Average Morning Peak Travel Times To Secondary Schools

2031 AM peak travel times model future weekday congestion for journeys to public secondary schools by car. Infrastructure Australia produced this geospatial data as part of their 2019 national infrastructure audit, forecasting conditions for a typical weekday morning rush hour.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial equity in education by mapping 'average travel time' to identify areas with poor school access.
• Model future traffic congestion by using forecasted 2031 AM peak 'travel time' data for scenario planning.
• Integrate 'average travel time' layers with population data to assess service coverage for different demographic groups.
• Benchmark transport network performance by comparing these 2031 forecasts against current or historical travel times.

Strengths

• Forecast data provides a future-looking 2031 scenario for long-term planning
• Geospatial vector formats (GEOJSON, SHP) enable detailed geographic analysis

Limitations

• Data is a forecast model output, not observed measurements, introducing uncertainty
• Limited temporal scope to weekday AM peak hours only
• Unknown sample size or spatial resolution of the underlying modelling units

Provenance

Source

Infrastructure Australia

Collection Method

Strategic transport modelling conducted for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019

Time Range

Forecast for the 2031 AM peak period (7am to 9am)

Freshness

Last updated April 2026, though based on 2019 audit modelling.

Geography

Australia (national coverage inferred from audit scope)