https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/ Recent content in Australian-transport-scorecards on Podaris: Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/sydney/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/sydney/ For part eight of our Australian Transport Scorecard series, we turn to Australia's largest and most complex transport network: Sydney. With buses, heavy rail, metro, light rail, and ferries all in operation, Sydney presents both the opportunities and challenges of truly multi-modal transport planning. Missed earlier cities? Check out our previous analyses of other australian cities here. Why Sydney? The Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area sprawls across more than 12,000 sq. https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/melbourne/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/melbourne/ Melbourne presents a different challenge to Brisbane. Where Brisbane struggles with sheer scale, Melbourne grapples with scale and complexity. It's Australia's second-largest city by population (4.58 million), but its 2,950 sq km metropolitan area makes it significantly denser than its northern counterpart. Add to this Australia's largest tram network, an extensive rail system, and a vast bus network serving rapidly expanding outer suburbs, and you have a genuinely multi-modal transport ecosystem. https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/brisbane/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/brisbane/ Brisbane is big. Really big. At 2,140 sq. km, it's nearly 50% larger than Perth and substantially bigger than Adelaide, yet somehow manages to be Australia's third-largest city rather than its first. That geographical sprawl, combined with 2.29 million people and the Brisbane River carving the whole thing in two, makes it perhaps the most interesting test case in our Australian Transport Scorecard series. The question isn't whether Brisbane has public transport (it does: bus, rail, ferry). https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/perth/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/perth/ Perth breaks new ground in our series, it's our first city with ferries as part of the public transport mix. Spanning 1,750 sq. km with 2.04 million people, Perth's challenge isn't just multi-modal integration - it's serving a sprawling metropolitan area where distance matters as much as frequency. Unlike the compact cities we've analysed so far, Perth tests a different question: can multi-modal networks deliver strong accessibility across low-density geographies? With buses feeding suburban rail lines and ferries connecting communities across the Swan River, Perth's transport strategy is all about smart integration at scale. https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/adelaide/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/adelaide/ Adelaide changes the game. Unlike Darwin, Hobart, and Canberra, Adelaide is the first truely multi-modal city in this analysis series, and the results tell a compelling story about why integrated transport networks matter. Missed previous cities? Checkout out: Darwin's analysis Hobarts's analysis Canberra's analysis Introducing Adelaide The Adelaide Greater Capital City Statistical Area covers around 850 sq. km, home to 1.24 million people and 484,000 households. With three public transport modes layered across the city, Adelaide provides a useful case for testing accessibility at scale—and for showing how Podaris can quickly model and analyse multi-modal systems. https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/canberra/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/canberra/ For part three of our Australian Transport Scorecard series, we move to the Nation’s Capital. Canberra is the first city in our analysis to feature both bus and light rail, offering a different perspective compared with Darwin and Hobart’s bus-majority networks. Missed previous cities? Checkout out Darwin's analysis and Hobarts's analysis Introducing Canberra The Canberra Greater Capital City Statistical Area (ACT portion) covers around 500 sq. km, with 453,000 people and 168,000 households. https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/hobart/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/hobart/ For part two of our Australian Transport Scorecard series, we’ve headed south to Tasmania. Hobart, with its compact footprint and growing population, provides a fascinating case for testing how Podaris can highlight the strengths and gaps in a city’s transport network. Missed part one? Checkout out Darwin's analysis Introducing Hobart The Hobart Greater Capital City Statistical Area covers around 240 sq. km, home to 197,000 people and 77,000 households. Like Darwin, Hobart relies on a majority bus public transport system (there is a ferry across the Derwent), but the urban geography is more complex—bounded by water and mountains, which can shape service coverage and accessibility. https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/darwin/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:00:45 +0000 https://blog.podaris.com/australian-transport-scorecard/darwin/ Kicking off our Australian Transport Scorecard series, we’re heading to the Top End. Darwin, while Australia’s smallest capital city by population, provides an excellent example of how Podaris can be used to rapidly understand and analyse public transport networks of all sizes. Why Darwin? The Darwin Greater Capital City Statistical Area covers around 240 sq. km, home to 122,000 people and 42,000 households. With a majority-bus public transport system and a dispersed urban footprint, it’s a useful case for exploring accessibility and coverage in a compact but growing city.