audit region for 2011.

By 2031, Tasmania's infrastructure DEC is projected to increase by 44 per cent, reaching $4.9 billion, which would be 1.3 per cent of national DEC. Figure 100 shows Tasmania's DEC by audit region in 2031.

Growth will be fastest in Hobart, where DEC is projected to grow by 59 per cent from $1.8 billion to $2.9 billion during the period.

Figure 99: Tasmania Regional DEC 2011

Regional DEC 2011 ($m) - Tas

<500

500 - 750

750 - 900

900 - 1,000

1,000 - 2,000

>2,000

1 Hobart

2 Launceston and North East

3 Rest of Tas.

Source: ACIL Allen Consulting (2014a)

Figure 100: Tasmania Regional DEC 2031

Regional DEC 2031 ($m) - Tas

<500

500 - 750

750 - 900

900 - 1,000

1,000 - 2,000

>2,000

1 Hobart

2 Launceston and North East

3 Rest of Tas.

Source: ACIL Allen Consulting (2014a)

Table 80: Overview of Tasmanian infrastructure

Subsector

Capacity 2011

Utilisation 2011

DEC 2011

DEC 2031

Projected % increase in DEC

% of Nat.

% of Nat.

% of Nat.

% of Nat.

2011-2031

Transport

Urban
Roads

Not audited

n/a

Not audited

n/a

$835m

1%

$1,483m

2%

78%

Urban
Public Transport

Not audited

n/a

Not audited

n/a

National Highways

321
km of nationally significant roads

1%

135,900
vehicles per day

7%

$280m

3%

$406m

3%

45%

Freight Rail

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$8m

<1%

$8m

<1%

9%

Ports

18
Mt p.a. throughput

1%

16
Mt p.a. throughput

1%

$337m

2%

$437m

1%

30%

0.5
MTEU throughput

4%

0.4
MTEU throughput

6%

Airports

9
Count of airfields

3%

3,316,917
Total RPT passenger movements

3%

$515m

2%

$771m

2%

50%

Energy

2,601
Installed capacity (MW) of Generation

5%

10,863
Utilisation of
Generation (GWh)

Electricity

1,771
Peak Demand Transmission (MW)

4%

10,585
Utilisation of Transmission (GWh)

2%

$824m

5%

$939m

4%

14%

1,055
Peak Demand Distribution (MW)

3%

4,619
Utilisation of Distribution (GWh)

Gas

n/a

n/a

16.35
Transmission throughput (PJ/a)

1%

$15m

1%

$23m

1%

60%

n/a

n/a

1.80
Distribution throughput (PJ/a)

1%

$13m

1%

$21m

1%

60%

Petroleum product terminals

n/a

n/a

1,042
Annual throughput (ML)

1%

$14m

1%

$17m

1%

21%

Telecommunications

4.45
Broadband average availability rating (out of 5)

n/a

136

n/a

$347m

2%

$557m

1%

61%

2.14
Broadband average quality rating (out of 5)

n/a

Total households with broadband internet access at home ('000)

Water & Sewerage

Water

6,186
Length of water mains (km)

3%

76,909
Water supplied (ML)

1%

14,283
Volume of water stored in dams (GL)

24%

197
Properties served - water ('000)

2%

$239m

2%

$282m

2%

18%

Sewerage

0
Desalination capacity (ML)

n/a

60,378
Sewage collected (ML)

3%

4,535
Length of sewer mains (km)

3%

177
Properties served - sewerage ('000)

2%

Source: ACIL Allen Consulting (2014a)469




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469. DEC figures are rounded to the nearest $ million, so percentage changes may not tally exactly with rounded estimates in this table. See Glossary for explanation of abbreviations and terms.