About the Bus Industry
Public Transport plays a pivotal role in Australia; impacting on our economy, environment and society. The bus and coach industry plays an important part in diverting car drivers and passengers from their vehicles on to public transport. Beyond bus and coach operators, the bus and coach industry includes many businesses along the supply chain, chassis and body importers and manufacturers and associate service providers.
Some Facts
( Source: Passenger Transport Activity in Australia (2003), courtesy Bus Industry Confederation).
1.4 billion passenger trips are taken per year on public and private buses and coaches.
1.16 billion passengers are transported annually by the private bus sector, representing 50% of all public transport trips in Australia.
277 milllion passengers are carried by public (urban) buses annually in Australia.
19.3 billion passenger kilometres are traveled by bus and coach, compared to 9.67 billion for rail.
More than 1.8 billion annual vehicle kilometres of bus and coach activity occurs throughout Australia with 65% occurring in metropolitan areas.
70,196 buses were registered in Australia in 2002.
A single occupant car versus a full passenger bus consumes 10.5 litres more per 100 PKM a full passenger bus.
$530 million is turned over annually by chassis suppliers and body builders.
$80 million is turned over annually by ancilliary suppliers to the industry.
Road congestion, road accidents, air pollution, climate change, noise pollution and roads expenditure cost the community more than $20 billion a year.
Long-distance passenger transport made up the largest proportion of tourism products consumed in 2001/02 by all visitors ($12.27 billion).
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