Transport Opinion Survey
ITLS-Interfleet Transport Opinion Survey (TOPS)
The ITLS-Interfleet Transport Opinion Survey (TOPS) is a quarterly survey of Australians' thoughts about transport. Do Australians think transport is getting better in their local area? How confident are Australians that transport will improve in the short-term and long-term in Australia? What is the highest priority issue in transport for Australians? Is the state or federal government considered most responsible for transport? Should the private sector be more involved in the provision of public transport? TOPS tracks changes in Australians' confidence and sentiment about transport every quarter, and compares NSW with other states.
Further information on the above figure may be found in the TOPS results reports provided below.
December 2011
Australians prefer investment in urban rail over high speed services
[Media Release]
September 2011
Australians reject carbon tax on bus fuel
[Media Release]
Hensher, D.A. and Daniels, R. (2011) Monitoring community views on transport confidence over time: the quarterly Transport Opinion Survey (TOPS) Proceedings of the 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum ATRF 2011, Adelaide, Australia, 28-30 September
June 2011
Victorians suffer post-election drop in national transport poll
[Media Release]
Presentation on TOPS to Bus NSW Leading Edge Seminar, 8 July 2011 - Dr Rhonda Daniels
March 2011
NSW residents not optimistic about short-term transport improvements
[Media Release]
December 2010
Support for private sector role in public transport varies across states
[Media Release]
September 2010
Transport still considered a state government issue
[Media Release]
June 2010
Public transport is top transport concern for Australians
[Media Release]
March 2010
Transport confidence survey highlights national concern
[Media Release]
Media Coverage
Queenslanders confident
Australasian Bus and Coach December 09, 2011
Public unhappy with transport
The Adelaide Advertiser December 08, 2011
Survey shows strong rejection of carbon tax on bus fuel
Eco News October 03, 2011
National Brief
Financial Review September 30, 2011
Interview with ITLS Director, Professor David Hensher
Curtin FM (Perth) September 28, 2011
Commuters want carbon tax exemption for buses
Australasian Bus and Coach September 27, 2011
Australians reject carbon tax on bus fuel
Sector Connect Inc., Managers Network, News September 27, 2011
Report: Australians reject carbon tax on bus fuel
Social Development Council News September 27, 2011
CONFIDENCE in public transport has plunged since the election of the Baillieu Government
Herald Sun June 23, 2011
Light at the end of the tunnel on transport
Australian Financial Review June 23, 2011
Victoria suffers post-election 'depression'
Australasian Bus and Coach June 22, 2011
Fix trains, then roads: Commuters
The Age April 10, 2011
Labor's failure writ large in transport debacle
Sydney Morning Herald April 02, 2011
NSW election: Low mood unlikely to lift
Australasian Bus and Coach March 24, 2011
Barry express
mX Sydney March 22, 2011
NSW Coalition promises...
ABC Online March 22, 2011
NSW not confident about transport
Supply Chain Review March 21, 2011
Freight task not on the radar, survey finds
Supply Chain Review March 21, 2011
NSW sees transport problem will continue in near term
International Business Times March 21, 2011
Survey results turn up good and bad
Australasian Bus and Coach magazine, reproduced with permission January 01, 2011
More creative solutions needed to fix road and rail
Sydney Morning Herald September 23, 2010
Bus and train use up as car numbers rise but trips fall
Sydney Morning Herald June 28, 2010
Voters lose faith on transport
Sydney Morning Herald March 30, 2010
Transport stalled with no improvement seen
Courier Mail (Queensland) March 24, 2010
Transport not improving, say users
Adelaide Advertiser March 24, 2010
Bad to worse: Woeful opinion about NSW transport
MX (Sydney) March 24, 2010
Aussies despair at quality of public transport
The Australian March 23, 2010
Brisbane bus system leads the world
Brisbane Times March 23, 2010