Road Facts Summary Sheet

Road Industry Fact Summary WA Australia WA (%)
Area (square km) 2,526,646 7,688,126 32.9
Population 2,595,192 24,992,860 10.4
Licensed drivers and riders1 1,836,702 N/A  
Vehicles on register including motorcycles 2,231,564 19,173,279 11.6
Annual vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT)
(100 million VKT)2
274.0 2,550.31 10.7
Road length excluding DPaW roads (kilometres) 147,026 N/A  
Fatalities (for calendar year 2017) 159 1,147 13.9
Fatalities/100 million VKT 0.6 0.4  
Fatalities /100,000 persons 6.1 4.6  
Fatalities/10,000 vehicles 0.7 0.6  
Serious injuries (for calendar year 2017) 1,403 N/A  
Serious injuries/100 million VKT 5.1 N/A  
Serious injuries /100,000 persons 54.1 N/A  
Serious injuries/10,000 vehicles 6.3 N/A  

1. Active licenses only
2. Main Roads estimates 
N/A Not available
DBCA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Sources

Area: ABS Regional Population Growth, Australia (Cat. No. 3218.0) – March 2019
Population: ABS Regional Population Growth, Australia (Cat. No. 3218.0) – March 2019
Licensed drivers: Drivers and Vehicle Services, Department of Transport – 30 June 2018
Vehicles on register: ABS Motor Vehicle Census (Cat. No. 9309.0) – 27 July 2018
Road length: Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS) – 1 June 2019
Fatalities: Main Roads Crash System and BITRE Road Deaths Australia – 31 December 2018
Serious injuries: Main Roads Crash System – 31 December 2018

Road Classifications

Road Classification (as at 30 June 2018) Sealed
(km)
Unsealed
(km)
Total
(km)
Sealed
(%)
National Land Transport Routes 5,128 0 5,128 100
Highways 5,815 108 5,923 98
Main Roads 6,748 773 7,521 90
Sub-Total 17,691 881 18,572 95
Local Roads regularly maintained 39,826 87,606 127,432 31
Local Roads not regularly maintained 57 965 1,022 6
Sub-Total 39,883 88,571 128,454 31
Roads managed by DPaW 358 37,975 38,333 1
Total WA Road Network 57,932 127,427 185,359 31

Sources

Corporate and Local Extracts as at 1 June 2019 from Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS)
DBCA: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions/p>

Notes
Local road lengths are reported information received from local government.
Local roads with cross section type ‘unconstructed’ or ‘unknown’ have been excluded.
Privately maintained roads have been excluded.