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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
Cropping Sector Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international cropping supply chains. The scope of this study only includes wheat, barley, cottonseed and sugar and is focussed primarily on understanding the risks associated with road freight activity. Key... -
National Freight Data
Processed Food Sector Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international processed food (boxed meat, seafood, dairy, eggs, rice, bread, and pet food) supply chains. This study is focussed primarily on understanding the risks associated with road freight activity and the... -
National Freight Data
Horticulture Sector Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international horticultural product (i.e., fruits and vegetables) supply chains. This study is focussed primarily on understanding the volatility of production and subsequent load on freight and the horticultural... -
National Freight Data
Milk Commodity Report
This paper publication covers the production of raw milk, fresh processed milk and milk powder/UHT for domestic consumption and export. This paper deals with milk from cattle only, excluding milk from other sources such as goat, sheep and plant-based milks. This study is focussed primarily on... -
National Freight Data
Grain (wheat) Commodity Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international grain (wheat) supply chains. This study is focussed primarily on understanding the risks associated with road freight activity and the movement of grain. Key Australian freight metrics for wheat are... -
National Freight Data
Cement Commodity Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international cement supply chains. Focus is placed on understanding the risks associated with road and port freight activity, with key Australian freight metrics benchmarked against the United States (U.S.) and... -
National Freight Data
Fuel (refined) Commodity Report
This paper publication covers the import and domestic distribution of crude-oil based fuels refined offshore. It covers movement of fuels from port to retail outlet and commercial premises in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy website can be found... -
National Freight Data
Freight vehicle congestion in Australia’s five major cities – 2020
This publication is the second in a planned regular series that uses vehicle telematics data to provide measures of traffic congestion for freight vehicles on 53 selected routes across Australia’s five mainland state capital cities—Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The selected... -
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 BITRE's website 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. -
National Freight Data
Wood Sectoral Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international wood (includes hardwood and softwood, as well as wood products such as wood chips, timber, wood panel, paper, tissues, pulp, plywood, firewood and logs) supply chains. This study is focussed primarily... -
National Freight Data
General Goods (containerised household goods) Commodity Report
This paper publication covers the flow of general goods from their port of importation through to distribution centres. The term “general goods” refers to general household cargo such as plasticware, furniture, clothes, electronics, and home appliances. General goods are typically containerised... -
National Freight Data
Wood (roundwood logs and woodchips) Commodity Report
This report covers the movement of roundwood logs & woodchips from harvest (i.e., forest) to mills or to port for export. The movement of wood after it has been turned into different products such as paper, timber or panels is not covered in this study. This study is focussed primarily on... -
National Freight Data
Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia
Estimates of kilometres travelled, tonne-kilometres travelled, tonnes carried and fuel use for the 12 months ended 30 June 2020. Includes sub-annual estimates. -
National Freight Data
Mining Sector Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international mining (iron ore, coal, copper, zinc, lead and nickel) supply chains. This study is focussed primarily on understanding the risks associated with road and rail freight activity and the movement of... -
National Freight Data
Livestock Sector Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international livestock (cattle and sheep) supply chains. This study is focussed primarily on understanding the risks associated with road and rail freight activity and the movement of freight carrying cattle and... -
National Freight Data
Vehicle (new) Commodity Report
This report publication covers the movement of new finished passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs and light commercial vehicles) from point of importation to delivery to customer or vehicle dealership. Heavy commercial vehicle imports are not captured in this report. This study is focussed primarily on... -
National Freight Data
Freight route performance under COVID-19
This Information Sheet provides estimates of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on freight vehicle travel times for selected routes in Australian major cities in early 2020. The results show that whilst there was no significant change in freight vehicle traffic volumes over that period, freight... -
National Freight Data
Regional port catchments for road freight
This Information Sheet uses freight vehicle telematics data to illustrate the freight catchment areas of Australia’s five mainland capital city ports. The report includes maps showing a sample of private freight vehicle movements, comprising several hundred thousand journeys, to and from each...