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The following charts show the frequency of use of public transport (buses/cable cars/ferries/ trains)
in New Zealand’s eight largest cities in the past twelve months.
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Nearly half of all residents (48%) had not used public transport in the last twelve months.
Compared with residents of other cities, residents of Waitakere, Manukau and Hamilton cities were significantly less likely to have used public transport in the last twelve months. Residents of Wellington City were the most frequent users of public transport, with one in five residents using it everyday.
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Compared to other age groups, those aged 18 to 25 were significantly more likely to use public transport everyday (21%).
Residents of Pacific Island and Asian/Indian ethnicity were also significantly more likely to use public transport everyday, compared with other ethnic groups.
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Residents with a household income of over $70,000 per year were less likely to have used public transport, with 52% not using it at all in the last twelve months.
Residents were asked their level of agreement with the following statements:
- ‘Fares are affordable’
- ‘Public transport is safe’
- ‘Public transport is convenient’
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Of all these statements, residents of New Zealand’s eight largest cities were most likely to disagree that public transport was convenient. Over half of all residents agreed it was affordable and three quarters agreed that public transport was safe.
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