Aussies continue to shun public transport

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely impact the nation’s CBDs.

According to recent data from Roy Morgan Research, people movements in January were well down on the same time last year across every Australian capital city, with Melbourne and Sydney most adversely impacted (see next chart).

People movements across Australian CBDs

People movements were down significantly across every Australian capital city in January 2021.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.