Transport volume : Walking and cycling

TV018 Distance travelled by walking and cycling by residents of main and secondary urban areas

Series Data

Distance walked and cycled (on road) by residents of main and secondary urban areas (Million km per year, Ages 5 and over)
2003-072004-082005-092006-10
Northland11101113
Auckland282303290317
Waikato46424549
Bay of Plenty40404339
Gisborne1091010
Hawke's Bay26273030
Taranaki13111314
Manawatu-Whanganui34374045
Wellington131139141150
Nelson-Marlborough-Tasman22242328
West Coast2222
Canterbury168193179174
Otago43424345
Southland13323233
New Zealand839912902949
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Metadata

Indicator name

Key reference number TV018
Definition of indicator Million km travelled by walking and cycling by residents of main and secondary urban areas
Export date 2/11/2010 11:35
Core indicator information
Nature of data Quantitative, survey-based.
Data source 1989/90 data from New Zealand Household Travel Survey 1989/90, Ministry of Transport (N=8700 fully responding people).
1997/98 data from New Zealand Household Travel Survey 1997/98, Land Transport Safety Authority (N=14250 fully responding people).
From 2003, ongoing New Zealand Household Travel Survey, Ministry of Transport. Sample survey of 4600 households per year (2200 households per year prior to July 2008, running throughout the year. Respondents reported all travel in specified two-day period. See www.transport.govt.nz/ongoing-travel-survey-index/ for more information.
Note re 2003-7 and 2004-08 In 2009, the NZ Household Travel Survey dataset was revised to ensure professional driver trips were excluded where possible. This has resulted in revision to the 2003-07 and 2004-08 figures above.
Method changed in 2010 Prior to 2009, walking distances were estimated from reported durations. From 2010, walking distances are now geocoded (calculated from the map). ALL FIGURES in this table have been revised to use the geocoded walking distances. These are in many cases substantially lower than those reported by the estimated method.
Definition Million km walked and cycled per year, by New Zealand residents of main urban areas (population 30,000 and over) and secondary urban areas (population 10,000 and over). Ages 5 and over only (for comparability with previous survey). Excludes walking and cycling in the bush, on private property (eg farms, malls), and trips under 100 metres.
Frequency 1989/90 ; 1997/98. From 2003, updated annually with four year moving average. Periods run from July to June so 2003-2007 means July 2003 - June 2007.
Disaggregation Regional
Timeliness Updated in November each year.
Quality of the data Survey based. Household Travel Surveys exclude commercial travel, and tend to somewhat underestimate total personal travel. Response rate (households with full responses from all members): 1989/90=75%; 1997/98=75%; Ongoing survey: 65%-70%.
Availability of forecast data No