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BITRE | Australian transport statistics yearbook 2009
Table 4.1b
Total, bulk and non-bulk domestic freight, by transport
mode—non-bulk
Financial year Goods moved (billion tonne kilometres) Goods moved (million tonnes)
Road Rail Coastal
shipping
1970–71 17.8 13.6
1971–72 19.0 13.4
1972–73 20.1 14.0
1973–74 21.3 13.9
1974–75 22.4 13.7
1975–76 23.6 14.2
1976–77 26.4 14.0
1977–78 29.3 14.6
1978–79 32.1 15.9
1979–80 34.7 15.8
1980–81 37.4 15.1
1981–82 40.0 14.1
1982–83 42.7 12.0
1983–84 45.5 13.6
Total
freight
task
1984–85 48.2 13.9 721.5
1985–86 50.3 15.4 712.3
1986–87 52.4 16.1 703.1
1987–88 54.5 17.4 693.9
1988–89 55.8 19.7 703.8
1989–90 57.1 19.5 713.7
1990–91 58.5 19.2 723.5
1991–92 62.7 19.7 756.9
1992–93 66.9 21.8 790.3
1993–94 71.1 22.7 823.7
1994–95 75.4 21.7 857.2
Road Rail Coastal
shipping
1995–96 79.2 20.9 3.7 104.0 885.6 4.3
1996–97 83.1 22.3 3.6 108.9 914.0 4.4
1997–98 87.0 25.5 4.8 116.8 942.4 4.9
1998–99 91.5 26.3 4.4 124.2 1 025.5 5.1
1999–00 94.6 27.4 6.3 131.4 1 028.3 6.2
2000–01 97.6 28.0 7.4 135.1 1 037.4 6.7
2001–02 102.2 29.6 7.6 140.9 1 164.8 6.3
2002–03 105.7 31.0 8.5 146.8 1 087.1 7.1
2003–04 109.7 8.7 1 187.2 7.7
2004–05 117.2 7.4 1 229.2 7.7
2005–06 121.1 6.7 1 290.8 6.7
2006–07 127.7 8.0 1 502.2 7.1
Data are not readily available for missing years.
Note: Tonnes of goods moved by domestic air freight data are not currently available.
Source: ARA (2008), Australian Rail Industry Report, BTRE (2006b), Freight Measurement and Modelling in Australia
(Report 112), BITRE estimates and BITRE (2008i), Domestic sea freight database.
Total
freight
weight
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