Preliminary results from Bicycle Network’s Super Sunday 2024 bike counts show a 4% increase in active travel volumes compared to 2023.
Bikes were counted at 44 council areas across Australia over three hours on the morning of Sunday 10 November – a new site number record for the annual recreational survey.
Comparison of the same sites saw average rider increases of up to 6%, while 40% of all site users were spotted on bikes or e-bikes. Walkers, joggers, dog walkers and people riding scooters made up the rest.
The most dramatic increase was on the newly upgraded Kororoit Creek Trail at the intersection with the Federation Trail in Laverton North in Melbourne's west, which saw a 35% increase in users compared to 2023 counts. Most of them were bike riders.
More than 350 volunteers have participated in Bicycle Network’s Super Sunday surveys this year. The full survey results will be available in early 2025.
In exchange for their three-hour count, each volunteer raises $120 for a local organisation or charity or receives a one-year Bicycle Network membership.
Bicycle Network's Super Sunday count is Australia’s largest and longest-running visual active transport count. It provides councils and agencies with crucial longitudinal data on active transport trends to assist the planning and design of facilities for people who ride bikes
The counts data collected over more than a decade by Bicycle Network for Super Sunday and Super Tuesday is available to the public up to 2022. It can be accessed via the online dashboard here.
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