The line chart illustrates how many trips were taken by public vehicles in four cities in Australia from 1900 to 2010. Overall, all cities experienced declines after peaking around 1950. In addition, Sydney consistently had the highest number of trips throughout the period.
Looking first at public transport use between 1900 and 1950, Sydney had just under 250 trips at the start of the period, followed by Adelaide at 150 and Hobart at around 75. Then the usage in Sydney significantly fluctuated before reaching a peak of just over 450 by 1950. Adelaide and Hobart followed the same upward trend where there was an increase to about 420 and 320, respectively. Similarly, Canberra, which had no recorded trips until 1920, peaked at 200 in 1950.
After 1950, all cities, except for Canberra, witnessed a decline in public transport trips. By 1970, people in Sydney made only 200 trips by public vehicles, and this trend continued to the end of the period, with nearly 150 in 2010. Adelaide and Hobart followed a similar pattern, decreasing from 120 and 100, respectively, to just under and exactly 50 trips by 2010. These figures were also recorded as the lowest each city had over the period given. Meanwhile, the pattern was reversed for Canberra, which reached 50 trips by 1970, rose to 100 in 2000, and then slightly dropped to roughly 90 trips in 2010.