Travel Time to Place of Employment Summary On average, residents approximately travel an hour to and from work; the duration of travel has declined since 2012. Males travel significantly longer to and from work. Q10d. On average, how many minutes does it take you in total to travel to and from your usual work place? 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64+ 65-74 75-84 85+ Average minutes 55.6 62.6 73.5 59.6 55.6 49.3 40.1 N/A Overall Overall Male Female 2014 2012 Average minutes 70.0▲ 54.3 61.9▼ 69.0 significantly lower/higher (by year) ▼▲= Suggested Improvements for Public Transport Q10e. How do you think public transport can be improved and in what time frame? Note: As the percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number, the criteria with counts of 4 or less are shown as 0%. For the detailed list please see Appendix % Suggested improvements Time frame N = 997 As soon as possible 24% Within a year 9% Within the next 5 years 2% Within two 2% Increased frequency of bus/train services – peak hour, later at night, Within the next 2-4 years 1% off-peak, weekends, school hours, to the CBD Within the next 5-10 years 0% In time with new train line 0% Within 2 years 0% Within the next 20 years 0% No improvements necessary 20% As soon as possible 4% Within a year 2% Within the next 5 years 1% Extended public transport services – train, bus, light rail Within the next 5-10 years 1% Within two 1% Within the next 2-4 years 0% As soon as possible 3% Train line in progress, no other suggestions In the proposed timeframe (2017) 0%
Travel Time to Place of Employment Summary On average, residents approximately travel an hour to and from work; the duration of travel has declined since 2012. Males travel significantly longer to and from work. Q10d. On average, how many minutes does it take you in total to travel to and from your usual work place? 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64+ 65-74 75-84 85+ Average minutes 55.6 62.6 73.5 59.6 55.6 49.3 40.1 N/A Male Female Overall 2014 Overall 2012 Average minutes 70.0▲ 54.3 61.9▼ 69.0 ▼▲= significantly lower/higher (by year) Suggested Improvements for Public Transport Q10e. How do you think public transport can be improved and in what time frame? Note: As the percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number, the criteria with counts of 4 or less are shown as 0%. For the detailed list please see Appendix Suggested improvements Time frame % N = 997 Increased frequency of bus/train services – peak hour, later at night, off-peak, weekends, school hours, to the CBD As soon as possible 24% Within a year 9% Within the next 5 years 2% Within two 2% Within the next 2-4 years 1% Within the next 5-10 years 0% In time with new train line 0% Within 2 years 0% Within the next 20 years 0% No improvements necessary 20% Extended public transport services – train, bus, light rail As soon as possible 4% Within a year 2% Within the next 5 years 1% Within the next 5-10 years 1% Within two 1% Within the next 2-4 years 0% Train line in progress, no other suggestions As soon as possible 3% In the proposed timeframe (2017) 0%
Attachment_-_2_-_THSC_Community_Survey_2014.docx