Road Facts Summary Sheet
| Road Industry Fact Summary | WA | Australia | WA (%) |
|
Area (square km) |
2,526,646 |
7,688,126 |
32.9 |
|
Population |
2,621,509 |
25,365,571 |
10.3 |
|
Licensed drivers and riders1 |
1,857,502 |
N/A |
|
|
Vehicles on register including motorcycles |
2,244,971 |
19,505,241 |
11.5 |
|
Annual vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) (100 million VKT)2 |
278.0 |
2,596.49 |
10.7 |
|
Road length excluding DBCA roads (kilometres) |
147,272 |
N/A |
|
|
Fatalities (for calendar year 2019) |
163 |
1,188 |
13.7 |
|
Fatalities/100 million VKT |
0.6 |
0.5 |
|
|
Fatalities /100,000 persons |
6.2 |
4.7 |
|
|
Fatalities/10,000 vehicles |
0.7 |
0.6 |
|
|
Serious injuries (for calendar year 2019) |
1,639 |
N/A |
|
|
Serious injuries/100 million VKT |
5.9 |
N/A |
|
|
Serious injuries /100,000 persons |
62.5 |
N/A |
|
|
Serious injuries/10,000 vehicles |
7.3 |
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 2020
Population: ABS Regional Population Growth, Australia (Cat. No. 3218.0) – March 2020
Licensed drivers: Drivers and Vehicle Services, Department of Transport – 30 June 2019
Vehicles on register: ABS Motor Vehicle Census (Cat. No. 9309.0) – 29 July 2019
Road length: Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS) – 1 June 2020
Fatalities: Main Roads Crash System and BITRE Road Deaths Australia – December 2019
Serious injuries: Main Roads Crash System – 31 December 2019
Road Classifications
| Road Classification (as at 30 June 2020) | Sealed (km) |
Unsealed (km) |
Total (km) |
Sealed (%) |
|
National Land Transport Routes |
5,160 |
0 |
5,160 |
100 |
|
Highways |
5,833 |
108 |
5,941 |
98 |
|
Main Roads |
6,762 |
762 |
7,524 |
90 |
|
Sub-Total |
17,755 |
870 |
18,625 |
95 |
|
Local Roads regularly maintained |
39,996 |
87,628 |
127,624 |
31 |
|
Local Roads not regularly maintained |
57 |
966 |
1,023 |
6 |
|
Sub-Total |
40,053 |
88,594 |
128,647 |
31 |
|
Roads managed by DBCA |
358 |
37,975 |
38,333 |
1 |
|
Total WA Road Network |
58,166 |
127,439 |
185,605 |
31 |
Sources
Corporate and Local Extracts as at 1 June 2020 from Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS)
DBCA: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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.
