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Road Industry Fact Summary Sheet

Road Industry Fact Summary WA Australia WA (%)
Area (square km) 2 529 875 7 692 024 32.9
Population 2 517 165 23 130 931 10.9
Licensed drivers and riders1 1 705 859 N/A
Vehicles on register including motor cycles 2 048 388 17 180 596 11.9
Annual vehicle kilometres travelled (100 million VKT)2 281.5 2 360.8 11.8
Road length excluding DPaW roads (kilometres) 150 639 N/A
Fatalities (for calendar year 2013) 162 1 194 13.6
Fatalities/100 million VKT 0.6 0.5
Fatalities /100 000 persons 6.4 5.2
Fatalities/10 000 vehicles 0.8 0.7
Serious injuries (for calendar year 2013) 2 344 N/A
Serious injuries/100 million VKT 8.3 N/A
Serious injuries /100 000 persons 93.1 N/A
Serious injuries/10 000 vehicles 11.4 N/A

1 : Active licences only      2 : Main Roads Estimates      N/A : Not available      DPaW : Department of Park and Wildlife

Sources

Area: ABS 2012 Year Book Australia (Cat. No. 1301.0)
Population:  ABS Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat. No. 3101.0 June 2013
Licensed Drivers Drivers:  and Vehicle Services, Department of Transport – 30 June 2013
Vehicles on Register:  ABS Motor Vehicle Census (Cat. No. 9309.0) – 31 January 2013
Road Length:  Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS) – 30 June 2014
Fatalities:  Main Roads Crash System and BITRE Road Deaths Australia – 31 December 2013
Serious Injuries:  Main Roads Crash System – 31 December 2013

Road Classification (as at June 2014) Sealed (km) Unsealed (km) Total (km) Sealed (%)
National Land Transport Routes 5 111 0 5 111 100
Highways 5 736 137 5 873 98
Main Roads 6 773 844 7 617 89
Sub-Total 17 620 981 18 601 95
Local Roads regularly maintained 38 020 90 262 128 282 30
Local Roads not regularly maintained 58 2 480 2 538 2
Sub-Total 38 078 92 742 130 820 29
Roads managed by DPaW 358 36 503 36 861 1
Privately maintained Roads 97 1 121 1 218 8
Sub-Total 455 37 624 38 079 1
Total WA Road Network 56 153 131 347 187 500 30

Corporate and Local Extracts as at 20 June 2014 from Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS)
Department of Park and Wildlife

Note: Local road lengths are reported information received from Local Governments. Local roads with cross section type “unconstructed” have been excluded.

Publications List as at June 2014

*Annual Report Free
*Customer Service Charter 2011 Free
Distance Book ed. 13 ( Electronic version free) POA
*Engineering Road Notes
*No. 1 Bitumen Absorption by Sealing Aggregate 2003 Free
*No. 3 Surface “Blistering” and Soil “Fluffing” 2003 Free
*No 6   Guide to the Design of Bridge Approach Embankments Subject to Inundation – 2003 Free
*No. 7 Bitumen Scrap Rubber Seals 2003 Free
*No. 8 Statistically Based Quality Control for Density in Road Construction. (Includes Asphalt Surfacing) 2008 Free
*No. 9 Procedure for the Design of Road Pavements 2013 Free
*A Guide to Roadside Amenities and Rest Areas on Highways in Western Australia 2009 Free
*Guidelines for Assessing Level of Service for Cycling. Revised 2006 Free
*Public Environment Reports 2003-2008 Free
*Sharing the Road with Trucks: A Guide to Assist all Road Users to Drive Safely 2012 Free
*Traffic Controllers Handbook. 6th edition 2010 Free
*Traffic Management for Events 2011 Free
*Traffic Management for Works on Roads – Code of Practice 2013 Free
*Utility Providers’ Code of Practice for Western Australia 2010 Free
Vital Link: A History of Main Roads Western Australia 1926-1996, by Leigh Edmonds POA
Vital Link: The Transition Years of Main Roads Western Australia 1996-2006, by Leigh Edmonds Free
*Available full text on Main Roads internet home pagehttp://www.mainroads.wa.gov.auAll prices GST inclusive.Note: Main Roads Standards and Specifications are also available as full text on Main Roads internet home page.