The line graph gives information about how many trips were taken by public transport in four Australian cities – namely Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra – over a period between 1900 and 2010.
Overall, throughout the period shown, the number of trips in Sydney was consistently the highest, whereas that of Canberra was the lowest. It is also noticeable that after peaking around 1950, all four cities exhibited a general decline in public transport usage.
To specify, in 1900, the number of public transport trips was highest for Sydney at approximately 250. Significantly lower, the figures for Adelaide and Hobart were around 150 and 60, respectively. In 1950, after considerable fluctuation, Sydney’s usage reached a peak of just over 450. Adelaide and Hobart followed the same upward trend, with an increase to slightly over 400 and 300, respectively. Similarly, Canberra did not appear in the data until the 1920s, starting at roughly 40 trips and rising steadily to 200 by 1950.
From 1950 onwards, the number of trips per person on public transport in four different cities declined significantly to their lowest points