Transport volume : Vehicle travel

TV028 Road vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) in major urban areas

Series Data

Road vehicle kilometres travelled in major urban areas
200820092010
Road travel (millions of km)236812509623432
Percentage of road travel55.3%55.8%54.5%
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Graphical Data

Location of Major Urban Areas

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Metadata

Indicator name Road vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) in major urban areas
Key reference number TV028
Definition of indicator Road vehicle kilometres travelled in major urban areas
Export date 30/01/2012
Core indicator information
Nature of data Quantitative
Data source Local authority/NZTA RAMM (Road Assessment and Maintenance Management) and CAS (Crash Analysis System). Traffic flow counts and estimates from RAMM are imported into the road maps used for CAS, and the flows in the MUA will then be identified
Frequency Annual
Disaggregation National
MUA definition The Statistics NZ MUA defintion for New Plymouth excludes Waitara, which in reality acts as a suburb of New Plymouth to a degree. This analysis includes Waitara
The Statistics NZ MUA definition for Hamilton includes Cambridge and Te Awamutu and the routes in between. That means it includes the State Highways which bypass Hamilton,
and therefore would include traffic which has elected to avoid the urban area. This analysis is restricted to Hamilton City
Timeliness Aug-Sep the following year
Quality of the data The flow data and estimates in RAMM vary in quality and age - this data is highly indicative but the quality of year-to-year trends at a TLA level is variable
Availability of forecast data No