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COVID-19 ABS NSW Industry

Survey results Stats

NSW Passenger Transport (PT)
The ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) has Driver Licences
released the fifth edition of Household Impacts 140,000 119,847 122,791 122,923 123,348
120,000
of COVID-19 Survey which was conducted at 100,000 99,403
the end of May 2020. 80,000 77,838
60,000
40,000
Overall, the survey finds that the level of 20,000
comfort felt by Australians in returning to their 0
usual activities varied considerably depending Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20
on the type of activity. Below is a summary of Number of available NSW Taxi Plates
the key findings. Registered taxi plates Plates on hold
7,000
• Three in five Australians were looking 6,000
forward to larger gatherings of family and 5,000
4,000
friends (62%) and dining in at restaurants 3,000
or cafes (61%). Notably 58% of Australians 2,000
were looking forward to travelling 1,000 0
domestically. 31-Jan-18 31-Jan-19 31-Jan-20 29-Feb-20 31-Mar-20 30-Apr-20 31-May-20
NSW P2P Compliance Activities
• Comparatively, a larger proportion, three for June 2020
in four felt uncomfortable about attending Taxis Hire cars
large public events (76%) or indoor
gatherings of over 100 people (66%). Vehicle Inspections 150 47
(safety standards compliance)
Advisory Visits (involving P2P Commission staff 9 -
• A majority of people were also providing advice to Authorised Service Providers)
uncomfortable with returning to flying Audits of Authorised Service Providers 1 1
(63%) or travelling by public transport Notifiable occurrences (relates to accidents or 5 38
(59%) incidents that are reportable)

• Among those who expressed concern
about returning to activities, a majority
indicated that the development of a
vaccine (64%) and lower daily infection
rates (61%) would ease concerns.

• While restrictions were gradually easing,
social distancing continued to be
observed as 95% indicated that they
continued to keep their distance from
people outside their household, and 79%
avoided social gatherings with people
who did not live with them.

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