Creating Stakeholder Value
Fuel prices
Fuel price movements have limited near-term influence on traffic volumes
Traffic volumes across Transurban's assets have historically had limited
correlation with rising or declining retail fuel prices over the near-term
Traffic volumes primarily influenced by broader macroeconomic fundamentals
such as population growth, employment rate, and wage growth and tourism
levels, which contribute to overall congestion
Longer-term, higher fuel prices may have flow-on effects to broader economic
growth1
ADT
350
300
250
CityLink ADT and weekly Melbourne retail fuel price²
260
220
180
140
100
2-Aug
2-Oct
2-Dec
2-Feb
2-Apr
CityLink ADT
Melbourne average weekly fuel price
200
150
100
Sydney average hourly congestion by month³
40%
20%
0%
12 AM
6 AM
12 PM
6 PM
Feb-22
Mar-22
Cents per litre
Average toll spend remains a small proportion of typical household expenditure
•
.
•
Transurban recognises that cost of living pressure is a growing concern across
customers and the community, particularly those who are economically vulnerable
Targeted customer support available through the Linkt Assist program, which helps
those experiencing hardship manage their toll payments
Retail customers use toll roads for diverse reasons with most using Transurban's
roads infrequently, mainly for travel to social/leisure activities or holiday destinations
Only -16% of survey
respondents nominated
commuting as the main
reason they take toll roads4
Funding future road infrastructure
•
-80% of Transurban's
Australian retail customers
spend on average less than
$10 per week on tolls
Net fuel excise in Australia has steadily declined due to the uptake in Low and Zero
Emission Vehicles and efficiency improvements in internal combustion engines
Government responses to rising retail fuel prices and costs of living have included
changes to fuel excise, with the Australian Government halving the fuel excise for six
months5, while Maryland suspended its gas tax for one month
Reliance on fuel excise as the primary funding source for transport infrastructure creates
longer-term funding pressure, potentially accelerated by short-term changes to the fuel tax
regime. Opportunities exist to rethink sustainable road funding solutions
1. Reserve Bank of Australia, Recent Economic Developments speech (9 March 2022).
2. Australian Institute of Petroleum
3. Presented on a workday only basis for the month of February and March.
4. Transurban commissioned research across general population of greater metropolitan Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, December
2016. Respondents were asked for specific reasons why they travelled on toll roads.
5. Australian Government's Federal Budget 2022-23.
6. https://governor.maryland.gov/2022/03/18/video-release-governor-hogan-signs-emergency-legislation-to-immediately-suspend-states-gas-
tax-for-30-days/ (Accessed 30 March 2022).
Transurban
16View entire presentation