PDF: 5191 KB - Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional ...

BITRE | Report 1156.5 Summary and implicationsThe key findings of this chapter are summarised as follows:In 2005:1. Population in UC/Ls and access to airportsAccess to large airports• Approximately 90 per cent of the population in 992 UC/Ls was within theassumed access distance to at least one large airport.• Of the 992 UC/Ls with access to large airports, 727 UC/Ls were in a populationsize of less than 2000 people.Access to medium, small and rural airports• 7 per cent of the population in 385 UC/Ls had access to medium, small or ruralairports.• Of the 385 UC/Ls with access to medium, small or rural airports, 299 UC/Ls hada population size of less than 2000 people.In total, close to 80 per cent of the total number of UC/Ls with a population size ofless than 2000 people (which covered 5.3 per cent of the total population in UC/Ls)were within the assumed access distance to airports with regular scheduled airservices.In fact, close to 60 per cent of the total number of UC/Ls with a population sizeof less than 2000 people were within the assumed access distance to at least onelarge airport.Population beyond the assumed access distance to airports with regular scheduledair services• Of the 3 per cent of the population in the 332 UC/Ls located beyond theassumed access distance to any airport, 279 UC/Ls fall into the population sizeof less than 2000 people.There is a clear association between those UC/Ls located beyond the assumedaccess distance to any airport and the population size. The number of UC/Lswithout close access to airports increases as the population size decreases.2. Average weekly income groups in UC/Ls and access to airports• Overall, 92 per cent of the population in UC/Ls around large airports receivedan average weekly income between $400 and $600.• Most of the population from UC/Ls around medium, small, rural airportsand those beyond the assumed access distance to any airport also earned anaverage weekly income between $400 and $600. However, between 18 per centand 37 per cent of the population around medium, small, rural airports andthose without close access to airports earned a lower average weekly incomeof $200 to $400.178