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Road Facts Summary Sheet
| Road Industry Fact Summary | WA | Australia | WA (%) |
|
Area (square km) |
2,526,646 |
7,688,126 |
32.9 |
|
Population |
2,663,561 |
25,697,298 |
10.4 |
|
Licensed drivers and riders1 |
1,884,023 |
N/A |
|
|
Vehicles on register including motorcycles |
2,278,759 |
19,805,331 |
11.5 |
|
Annual vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) (100 million VKT) |
276.0 |
2,384.9 |
10.7 |
|
Road length excluding DBCA roads (kilometres) |
147,372 |
N/A |
|
|
Fatalities (for calendar year 2019) |
155 |
1,107 |
14.0 |
|
Fatalities/100 million VKT |
0.6 |
0.5 |
|
|
Fatalities /100,000 persons |
5.8 |
4.3 |
|
|
Fatalities/10,000 vehicles |
0.7 |
0.6 |
|
|
Serious injuries (for calendar year 2020) |
1,641 |
N/A |
|
|
Serious injuries/100 million VKT |
5.9 |
N/A |
|
|
Serious injuries /100,000 persons |
61.6 |
N/A |
|
|
Serious injuries/10,000 vehicles |
7.2 |
N/A |
1. Active licenses only
N/A Not available
DBCA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Sources
Area ABS Regional Population, 2019-20 (Cat. No. 3218.0) – 30 Mar 2021
Population ABS Regional Population, 2019-20 (Cat. No. 3218.0) – 30 Mar 2021
Licensed Drivers Driver and Vehicle Services, Department of Transport – 30 June 2020
Vehicles on Register ABS Motor Vehicle Census (Cat. No. 9309.0) – 29 May 2020
Vehicle Kilometres Travelled ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use (Cat. No. 9208.0) – 21 Dec 2020
Road Length Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS) – 28 May 2021
Fatalities Main Roads Crash System and BITRE Road Deaths Australia – December 2020
Serious Injuries Main Roads Crash System – 31 May 2021
Road Classifications
| Road Classification (as at 30 June 2021) | Sealed (km) |
Unsealed (km) |
Total (km) |
Sealed (%) |
|
National Land Transport Routes |
5,538 |
0 |
5,538 |
100 |
|
Highways |
5.482 |
108 |
5,590 |
98 |
|
Main Roads |
6,808 |
759 |
7,567 |
90 |
|
Sub-Total |
17,828 |
867 |
18,695 |
95 |
|
Local Roads regularly maintained |
40,047 |
87,413 |
127,460 |
31 |
|
Local Roads not regularly maintained |
185 |
1,032 |
1,217 |
15 |
|
Sub-Total |
40,232 |
88,445 |
128,677 |
31 |
|
Roads managed by DBCA |
351 |
35,363 |
35,714 |
1 |
|
Total WA Road Network |
58,411 |
124,675 |
183,086 |
32 |
Sources
Corporate and Local Extracts as at 28 May 2021 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.
