File Note
Date
29 June 2011
Project No
SB19526
Subject
Cycling participation data - reanalysis of inner 10 km
1.
Participation
There is little difference between cycling participation over the previous 7 days by residents of
the inner 10 km, capital city and state (Figure 1.1). Only in Brisbane is there a statistically
significant difference between cycling participation over the past 7 days among residents of the
inner 10 km and other residents; 13.5% of residents in the inner 10 km rode in the previous
week compared with 17.4% of all Brisbane residents.
There is no clear trend among cycling participation rates over longer periods across the three
states. However, it appears that the proportion that has cycled at least once in the past year is
somewhat greater among residents of the inner 10 km in each of the states.
Figure 1.1: Cycling participation by region

60%
50%
30%
Past 7 days
Past month
Past year
20%
38.7%
25.8%
17.9%
40.0%
25.8%
17.4%
45.0%
27.4%
13.5%
36.6%
23.3%
14.5%
34.8%
20.6%
11.0%
42.6%
27.3%
11.4%
41.6%
29.0%
19.4%
40.1%
27.5%
18.0%
50.3%
32.3%
10%
16.4%
Population proportion
40%
0%
Melb <10 km
Melb
Vic
Syd <10 km
Victoria
Syd
NSW
NSW
Bris <10 km
Bris
Qld
Queensland
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2.
Purpose of travel
In all three cities the proportion of riders who travelled for transport purposes was greater
among residents of the inner 10 km of the capital cities than the wider metropolitan area and
across all residents of the state (Figure 2.1). For example, in Melbourne around 65% of those
who had ridden in the previous week and who were residents of the inner 10 km had ridden for
transport. Across Melbourne as a whole 45% had ridden for transport and across Victoria 38%
had ridden for transport. In other words, the motivation for riding among those living in the
inner 10 km of the capital cities was more likely to be transport than those in outer urban and
regional areas (for whom the primary motivation was leisure and recreation).
Figure 2.1: Proportion of riders who rode for transport by region

70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
38.4%
57.7%
24.4%
27.0%
49.9%
44.8%
40.3%
10%
45.4%
20%
65.2%
Proportion of riders who rode for transport
80%
Melb <10 km
Melb
Vic
Syd <10 km
Syd
NSW
Bris <10 km
Bris
Qld
0%
Victoria
3.
NSW
Queensland
Rider demographics
The gender split (that is, the male:female ratio) of riders is an indication of how representative
the riding subpopulation is of the wider population. Females are unrepresented among riders,
particularly in areas with low cycling rates. In all areas females make a minority of riders
(Figure 3.1). While the differences are not statistically significant there would appear to be a
correlation between cycling participation rates and the gender split.
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Figure 3.1: Proportion of those who rode in the past 7 days who are female

60%
Proportion of riders who are female
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Melb <10 km
Melb
Vic
Syd <10 km
Syd
Victoria
NSW
Bris <10 km
NSW
Bris
Qld
Queensland
Of those who rode in the past 7 days, the proportion who are aged under 18 is less among
residents of the inner 10 km than across other areas (Figure 3.2). In other words, children
make up a larger proportion of cycling participations among residents of outer metropolitan
and regional areas than inner city areas.
Figure 3.2: Age group of those who rode in the past 7 days

100%
90%
26%
23%
19%
80%
Proportion of riders
22%
23%
26%
26%
21%
70%
21%
23%
18%
26%
60%
25%
37%
24%
33%
50%
21%
44%
18%
40%
20%
40+
21%
32%
18%
20%
10 - 17
15%
0-9
30%
15%
20%
10%
18 - 39
14%
39%
27%
32%
31%
41%
32%
16%
36%
15%
0%
Melb <10 km
Melb
Vic
Syd <10 km
Victoria
Syd
NSW
NSW
Bris <10 km
Bris
Qld
Queensland
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The cycling participation rate across age groups and location is shown in Figure 3.3. The
trends differ across the cities, specifically:

In Victoria the level of cycling participation by adults does not differ markedly across
regions, although the cycling participation rate for children is significantly higher in outer
metropolitan and regional areas.

In NSW the adult cycling participation rate appears greatest in the inner metropolitan area
and regional areas, while childhood participation is greatest outside the metropolitan area.

In Queensland children in the inner metropolitan area are much less likely to cycle than
those in outer metropolitan and rural areas, while the adult cycling participation rate is
marginally higher in the inner area.

Figure 3.3: Cycling participation rate (past 7 days) by age and location
60%
53%
52%
50%
50%
47%
42%
Population proportion
40%
38%
35%
35%
34%
33%
34%
0-9
30%
27%
27%
23%
22%
18 - 39
40+
20%
12%
9%
9%
12%
8%
7%
6%
11%
10%
9%
8%
8%
17%
16%
15%
13%
14%
11%
10%
10 - 17
26%
25%
7%
0%
Melb <10 km
Melb
Vic
Syd <10 km
Victoria
Syd
NSW
NSW
Bris <10 km
Bris
Qld
Queensland
Cameron Munro
Transport Planner
Phone: 03 8668 6310
Fax:
03 8668 3001
E-mail: [email protected]
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