Cycling Participation in Australia

Cargocycles presents: I LIKE TO RIDE MY BICYCLE The facts about: Cycling Participation in Australia WHICH STATE RIDES THE MOST? And the winner is the Northern Territory with 26% of its population regular riders. 26% 18% 22% 18% 15% 22% 19% 19% CITY VS. COUNTRY In general, more rural people ride bicycles than city people. City Country NSW CITY: 11% NSW COUNTRY: 20.4% NT CITY: 24.6% NT COUNTRY: 27.8% QLD CITY: 18.7% QLD COUNTRY: 18.7% SA CITY: 16.4% SA COUNTRY: 21.9% TAS CITY: 18.1% TAS COUNTRY: 19.8% VIC CITY: 18.0% VIC COUNTRY: 23.5% WA CITY: 22.1% WA COUNTRY: 22.1% AUS CITY: 16.1% AUS COUNTRY: 21.3% 30 25 20 15 10 10 15 20 25 30 AGE & GENDER SPLIT Cycling participation is higher in males than females and is highest in 0-24 year olds. 60 male 50 female v.s. 40 FEMALE MALE 30 13.5% 22% 20 10 age 2-4 5-9 10-17 18-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ WHY DO PEOPLE RIDE? People ride for lots of reasons, but most ride for recreation. 35% Transport 65% Recreation, Leisure or Sport Commuting 17% Education (7% Recreation Shopping 71% 10% Other 7% Visit Friends or Relatives 7% HOW OFTEN AND FOR HOW LONG? Average number of trips and time spent cycling per week (hrs) 3 ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA AUS AUSTRALIAN BIKE OWNERSHIP A staggering 44% of households don't have a working bicycle! Average number of bikes per household Households with and without a ACT 1.9 working bicycle NSW 1.3 NT 1.8 QLD 1.4 No Bike + Bikes SA 1.4 44% 46% TAS 1.5 VIC 1.6 WA 1.6 AUS 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 This infographic created by: Cargocycles REALLY USEFUL BICYCLES DATA SOURCED FROM NATIONAL CYCLING PARTICIPATION SURVEY 2011 CONDUCTED BY AUSTROADS. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: HTTP://CYCLINGRESOURCECENTRE.ORG.AU/ ALL STATISTICS ARE BASED ON PEOPLE WHO RODE IN THE LAST 7 DAYS. ©2013 20/21 PTY LTD hours percentage