Average Hospital Travel Times During Morning Peak

Average travel time to the nearest hospital by car during the weekday morning peak period (7 AM to 9 AM). Data was produced by Infrastructure Australia as part of strategic transport modelling for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019. The dataset was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model healthcare accessibility by analyzing average_travel_time during the AM peak period.
• Identify geographic areas with poor hospital access by mapping travel_time data.
• Assess the impact of weekday morning congestion on emergency service coverage using peak_hour metrics.
• Support infrastructure planning by correlating travel_time with population density layers.

Strengths

• Data is georeferenced and available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, WFS).
• Derived from a national strategic transport modelling project for a major infrastructure audit.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and spatial resolution are unknown.
• Data represents a modelled scenario for 2031, not observed real-world measurements.
• Analysis is limited to car travel during a specific 2-hour morning window on weekdays.

Provenance

Source

Infrastructure Australia.

Collection Method

Strategic transport modelling undertaken for the Urban Transport Crowding and Congestion supplementary report.

Time Range

Modelled scenario for the year 2031, during weekday AM peak (7am-9am).

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, though the underlying audit and modelling are from 2019.

Geography

Australia (specific coverage areas unknown).