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Oceania > Australia > Transportation

AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 2,444.59 million tons/km Time series [14th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 44,657,320 Time series [9th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 2,196.73 per 1,000 people Time series [19th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 342,509 Time series [12th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 16.848 per 1,000 people Time series [31st of 177]
Aircraft departures 388,700 [10th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 19.3479 per 1,000 people [28th of 155]
Airports 461 Time series [16th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 0.592 per billion $ of GDP Time series [138th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 22.56 per million people Time series [69th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 138 Time series [4th of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 131 [3rd of 139]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 210.691 per $1 trillion of GDP [88th of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 6.753 per million people Time series [29th of 178]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 6.52066 per 1 million people [18th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 12 [28th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 12 Time series [36th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.019 per $1 billion of GDP [130th of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.587 per million people Time series [73rd of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.597312 per 1 million people [58th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 139 [3rd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 143 Time series [4th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.227 per $1 billion of GDP [60th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 6.998 per million people Time series [21st of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 6.91887 per 1 million people [19th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 10 [15th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 11 Time series [19th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 15.841 per $1 trillion of GDP [120th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.538 per million people Time series [45th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.49776 per 1 million people [43rd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 317 Time series [8th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.405 per billion $ of GDP Time series [121st of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 15.513 per million people Time series [46th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 13 Time series [30th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 16.923 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [97th of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.636 per million people Time series [56th of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 19 Time series [21st of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 17 [17th of 99]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 28.515 per $1 trillion of GDP [97th of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.93 per million people Time series [35th of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.846192 per 1 million people [30th of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 109 Time series [13th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 112 [9th of 137]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 175.84 per $1 trillion of GDP [112nd of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 5.57491 per 1 million people [31st of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 5.334 per million people Time series [44th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 144 Time series [29th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 187.457 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [131st of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 7.047 per million people Time series [76th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 16 Time series [95th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 19.527 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [148th of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.783 per million people Time series [128th of 184]
Cars 485 per 1,000 people [5th of 18]
Container port traffic 4,830,254 TEU Time series [18th of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Left side
Heliports 1 Time series [81st of 99]
    Heliports (per $ GDP) 1.302 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [66th of 81]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.049 per million people Time series [83rd of 96]
Highways > Paved 314,090 km Time series [6th of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 16.596 km per 1,000 people Time series [1st of 108]
Highways > Total 811,603 km Time series [3rd of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 42.883 km per 1,000 people Time series [1st of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 497,513 km Time series [3rd of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 26.287 km per 1,000 people Time series [1st of 108]
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 12, cargo 5, chemical tanker 1, container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 5
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 24 Time series [49th of 122]
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 2, UK 2, US 14
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 28 Time series [51st of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 20, cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, container 2, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 6
Merchant marine > Total 50 Time series [70th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.069 per billion $ of GDP Time series [114th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 2.38 per million people Time series [102nd of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 1,501,865 Dwt Time series [47th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 1.995 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [95th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 73.498 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [66th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 1,322,527 GRT Time series [46th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 1.772 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [94th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 64.721 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [67th of 156]
Motor vehicles 619 motor vehicles per 100 p [4th of 134]
Pipelines
condensate/gas 469 km; gas 26,719 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 3,720 km; oil/gas/water 110 km
Pipelines > All types
condensate/gas 492 km; gas 28,680 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 4,773 km; oil/gas/water 110 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 492 km [75th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 0.779 km per $1 billion of GDP [98th of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 24.279 km per 1 million people [79th of 107]
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas 240 km [10th of 17]
    Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas (per $ GDP) 0.38 km per $1 billion of GDP [15th of 17]
    Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas (per capita) 11.844 km per 1 million people [8th of 17]
Pipelines > Oil 4,773 km [18th of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 7.561 km per $1 billion of GDP [67th of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 235.54 km per 1 million people [18th of 97]
Pipelines > Total length 34,295 km [6th of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 54.328 km per $1 billion of GDP [63rd of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 1,692.403 km per 1 million people [11th of 120]
Ports and harbors
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport (Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville
Ports and terminals
Brisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney
Rail lines > total route-km 9,528 km Time series [21st of 111]
Rail usage statistics > Freight rail by billions of tonne-kilometers > Billion tonne-kilometres 46.16 [12th of 29]
Railways > Broad gauge 3,727 km 1.600-m gauge Time series
Railways > Narrow gauge
14,074 km 1.067-m gauge (2,453 km electrified)
Railways > Standard gauge 20,519 km Time series [5th of 64]
    Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP) 26.711 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [25th of 64]
Railways > Total 38,550 km Time series [6th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 50.184 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [70th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 1,878.569 km per million people Time series [1st of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 46,164 million ton-km Time series [12th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 2,270.845 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [14th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 1,290 million passenger-km Time series [48th of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 63.456 million passenger-km pe Time series [58th of 108]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 152,777 million ton-km Time series [9th of 52]
    Roads, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 7.688 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [2nd of 72]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 38.7 % Time series [79th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 810,200 km Time series [5th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 341,448 km Time series [7th of 81]
Roadways > Total 812,972 km Time series [6th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 471,524 km Time series [3rd of 79]
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns 50-6015
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
the 1999 maritime delimitation established partial maritime boundaries with East Timor over part of the Timor Gap but temporary resource-sharing agreements over an unreconciled area grant Australia 90% share of exploited gas reserves and hamper creation of a southern maritime boundary with Indonesia (see Ashmore and Cartier Islands disputes); Australia asserts a territorial claim to Antarctica and to its continental shelf (see Antarctica)
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 53.85 % Time series [51st of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 39.24 % Time series [11th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 47.91 per square km [17th of 141]
Waterways 2,000 km Time series [22nd of 165]
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations > participating countries > Code 45 [8th of 44]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002 (CD ROM); World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country ; Wikipedia: Speed limit ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001; Wikipedia: World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations

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