The graphs below show the percentages of people who used public transport and people who only used private cars in five cities in Australia from 2000 to 2010.

The graphs compare the percentage of people using public

transport

and those exclusively using private cars in five Australian cities from 2000 to 2010.

Overall

,public

transport

use increased in all cities,

while

private

car

reliance showed only slight reductions. In 2000, Sydney had the highest rate of public

transport

usage at 35%, followed by Melbourne at 25%, with Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide each below 20%. By 2010, all cities showed growth in public

transport

use: Sydney rose to nearly 40%, Melbourne to 30%, and Brisbane and Perth reached around 25%. Adelaide’s increase was smaller, remaining just under 20%.

Conversely

, private

car

use experienced minor changes. In 2000, Sydney and Melbourne had

car

usage rates between 55-60%, which dropped slightly to around 50% by 2010. Brisbane and Perth’s private

car

usage remained steady at approximately 65%. Adelaide had the highest rate of private

car

reliance at 70%, with only a minimal decrease by 2010.