20 August 2025
Our Urban Mobility Trends research has been tracking people’s transport choices and other mobility-related topics since 2020.
This year's report includes data on driving habits, workplace attendance and congestion concerns – and identifies some of Australia’s biggest cost of living impacts.
Our findings are drawn from surveying thousands of people across Australia, including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane on factors influencing mobility, including working arrangements and transport preferences.
Our 2025 findings tell us:
- More than 50% of us are driving every day, and 61% are travelling to work by private vehicle.
- People are travelling to work or study 3.9 days a week (weighted average) – with increases expected in the next 12 months.
- Rising levels of congestion are a concern for 70% of Australian respondents, and even more people are concerned when considering potential levels of congestion in 10 years’ time when Australia’s population is 14% larger.
- When people choose to take toll roads, they make this choice to save time, for the most direct route and to avoid traffic.
- People are less concerned about fuel costs than they were last year, with groceries, electricity and insurance premiums ranked as the most pressing impacts on people’s budgets.
Read the full report, and check out findings from previous reports.
