{"id":83038,"date":"2024-07-09T14:05:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T04:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=83038"},"modified":"2024-07-09T14:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T04:05:19","slug":"how-do-australian-worker-commute-times-compare-to-europe-and-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=83038","title":{"rendered":"How do Australian worker commute times compare to Europe and North America?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average Australian worker spends more than an hour a day stuck in rush-hour traffic, fighting for a seat on the bus or trying to zone out on the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commute times nationwide are longer than for many European countries \u2014 they also surpass other car-dependent countries such as the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But is there a reason we&#8217;re lagging behind? And what can we do to make our travel time shorter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are commuter times likely to get better soon?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s all relative but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unimelb.edu.au\/newsroom\/news\/2019\/july\/hilda-examines-how-australians-are-balancing-work-and-home#:~:text=This%20year's%20HILDA%20report%20also,had%20risen%20to%204.5%20hours.\">commuter times in Australia have been increasing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, workers averaged a weekly commuting time of about 3.7 hours just more than two decades ago. That grew to about 4.5 hours in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Work commute times in Australia\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/XWFZW\/1\/?dark=false#?secret=BqnzoLByLA\" data-secret=\"BqnzoLByLA\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Alan Both from the Australian Urban Observatory said the urban sprawl in some of the larger cities including Melbourne and Sydney was contributing to the increase in commuter travel time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s quite normal for people to be living over an hour away from work,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Affordability is the main issue with these sorts of things \u2014 you can&#8217;t expect young professionals to be able to afford anywhere near the city, they just simply have to live further out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And because of that, they have the experience of longer commutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Both explained there were solutions to ease the traffic and add more public transport in newly built suburbs in some of the country&#8217;s growth areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;One of the last things to go in are things like bus stops. 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