Average Peak Hour Travel Time to Secondary Schools

Infrastructure Australia's 2019 audit includes a geospatial dataset modeling average weekday public transport travel time to the nearest public secondary school during the morning peak period (7am to 9am). The data was created by Infrastructure Australia as part of strategic transport modeling for the Urban Transport Crowding and Congestion supplementary report. It was published in 2019 and last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial equity in school access by mapping average travel time to the nearest secondary school.
• Model public transport network performance during peak hours using the derived travel time metric.
• Identify areas underserved by public transport for secondary education using the geospatial travel time layer.
• Benchmark school accessibility across different Australian urban regions based on the modeled AM peak data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a national strategic transport model by Infrastructure Australia.
• Explicitly focuses on a critical peak period (7am to 9am weekday).
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• No row count, column names, or sample data are provided for validation.
• Data reflects modeled 2016 conditions and may not represent current travel times.
• Scope is limited to public secondary schools and public transport only.

Provenance

Source

Infrastructure Australia

Collection Method

Strategic transport modeling for the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019.

Time Range

Modeled on 2016 AM peak conditions.

Freshness

Modeled on 2016 conditions; platform record updated April 2026.

Geography

Australia (specific coverage undefined).