Average Travel Time To Nearest Public Primary School By Public Transport

Average weekday transport performance during the AM peak period from 7am to 9am is modeled. Infrastructure Australia produced this data for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019, focusing on urban transport crowding and congestion. The analysis provides a strategic view of public transport accessibility to primary schools.

Use Cases

• Identify suburbs with high public transport travel times to primary schools using the modeled average travel time metric.
• Assess equity in access to public education by analyzing the geospatial distribution of travel times.
• Model the impact of proposed public transport route changes on school accessibility during the AM peak period.
• Correlate areas of high transport crowding with prolonged school travel times for infrastructure investment planning.

Strengths

• Data is part of a national infrastructure audit by Infrastructure Australia, providing authoritative context.
• Focuses on a specific and critical time period (weekday AM peak) for planning.

Limitations

• Data is from 2016, which may not reflect current transport network conditions.
• The underlying model assumptions and specific calculation methodology are not detailed.
• Sample size and granularity (e.g., row count per geographic unit) are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Infrastructure Australia

Collection Method

Strategic transport modeling for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019.

Time Range

2016 (weekday AM peak period)

Freshness

Data reflects 2016 conditions but was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Geography

Australia (focus on urban areas)