The column chart illustrates the proportion of people who chose three categories of transport to get to work in Melbourne and Sydney in 2006 and 2011.
Overall, it is clear that private transport had dominant figures among these three types of transport in 2006 and 2011. In addition, the percentages of public transport increased in both cities during this period.
In 2006, only 15% of people chose public transport to get to work in Melbourne, but there were 18% in Sydney. The figure for private transport in Melbourne (82%) was higher than that in Sydney (79%), and cycling and walking had the lowest numbers in both cities, which were around 3%.
The percentage of public transport witnessed a 2% increase in Melbourne and Sydney from 2006 to 2011. However, private transport’s numbers experienced a decline in these two cities, which was approximately 3%. Melbourne retained the figure for transport by cycling or walking in 2006, but Sydney showed a 1% decrease in this category.
