City of Ryde
Local workers - Method of travel to work - All industries
This data reveals the main modes of transport used by local workers in a particular industry to get to work. Workforce transport data for the City of Ryde is very useful in transport planning as it informs decision-makers about the effectiveness and availability of public transport.
There are a number of reasons why people use different Modes of Transport to get to work including:
- The availability of affordable and effective public transport options between place of residence and place of work (For instance, industries located near railway stations are likely to have higher public transport use than those located away from main public transport routes);
- The number of motor vehicles available from within a household; and
- The travel distance to work, which for example, can allow people to walk or bicycle to their place of employment.
Method of Travel to Work data should be viewed in conjunction with Workers place of residence and resident place of work for a clearer picture of where people come from to work in the City of Ryde, and Employment locations for the Destination Zones they work in and how they arrive there.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
Current industry:
Current benchmark:
| Local workers method of travel to work | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ryde - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Main method of travel | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Car, as driver | 50,207 | 59.5 | 57.7 | 47,020 | 63.0 | 57.5 | +3,187 | ||
| Car, as passenger | 2,798 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3,011 | 4.0 | 5.0 | -213 | ||
| Train | 11,685 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 8,085 | 10.8 | 9.4 | +3,600 | ||
| Bus | 5,082 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 3,552 | 4.8 | 4.1 | +1,530 | ||
| Ferry | 12 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +2 | ||
| Tram | 20 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +10 | ||
| Truck | 241 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 271 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -30 | ||
| Motorbike/Motor scooter | 712 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 577 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +135 | ||
| Bicycle | 510 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 507 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +3 | ||
| Taxi/Other | 150 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 131 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +19 | ||
| Other - multiple methods | 860 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 722 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +138 | ||
| Walked only | 2,494 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1,925 | 2.6 | 4.1 | +569 | ||
| Worked at home | 3,177 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 2,421 | 3.2 | 4.6 | +756 | ||
| Did not go to work | 5,832 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 5,532 | 7.4 | 9.5 | +300 | ||
| Not stated | 620 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 902 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -282 | ||
| Total | 84,400 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 74,676 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +9,724 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
In 2016, there were 16,799 people who caught public transport to work (train, bus, tram or ferry) in the City of Ryde, compared with 53,958 who drove in private vehicles (car – as driver, car – as passenger, motorbike, or truck).
Analysis of the method of travel to work in the City of Ryde in 2016 compared to the New South Wales workforce within the City of Ryde shows that 19.9% used public transport, while 63.9% used a private vehicle, compared with 16.0% and 63.5% respectively in New South Wales.
The major differences between the method of travel to work of the workforce in the City of Ryde and the New South Wales workforce were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by train (13.8% compared to 11.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by car, as driver (59.5% compared to 57.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not go to work (6.9% compared to 8.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by bus (6.0% compared to 4.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the method of travel to work of the workforce in the City of Ryde between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Train (+3,600 local workers)
- Car, as driver (+3,187 local workers)
- Bus (+1,530 local workers)
- Worked at home (+756 local workers)