Page 2419 - Week 06 - Friday, 27 June 2008

ACTION bus service—statistics
(Question No 2074)

Dr Foskey asked the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, upon notice, on 7 May 2008:

(1) With regard to ACTION bus services, what were the annual number of vehicle kilometres per capita in each year since 2003;

(2) What will the annual number of vehicle kilometres per capita be with the new Network 08;

(3) What was the total number of boardings (ticket sales plus passenger transfer data), in each year since 2003;

(4) What are the projected number of annual boardings for Network 08;

(5) What was the number of boardings per vehicle kilometre for each year since 2003;

(6) What are the projected number of boardings per vehicle kilometre for Network 08;

(7) What was the number of ACTION bus trips taken annually per capita for each year since 2003;

(8) What is the projected number of ACTION bus trips per capita for Network 08;

(9) What was the average price paid for a single bus ride in each year since 2003;

(10) What was the total number of ticket sales in each year since 2003.

Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

1.	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Vehicle Kilometres per Capita	68.8	69.7	69.5	68.9	63.2

2. 72.3

3.	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Passenger Boardings	16,318,815	16,154,796	16,368,274	17,050,432	16,556,616

4. 17,155,000

5.	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Boarding per Vehicle Kilometre	0.73	0.71	0.71	0.74	0.77

6. 0.69

7.	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Bus Trips per Capita	50.10	49.32	49.56	51.01	48.72

8. 49.94