Average Car Travel Time to Nearest Hospital During Morning Peak 2016

2016 data on average weekday travel times to the nearest hospital by car during the morning peak period (7am to 9am). It was produced by Infrastructure Australia for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019, specifically for the supplementary report on Urban Transport Crowding and Congestion. The dataset models strategic transport performance across Australian urban areas.

Use Cases

• Model healthcare accessibility by analyzing the geospatial layer of average travel time during peak congestion.
• Identify urban areas with poor hospital access by comparing travel time metrics across different regions.
• Assess the impact of morning peak traffic on emergency response times using the 7am to 9am performance data.
• Support infrastructure planning by correlating travel time data with population density or health outcome layers.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a national strategic transport modeling project for a major government audit.
• Explicitly covers the critical morning peak period (7am to 9am) for weekday travel.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Dataset is based on 2016 conditions and may not reflect current traffic or hospital infrastructure.
• Specific sample size, row count, and column details are unknown.
• Limited to car travel times, excluding other modes like public transit or walking.

Provenance

Source

Infrastructure Australia, a statutory body.

Collection Method

Strategic transport modeling for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019.

Time Range

2016, specifically weekday AM peak hours.

Freshness

Last updated on the platform in April 2026, but the underlying data reflects 2016 conditions.

Geography

Australian urban areas, specific coverage undefined.