IS PERTH READY FOR CAR SHARING?

Louise Round

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CAR SHARING

Characteristics of car sharing Provision of a fleet of vehicles Parking spaces at key locations Short term hiring of the vehicles Booking and accesses to vehicles takes minimal effort

Collaborative consumption

Self drive taxi

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KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

Demographics Income levels Age group Household size

Population Density 10 minute walking distance of

the car Social and economic activity Hong Kong too dense for car

share

Transport Alternatives Public transport Vehicle ownership rates Parking

Partnerships Local Government Car manufacturers Public transport providers

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QUANTITATIVE FACTORS

Factor Low Growth Area High Growth Area

Single person households Minimum 30% Between 40% and 50%

Walk to workEmployed persons

Minimum 5% Between 15% and 20%

Households with no vehicle

Minimum between 10% and 15%

Between 35% and 40%

Households with no or one vehicle

Minimum 60% Between 70% and 80%

Housing units per hectare Minimum 12 Minimum 12

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AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT

State of the Industry

Overall market had a total revenue of $43.1M in the 2012-13 financial year

Growing at about 25% per annum

Continuing growth over the next five years

Council examples

City of Gold Coast

City of Melbourne

City of Sydney

Manly Council

City of Waverley

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COMPARISON OF FACTORS

Factor Gold Coast (selected area)

City of Melbourne

City of Sydney

City of Manly

Waverley Council

Single person households 32 35 40 24 31

Walk to workEmployed persons

9 16 25 5 5

Households with no vehicle 13 29 35 12 18

Households with no or one vehicle

47 68 73 53 60

Percentage of population holding a Bachelor Degree or higher

17 44 40 40 40

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SYDNEY WAVERLEY MANLY

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HISTORY OF CAR SHARE IN PERTH

City of Fremantle

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FUTURE OF CAR SHARE IN PERTH

Factor City of Perth City of Fremantle

City of Subiaco

Single person households 42 31 37

Walk to workEmployed persons

23 6 10

Households with no vehicle 22 11 13

Households with no or one vehicle

65 50 56

Percentage of population holding a Bachelor Degree or higher

36 29 46

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HOW AND WHERE TO IMPLEMENT CAR SHARE

The City of Perth shows potential

Partnerships Local government State government Car manufacturers Residential developers Universities

Apartments with

car bays

Easy parking

No transport

gap

No demand for car share

High levels of

car ownershi

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