Road Facts Summary Sheet

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  WA Australia WA (%)
Area (square km) 2,526,632 7,688,094 32.9
Population 2,749,864 25,688,079 10.7
Licensed drivers and riders 1 1,911,979 N/A -
Vehicles on register including motorcycles 2,314,712 20,142,942 11.5
Annual vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) (100 million VKT) 275.2 2,482.8 11.1
Road length excluding DBCA roads (kilometres) 147,542 N/A -
Fatalities (for calendar year 2020) 166 1,127 14.7
Fatalities/100 million VKT 0.6 0.5 -
Fatalities /100,000 persons 6.2 4.4 -
Fatalities/10,000 vehicles 0.7 0.6 -
Serious injuries (for calendar year 2020) 1,587 N/A -
Serious injuries/100 million VKT 5.8 N/A -
Serious injuries /100,000 persons 59.2 N/A -
Serious injuries/10,000 vehicles 6.9 N/A -
  • 1 Active licences only
  • N/A Not available
  • DBCA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Sources

  • Area ABS Regional Population, 2020-21 (Cat. No. 3218.0) - 29 Mar 2022
  • Population ABS Regional Population, 2020-21 (Cat. No. 3218.0) - 29 Mar 2022
  • Licensed Drivers Driver and Vehicle Services, Department of Transport - 30 June 2021
  • Vehicles on Register ABS Motor Vehicle Census (Cat. No. 9309.0) - 30 June 2021
  • Vehicle Kilometres Travelled Estimate by Road Safety Branch
  • Road Length Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS) - 20 June 2022
  • Fatalities Main Roads Crash System and BITRE Road Deaths Australia - December 2021
  • Serious Injuries Main Roads Crash System - 20 June 2022

Road Classifications (as at 30 June 2021)

  Sealed
(km)
Unsealed
(km)
Total
(km)
Sealed
(%)
National Land Transport Routes 5,539 0 5,539 100
Highways 5,526 105 5,631 98
Main Roads 7,038 737 7,775 91
Sub-Total 18,103 842 18,945 96
 
Local Roads regularly maintained 40,375 87,278 127,653 32
Local Roads not regularly maintained 58 886 945 6
Sub-Total 40,433 88,164 128,598 31
 
Roads managed by DBCA 365 34,737 35,102 1
Total WA Road Network 58,901 123,743 182,645 32

Sources

  • Corporate and local extracts as at 20 June 2022 from Main Roads Corporate System (IRIS)
  • 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
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