Average Hospital Travel Time by Public Transport During Morning Peak

Average weekday travel time to the nearest hospital during the 2016 morning peak (7am to 9am) is modeled for strategic analysis. Infrastructure Australia created this dataset as part of the 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit supplementary report on urban transport crowding and congestion. The data was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling healthcare accessibility by analyzing average travel time to the nearest hospital during peak hours.
• Assessing public transport network performance for emergency and routine medical trips using AM peak data.
• Identifying geographic disparities in hospital access by mapping travel time estimates derived from strategic transport models.
• Informing infrastructure investment by correlating modeled peak-hour travel times with population density data.

Strengths

• Derived from strategic transport modeling for a national infrastructure audit.
• Focuses on a critical 2-hour AM peak period (7am to 9am) for weekday analysis.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Data is modeled for 2016, which may not reflect current transport networks or traffic conditions.
• Specific sample size, row count, and underlying data granularity are unknown.
• Limited to average travel time; does not include other performance metrics like reliability or cost.

Provenance

Source

Infrastructure Australia, a statutory body.

Collection Method

Strategic transport modeling undertaken for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019.

Time Range

Modeled for the 2016 AM peak period.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, though the underlying modeled data is from 2016.

Geography

Australia, specific coverage determined by the modeling scope.