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Road Safety Data
Archived Road Deaths Australia—Monthly Bulletins
Archived summaries of road crash deaths and fatal road crashes are presented here. Data are sourced from the road traffic or police authorities in each jurisdiction. Data are preliminary and subject to revision. For the latest bulletin, refer to Road Deaths Australia—Monthly Bulletins. Older... -
Road Safety Data
BITRE Road Vehicles
Provides statistics relating to the number of vehicles registered for road use in Australia on 31st January 2023. The statistics have been derived from state and territory motor vehicle registry data. This release replaces the ABS Motor Vehicle Census, which was discontinued in 2021. -
National Freight Data
Vehicle Speed and Congestion Data
Data collected under BITRE’s vehicle telematics collection has been used to derive measures of median speed, which can be employed as an indicative measure of traffic congestion for freight vehicles. It should be noted that currently heavy vehicles in the telematics dataset are small compared... -
National Freight Data
Australian aggregate freight forecasts – 2022 update
This report presents 30-year forecasts, from 2020 to 2050, of the Australian total freight task by major transport mode–road, rail, sea and air. The forecasts presented in this report update BITRE’s 2019 freight forecasts and complement BITRE’s latest interstate road freight forecasts (BITRE 2022). -
Road Safety Data
Road Deaths Australia—Monthly Bulletins
Latest summaries of road crash deaths and fatal road crashes are presented here. Updates are monthly and published on or around the 14th of each month. Data are sourced from the road traffic or police authorities in each jurisdiction. Data are preliminary and subject to revision. To access the... -
Road Safety Data
Run-off Road Crashes in Australia, 2016-2020
This information sheet provides descriptive analysis of run-off road (RoR) crashes and compares these with other types of crashes in Australia. -
Road Safety Data
Child Pedestrian Safety
This report provides a description of the circumstances of child pedestrian deaths due to motor vehicle accidents around the home and suggests some of the major factors; places these home accidents in the context of child pedestrian safety, examines the potential of available data sources for... -
Road Safety Data
Australian Road Deaths Database
The Australian Road Deaths Database (ARDD) provides basic details of road transport crash fatalities in Australia as reported by the police each month to the State and Territory road safety authorities. Data are preliminary and subject to revision. Citations for information derived from this... -
Road Safety Data
Road Deaths In Crashes Involving Heavy Vehicles—Quarterly Bulletin
Latest summaries of fatalities in road crashes in Australia involving heavy vehicles are presented here. Updates are quarterly and published around 7 weeks after the end of the reference quarter. Data are sourced from the road traffic or police authorities in each jurisdiction. Data are... -
Road Safety Data
Road Trauma Australia Statistical Summary
This report is the latest in the BITRE series of annual road crash statistical reports. It presents annual counts of road deaths, injuries and standardised rates. -
Road Safety Data
Modelling Road Safety in Australian States and Territories
This information sheet describes modelling of road fatality rates for the eight Australian States and Territories, and fatality and injury rates for Australia as a whole. The models are constructed; 1) to allow an understanding of the past forces underlying the fatality rates in each jurisdiction... -
Road Safety Data
Pedestrians and Road Safety
This information sheet details how pedestrians comprise of the largest single road user group because almost everyone is a pedestrian at some point. People walk for leisure, to go work, school or local shops, and to access other modes of transport. In Australia, there has been a consistent... -
Road Safety Data
Australian Cycling Safety
This information sheet includes several sources of bicycle crash data and exposure data used to provide an overview of cycling safety and data sources in Australia. Section 1 presents latest casualty and fatality statistics, including tabulations by jurisdiction and age group. Section 2 presents... -
Road Safety Data
Young Adult Road Safety - A Statistical Picture
This information sheet presents the latest available Australian and international statistics on the road safety of young adults. -
Road Safety Data
Location and Other Risk Factors in Crashes
This information sheet reports results of a study into the risk factors of vehicle crashes given a crash has occurred in terms of whether it results in the death of a person involved. Factors include vehicle type and age, whether a restraint or helmet was worn, nature of crash, time of day and... -
Road Safety Data
Impact of Road Trauma and Measures to Improve Outcomes
The Impact of Road Trauma Measures to Improve Outcomes Report 140 presents the results of a BITRE review of the impacts of road trauma. This review evaluated different road safety approaches, both internationally and domestically, and provided a timely stock take of ways that road safety experts... -
Road Safety Data
Motorcycling Safety
This information sheet provides an overview of the current status of motorcycling safety in Australia.