The distance travelled by passenger vehicles, motor cycles and buses fell markedly during the natural disasters and COVID-19 pandemic experienced across Australia in 2019/20, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released today.
Rob Walter, Director of Physical Environment Statistical Solutions said: “During the periods of floods, bushfires and COVID-19, passenger vehicle usage across Australia decreased markedly in 2020. The average distance travelled by Australian passenger vehicles in 2020 was 11,100 km, down from 12,600km in 2018”, he said.
Although the distance travelled by Australia’s passenger vehicles fell this year, the estimated number of vehicles registered rose from 19.0 million in 2018 to 19.8 million in 2020.
