Time spent travelling within Canberra

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Time spent travelling within Canberra

For many, commuting is a daily part of life and its wellbeing impacts will affect a large proportion of the population.

Satisfaction with time spent commuting

This measure shows how Canberrans feel about their commute times.

Long commutes can reduce job and leisure time, and affect feelings of liveability.

Canberrans’ satisfaction with time spent commuting decreased in 2024, with 34.4% of Canberrans reporting spending more time than desired commuting, compared to 28.8% in 2022.

At the same time, 61.8% still feel that they are spending about the right amount of time commuting.

Data for this indicator are sourced from the University of Canberra Living Well in the ACT Region survey. Detailed survey data, survey user guide and published reports from the survey can be accessed at https://www.regionalwellbeing.org.au/living-well-in-the-act-region/.

Line chart showing how Canberrans feel about the time they spend commuting.

In 2024:

  • 61.8% reported about the right amount of time commuting compared to 69.1% in 2022
  • 34.4% reported too much time commuting compared to 28.8% in 2022
  • 3.8% reported too little time commuting compared to 2.2% in 2022.

The Living Well in the ACT Region survey, conducted by the University of Canberra, aims to measure, track and understand the wellbeing and resilience of adult residents living in the Australian Capital Territory region of Australia. It examines factors known to affect wellbeing and resilience at the individual, household, community and regional level.

When generating data for the ACT, statistical weighting is used to address differences between the sample of people who respond to the survey, and the characteristics of the ACT adult population.

Data are produced from this survey for different groups of people in the ACT. The ‘overall response’ category represents responses at the ACT population level. Where reliable estimates can be produced, data are also presented for Canberrans by: gender, age, cultural background, gender identity and sexuality, carer role and experience of disability. Not all differences over time or between groups are statistically significant: information on confidence intervals for the data presented here is available in data tables that can be accessed at https://www.regionalwellbeing.org.au/living-well-in-the-act-region/.

Care is needed when interpreting the differences in findings between groups as the descriptive statistics published here show where there are differences in wellbeing, but not what has caused those differences in wellbeing.

Further information about the survey can be found at Living Well in the ACT Region or by contacting regionalwellbeing@canberra.edu.au.