SoE2017: Vehicle kilometres travelled is a dataset from the Queensland Government's Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation. It records total motor vehicle travel, expressed as vehicle kilometres travelled, for cars, trucks, and buses. The data shows continued and sustained growth over time and was last updated in May 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling long-term transportation demand based on the described trend of sustained growth.
- Analyzing the environmental impact of road transport based on total vehicle travel metrics.
- Forecasting infrastructure maintenance and fuel tax revenue based on vehicle kilometres travelled.
Strengths
- Data is provided under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
- The description indicates a clear time-series structure showing growth over time.
- The dataset originates from an official government source, Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- [email protected], Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-27 14:21:48.847095; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Likely Queensland, Australia, based on the authoring organization.