The chart provides information on the proportion of residents using public transport or private cars between 2000 and 2010 in five different cities in Australia.
Adelaide relies heavily on private cars as the primary mode of transport, with the percentage increasing from 70% in 2000 to over 90% in 2010. Similarly, the use of private cars increased in Perth and Brisbane, rising from 50% in 2000 to around 60% in 2004 and 2010 in Perth, and from 40% to 50% in Brisbane. Sydney witnessed a sharp increase in private car usage from 20% in 2000 to 40% in 2006, surpassing Melbourne around 2002. However, Sydney experienced a notable decline from about 40% to 30% between 2006 and 2010. In contrast, Melbourne maintained a stable rate of 30% from 2000 to 2002, followed by a decrease to 20% in 2003, fluctuating between 20% and 30% from 2003 to 2010.
The trend in public transportation usage in Brisbane deviates from the other cities, remaining consistently at 15%. The percentage surpassed that of Melbourne in 2003 and Sydney around 2004, spiking from 15% to 25% between 2002 and 2006, and reaching almost 28% by 2010.
Overall, there is a gradual increase in private car usage across four cities, except for Melbourne, while public transportation usage remains constant, except for Brisbane which follows a different pattern in this decade.